AEMT Test 1 Questions AND ANSWERS GRADED A

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The movement of a solute from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is called: Select one: A. endocytosis. B. osmosis. C. exocytosis. D. diffusion. Correct Answer: D. ... Diffusion The term epigastric means: Select one: A. above or over the stomach. B. the inside of the stomach. C. to the left of the stomach. D. to the right of the stomach. Correct Answer: A. Above or over the stomach A physician authorizes you, via two-way radio, to help a patient administer prescribed nitroglycerin. What type of medical direction is this? Select one: A. Online medical control B. Standing order C. Indirect medical control D. Off-line medical control Correct Answer: A. Online medical control During two-rescuer CPR, the compressor and ventilator switch positions. While rescuer one is finishing his or her cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should: Select one: A. suction the patient's mouth and give two more ventilations. B. give two breaths and prepare to start compressions. C. move to the opposite side of the patient's chest. D. assess for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds. Correct Answer: C. Move to the opposite side of the patient's chest Within the first 30 minutes after birth, a neonate's: Select one: A. respiratory rate increases to around 60 breaths/min. B. pulse and respiratory rates increase significantly. C. pulse rate decreases to approximately 120 beats/min. D. pulse rate increases to between 160 and 180 beats/min. Correct Answer: C. Pulse rate decreases to approximately 120 beats/min You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While you prepare to care for this child, you must remember that: Select one: A. small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times. B. assisted ventilations in infants often need to be forceful to inflate their lungs. C. the infant's proportionately small tongue often causes an airway obstruction. D. an infant's head should be placed in a flexed position to prevent obstruction. Correct Answer: A. Small infants are nose [Show More]

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