Section 11 Quiz Questions Flashcards
While en route for a call involving a pregnant patient, an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) on scene contacts you and reports that the patient is actively seizing. The EMR reports that she is seven months pregnant and has not been feeling well for the past three days (per family). Which instruction is critical for you to relay to the EMR?
Provide oxygen at 15 lpm
Which statement made by the EMT indicates an understanding of the 5 relationships between seizures and pregnancy?
“Prolonged seizures can easily cause the mother and baby to become hypoxic.”
You arrive at the residence of a physician who informs you that his pregnant wife requires immediate transport to the hospital because she is bleeding and has a history of abruptio placentae. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should recognize that the greatest threat to the baby is:
hypoxia
If the placenta attaches over the cervix, the patient and fetus would be at risk for which condition?
placenta previa
You are in the process of performing a field delivery and have just delivered the baby’s head. What should you do next?
Check the neck for the umbilical cord
What would the expected preductal SpO2 reading be at 5 minutes after birth?
at least 80%
You have determined that you will need to perform a field delivery. Which instructions to the patient show that the EMT is properly positioning her?
“Please lie on your back, draw your knees upward, and spread your legs apart.”
You arrive at the side of a pregnant patient in her third trimester who has had vaginal bleeding for several hours. Observation reveals several blood-soaked towels on the bed. She is alert and oriented with a patent airway and adequate breathing. Her pulse is 88 beats per minute and her blood pressure is 104/66
mmHg. In caring for this patient you would:
Collect all towels with blood and transport them with the patient
You have been called for a 27-year-old female who is 32 weeks pregnant. She states that she is experiencing uterine contractions but feels no pain with them,
just a tightening in her abdomen. The contractions began three days ago and seem to be increasing in frequency today. She denies discharge or rupture of her membranes. Given this presentation, you should recognize:
Probable false labor, but have the patient transported to the hospital for evaluation
When treating a patient whom you believe has an ectopic pregnancy, you know that the primary threat to the patient’s life is:
hemmorhage
When cutting the umbilical cord, how should the baby be positioned?
Level with the mother’s uterus
A newborn’s first Apgar score was 6. His second Apgar score is 9. What does this information mean to the EMT?
Improvement
What are the stages of labor in the order in which they occur?
Dilation, expulsion, and placental delivery
How many newborns will require a level of care that falls below the top tier of the neonatal resuscitation pyramid?
80%
According to the neonatal resuscitation pyramid, which level of care will most newborns require?
Tactile stimulation and drying
