HOW IS YOU EMS KNOWLEDGE

1: The Trendelenburg position refers to a patient who is:

1. sitting
2. laying flat on his back with legs elevated
3. lying on his stomach
4. on his side

2: The correct location for delivering chest compressions in the adult patient in cardiac arrest is the:

1. mid sternum
2. lower half of the sternum
3. upper half of the sternum
4. xiphoid process

1. can be used only on adult patients
2. can press the epiglotitis against the entrance of the larynx and cause complete airway obstruction if they are too long
3. eliminate the need for maintaining proper head position
4. can be used on a semiconscious patient

1. antecubital fossa
2. tibia
3. femur
4. fibula

5: You are attempting to place an IV lifeline in a 41-year-old patient who is experiencing a drug overdose. Your first attempt in the dorsal aspect of his right hand was unsuccessful. You should

1. select a more distal site on the dorsal aspect of the right hand
2. proceed to the external jugular vein on the right side of the patient's neck
3. select a site on the dorsal aspect of the patient's left hand
4. select a site that is proximal to the first venipuncture site

6: Cushing's syndrome

1. includes an increased systolic pressure
2. includes a narrowed pulse pressure
3. includes a decreased respiratory rate and pulse rate
4. results from decreased intracranial pressure

7: Children have an average pulse rate of ______beats per minute.

1. 40 to 60
2. 60 to 100
3. 80 to 100
4. 120 to 140

8: Central nervous system depressants

1. do not relieve pain or produce a specific high
2. are pure cocaine in a crystal form
3. cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, rapid breathing, an excited state, headaches and a sense of euphoria
4. alter a person's sense of perception

9: Dark, foul-smelling, tarry stools that contain digested food are called

1. hemoptysis
2. melena
3. hematemesis
4. meconium

10: The cephalic vein

1. is located at the internal malleolus
2. runs along the ulnar side of the forearm and upper arm
3. rises from the palm and runs along the ulnar side of the forearm
4. runs along the radial side of the forearm and upper arm

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