2024 EMT JBL Module 5 Practice Exam New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
- A 20-year-old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood-soaked towel
over the wound, but it continues to bleed rapidly. You should:
- apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
- administer high-flow supplemental oxygen.
- apply pressure to the brachial artery.
- wrap the towel with pressure bandages.
Answer: A. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wrist.
- A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car hit
a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the result of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will provide this patient with the greatest chance for survival?
- Intravenous fluid administration
- High-flow oxygen administration
- Full immobilization of her spine
- Rapid transport to a trauma center
Answer: D. Rapid transport to a trauma center
- As you approach a patient lying at the side of the roadway, you observe severe bleeding
from the leg. What should your first action be?
- Administer oxygen.
- Check for a pulse.
- Open the airway.
- Control the bleeding.
Answer: D. Control the bleeding
4. Distributive shock occurs when:
- widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
- an injury causes restriction of the heart muscle and impairs its pumping function.
- severe bleeding causes tachycardia in order to distribute blood to the organs faster.
- temporary but severe vasodilation causes a decrease in blood supply to the brain.
Answer: A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
- Foods, medications, and insects are common causes of .
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- neurogenic shock
- psychogenic shock
- septic shock
- anaphylactic shock
Answer: D. anaphylactic shock
6. Hypovolemic shock caused by severe burns is the result of a loss of:
- red blood cells.
- whole blood.
- platelets.
- plasma.
Answer: D. plasma.
7. In an acute injury setting, neurogenic shock is commonly accompanied by:
- diaphoresis.
- tachycardia.
- hypovolemia.
- hypothermia.
Answer: D. hypothermia
- Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body is called .
- shock
- perfusion
- hypotension
- hypoxia
Answer: A. shock
9. Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during:
- septic shock.
- cardiogenic shock.
- neurogenic shock.
- anaphylactic shock.
Answer: B. cardiogenic shock.
- Shock due to severe infection is called .
- neurogenic shock 2 / 4
- septic shock
- hypovolemic shock
- anaphylactic shock
Answer: B. septic shock
- To protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs
that are more tolerant of low flow, such as:
- the heart.
- the skin.
- the brain.
- the lungs.
Answer: B. the skin.
- What are the three components of the "perfusion triangle"?
- Plasma, red blood cells, platelets
- Heart, blood vessels, blood
- Heart, brain, lungs
- Arteries, veins, capillaries
Answer: B. Heart, blood vessels, blood
- When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is important to remember
that:
- blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in shock.
- multiple fractures are the most common cause of hypovolemic shock.
- irreversible shock often responds well to a prompt blood transfusion.
- the patient's respirations are deep during the early stages of shock.
Answer: A. blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in shock.
- When should nonlifesaving interventions be performed for your multisystem trauma
patient?
- During the primary assessment
- Immediately after the injuries are discovered
- Prior to transport
- En route to the hospital
Answer: D. En route to the hospital
- When treating an 80-year-old patient who is in shock, it is important to remember that:
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- medications older patients take for hypertension often cause an unusually fast heart rate.
- changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for vomiting.
- compensation from the respiratory system usually manifests with in- creased tidal volume.
- the older patient's central nervous system usually reacts more briskly to compensate for
shock.Answer: B. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for vomiting.
- Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?
- Cardiac tamponade
- Simple pneumothorax
- Spinal cord injury
- Liver laceration
Answer: A. Cardiac tamponade
- Which of the following is the ONLY action that can prevent eventual death from a tension
pneumothorax?
- Rapid administration of intravenous fluids
- Decompression of the injured side of the chest
- Positive-pressure ventilation with a bag-valve mask
- Early administration of high-flow oxygen
Answer: B. Decompression of the injured side of the chest
- You suspect your patient is in shock. You note the patient's skin is pale. This is likely due
to .
- peripheral vasodilation
- peripheral vasoconstriction
- an increased heart rate
- hypothermia
Answer: B. peripheral vasoconstriction
- Your patient has a decreased cardiac output and poor myocardial contractility. This will
likely lead to .
- hypovolemic shock
- cardiogenic shock
- neurogenic shock
- septic shock
Answer: B. cardiogenic shock
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