EMT Chapter33

A 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant is experiencing a seizure. Her husband tells you that her blood pressure has been high and that she had been complaining of a headache for the past few days. You should:

A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal ligations increases a woman's risk for:

A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typically in the first stage of labor for approximately:

A nuchal cord is defined as an umbilical cord that:

A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because:

By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother's:

Common interventions used to stimulate spontaneous respirations in the newborn include all of the following, EXCEPT:

During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman in labor, you see the baby's head crowning at the vaginal opening. What should you do?

Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have properly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut the umbilical cord. During transport, you note that the mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding. You should:

From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled during delivery?

If a baby is born at 7:52, the second Apgar score should be calculated at:

The amniotic fluid serves to:

The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indicates:

Three days after delivering her baby, a 30-year-old woman complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Her level of consciousness is decreased and she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:

When determining the frequency of contractions, you should time the contractions from the:

When preparing a pregnant patient for delivery, you should position her:

Which of the following questions is of LEAST pertinence when determining whether a mother will deliver her baby within the next few minutes?

You and your partner are both male and are attending to a 28-year-old female patient complaining of diffuse abdominal pain. The patient is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. The patient refuses to allow you to examine her, and her husband informs you that their culture does not allow males to examine or care for pregnant women. You should:

You are attending to a 23-year-old female patient who is 16 weeks pregnant with her second child. The patient has apparently fallen and sustained an injury to her upper right arm. When you ask about the incident history, the patient is reluctant to explain what happened and becomes very quiet. Based on this information, you should:

Your 22-year-old patient is in active labor. Upon visual inspection, you note that the infant's leg is protruding from the vagina. Appropriate management of this situation includes: