EMR FINAL A PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ An AED has delivered a shock to the patient. Which of the following would
you do next?
A. ) Wait for the device to reanalyze the heart rhythm.
B. ) Continue to monitor the patient's condition.
C. ) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
D. ) Place the patient in a face up position while maintaining an open
airway..
Answer: C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
◍ During artificial ventilation of an 8 month old infant you observe inadequate
chest rise. What should you do to improve ventilation with this age group?.
Answer: Place a small towel roll under the shoulders.
◍ Your patient has been diagnosed with pneumonia. The patient's color has
changed from pale to blue. What is most likely happening?.
Answer: The patient is now experiencing respiratory failure.
◍ You and another EMR are performing two-rescuer CP
R. You would expect to switch positions approximately every-
A. ) 2 minutes
B. ) 4 minutes
C. ) 6 minutes
D. ) 8 minutes.
Answer: A.) 2 minutes
◍ You arrive on the scene where another EMR is performing CPR on a
patient. Which of the following would you do first?
, A. ) Call for a position change at the end of the last compression cycle.
B. ) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
C. ) Immediately begin giving ventilations to the patient.
D. ) Obtain an AED, if available..
Answer: B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
◍ A 7 year old female has fallen off a four step riser during choir practice at an
all girl school. EMS is called to evaluate the child who claims she is not
injured. A female crew member has no problem conversing with the child
and beginning the assessment. But when any of the male crew members
approach the child, she becomes severely hysterical and crawls up onto the
female provider. You ask the teacher if she has ever witnessed this before
and she states they have no male adults in the school staff. Because of this
behavior, you have concern for?.
Answer: Abuse from a male adult.
◍ You are providing care to a 6 month old at the scene of an apartment fire.
You open the infant's airway and find that she is not breathing. After
immediately giving 2 ventilations that are effective, which action would you
do next?
A. ) Begin chest compressions
B. ) Deliver 5 back blows
C. ) Check for a brachial pulse
D. ) Do a finger sweep.
Answer: C.) Check for a brachial pulse
◍ You obtain a SAMPLE history from a patient. Which of the following
would least likely suggest that the patient is experiencing a heart attack?
A. ) The pain is described as squeezing, unrelieved by rest
B. ) The pain does not radiate
C. ) The patient is sitting up and leaning forward
D. ) The patient complains of feeling dizzy.
Answer: B.) The pain does not radiate
◍ You respond to a 4 year old with reported seizure activity. You observe no
, seizure activity but the child is responsive only to painful stimuli.
Respiratory rate is 22 breaths per minute. The history includes a low grade
fever for two days and fever about an hour prior to the seizure. What are
your management priorities?.
Answer: Place the patient on the side and apply high flow oxygen by face
mask.
◍ You are performing CPR on an 11-year old child who has been pulled from
a pond after being submerged for several minutes. An AED becomes
available, and you prepare to use it. Which of the following is the most
important for ou to do before using the AED on this child?
A. ) Correctly placing the pads on the child's chest
B. ) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
C. ) Using pediatric defibrillation pads if available
D. ) Checking to see if spare batteries are included.
Answer: B.) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
◍ You would compress a child's chest to which depth?
A. ) About 1 inch
B. ) About 1 1/2 inches
C. ) About 2 inches
D. ) About 2 1/2 inches.
Answer: C.) About 2 inches
◍ Which of the following would you expect to assess in a patient with cystic
fibrosis?
A. ) Dehydration
B. ) Constipation
C. ) Sporadic coughing
D. ) Loss of appetite.
Answer: A.) Dehydration
◍ Which of the following is your biggest concern regarding the delivery of
twins?.
Answer: You should pay special attention to keeping the infants warm.
, ◍ You have a newborn who is breathing slowly and has a heart rate of 64.
What is the FIRST step in neonatal resuscitation for this newborn?.
Answer: Assess and assure a clear airway.
◍ During the care of a 90 year old cardiac arrest patient, your partner is
struggling to open the airway. Your partner asks you to help and you find it
is impossible to do a chin lift or jaw thrust. You attempt to ventilate with the
bag valve mask anyway but find there is too much resistance. The reason
you are having trouble with the airway is most likely caused by?.
Answer: Neck Arthritis
◍ You are dispatched to a restaurant for a woman sitting on the floor in labor.
Delivery seems imminent and you prepare to assist her. While setting up
your equipment, a manager asks if you can move the patient to the bathroom
away from other customers. With this information, rescuers should:.
Answer: Create a setting that is as private as possible for the patient where
she is.
◍ You are interviewing the family of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.
Which of the following behavior would the family be least likely to report?
A. ) Pacing
B. ) Rummaging
C. ) Intellectual impairment
D. ) Nonsensical speaking.
Answer: C.) Intellectual impairment
◍ You arrive at the home of an elderly couple where the patient, a woman, has
been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The husband states that his wife
suddenly started screaming and shouting and tried to throw a lamp at him.
You suspect that the patient is experiencing which of the following?
A. ) Hallucinations
B. ) Depression
C. ) Sundowning
D. ) Catastrophic reaction.
Answer: D.) Catastrophic reaction
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ An AED has delivered a shock to the patient. Which of the following would
you do next?
A. ) Wait for the device to reanalyze the heart rhythm.
B. ) Continue to monitor the patient's condition.
C. ) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
D. ) Place the patient in a face up position while maintaining an open
airway..
Answer: C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
◍ During artificial ventilation of an 8 month old infant you observe inadequate
chest rise. What should you do to improve ventilation with this age group?.
Answer: Place a small towel roll under the shoulders.
◍ Your patient has been diagnosed with pneumonia. The patient's color has
changed from pale to blue. What is most likely happening?.
Answer: The patient is now experiencing respiratory failure.
◍ You and another EMR are performing two-rescuer CP
R. You would expect to switch positions approximately every-
A. ) 2 minutes
B. ) 4 minutes
C. ) 6 minutes
D. ) 8 minutes.
Answer: A.) 2 minutes
◍ You arrive on the scene where another EMR is performing CPR on a
patient. Which of the following would you do first?
, A. ) Call for a position change at the end of the last compression cycle.
B. ) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
C. ) Immediately begin giving ventilations to the patient.
D. ) Obtain an AED, if available..
Answer: B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
◍ A 7 year old female has fallen off a four step riser during choir practice at an
all girl school. EMS is called to evaluate the child who claims she is not
injured. A female crew member has no problem conversing with the child
and beginning the assessment. But when any of the male crew members
approach the child, she becomes severely hysterical and crawls up onto the
female provider. You ask the teacher if she has ever witnessed this before
and she states they have no male adults in the school staff. Because of this
behavior, you have concern for?.
Answer: Abuse from a male adult.
◍ You are providing care to a 6 month old at the scene of an apartment fire.
You open the infant's airway and find that she is not breathing. After
immediately giving 2 ventilations that are effective, which action would you
do next?
A. ) Begin chest compressions
B. ) Deliver 5 back blows
C. ) Check for a brachial pulse
D. ) Do a finger sweep.
Answer: C.) Check for a brachial pulse
◍ You obtain a SAMPLE history from a patient. Which of the following
would least likely suggest that the patient is experiencing a heart attack?
A. ) The pain is described as squeezing, unrelieved by rest
B. ) The pain does not radiate
C. ) The patient is sitting up and leaning forward
D. ) The patient complains of feeling dizzy.
Answer: B.) The pain does not radiate
◍ You respond to a 4 year old with reported seizure activity. You observe no
, seizure activity but the child is responsive only to painful stimuli.
Respiratory rate is 22 breaths per minute. The history includes a low grade
fever for two days and fever about an hour prior to the seizure. What are
your management priorities?.
Answer: Place the patient on the side and apply high flow oxygen by face
mask.
◍ You are performing CPR on an 11-year old child who has been pulled from
a pond after being submerged for several minutes. An AED becomes
available, and you prepare to use it. Which of the following is the most
important for ou to do before using the AED on this child?
A. ) Correctly placing the pads on the child's chest
B. ) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
C. ) Using pediatric defibrillation pads if available
D. ) Checking to see if spare batteries are included.
Answer: B.) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
◍ You would compress a child's chest to which depth?
A. ) About 1 inch
B. ) About 1 1/2 inches
C. ) About 2 inches
D. ) About 2 1/2 inches.
Answer: C.) About 2 inches
◍ Which of the following would you expect to assess in a patient with cystic
fibrosis?
A. ) Dehydration
B. ) Constipation
C. ) Sporadic coughing
D. ) Loss of appetite.
Answer: A.) Dehydration
◍ Which of the following is your biggest concern regarding the delivery of
twins?.
Answer: You should pay special attention to keeping the infants warm.
, ◍ You have a newborn who is breathing slowly and has a heart rate of 64.
What is the FIRST step in neonatal resuscitation for this newborn?.
Answer: Assess and assure a clear airway.
◍ During the care of a 90 year old cardiac arrest patient, your partner is
struggling to open the airway. Your partner asks you to help and you find it
is impossible to do a chin lift or jaw thrust. You attempt to ventilate with the
bag valve mask anyway but find there is too much resistance. The reason
you are having trouble with the airway is most likely caused by?.
Answer: Neck Arthritis
◍ You are dispatched to a restaurant for a woman sitting on the floor in labor.
Delivery seems imminent and you prepare to assist her. While setting up
your equipment, a manager asks if you can move the patient to the bathroom
away from other customers. With this information, rescuers should:.
Answer: Create a setting that is as private as possible for the patient where
she is.
◍ You are interviewing the family of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.
Which of the following behavior would the family be least likely to report?
A. ) Pacing
B. ) Rummaging
C. ) Intellectual impairment
D. ) Nonsensical speaking.
Answer: C.) Intellectual impairment
◍ You arrive at the home of an elderly couple where the patient, a woman, has
been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The husband states that his wife
suddenly started screaming and shouting and tried to throw a lamp at him.
You suspect that the patient is experiencing which of the following?
A. ) Hallucinations
B. ) Depression
C. ) Sundowning
D. ) Catastrophic reaction.
Answer: D.) Catastrophic reaction
