Preparatory
The first priority of the EMT at an emergency scene is to:
Provide for personal protection
Any event that places excessive demands on emergency response personnel and equipment is called a _______________
Multiple casualty incident
The nasopharynx opens into the:
Pharynx
A medication commonly prescribed for the patient with a history of breathing problems is a(n):
Bronchodilator
Newton’s first law of motion states that a body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by:
An outside source
The technique used when quickly removing a patient from a vehicle is called:
Rapid extrication
The blue color of the NFPA 704 system indicates which type of hazardous material?
Health
The leading cause of death for patients in early adulthood is:
Accidents
Altered mental status and the inability to speak or feel sensation or move are all signs or symptoms of:
Neurologic deficit
The type of shock most commonly caused by profound blood or fluid loss is:
Hypovolemic
Which of the following best describes the distribution of sodium in the body?
Primarily outside the cell
The senior EMT who arrives at the scene of an MCI or disaster assumes responsibility as the __________________
EMS Incident Commander
On the AVPU scale, a patient who responds or attempts to respond only when spoken to is rated as:
Verbal
The organ(s) responsible for the production of insulin is (are) the:
Pancreas
The innermost layer of the skin is the:
Subcutaneous
A 24-year-old female patient has fallen from the roof of her house and is unconscious. The best method of opening her airway is the:
Jaw Thrust Maneuver
Responding to a WMD incident requires ____________________
Identical strategies and tactics used on other calls
In assessing potential injuries from a fall during a scene size-up, determine:
The surface on which the patient landed
The most common sources of injected poisons are:
Bites and stings
An example of a superficial burn would be a(n):
Sunburn
The normal heart rate range for a child 3 to 5 years of age is:
80-120 beats per minute
A typical color-coding system for triage tags assigns high-priority patients the color ___________________________
Red
Drug actions that are not desired and occur in addition to the desired therapeutic effects are referred to as:
Side effects
One method of protecting oneself against false accusations by an emotionally disturbed patient is:
Involving third-party witnesses
Epistaxis is another way of saying the patient has:
Nosebleed