In order to assist intubation, a paramedic may utilize Sellick's maneuver. What cartilage are you compressing?
A. Cricoid cartilage
B. Aryepiglottic cartilage
C. Thyroid cartilage
D. Hyoid cartilage
Which of the following is the most effective method for administering ventilations to an apneic patient by health care providers?
A. Two person bag-valve-mask.
B. FROPVD
C. One person bag-valve-mask.
D. Mouth-to-mouth.
You are performing rescue breaths using an Ambu bag attached to 100% O2, after several breaths you notice the patients O2 saturation has dropped significantly. What should you do next?
A. Increase the rate of respirations
B. Reposition the patients head
C. Change the seal on the mask
D. Remove the oral airway from the patients mouth
Maximum amount of time that may pass while attempting an intubation.
A. 10 Seconds
B. 30 Seconds
C. 1 minutes
D. 10 Minutes
Paradoxical motion of the chest during exhalation is often caused by what type of injury?
A. Larynx
B. Criciod Cartilage
C. Epiglottis
D. Diaphragm
Your patient is an 80-year old male with shortness of breath. Which of the following could your patient be suffering from?
A. Congestive heart failure
B. A myocardial infarction
C. Cardiac compromise
D. All of the above
While assessing the carotid and radial pulse in your unresponsive patient, you determine that the carotid pulse is weak and rapid, and the peripheral pulses are absent. What other clinical assessment finding would you expect to be present?
A. An irregular rhythm of the pulse
B. A decrease in the respiratory rate
C. Cool and pale skin
D. An increase in arterial pressure
You are transporting a trauma patient, and notice their condition starts to deteriorate. What do you do?
A. Stop the ambulance and begin CPR
B. Tell your partner to drive faster; you need to get this patient to the hospital now
C. Reassess your patient
D. Call medical control
In which of the following situations should you call for immediate assistance?
A. You must care for two critical patients with gunshot wounds.
B. Your patient is a 26-year-old woman in active labor.
C. Your patient is a child with fever who has had a brief seizure.
D. Your partner is needed to stabilize the cervical spine.
Which statement about a patient's right to refuse care is correct?
A. A child who is old enough to understand danger is old enough to refuse care and transport.
B. An adult patient who is of sound mind and understands the consequences can refuse treatment.
C. No one can authorize treatment or transport for any other individual, regardless of his or her age.
D. EMTs should leave immediately whenever a patient says that he or she will refuse care.
