EMT HOSA Jeopardy

Trauma + Shock

100

A full thickness burn involves:
 A. Only epidermis
 B. Epidermis and dermis
 C.Muscle only
 D.  All layers of skin

d) All layers of skin

200

A greenstick fracture is:
 A. Complete fracture
 B. Bone shattered
 C. Incomplete fracture
 D. Open fracture

C) Incomplete fracture

300

Flail chest is defined as:
 A. One broken rib
 B. Two or more adjacent ribs broken in two or more places
 C.Two adjacent ribs broken in one place
 D. Any rib fracture with bleeding

b) Two or more adjacent ribs broken in two or more places

400

Bright red, spurting blood is:
 A. Venous
 B. Capillary
 C. Arterial
 D. Internal

c) Arterial

500

Hypoperfusion is also known as:
 A. Cyanosis
 B. Hypoxia
 C. Shock
 D. Hemorrhage

c) shock

Medical Emergencies +Pharmacology

100

Oral glucose should NOT be given if the patient:
 A. Has diabetes
 B. Has altered mental status
 C. Cannot swallow
 D. Is pale and sweaty

c) Cannot swallow

200

The maximum number of nitroglycerin doses allowed (if BP remains adequate) is:
 A. One
 B. Three

 C. Two
 D. Four

b) three

300

Nitroglycerin should NOT be given if systolic BP is:
 A. 120
 B. 110
 C. 95
 D. 80

d) 80

400

Hypoglycemia typically presents with:
 A. Warm, dry skin
 B. Cold, pale, sweaty skin
 C. Slow pulse
 D. Increased urination

b) Cold,pale,sweaty skin

500

FAST is used to assess:
 A. Cardiac arrest
 B. Stroke
 C. Hypoglycemia
 D. Trauma score

B) Stroke

Respiratory Emergencies + Airway Management

100

A blocked airway requires:
 A. Oxygen only
 B. Monitoring only
 C. Clearance procedures
 D. Nitroglycerin

c) Clearance procedures

200

If a patient is not alert and breathing inadequately, you should:
 A. Give low-flow oxygen
 B. Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen
 C. Only monitor
 D. Begin CPR immediately

b) Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen

300

Pulse oximeters are most accurate when SpO2 is:
 A. Below 70%
 B. Below 85%
 C. Above 85%
 D. Exactly 90%

c) Above 85%

400

SpO2 less than 94% in a non-smoker indicates:
 A. Normal variation
 B. Hypoxemia
 C. Hyperglycemia
 D. Shock

b) hypoxemia

500

The bronchodilator commonly known as Ventolin is:
 A. Nitroglycerin
 B. Albuterol
 C. Epinephrine
 D. Aspirin

b) Albuterol

Neurologic + Seizures

100

During a seizure, you should:
 A. Hold the patient down
 B. Put something in their mouth
 C. Protect from injury
 D. Give oral glucose immediately

c) Protect from injury

200

Facial droop and arm drift are signs of:
 A. Hypoglycemia
 B. Stroke
 C. Seizure
 D. Migraine

b) Stroke

300

Decerebrate posturing involves:
 A. Arms flexed inward
 B. Arms extended outward
 C. Normal positioning
 D. Only leg movement

b) Arms extended outward

400

An ischemic stroke is caused by:
 A. Ruptured vessel
 B. Blood clot blocking flow
 C. Trauma
 D. Infection

b) Blood clot blocking flow

500

During the tonic phase of a tonic-clonic seizure:
 A. Body jerks violently
 B. Body becomes rigid
 C. Patient wakes up
 D. Only one limb moves

B) Body becomes rigid

Pediatrics

100

For partial airway obstruction in children:
 A. Immediately perform abdominal thrusts
 B. Encourage coughing and provide oxygen
 C. Insert finger sweep blindly
 D. Lay them flat

B) Encourage coughing and provide oxygen

200

Infants are prone to hypothermia because they:
 A. Sweat excessively
 B. Have small heads
 C. Have larger body surface area relative to mass
 D. Cannot cry

C) Have a larger body surface area relative to mass

300

1. Capillary refill in children should be:
    A. Less than 1 second
    B. Less than 2 seconds
    C. Less than 5 seconds
    D. Not used

B) less than 2 seconds

400

In infants, you check a pulse at the:
 A. Carotid
 B. Radial
 C. Brachial
 D. Femoral only

C) Brachial

500

A bulging fontanelle may indicate:
 A. Dehydration
 B. Intracranial pressure
 C. Hypoglycemia
 D. Normal growth only

B) Intracranial pressure