Which of the following is true of Achilles tendinosis?
A) It typically produces redness and inflammation.
B) It involves tearing of the tendon fibers.
C) It is primarily caused by blunt force to the back of the heel.
D) The client typically feels no pain during active or passive dorsiflexion.
B
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You have been summoned to a grocery store for a 6-year-old girl who has collapsed. On scene, you find the girl lying unresponsive on the floor. You quickly open the patient's airway and determine that she is not breathing. When you try to ventilate her with the bag-valve mask, you are unable to do so. Repositioning the head and reattempting ventilation is not successful in passing air into the lungs. What would your next action be?
A) Perform a blind finger sweep B) Administer 30 chest compressions C) Ventilate the patient with greater force D) Place an oral airway
A mutual aid agreement formally defines:
A) how different areas of a common agency will provide support to each other in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. B) the roles and responsibilities of fire, EMS, and police when a disaster occurs within the jurisdiction that they all serve. C) the relationship between two or more agencies and the support that those agencies will provide to each other when requested. D) the strategic positioning of emergency vehicles within a jurisdiction when one or more ambulances in that jurisdiction is dispatched.
Your patient broke some ribs a few days ago and is unable to take a deep breath. He is having headaches, is nauseated and feels weak. You note that his skin is red and flushed leading you to suspect he has become acidotic. How does the body try to reestablish homeostasis?
A) The kidneys retain increased amounts of bicarbonate. B) The bladder retains more lactic acid. C) There is a decrease in the respiratory rate. D) The kidneys allow more bicarbonate to be removed.
Which of these statements indicates that the EMT correctly understands the goal of assessing a geriatric patient with abdominal pain?
A) "It is important to determine whether the liver is the cause of pain, since that is the most life-threatening condition." B) "If the patient has tenderness on palpation of the abdomen, the EMT should assume bleeding is the cause." C) "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency, as opposed to determining the exact cause, because pain perception may be distorted." D) "To appropriately treat the patient, the EMT must identify the exact cause of the patient's pain."