EMT: MODULE 1 EXAM (COMPLETE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICE

EMT: MODULE 1 EXAM (COMPLETE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICE

Your 4-month-old patient is reported to be irritable and lethargic after feeding poorly for two days. One method for assessing the patient's level of hydration is to gently palpate the soft spots on the surface of the skull. These soft spots are also known as the:

A. Anterior fontanelle

B. Acromion process

C. Carpals

D. Mandibles

[Cofrrect Ans: - Anterior fontanelle

What is the performed number of rescuers when using a stair chair?

A. Four: one for each corner of the device

B. Three: two lifting and one spotting

C. Two: one in front and one in back

D. only one with the track-like chair

[Cofrrect Ans: - Three: two lifting and one spotting

What are the two most easily injured portions of the spine?

A. Cervical and thoracic

B. Sacral and coccygeal

C. Cervical and lumbar

D. Lumbar and sacral

[Cofrrect Ans: - Cervical and lumbar

The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the physician in the emergency department is an example of which of the following?

A. Standing orders

B. Breach of duty

C. Standards of care

D. On-line medial direction

[Cofrrect Ans: - Standing orders