When assessing a patient who has an altered mental status, it is not uncommon for the EMT to utilize:

When assessing a patient who has an altered mental status, it is not uncommon for the EMT to utilize:

A. a glucose meter
B. a BL cuff and stethoscope
C. a pulse oximeter
D. all of these

Answer: D

Serious hypotension in an adult patient is normally defined as a systolic below ____ mmHg.

Serious hypotension in an adult patient is normally defined as a systolic below ____ mmHg.

A. 200
B. 140
C. 90
D. 60

Answer: C

You are treating a patient who was assaulted, and the bar where the fight occurred is still noisy. In a situation like this, it makes sense to take the patient's BP by ____ revealing only the ____ pressure.

You are treating a patient who was assaulted, and the bar where the fight occurred is still noisy. In a situation like this, it makes sense to take the patient's BP by ____ revealing only the ____ pressure.

A. auscultation; systolic
B. auscultation; diastolic
C. palpation; systolic
D. palpation; diastolic

Answer: C

The systolic blood pressure is:

The systolic blood pressure is:

A. created when the heart contracts
B. listed as the lower number in the BP fraction
C. created when the heart relaxes
D. seldom used in prehospital care

Answer: A

The normal blood glucose meter reading should be:

The normal blood glucose meter reading should be:

A. 40 to 60 mg/dl
B. 60 to 80 mg/dl
C. 80 to 100 mg/dl
D. 100 to 120 mg/dl

Answer: B

To determine a patient's skin temperature, the EMT should:

To determine a patient's skin temperature, the EMT should:

A. hold a thermometer in the axilla for 30 seconds
B. have the patient exhale onto a warming device
C. feel the patient's skin with the back of the hand
D. listen carefully with a stethoscope

Answer: C