Deck 23: Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid

Question 1

What is another name for a stroke?

A) Paraplegia
B) Transient ischemia
C) Coronary artery disease
D) Cerebrovascular accident

Answer 1

Cerebrovascular accident

Question 2

Which of the following is not a symptom of hyperventilation?

A) Rapid and deep respirations
B) Palpitations
C) Abdominal pain
D) Tachycardia
E) Light-headedness

Answer 2

Abdominal pain

Question 3

What is the name of the individual who is qualified to perform advanced life support measures?

A) EMT-Basic
B) EMT-Paramedic
C) MLT
D) EMD

Answer 3

EMT-Paramedic

Question 4

Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?

A) Sudden weakness on one side of the body
B) Chest pain
C) Shortness of breath
D) Nausea

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an ingested poison?

A) Carbon monoxide
B) Fertilizers
C) Insect stings
D) Aspirin overdose
E) All of the above

Question 6

What type of shock is caused by a reaction of the body to a substance to which an individual is highly allergic?

A) Psychogenic
B) Status asthmaticus
C) Anaphylactic
D) Allergenic

Question 7

Which of the following should not be performed when providing emergency care?

A) Obtain information about what happened from bystanders.
B) Administer care to a conscious patient who refuses it.
C) Follow the OSHA standard.
D) Do not move the patient unnecessarily.

Question 8

What is the purpose of first aid?

A) To save a life
B) To reduce pain
C) To prevent further injury
D) To reduce the incidence of permanent disability
E) All of the above

Question 9

A specially equipped cart for holding and transporting medications,equipment,and supplies needed in an emergency is known as a

A) first aid cart.
B) go-cart.
C) crash cart.
D) code blue cart.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a partial-thickness burn?

A) It extends into the dermis.
B) The burned area appears red and mottled.
C) There is little pain involved.
D) Blistering occurs.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a symptom of an asthmatic attack?

A) Wheezing
B) Hives
C) Coughing
D) Dyspnea

Question 12

What is the name of the type of fracture in which the broken ends of the bone are forcefully jammed together?

A) Transverse
B) Greenstick
C) Impacted
D) Closed

Question 13

With what type of bleeding is there is a slow and steady flow of dark red blood?

A) Capillary
B) Venous
C) Arterial
D) Profuse

Question 14

Which of the following is not a responsibility of an EMD?

A) To answer emergency calls
B) To obtain needed information from a caller
C) To provide consent for treatment of a conscious patient
D) To send appropriate personnel and equipment

Question 15

In what type of fracture is the bone splintered or shattered into three or more fragments?

A) Spiral
B) Comminuted
C) Open
D) Oblique

Question 16

What term describes a progressive lung disorder in which there is a loss of elasticity of the alveoli of the lungs?

A) Emphysema
B) Chronic bronchitis
C) Asthma
D) Cystic fibrosis

Question 17

In what type of seizure is the abnormal electrical activity localized to very specific areas of the brain?

A) Tonic-clonic
B) Partial
C) Generalized
D) Status epilepticus

Question 18

What type of shock is caused by loss of blood or other body fluids?

A) Neurogenic
B) Hypovolemic
C) Cardiogenic
D) Hemorrhaging

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a closed wound?

A) Laceration
B) Puncture
C) Contusion
D) Abrasion
E) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is not a symptom of a fracture?

A) Cyanosis
B) Pain
C) Deformity and swelling
D) Loss of function

Question 21

Which of the following spiders can cause a serious or life-threatening reaction?

A) Wolfe spider
B) Daddy long legs
C) Brown recluse spider
D) The itsy-bitsy spider that went up the water spout

Question 22

Which of the following individuals is at higher risk for heat-related or cold-related injury?

A) An elderly man
B) An individual who works outdoors
C) An individual with cardiovascular disease
D) An individual under the influence of alcohol
E) All of the above

Question 23

Which of the following body areas is most susceptible to frostbite?

A) Arms and legs
B) Fingers and toes
C) Head
D) Abdomen

Question 24

Which of the following may result in insulin shock?

A) Forgetting to administer an insulin injection
B) Skipping meals
C) Overeating
D) Not administering enough insulin

Question 25

Which of the following animals is associated with a high incidence of rabies?

A) Raccoons
B) Gophers
C) Rabbits
D) Chipmunks
E) All of the above

Question 26

A severe form of diabetes that usually appears in childhood is known as

A) type 1 diabetes.
B) diabetes insipidus.
C) type 2 diabetes.
D) gestational diabetes.

Question 27

Which of the following snakes is poisonous?

A) Rattlesnake
B) Copperhead
C) Cottonmouth
D) Coral snake
E) All of the above