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JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM: 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: LATEST
UPDATED: GUARANTEED A+ SCORE
### Answers to Emergency Medical Response QUESTIONs
1. **QUESTION:** A 17-year-old male was shot in the right
anterior chest during an altercation. As your partner is applying oxygen, you perform a rapid assessment and find an open chest wound with a small amount of blood bubbling from it. You should
**Answer:** Apply an occlusive dressing to the wound and
continue your assessment
**Rationale:** The document specifies "apply an occlusive
dressing" for an open chest wound with bubbling blood, indicating a sucking chest wound (pneumothorax), followed by continued assessment (noting "altersation" likely means "altercation").
2. **QUESTION:** A 38-year-old male was electrocuted while
attempting to wire a house. Your assessment reveals that he is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. A coworker has shut off the power to the house. You should
**Answer:** Begin CPR and apply the AED
**Rationale:** The document states "begin CPR and apply
the AED" for an unresponsive, pulseless, apneic patient post-
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electrocution, indicating cardiac arrest requiring immediate resuscitation.
- **QUESTION:** A laceration:
**Answer:** Is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt
force trauma
**Rationale:** The document defines a "laceration" as a
"jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt force trauma."
4. **QUESTION:** An injury that separates various layers of
soft tissue resulting in complete detachment or a flap of skin, is
called aln:
**Answer:** Avulsion
**Rationale:** The document identifies this injury as an
"avulsion" (noting "aln" likely means "an").
5. **QUESTION:** A partial-thickness burn involves the outer
layer of skin and a portion of the:
**Answer:** Dermal layer
**Rationale:** The document states a "partial-thickness burn"
affects the "dermal layer" (epidermis and part of dermis).
6. **QUESTION:** A utility worker was trimming branches
and was electrocuted when he accidentally cut a high-power
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line. He fell approximately 20 feet and is lying unresponsive on the ground: the power line is lying across his chest. You should:
**Answer:** Rapidly assess the patient after ensuring that the
power line is not live
**Rationale:** The document specifies "rapidly assess the
patient after ensuring that the power line is not live," prioritizing safety before assessment.
7. **QUESTION:** During the normal wound-healing process,
bleeding may occur from even a minor injury because:
**Answer:** New capillaries that stem from intact capillaries
are delicate and take time to become as stable as the preexisting capillaries
**Rationale:** The document explains bleeding occurs due to
"new capillaries" being "delicate" and less stable during healing.
8. **QUESTION:** Patients with full-thickness (third-degree)
burns generally do not complain of pain because:
**Answer:** The nerve endings have been destroyed
**Rationale:** The document states "the nerve endings have
been destroyed" in full-thickness burns, eliminating pain sensation.
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9. **QUESTION:** When assessing a patient with a closed
soft-tissue injury, it is MOST important to:
**Answer:** Remain alert for more severe underlying injuries
**Rationale:** The document emphasizes "remain alert for
more severe underlying injuries" due to potential hidden damage.
10. **QUESTION:** Which of the following statements
regarding the dermis is correct?
**Answer:** The dermis contains hair follicles, sweat glands,
and nerve endings
**Rationale:** The document correctly states the "dermis
contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and nerve endings."
11. **QUESTION:** Which of the following is a severe burn in
a 35-year-old patient?
**Answer:** Circumferential partial-thickness burn to the
chest
**Rationale:** The document identifies a "circumferential
partial-thickness burn to the chest" as severe due to potential respiratory compromise.
12. **QUESTION:** Which of the following statements
regarding the rule of nines is correct?