CH 5

Question 1

Breathing sounds that should concern the EMT​ are:

Answer 1

snoring, gurgling,​ wheezing, and crowing.

Question 2

You are transporting a patient to the hospital from a motor vehicle crash. Your​ patient’s initial blood pressure was​ 88/52. You should reassess blood​ pressure:

Answer 2

at least every 5 minutes

Question 3

You are assessing an​ 82-year-old female who has been lost in the woods behind her nursing home for several hours on a crisp fall evening. Your pulse oximeter shows her oxygen saturation to be 82 percent even though she appears to be breathing adequately. In order to ensure an accurate​ reading, you​ should:

Answer 3

warm the patient’s hands and try again

Question 4

Slight movement of the chest during respiration is usually indicative of which of the​ following?

Answer 4

shallow breathing

Question 5

Vital signs should be reassessed at least every​ ________ minutes for a stable patient.

Answer 5

15

Question 6

You have a​ 38-year-old patient who has fainted. Following your local​ protocol, you use a pulse oximeter to determine the SpO2. You attach the device to the​ patient’s finger; it gives you a reading of 91 percent. What does that reading​ indicate?

Answer 6

mild hypoxia

Question 7

You respond to a​ 30-month-old patient who has passed out. Is the​ patient’s blood pressure important to your​ treatment? Why?

Answer 7

No, blood pressure is difficult to obtain in children younger than age 3 and has little impact on the​ patient’s field management.

Question 8

An increase in the work of breathing is reported​ as:

Answer 8

labored breathing

Question 9

You are called to a​ 72-year-old patient with weakness and headache and an initial blood pressure of​ 140/92. Her repeat blood pressure at 5 minutes is unchanged. Her condition is​ called:

Answer 9

hypertension

Question 10

You are transporting a patient down a bumpy road. Your​ patient’s blood pressure has just been measured by the monitor at​ 190/110. The​ patient’s blood pressure on scene was​ 130/80. You​ should:

Answer 10

​re-measure the blood pressure manually.

Question 11

You respond to a cafeteria to find an unconscious person with gurgling sounds upon exhalation and inhalation. What is the probable cause of the respiratory​ sounds?

Answer 11

fluids in the airway

Question 12

A patient with a pulse rate of 120 beats per minute is considered which of the​ following?

Answer 12

tachycardic

Question 13

You are assessing a​ 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the patient gurgling. What is your next​ action?

Answer 13

suction the airway

Question 14

The abbreviation mmHg indicates that the blood pressure is measured by which of the following​ comparisons?

Answer 14

millimeters of mercury

Question 15

When taking blood pressure​ manually, the cuff should be inflated to what​ point?

Answer 15

30 mmHg beyond the point where the pulse disappears

Question 16

You are called to care for a child who has fallen out of a​ third-story window. You arrive to find the child in his​ mother’s arms. As you​ approach, you notice the​ child’s skin is pale with dark spots of cyanosis. You would report this uncommon condition of blotchy skin​ as:

Answer 16

mottling

Question 17

What is the pressure remaining in the arteries after the pulse wave has passed​ through?
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Answer 17

diastolic blood pressure

Question 18

You respond to a childcare center for a report of an injured​ 4-year-old. Her pulse is 130 beats per minute. Which of the following best describes this​ finding?

Answer 18

Tachycardic

Question 19

An approximate normal systolic blood pressure can be calculated for infants and children by using which of the following​ formulas?

Answer 19

90 plus 2 times the age in years

Question 20

Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for an adult at​ rest?

Answer 20

12 to 20 breaths per minute

Question 21

Where do baseline vital signs fit into the sequence of patient​ assessment?

Answer 21

At the secondary assessment

Question 22

Which of the following are vital signs that need to be recorded for virtually every EMS​ patient?

Answer 22

​Pulse; respiration; skin​ color, temperature, and​ condition; pupils; and blood pressure

Question 23

When the EMT checks the​ pupils, he or she is checking for what three​ things?

Answer 23

​Size, equality, and reactivity

Question 24

When the heart contracts and forces blood into the​ arteries, the pressure created is known as​ the:

Answer 24

systolic blood pressure

Question 25

How often should a​ patient’s vital signs be reassessed during transport to the hospital after the pulse has been restored with CPR and the use of an​ AED?

Answer 25

every 5 minutes

Question 26

What are the three ways to take blood​ pressure?

Answer 26

​Palpation, auscultation, and blood pressure monitor

Question 27

The normal range for blood glucose is between 70​ mg/dL and:

Answer 27

100 mg/dL

Question 28

Upon assessment of your​ patient, you notice that he has​ cool, sweaty skin. This finding is best described as which of the​ following?

Answer 28

vital sign

Question 29

You are assessing a​ 55-year-old male complaining of chest pain and have determined that his radial pulse is barely palpable. You also determine that there were 20 pulsations over a span of 30 seconds. Based on​ this, how would you report this​ patient’s pulse?

Answer 29

40 and weak

Question 30

capillary refill is assessed in a child​ patient, how long should it take the normal pink color to return to the nail​ bed?

Answer 30

2 seconds

Question 31

What category would include a patient with a blood pressure of​ 134/84 mmHg?

Answer 31

Prehypertension

Question 32

In a blood pressure reading of​ 120/80, what body process does the 120​ measure?

Answer 32

Systolic blood​ pressure; when the left ventricle contracts and the blood is forced into the arteries

Question 33

An inaccurate oxygen saturation reading can result from all of the following

Answer 33

carbon monoxide inhalation

chronic cigarette smoking.

wearing fingernail polish.

Question 34

Which of the following best describes the proper placement of the blood pressure​ cuff?

Answer 34

Covering​ two-thirds of the upper arm