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Question 51

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Which of the following patients should the EMT identify as having the most adequate breathing?

A) 61-year-old confused female breathing at a rate of 8 breaths per minute
B) 34-year-old male with abdominal pain who is alert and oriented with good chest rise and fall
C) 19-year-old male breathing 16 times per minute with slight wheezing in the lungs
D) 67-year-old female breathing 26 times per minute with good chest rise and fall

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Question 52

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The "S" in SAMPLE stands for:

A) Significance
B) Severity
C) Sign
D) Seriousness

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Question 53

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Forming the general impression is started during which phase of patient assessment?

You have been dispatched to an apartment for an elderly male complaining of shortness of breath. When do you start the process of forming a general impression about this patient?

When performing a secondary assessment on an alert and oriented female with a deformed left leg, the EMT should:

When assessing breath sounds during the secondary assessment, the EMT shows he is employing a correct technique when he listens:

An Emergency Medical Responder informs you that a 59-year-old female is responsive to verbal stimuli. Which one of the following presentations should you expect?

En route to the hospital, you start the reassessment of a 22-year-old trauma patient. You should begin this assessment by:

Which one of the following patients should receive supplemental oxygen with a nonrebreather mask or nasal cannula?

What is the purpose of assessing the pulse on an unresponsive patient during the primary assessment?

You have been called to the side of a 37-year-old female whose chief complaint is confusion, anxiety, and chest tightness. Assessment shows her airway to be patent, respirations 46 per minute, heart rate 134, blood pressure 128/54 mmHg, and SpO₂ at 93%. In regards to the respiratory rate, you would recognize:

A 43-year-old male has called 911 with the complaint of difficulty breathing. On scene you note he is breathing at a rate of 18 breaths per minute. He also exhibits intercostal retractions and nasal flaring. The EMT should document this patient's breathing as:

You are by the side of a patient complaining of shortness of breath with a history of heart problems, including congestive heart failure (CHF) . When assessing the airway, which one of the following observations best indicates that it is patent?

When assessing a sick or injured patient, which of the following indicates the appropriate order?

A 44-year-old male was cutting limbs from high in a tree when he fell. He is found to be unresponsive with snoring respirations. His breathing is inadequate at a rate of 8 per minute and his carotid pulse is weak and difficult to locate. Following the primary assessment and initial management of life threats, which of the following actions will the EMT complete while performing the secondary assessment?

The EMT shows she understands the importance and reason for forming a general impression when she states:

A 31-year-old male is complaining of left-side flank pain that radiates into his groin. He is alert and oriented and the primary assessment reveals no life-threatening conditions. Given the patient's status, your next step should be to:

A 36-year-old patient who has overdosed on an unknown drug presents with his eyes closed, even when his name is loudly called. Which one of the following should the EMT do first?

The EMT determines the medications a patient takes during which phase of the patient assessment?

When you assess the lower back of an elderly patient who fell, he grimaces and tells you that it hurts when you palpate the injury site. You should recognize which one of the following conditions?