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Emergencies (451-469)
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1You are alone and find an unconscious 50 years-old victim on the ground who may need CPR. The scene is safe. You assess the victim and determine he is not breathing and will not awaken.
You should:- APut the victim in the recovery position
- BCall for help
- CStart chest compressions
- DCheck for a pulse
- EBegin rescue breathing
2You are alone and see a child suddenly collapse.The scene is safe. You assess the victim and determine he is not breathing and will not awaken.
You should:- AGive 5 back blows
- BCall for help
- CStart chest compressions
- DCheck for a pulse
- EBegin rescue breathing
3You are alone when you see your neighbors 13-year-old daughter floating facedown intheir swimming pool. She is unresponsive, limp, and cyanotic when you pull her from the water.
Which of the following best summarizes the first step you should take to maximize this adolescent's chance of survival?- Ashout for help, open her airway with a jaw thrust while keeping her cervical spine immobilized, check breathing, and provide CPR
- Bcarefully lay her on the ground, leave her to phone 911, and then return, open her airway and continue steps of CPR
- Cimmediately begin cycles of 15 chest compression and 2 ventilation
- Dshout for help, and if no one arrives, open her airway with a head tilt - chin lift, check breathing, and provide CPR
- Eimmediately begin cycles of 30 chest compression and 2 ventilation
4You are alone when you see your neighbor’s 13-year-old daughter floating facedown in their swimming pool. She is unresponsive, limp, and cyanotic when you pull her from the water.
Which of the following best summarizes the first step you should take to maximize this adolescent's chance of survival?- AShout for help, open her airway with a head tilt – chin lift, check breathing, and provide CPR
- BShout for help, open her airway with a jaw thrust while keeping her cervical spine immobilized, check breathing, and provide CPR
- CCarefully lay her on the ground, leave her to phone 911, and then return, open her airway and continue steps of CPR
- DImmediately begin cycles of 15 chest compression and 2 ventilation
- EShout for help, and if no one arrives, open her airway with a head tilt – chin lift, check breathing, and provide CPR
5You are alone when your encounter a person in what appears to be cardiac or respiratory arrest. What are the first three steps you should take to stabilize the person?
Check for danger, ____________, and send for help.- AGive 5 saving breaths
- BCheck pulse
- COpen airways
- DCheck for response
- EStart CPR
6You are attempting to assess signs of circulation in a 3-month-old infant. The infant is unresponsive and is not breathing effectively, coughing, or moving after your provide 5 initial rescue breaths.
Where should you feel for the pulse of unresponsive infant victim?- Athe radial pulse
- Bthe carotid pulse
- Cthe brachial pulse
- Dover the middle of the sternum
- Ethe femoral pulse
7You are attempting to relieve choking in an infant. The infant now becomes unresponsive.
What is the next step?- AGive 5 back blows
- BLeave the infant to get help
- CDo a blind finger sweep
- DBegin CPR
- EDo abdominal thrusts
8You are babysitting a child and she suffers an electric shock from a faulty switch.
Which of these should you not do while trying to assist the child?- ACall emergency services
- BPull the child away from the switch using your hands
- CTry to turn off the source of electricity
- DUse a plastic or wooden item to separate the source of electricity from the child
- ETouch the switch with bare hands
9You are driving on a deserted road and come across a car accident victim by the side of the road. The person is not breathing.
Which of these is the first step you should take?- APerform CPR
- BCall for an ambulance
- CStop bleeding from the wound
- DMake the person sit up and drink some water
- EGive 5 back blows
10You are examining a patient, who is breathing very slowly. What is the proper term used for this situation?
- AOrthopnea
- BTachypnea
- CApnea
- DBradypnea
- EDyspnea
11You are in crowded restaurant when a patron begins coughing forcefully. You hope up to help the patient and note that he has good air exchange.
Your first action should be:- AStart CPR
- BPerform back blows
- CTo encourage the cough
- DPerform abdominal thrusts
- ESend someone to bring the AED
12You are responding to a child who was found unresponsive in her bed with no sign of trauma.
How should you open her airway?- ATilt her head and lift her chin and pull her tongue forward
- BPlace your fingers in her mouth and pull forward on the lower jaw
- CDo the jaw-thrust maneuver
- DTilt her head and lift her chin
- EPull her tongue forward
13You have arrived at an incident involving severe bleeding. In what order do you carry out treatment?
- ALay victim down, send for an ambulance, apply direct pressure and elevate limb, apply dressing
- BSend for an ambulance, lay victim down, apply dressing, apply direct pressure and elevate limb
- CLay victim down, apply dressing, apply direct pressure and elevate limb, send for an ambulance
- DApply dressing, lay victim down, send for an ambulance, apply direct pressure and elevate limb
- EApply direct pressure and elevate limb, lay victim down, send for an ambulance, apply dressing
14You remove a 3-year-old from the bottom of the shallow end of a swimming pool. You find that she is limp and unresponsive. No other person is available to help. When should you call EMS?
- AAfter you give 5 back blows
- BAfter you have given the child 1 minute of CPR
- CAs soon as you remove the child from the pool
- DWhen you see that after several minutes of CPR there is no response
- EAfter giving a few ventilations and before the beginning chest compressions
15You should splint an injured elbow in the position in which it is found because:
- Athis will make it easier for the physician to read the x-ray
- Bany movement of the elbow causes the patient severe pain
- Csevere muscle spasms will prevent movement of the elbow
- Dmoving the elbow can cause nerve damage
- Emoving the elbow can cause blood vessel damage
16You witnessed the collapse of a 45-year-old man. You are now performing CPR after sending someone to call 112. You have done your best to ensure that the first 2 links in the Chain of Survival have been completed immediately.
What is the third link in the chain, which will have the greatest effect on increasing this man's chance of survival?- AArrival of ambulance who will intubate the victim
- BArrival of ambulance who will administer drugs
- CTransportation of the victime to a hospital
- DArrival of a rescuer with a defibrillator
- EArrival of ambulance personnel who can do CPR
17Your 27-year-old roommate uses opioids. You find him unresponsive with no breathing, but a strong pulse. You suspect an opioid-associated life-threatening emergency. A friend is phoning ambulance and is looking for the naloxone autoinjector.
What action should you take?- Aremain with your roommate until the naloxone arrives and administer it immediately
- Bbegin CPR, starting with chest compressions
- Cprovide 1 rescue breath every 5 to 6 seconds
- Dprovide rapid defibrillation with an AED
- Eprovide 1 rescue breath every 3 to 4 seconds
18Your 27-year-old roommate uses opioids. You find him unresponsive with no breathing, but a strong pulse. You suspect an opioid-associated life-threatening emergency. A friend is phoning ambulance and is looking for the naloxone autoinjector.
What action should you take?- Aremain with your roommate until the naloxone arrives and administer it immediately
- Bbegin CPR, starting with chest compressions
- Cprovide 1 rescue breath every 5 to 6 seconds
- Dprovide rapid defibrillation with an AED
- Eprovide 1 rescue breath every 3 to 4 seconds
19‘’Torsades de pointes’’ represents:
- Athe particular form of monomorphic VT
- Bthe particular form of polymorphic VT
- CVT with extended Q-T interval
- Dventricular complexes with the frequency of 120-250 / min
- Ehelical aspect of QRS complexes
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- 5/6 USMF, MED. 2, 5th Year (Medical Emergencies) Quiz on Emergencies (451-469), created by Sonya B. on 09/10/2026.
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