EMT 1st quarter exam questions and
answers (updated 2026)
ABteamBofBEMTsBandBparamedicsBareBattemptingBtoBresuscitateBaBmanBwhoBisBinBcardiacBar
restBwhileBhisBwifeBandBsonBare
present.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBoccurBduringBtheBresuscitationBattempt?
SelectBone:
A.BEachBmemberBofBtheBresuscitationBteamBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBatBvariousBintervalsBth
roughoutBtheBattempt.
B.BABlawBenforcementBofficerBshouldBprepareBtheBfamilyBforBtheBpatient'sBdeathBandBcontact
BtheBfuneralBhome.
C.BCommunicationBwithBtheBfamilyBshouldBbeBminimalBuntilBtheBfinalBoutcomeBofBtheBresusci
tationBattemptBisBknown
D.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperformedBand
BhowBtheBpatientBhas
responded.B-
BAnswerD.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperfor
medBandBhowBtheBpatientBhas
responded.
SignsBofBaBsuddenBsevereBupperBairwayBobstructionBincludeBallBofBtheBfollowing,BEXCEPT:
SelectBone:
A.BinabilityBtoBspeak.
B.BacuteBcyanosis.
C.BforcefulBcoughing.
D.BgraspingBtheBthroat.B-BAnswerC.BForcefulBcoughing
,AB23-year-
oldBmaleBexperiencedBsevereBheadBtraumaBafterBhisBmotorcycleBcollidedBwithBanBoncomingBt
ruck.BHeBis
unconscious,BhasBagonalBgasps,BandBhasBcopiousBbloodyBsecretionsBinBhisBmouth.BHowBshoul
dByouBmanageBhisBairway?
SelectBone:
A.BSuctionBhisBoropharynxBwithBaBrigidBcatheterBuntilBallBsecretionsBareBremoved.
B.BProvideBcontinuousBventilationsBwithBaBbag-maskBdeviceBtoBminimizeBhypoxia.
C.BInsertBaBnasopharyngealBairwayBandBprovideBsuctionBandBassistedBventilations.B
D.BAlternateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice.B-
BAnswerD.BAltérnateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice
AB37-year-
oldBmaleBhasBanBapparentBforeignBbodyBairwayBobstruction.BHeBisBconsciousBandBalertBandBi
sBcoughing
forcefully.BHisBskinBisBpink,Bwarm,BandBmoist.BTheBMOSTBappropriateBtreatmentBforBthisBpati
entBincludes:
SelectBone:
A.BaBseriesBofBbackBblowsBandBchestBthrusts.
B.BaBseriesBofBabdominalBthrusts.BX
C.BfingerBsweepsBtoBremoveBtheBobstruction
.
D.BencouragingBhimBtoBcoughBandBtransportingB-
BAnswerB.BEncouragingBtoBcoughBandBtransporting
ABmanBwasBfoundBunresponsiveBinBhisBbedBatBhome.BThereBisBnoBevidenceBofBinjury,BandBt
heBpatient'sBmedicalBhistoryBis
, notBknown.BTheBpatient'sBfaceBisBcherryBred,ByetBtheBpulseBoximeterBreadsB98%.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBwouldBMOSTBlikely
explainBthis?
SelectBone:
A.BIncreasedBbodyBtemperature
B.BSevereBpulmonaryBedema
C.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoningB
D.BColdBextremitiesB-BAnswerC.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoning
AnBadultBatBrestBshouldBhaveBaBrespiratoryBrateBthatBrangesBbetween:
SelectBone:
A.B10BandB18Bbreaths/min.
B.B8BandB15Bbreaths/min.
C.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min.
D.B22BandB24Bbreaths/min.B-BAnswerC.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min
AB40-year-
oldBmaleBcrashedBhisBmotorcycleBintoBaBtree.BHeBisBsemiconscious,BhasBsnoringBrespirations,
BandBhasBa
lacerationBtoBtheBforearmBwithBminimalBbleeding.BYouBshould:
SelectBone:
A.BopenBhisBairwayBwithBtheBjaw-thrustBmaneuver.
answers (updated 2026)
ABteamBofBEMTsBandBparamedicsBareBattemptingBtoBresuscitateBaBmanBwhoBisBinBcardiacBar
restBwhileBhisBwifeBandBsonBare
present.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBoccurBduringBtheBresuscitationBattempt?
SelectBone:
A.BEachBmemberBofBtheBresuscitationBteamBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBatBvariousBintervalsBth
roughoutBtheBattempt.
B.BABlawBenforcementBofficerBshouldBprepareBtheBfamilyBforBtheBpatient'sBdeathBandBcontact
BtheBfuneralBhome.
C.BCommunicationBwithBtheBfamilyBshouldBbeBminimalBuntilBtheBfinalBoutcomeBofBtheBresusci
tationBattemptBisBknown
D.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperformedBand
BhowBtheBpatientBhas
responded.B-
BAnswerD.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperfor
medBandBhowBtheBpatientBhas
responded.
SignsBofBaBsuddenBsevereBupperBairwayBobstructionBincludeBallBofBtheBfollowing,BEXCEPT:
SelectBone:
A.BinabilityBtoBspeak.
B.BacuteBcyanosis.
C.BforcefulBcoughing.
D.BgraspingBtheBthroat.B-BAnswerC.BForcefulBcoughing
,AB23-year-
oldBmaleBexperiencedBsevereBheadBtraumaBafterBhisBmotorcycleBcollidedBwithBanBoncomingBt
ruck.BHeBis
unconscious,BhasBagonalBgasps,BandBhasBcopiousBbloodyBsecretionsBinBhisBmouth.BHowBshoul
dByouBmanageBhisBairway?
SelectBone:
A.BSuctionBhisBoropharynxBwithBaBrigidBcatheterBuntilBallBsecretionsBareBremoved.
B.BProvideBcontinuousBventilationsBwithBaBbag-maskBdeviceBtoBminimizeBhypoxia.
C.BInsertBaBnasopharyngealBairwayBandBprovideBsuctionBandBassistedBventilations.B
D.BAlternateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice.B-
BAnswerD.BAltérnateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice
AB37-year-
oldBmaleBhasBanBapparentBforeignBbodyBairwayBobstruction.BHeBisBconsciousBandBalertBandBi
sBcoughing
forcefully.BHisBskinBisBpink,Bwarm,BandBmoist.BTheBMOSTBappropriateBtreatmentBforBthisBpati
entBincludes:
SelectBone:
A.BaBseriesBofBbackBblowsBandBchestBthrusts.
B.BaBseriesBofBabdominalBthrusts.BX
C.BfingerBsweepsBtoBremoveBtheBobstruction
.
D.BencouragingBhimBtoBcoughBandBtransportingB-
BAnswerB.BEncouragingBtoBcoughBandBtransporting
ABmanBwasBfoundBunresponsiveBinBhisBbedBatBhome.BThereBisBnoBevidenceBofBinjury,BandBt
heBpatient'sBmedicalBhistoryBis
, notBknown.BTheBpatient'sBfaceBisBcherryBred,ByetBtheBpulseBoximeterBreadsB98%.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBwouldBMOSTBlikely
explainBthis?
SelectBone:
A.BIncreasedBbodyBtemperature
B.BSevereBpulmonaryBedema
C.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoningB
D.BColdBextremitiesB-BAnswerC.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoning
AnBadultBatBrestBshouldBhaveBaBrespiratoryBrateBthatBrangesBbetween:
SelectBone:
A.B10BandB18Bbreaths/min.
B.B8BandB15Bbreaths/min.
C.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min.
D.B22BandB24Bbreaths/min.B-BAnswerC.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min
AB40-year-
oldBmaleBcrashedBhisBmotorcycleBintoBaBtree.BHeBisBsemiconscious,BhasBsnoringBrespirations,
BandBhasBa
lacerationBtoBtheBforearmBwithBminimalBbleeding.BYouBshould:
SelectBone:
A.BopenBhisBairwayBwithBtheBjaw-thrustBmaneuver.
