Answers
1. C
Any dispatch to a call with violence involved, such as a gunshot
wound, must be secured by police prior to EMS involvement. The
other calls do not give any indication of being unsafe.
2. D
Helicopters are dangerous vehicles, and safety rules include
never approaching from the uphill side because of the danger of
the rotors, or from the rear because of the tail rotor. In
addition, EMTs should never approach until instructed by a
helicopter crew member so that the patient loading can be
coordinated safely.
3. D
The head, torso, and extremities are all checked in a head-to-toe
trauma assessment.
4. B
When bandaging an eye injury, you must cover both eyes to prevent
the sympathetic movement of the uninjured eye from causing
further injury to the injured eye. Without any other injuries,
there is no need to bandage the entire upper head.
5. B
This patient is exhibiting symptoms of an allergic reaction and
needs the immediate intervention of epinephrine, an intervention
allowed by many state protocols. Even if he has not knowingly
ingested any known allergen, the food he has eaten may have been
prepared with a nut product and this may be the cause. Ephredrine
is an ingredient in cough syrup and is not used in EMS. NTG is
for chest pain. Oxygen may be indicated, but epinephrine is the
better answer.
6. C
Implied consent means that in the case of a patient who cannot
give consent, such as an individual who is unconscious, consent
for treatment is implied and constitutes what the average person
would want under similar circumstances.
