EMS JBL Final Exam 2025, JBL EMS Test Bank,

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Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver have been unsuccessful. You

should:

• try opening the airway by lifting up on the chin
• carefully perform the head-tilt-chin lift maneuver
• tilt the head back while lifting up on the pts neck
• suction the airway and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver -

ANSWER-b. carefully perform the head-tilt-chin lift maneuver

Signs of a sudden severe upper airway obstruction include all of

the following, EXCEPT:

• forceful coughing
• acute cyanosis
• grasping the throat
• inability to speak - ANSWER-a. forceful coughing
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The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper

airway obstruction includes:

• administering oxygen and transporting immediately
• visualizing the airway and removing the obstruction
• performing 5 back slaps and 5 abdominal thrusts
• advising the pt not to make any attempts to cough -

ANSWER-a. administering oxygen and transporting immediately

When ventilating an apneic adult patient with a bag-valve mask

device, you should deliver each breath:

• over a period of about 2-3sec
• while watching for adequate chest rise
• quickly to ensure adequate ventilation
• every 2-3sec (20-30 breaths per min) - ANSWER-B. while

watching for adequate chest rise

which of the following is not an indication to stop CPR once you have started?

• care is transferred to a bystander
• a physician directs you to do so
• you are physically exhausted 2 / 4

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• pulse and respirations return - ANSWER-a. care is transferred

to a bystander

Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where

one of the AED pads will be placed. You should:

• move the patch to another area of the pts chest and then

properly apply the AED

• remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication

residue, and apply AED

• continue CPR until you can determine the name of the

medication contained in the patch

• apply the AED pad at least 1in away from the medication

patch to avoid skin burns - ANSWER-b. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply AED

a sign of respiratory distress seen in the neck is:

• muscular definition
• accessory muscle use
• muscular twitches
• muscular atrophy - ANSWER-b. accessory muscle use 3 / 4

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In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of

circulation in the conscious patient should involve:

• applying a pulseox probe to the finger to determine if

peripheral perfusion is adequate

• taking a blood pressure and determining if the pt is alert and

oriented or confused

• checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temp, and

condition of the skin

• palpating the carotid pulse to determine the approx. rate and

checking capillary refill time - ANSWER-c. checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temp, and condition of the skin

10 days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive

result. This MOST likely indicates that:

• you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of

exposure to secretions

• the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never

cause symptoms

• you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating

the 34 yr old pt

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