EMR Certification Practice Exam #6

Roberta is home alone with her 6-year old son. She discovers her son unconscious in the basement. He has gone into cardiac arrest. What is the first step Roberta should take?

• Call the pediatrician.

• Drive to a hospital.

• Call 911.

• Begin CPR.

How are rescue breaths given during infant CPR?

• Through the nose only

• Through the nose during chest compressions

• Through the mouth and nose

• Through the mouth only

What does an AED do?

• Analyze the heart rhythm

• Deliver a shock

• Indicate whether or not a shock is required

• All of the above

A patient who is able to identify himself, his location, the time of day, and what happened is described as what?

• Mentally stable

• Aware

• Conscious

• Alert and oriented x 4

What is the normal pulse rate for an adult?

• 100 to 160 beats per minute

• 80 to 110 beats per minute

• 65 to 80 beats per minute

• 60 to 100 beats per minute

Which of the following are assessed as vital signs?

• Consciousness, pulse, and respirations

• Pupils, skin signs, pulse, pain, and respirations

• Pulse, pain, skin signs, and blood pressure

• Skin signs, respirations, pulse, pupils, and blood pressure

How can the quality of a patient's breathing be assessed?

• Count respirations

• Listen for breath sounds

• Look for a rise and fall of the chest

• Expose the chest and count the time between breaths

Which of the following is the Emergency Medical Responder expected to do after completing the secondary assessment?

• Palpate past the point at which the patient feels pain

• Palpate before taking the patient’s vital signs

• Palpate an area that a patient states is OK

• Palpate an area more than once

Which of the following is the Emergency Medical Responder expected to do after completing the secondary assessment?

• Notify his supervisor of medical findings

• Find someone who can start providing care

• Retrieve the necessary equipment to start treatment

• Provide a report of findings to an EMT or Paramedic

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic problems that generally cause cardiac conditions?

• Interruption of blood flow to the heart muscle

• Interruption of nerve pulses from the brain

• Problems with the heart’s rhythm

• Problems with the heart’s pumping