Question: Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by

1. suctioning the oropharynx

2. B. initiating assisted ventilations

3. C. correctly positioning the head

4. D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway

5. Answer: correctly positioning the head

6. Question:

7. Answer: an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen

8. Question: Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?

9. A. Ulna

10. B. Radius

11. C. Clavicle

12. D. Humerus

13. Answer: Radius

14. Question: During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused by

15. A. a critically low blood pressure

16. B. increased blood flow to the skin

17. C. decreased blood flow to the skin

18. D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature

19. Answer: decreased blood flow to the skin

20. Question: An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction of the

21. A. liver

22. B. spleen

23. C. pancreas

24. D. gallbladder

25. Answer: liver

26. Question:

27. Answer: A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate

28. Question: Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an unresponsive 6-month old patient?

29. A. Radial

30. B. Carotid

31. C. Femoral

32. D. Brachial

33. Answer: Brachial

34. Question:

35. Answer: Potential obstruction of the airway

36. Question:

37. Answer: Turn the patient onto his side.

38. Question: The scene size up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT

39. A. determining scene safety

40. B. applying personal protective gear

41. C. assessing the need for assistance

42. D. evaluating the mechanism of injury

43. Answer: applying personal protective gear