EMR Certification Practice Exam #6

Front

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?

Back

Begin CPR.

Front

How are rescue breaths given during infant CPR?

Back

Through the mouth and nose

Front

What does an AED do?

Back

Analyze the heart rhythm, Deliver a shock, Indicate whether or not a shock is required.

Front

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

Back

Alert and oriented x 4

Front

What is the normal pulse rate for an adult?

Back

60 to 100 beats per minute

Front

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

Back

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

Front

How can the quality of a patient's breathing be assessed? Options: Count respirations, Listen for breath sounds, Look for a rise and fall of the chest, Expose the chest and count the time between breaths

Back

Look for a rise and fall of the chest

Front

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

Back

Palpate past the point at which the patient feels pain

Front

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

Back

Provide a report of findings to an EMT or Paramedic

Front

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

Back

Interruption of nerve pulses from the brain