EMT Practice Test Questions and Answ ers
1.W hat is the r ate of CPR in br eaths and com pr essions
Answ er 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
2.W hat is consider ed tachycar dic for an adult?
Answ er heart rate more than 100
3.W hat is consider ed br adycar dic for an adult?
Answ er Heart rate less than 60
4.W hen is nitr oglycer in not advised to be adm inister ed?
Answ er if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100
5.W her e does blood fl ow after it leaves the left ventr icle?
Answ er it flows to the aortic arch
6.W hat m edication is Er ectile Dysfunction m edications a
contr aindication?
Answ er -
Nitroglycerin
,7.W hat is the par asym pathetic system r esponsible for ?
Answ er slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
8.W hat is the function of the car otid ar ter y?
Answ er it carries blood from the heart to the head
9.Ar e open ended or close ended questions better to ask?
Answ er open ended ques- tions; it avoids the yes/no answer
10.w hat deliver s blood to the r ight atr ium ?
Answ er the superior and inferior vena cava
11.W hat does diastolic blood pr essur e r efer to?
Answ er it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase;
bottom of the blood pressure
12.W hat is TIA
Answ er transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are
blocked for a few minutes
13.W hen do you change r oles dur ing CPR?
Answ er every two minutes
,14.W hat is another nam e for a hear t attack?
Answ er acute myocardial infarction
15.W hat does nitr oglycer in do?
Answ er nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload
16.W hen cells ar e depr ived of oxygen and die they ar e called?
Answ er infarcted cells
17.W hat type of hear t attack is extr em ely com m on in elder ly?
Answ er silent heart attack
18.W hat is ar ter ioscler osis?
Answ er thickening of arterial walls
19.W hat is per icar dial tam ponade?
Answ er the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardi- um
20.W hat happens w hen som eone has a per icar dial tam ponade?
Answ er low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
struggles to pump
21.If a patient is unr espo nsive w ith a pulse you
, Answ er 2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
22.w hat does a sphygm onom eter m easur e?
Answ er it measures blood pressure
23.w hat is a nor m al systolic blood pr essur e for a child?
Answ er 80-110
24.w hat ar e thr ee things to check if suspicious of a str oke?
Answ er speech, facial droop, arm drift
25.w hat ar e the actions of nitr oglycer in
Answ er smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload, dilates
coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
26.w hat happens if a patient has pr eeclam psia?
Answ er hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and swelling in
extremeties; susceptible to seizures
27.w hat is an ischem ic str oke?
Answ er blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
1.W hat is the r ate of CPR in br eaths and com pr essions
Answ er 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
2.W hat is consider ed tachycar dic for an adult?
Answ er heart rate more than 100
3.W hat is consider ed br adycar dic for an adult?
Answ er Heart rate less than 60
4.W hen is nitr oglycer in not advised to be adm inister ed?
Answ er if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100
5.W her e does blood fl ow after it leaves the left ventr icle?
Answ er it flows to the aortic arch
6.W hat m edication is Er ectile Dysfunction m edications a
contr aindication?
Answ er -
Nitroglycerin
,7.W hat is the par asym pathetic system r esponsible for ?
Answ er slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
8.W hat is the function of the car otid ar ter y?
Answ er it carries blood from the heart to the head
9.Ar e open ended or close ended questions better to ask?
Answ er open ended ques- tions; it avoids the yes/no answer
10.w hat deliver s blood to the r ight atr ium ?
Answ er the superior and inferior vena cava
11.W hat does diastolic blood pr essur e r efer to?
Answ er it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase;
bottom of the blood pressure
12.W hat is TIA
Answ er transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are
blocked for a few minutes
13.W hen do you change r oles dur ing CPR?
Answ er every two minutes
,14.W hat is another nam e for a hear t attack?
Answ er acute myocardial infarction
15.W hat does nitr oglycer in do?
Answ er nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload
16.W hen cells ar e depr ived of oxygen and die they ar e called?
Answ er infarcted cells
17.W hat type of hear t attack is extr em ely com m on in elder ly?
Answ er silent heart attack
18.W hat is ar ter ioscler osis?
Answ er thickening of arterial walls
19.W hat is per icar dial tam ponade?
Answ er the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardi- um
20.W hat happens w hen som eone has a per icar dial tam ponade?
Answ er low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
struggles to pump
21.If a patient is unr espo nsive w ith a pulse you
, Answ er 2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
22.w hat does a sphygm onom eter m easur e?
Answ er it measures blood pressure
23.w hat is a nor m al systolic blood pr essur e for a child?
Answ er 80-110
24.w hat ar e thr ee things to check if suspicious of a str oke?
Answ er speech, facial droop, arm drift
25.w hat ar e the actions of nitr oglycer in
Answ er smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload, dilates
coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
26.w hat happens if a patient has pr eeclam psia?
Answ er hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and swelling in
extremeties; susceptible to seizures
27.w hat is an ischem ic str oke?
Answ er blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
