Paramedic / EMT Practice Test
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Paramedic / EMT Practice Test
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23 Questions

1. What is the third step of conducting an initial assessment?
2. The last step in a detailed physical assessment is to manage any secondary wounds.
3. You are assessing a patient who is breathing, but he or she is doing so very slowly. What is the proper term for this form of breathing?
4. What is the first step you should take when you start to size up a scene?
5. What oxygen concentration can a Bag Valve Mask (BVM) supply?
6. What is one thing you should NOT do when treating a patient with an acute abdomen?
7. What is the most important condition that must be met for an EMT to assist an angina patient who wishes to take his or her nitroglycerin?
8. Which of the following is the proper way to treat a child with a mild airway obstruction?
9. Which of the following is NOT a part of the upper airway?
10. A 90-year-old woman is having an acute ischemic stroke. She is conscious. What should you do?
11. Which of the following patients would need a rapid trauma assessment the most?
12. The first step in treating a patent who may be experiencing a cardiac arrest is to take his or her baseline vital signs
13. What flow rate should a nasal cannula have?
14. A patient you are treating has just lost consciousness. What is the first thing you should do?
15. What is the final step you should take when performing an initial assessment?
16. You must follow protocol when using the radio in your emergency vehicle. Which of the following is NOT required by this protocol?
17. Which is NOT part of the lower airway?
18. When treating a patient with a medical condition, the first thing you should ask is what medications he or she is taking.
19. Where do you begin a detailed physical examination?
20. You are assessing a diabetic patient who is conscious, but extremely confused. You are unable to determine whether the condition is hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. What do you do?
21. Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the patient's Signs and Symptoms?
22. Every squad should contact dispatch a certain minimum number of times on every call. What is this number?
23. Which of the following is the first step you should take in treating a medical patient?