The lungs are made up of how many lobes?

A. 6

B. 2

C. 5

D. 4

You have a patient who has a history of asthma and is having shortness of breath. The patient has a doctor's prescription to take 4 puffs of an Albuterol MDI every four hours as needed. Your local EMS policies allow you to help a patient self administer the MDI.

What side effect should you watch for from the MDI?

A. bradycardia

B. sleepiness

C. increased heart rate

D. vomiting

What kind of injury is evident when the skin is intact and bruised?

A. abrasion

B. avulsion

C. contusion

D. impaled wound

You must follow protocol when using the radio in your emergency vehicle. Which of the following is NOT required by this protocol?

A. Press the push to talk button and wait two seconds for the carrier frequency to establish the connection.

B. Monitor the frequency for several seconds to be certain it is not currently in use.

C. Hold the mike approximately two inches from your mouth.

D. Transmit all pertinent information about the patient to the hospital using coded language.

Which of the following is NOT part of the lower airway?

A. The larynx

B. The trachea

C. The epiglottis

D. The bronchi

Which of the following patients would be most appropriate for triage to a non-trauma center?

A. A 67-year-old female who was electrocuted by a 220-volt electrical outlet.

B. A 19-year-old male involved in a single car MVC at a rate of 25 miles per hour.

C. A 25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh.

D. A 14-year-old male who fell 11 feet out of a tree, landing on his back.

Which of the following body fluids has the most potential to transmit a blood-borne pathogen?

A. Faeces

B. Nasal discharge

C. Vomitus

D. Amniotic fluid

You are treating a 12-year-old male patient, who was hit in the nose with a baseball. His nose is deviated to left with moderate epistaxis. He is complaining of severe pain to his nose. He is alert and oriented with no loss of consciousness. Which of the following treatment sequences would best manage this patient?

A. Align nose in the neutral position while holding pressure to nares.

B. Have patient lie supine while holding pressure to nares.

C. Pack nares with gauze to control bleeding.

D. Have patient sit upright and lean forward while holding pressure to nares.

Which of the following statements about the assessment of the patient with cardiac compromise is correct?

A. Patients usually describe cardiac pain as localized and moderately severe.

B. The purpose of the focused history is to determine whether to use the AED.

C. You cannot determine the degree of cardiac damage in the field.

D. You should not ask patients about nitroglycerin or other drug use.

As the head of the Quality Assurance Committee for your service, you review all patient care reports prior to passing them on to the medical director. On one trip sheet, you note the following narrative: Patient states that he cannot move his bowls and has had abdominal pane for three weeks. Patient also states that he has had a fever and took too Tylenol tablets this morning, but then became nauseated.

What advice would you give the paramedic regarding this report?

A. Have the EMT-B do all of the documenting.

B. Make up abbreviations for any words he is unsure of how to spell.

C. Only document what you know how to spell.

D. Get a dictionary and look up any questionable words when documenting.