1. The first step in treating a patent who may be experiencing a cardiac arrest is to take his or her baseline vital signs True False 2. Which of the following patients would need a rapid trauma assessment the most? a. A young woman with a gunshot wound to the chest. b. An elderly man who is conscious, but who is also complaining of severe chest pain. c. A teenage boy who is unconscious, but who has no obvious injuries. d. A middle-aged man who has fallen from a height of five feet. 3. What is the first step you should take when you start to size up a scene? a. Find out how many patients you need to treat. b. Determine the safety of the scene. c. Do a Body Substance Isolation (BSI). d. Determine the mechanism of injury. 4. Which of the following is the first step you should take in treating a medical patient? a. Determine if the patient has any allergies. b. Find out what medications the patient is taking. c. Ask about the patient's pertinent medical history. d. Determine the patient's signs and symptoms. 5. You are assessing a patient who is breathing, but he or she is doing so very slowly. What is the proper term for this form of breathing? a. Apnea b. Bradynea c. Tachypnea d. Dyspnea 6. The first part of conducting an initial assessment is to get a general impression of the patient(s). True False 7. Every squad should contact dispatch a certain minimum number of times on every call. What is this number? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 8. Which of the following is the proper way to treat a child with a mild airway obstruction? a. Apply abdominal thrusts and back blows. b. Immediately provide transportation to the hospital and do not agitate the child. c. Do a finger sweep. d. Try to relieve the airway obstruction. 9. You are assessing a diabetic patient who is conscious, but extremely confused. You are unable to determine whether the condition is hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. What do you do? a. Immediately transport the patient to the nearest medical facility. b. Administer IV Dextrose. c. Monitor the patient for changes. d. Administer oral glucose. 10. What is the most important condition that must be met for an EMT to assist an angina patient who wishes to take his or her nitroglycerin? a. The EMT must have medical control.