NREMT TEST

Question 1

Purpose of the Sellicks Maneuver

Answer 1

Intended to reduce the incidence of gastric inflation, regurgitation, and aspiration of gastric contents

Question 2

How to do the Sellicks Maneuver

Answer 2

Identify the cricoid cartilage
Apply firm backward pressure
Using thumb and index finger

Question 3

Infancy Pulse Rate

Answer 3

over 100 bpm

Question 4

Infancy Respiratory Rate

Answer 4

25-50 bpm

Question 5

Infancy Systolic BP

Answer 5

70-90

Question 6

Child Respiratory Rate

Answer 6

15-30 bpm

Question 7

Child Pulse Rate

Answer 7

80-120 bpm

Question 8

Child Systolic BP

Answer 8

80-120

Question 9

Adult Respiratory Rate

Answer 9

12-20 bpm

Question 10

Adult Pulse Rate

Answer 10

60-100 bpm

Question 11

Adult BP

Answer 11

120/80

Question 12

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 12

fluid in and around alveoli in the lungs

Question 13

High levels of CO2 in the blood can cause

Answer 13

hyperventilation

Question 14

Sickle Cell

Answer 14

some red blood cells have abnormal levels of hemoglobin that do not carry adequate oxygen. Predominantly in African Americans

Question 15

Epinephrine Auto Injectors come in what dosages?

Adult and Child

Answer 15

Adult: .3
Children: .15

Question 16

Fruity breath is an indication of what?

Answer 16

too much insulin in the body resulting in a diabetic coma

Question 17

A red blood cell transports__________________ to the body’s cells and __________________ back to the lungs.

Answer 17

Oxygen, CO2

Question 18

The initial two breaths given during CPR are how long each?

Answer 18

1 second

Question 19

Nitroglycerin may cause ______________.

Answer 19

hypotension

Question 20

How many doses of Nitroglycerin may be given in prehospital care?

Answer 20

3 doses

Question 21

Apnea

Answer 21

Absence of respiration (breathing)

Question 22

Rales

Answer 22

an abnormal rattling sound heard when examining unhealthy lungs with a stethoscope.

Question 23

Angioedema

Answer 23

swelling of the area beneath the skin

Question 24

Erythema

Answer 24

reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.

Question 25

Cyanosis

Answer 25

inadequate oxygenation or poor perfusion

i.e. Blu-gray color

Question 26

Dyspnea

Answer 26

difficult or labored breathing

Question 27

Anaphylactic Shock

Answer 27

an extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive.

Question 28

Right Atrium is responsible for what?

Answer 28

receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle which then sends it to the lungs to be oxygenated.

Question 29

Left Atrium is responsible for what?

Answer 29

to act as a holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a pump to transport blood to other areas of the heart.

Question 30

Pulmonary Vein is responsible for what?

Answer 30

transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

Question 31

Pulmonary Artery is responsible for what?

Answer 31

carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

Question 32

Meninges

Answer 32

line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.

Question 33

Diverticulitis

Answer 33

causes inflamed pouches in the lining of your intestine

Question 34

Mallory Weiss Syndrome

Answer 34

a tear in the mucous membrane, or inner lining, where the esophagus meets the stomach

Question 35

Pediatric Assessment Triangle

Answer 35

Appearance
Work of breathing
Circulation

Question 36

PCR

Answer 36

Pre Hospital Care Report