FULL EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM

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FULL EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM

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Question :A 30 year old climber is experiencing severe

shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000 feet. The patient is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do?

• Administer oxygen while descending to a lower

altitude

• Coach the patient to slow his respirations
• Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevation
• Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber

Correct answer: A. Administer oxygen while descending

to a lower altitude

Question :A 26 year old female does not respond to

verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approximately 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You

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establish IV access and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a widening QRS.

You should administer:

• amiodarone
• another fluid challenge
• calcium chloride
• sodium bicarbonate

Correct answer: D. Sodium Bicarbonate.

Question :Your patient experienced trauma yesterday and

you are transferring her to a larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are

BP 90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should:

• increase IV fluid administration rate
• extubate and re-intubate the patient
• transport emergently and continue ventilation
• perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess

Correct answer: C. transport emergently and continue

ventilation.

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Question :An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled

from debris in a house collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of severe hip pain. Vital signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.

• epinephrine
• lidocaine
• sodium bicarbonate
• morphine sulfate

Correct answer: C. sodium bicarbonate

Question :Braxton Hicks contractions:

• are mild and signal the beginning of labor
• occur in the second trimester and are false labor
• cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
• cause dilation and effacement of the cervix

Correct answer: B. occur in the second trimester and are

false labor.

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Question :A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He

had a brief loss of consciousness, woke up and walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious.You should suspect.

• Subdural hematoma
• Subarachnoid Bleed.
• Basilar skull fracture
• Epidural Hematoma

Correct answer: D. Epidural Hematoma

Question :A 47 year old male who was found unconscious

on the side of the road responds only to painful stimulus.When you attempt to establish IV access he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body.Vital signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30.What should you do?

• Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
• Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
• Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
• Administer 25 g of dextrose