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_____ regulates the standards under which AEMTs provide emergency care?
The state EMS office or agency
Compared to the frontal region of the skull, the occiput is:
anterior, lateral, inferior, or posterior.
Posterior
A patient is diagnosed with left ventricular hypertrophy. This means that the left ventricle is...
enlarged
Neonates are defined as children who are this old..
between birth and 1 month of age
When performing the primary survey of a patient, your goal is to..
identify and treat immediate life-threatening injuries or conditions.
AEMT training follows National EMS Education Standards, as recommended by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The prefixes nephr/o- and ren/o- are synonymous with the:
What are kidneys
The most common cause of cardiogenic shock is..
What is and MI?
Infants are often referred to as “belly breathers” because: (Anatomically)
their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally.
Your primary survey of a 32-year-old male reveals that he is semiconscious and is breathing at a slow rate with shallow movement of the chest. You should..
begin assisting his ventilations.
When you arrive at an accident scene where a child has been seriously injured, you are unable to locate the child's parents. What type of consent is involved in treating and transporting this child?
What is Implied
The nose and navel are found along which anatomic plane....
Midsagittal
A hypertonic fluid deficit occurs when there is water loss in the body without a proportionate loss of...
What is Sodium.
An infant or small child's airway can be occluded if it is overextended or overflexed because:
the tongue is proportionately large and the airway is shorter and narrower
A 49-year-old male collapsed and is now unresponsive. There is no evidence of trauma. Your primary survey reveals that he is pulseless and apneic. You should:
begin CPR and apply the AED as soon as it is available.
Which of the following information is not considered confidential? Patient history, Treatment provided, Assessment findings or The time of dispatch?
What is The time of dispatch.
An unconscious, adequately breathing patient should be placed in the recovery position, which is:
laterally recumbent
White blood cells release pyrogens, which cause:
What is fever?
At what age does separation anxiety typically peak in infants and small children?
Around 10 to 18 months.
A 30-year-old male was ejected from his car after hitting a tree at a high rate of speed. Your assessment reveals that he is pulseless and apneic, and he has massive bleeding from his groin. You should:
control the bleeding and begin CPR
Which of the following is your best protection against being accused of defamation of character?
Documenting objective findings only. Not speaking with anyone regarding a call. Reporting patient information only to a physician , or Documenting personal opinions in quotation marks?
Documenting objective findings only.
The wrist is ________ to the elbow
distal
Which of the following clinical presentations best depicts a patient who is in compensated shock?
A) Unresponsive, absent peripheral pulses, mottled skin.
B) Restless, tachycardic, diaphoretic, BP of 104/70 mm Hg.
C) Confused, dilated pupils, ashen skin, BP of 80/50 mm Hg
D) Agitated, irregular breathing, thready peripheral pulses
B) Restless, tachycardic, diaphoretic, BP of 104/70 mm Hg.
In contrast to secure attachment, anxious-avoidant attachment occurs when a child:
shows little emotional response to a parent or caregiver following repeated rejection.
When a section of the ribs has been fractured, the injured section falls during inspiration and bulges during expiration. This is called:
paradoxical chest movement.