EMT Fisdap Final Exam Test Prep (200 Questions and Correct Answers) Graded A+ 2024 What are the finger bones called? Phalanges Chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. You give ghigh flow 02 and he has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What do you do? With a gloved hand, take the nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. Raise the feet to treat the BP. Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heart? Legs, Kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain 33yo unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do we treat that? Positive pressure ventilations If you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is the best to do with those med during transport? Take them with you What is bradycardia and tachycardia? Heart rate less than 60 and more than 100 bpm How do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease? Start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome? Tachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly What is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher? Push with the head and guide with the feet If you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of carry is that? Direct carry You've got an unresponsive patient that we cannon get IV access on. What's the most appropriate access to administer medications by? IO What are risk factors of an MI? The male sex, family history, diet, stress, diabetes Why do we give aspirin to patients that are having an MI? Makes the platelets less sticky and the blood not able to clot