Emergency Medical Responder 7th Edition Aaos Questions/answers

The respiratory system functions by: {Ans: Bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide}A middle-aged man is unresponsive, pulseless, and not breathing. His wife tells you that he has a ventricular assist device (VAD). What should you do? A. Avoid the use of the AED. B. Immediately sit him up. C. Begin chest compressions. D. Provide rescue breathing only. {Ans: C. Begin chest compressions. p.214}During a multiple-casualty incident, you and your partner are caring for patients until emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic units arrive. There are three patients, all of whom have bleeding from various wounds. After taking care of the first patient, you should: {Ans: Take off your gloves and apply another pair before caring for another patient.}Following physical exertion, you would expect a patient's pulse to be: {Ans: bounding p.193}When opening the airway of a patient who has a stoma, you should: {Ans: keep the patient's neck straight. p.140}Which of the following statements regarding Arterial bleeding from an extremity is correct? A. Arterial bleeding is not as serious as capillary bleeding. B. Your first action should be to elevate the injured extremity. C. Arterial blood will surge from the wound with