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EMT- CHAPTER 12- PHARMACOLOGY
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
A 62-year-old male is seen with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being
the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed
nitroglycerin but states that he has not taken any. After administering
supplemental oxygen, if needed, and contacting medical control, you should:
Select one:
A. assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less than
100 mm Hg.
B. begin immediate transport and request a rendezvous with a paramedic unit.
C. administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin before assessing his blood
pressure.
D. administer the nitroglycerin unless he has taken Viagra within the past 72
hours. - correct-answer - A. assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic
blood pressure is less than 100 mm Hg.
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An EMT may administer aspirin to a patient if:
Select one:
A. the patient is believed to be experiencing an acute stroke.
B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
C. the patient is currently experiencing hypotension.
D. transport time to the hospital is greater than 30 minutes. - correct-answer - B.
authorization from medical control has been obtained.
Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of having a heart attack because it:
Select one:
A. prevents the aggregation of platelets.
B. reduces the associated chest pain.
C. causes direct coronary vasodilation.
D. dissolves the coronary artery clot. - correct-answer - A. prevents the
aggregation of platelets.
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In ___________ administration, you are administering medication to yourself or
your partner.
Select one:
A. peer-assisted
B. paramedic-administered
C. patient-assisted
D. EMT-administered - correct-answer - A. peer-assisted
Nitroglycerin, when given to patients with cardiac-related chest pain:
Select one:
A. constricts the veins throughout the body.
B. relaxes the walls of the coronary arteries.
C. increases myocardial contraction force.
D. increases blood return to the right atrium. - correct-answer - B. relaxes the
walls of the coronary arteries.
EMT- CHAPTER 12- PHARMACOLOGY
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
A 62-year-old male is seen with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being
the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed
nitroglycerin but states that he has not taken any. After administering
supplemental oxygen, if needed, and contacting medical control, you should:
Select one:
A. assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less than
100 mm Hg.
B. begin immediate transport and request a rendezvous with a paramedic unit.
C. administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin before assessing his blood
pressure.
D. administer the nitroglycerin unless he has taken Viagra within the past 72
hours. - correct-answer - A. assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic
blood pressure is less than 100 mm Hg.
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An EMT may administer aspirin to a patient if:
Select one:
A. the patient is believed to be experiencing an acute stroke.
B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
C. the patient is currently experiencing hypotension.
D. transport time to the hospital is greater than 30 minutes. - correct-answer - B.
authorization from medical control has been obtained.
Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of having a heart attack because it:
Select one:
A. prevents the aggregation of platelets.
B. reduces the associated chest pain.
C. causes direct coronary vasodilation.
D. dissolves the coronary artery clot. - correct-answer - A. prevents the
aggregation of platelets.
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In ___________ administration, you are administering medication to yourself or
your partner.
Select one:
A. peer-assisted
B. paramedic-administered
C. patient-assisted
D. EMT-administered - correct-answer - A. peer-assisted
Nitroglycerin, when given to patients with cardiac-related chest pain:
Select one:
A. constricts the veins throughout the body.
B. relaxes the walls of the coronary arteries.
C. increases myocardial contraction force.
D. increases blood return to the right atrium. - correct-answer - B. relaxes the
walls of the coronary arteries.
