EMT quiz5

An EMT is permitted to adminster or assist the patient in administering all of hte following medications EXCEPT

The medication that an EMT may administer when a poison has been swallowed is:

A severe allergive reaction to a bee sting would be treated by administering:

Crushing chest pain in a patient with a known history of heart problems would be treated by administering:

Specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate to adminster a drug is known as:

All of the following are signs of inadequate breathing EXCEPT:

In an infant or a child, bradycardia is a sign of:

A harsh, high-pitched sound during breathing is called:

A condition in infants and small children in which the movement of the diaphragm causes the chest and abdomen to move in opposite directions is

all of the folowing are examples of chronic obstructive respiratory disease except:

An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract, causing air to flow into the lungs is known as:

Sporadic, irregular breaths that are usually seen just before respiratory arrest are called:

The best known symptom of a heart problem is

If a patient meets nitroglycerine criteria, the maximum number of doses that can be administered is:

Which of the following is a sign of congestive heart failure?

Fluid buildup in the lungs caused by inadequate pumping of the heart is known as:

When AED's deliver shocks inappropriately, the least common cause is:

The primary electrical disturbance resulting in cardiac arrest is:

The first step in assessing a patient in cardiac arrest is to:

Quality compressions when doing CPR include all of the following EXCEPT:

Pain that originates int he walls of the hollow organs is called:

Pain that is felt in a place other than where it originates is called:

The retroperitoneal space contains which of the following organs?

A patient with pain in the right lower quadrant is most likely suffering from which of the following?

The best position to place a conscious patient with acute abdominal pain is:

Which of the following signs indicates internal bleeding?

The preferred method of providing artificial ventilation is:

If a patient is experiencing breathing difficulty but is breathing adequately, he or she should be placed in a:

An adequate rate of breathing or breaths per minute for most adults is:

A possible side effect from a prescribed inhaler is:

Insulin can best be described as a(n):

The organ(s) responsible for the production of insulin is (are):

All of the following are signs or symptoms commonly associated with a diabetic emergency EXCEPT:

The mneumonic used to assess the mental status of a diabetic patient is:

Glucose is administered in the form of a:

The route by which glucose is administered is

The type of diabetes that requires a patient to inject supplemental doses of insulin is:

If a patient drinks large amounts of water, has acetone breath, and has warm skin, you would suspect:

The most common cause of seizures in infants and children 6 months to 3 years of age is:

In cases of convulsive seizures, an EMT should take all of the following actions EXCEPT:

The type of seizure characterized by unconsciousness and major motor activity is called:

The phase of a tonic-clonic seizure in which the body jerks violently is the:

The condition in which a stroke severely limits a patient's ability to use words is called:

If a patient exhibits impaired speech, numbness on one side of the body, and sagging facial muscles, you would suspect:

An unconscious patient suffering from a stroke should be transported:

All of the following are common examples of prescribed bronchodilators EXCEPT:

Medications administered sublingually are:

Prescribed inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors have a similar effect on patients in that they can:

Which is the most appropriate immediate action to take for a patient who is reported to have been in cardiopulmanary arrest for 5 minutes?

Ideally, an EMT team responding to a cardiac arrest should contact an ALS team: