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EMT Basic Exam: Common Problems in Infants and Children
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EMT Basic Exam: Common Problems in Infants and Children
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1. Which of the following is NOT a sign or symptom of respiratory distress in children?
2. Which of the following water temperatures puts a submerged child at risk of hypothermia?
3. Your partner is treating a 7-year-old boy who is suffering from shock as you attempt to comfort the boy’s mother. You overhear your partner discussing the boy’s condition with another EMS professional as they prepare for transport. You hear your partner say that the conditions that led to the child’s shock are rare. Your partner is most likely suggesting that the boy’s shock was caused by
4. When performing emergency care for a responsive child with an airway obstructed by a foreign object, make a fist with one hand and use the other hand to locate the
5. You are treating a 14-year-old male who appears to be in shock. He was hit by a car and may have suffered a head injury. As you assess him, you confirm that the airway is open and that he is breathing adequately on this own. His wounds are not bleeding profusely. What should you do first?
6. Reports of unresponsive infants who are later labeled as victims of sudden infant death syndrome are usually made during the
7. Which of the following breathing rates would NOT necessarily indicate respiratory failure in a child?
8. Which of the following symptoms is NOT indicative of a partial airway obstruction?
9. Which of the following can be both a symptom of an illness and a condition by itself?
10. Which of the following steps should you perform first when responding to a call in which an infant is unresponsive?