EMR FINAL CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Your initial assessment reveals the patient is able to acknowledge your
presence and answer your questions. Using the AVPU pneumonic, you
should describe the level of consciousness as which of the following?- A- P-
V- U.
Answer: - A
◍ The term hazardous materials refers to which of the following?- The
probability the substance is poisonous- The degree which a substance may
ignite a fire- The possibility of a reaction if a substance is exposed to
another substance- Any chemical substance or material that can pose a threat
to the health, safety or property of an individual.
Answer: - Any chemical substance or material that can pose a threat to the
health, safety or property of an individual
◍ Positive pressure ventilation uses external pressure to:.
Answer: force air into the patient's lungs.
◍ Your patient is unresponsive. To assess his breathing, you listen and feel for
signs of breathing to assess whether he has adequate:.
Answer: Tidal volume
◍ You should suction for no more than:.
Answer: 15 seconds
◍ If your patient is unresponsive and no gag reflux, what airway would you
use.
Answer: Oropharyngeal airway
,◍ A high pitched with breathing that indicated a partial airway obstruction.
Answer: Stridor
◍ most common anatomical airway obstruction.
Answer: The tongue
◍ When placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient's arm, ensure the bladder is
centered over which artery?- Ulnar- Femoral- Radial- Brachial.
Answer: - Brachial
◍ For a patient with a closed abdominal injury, position the patient -- On their
back, with their knees slightly bent- On their side, with their arms flexed-
Sitting up, leaning forward- On the right side, with the left leg elevated.
Answer: - On their back, with their knees slightly bent
◍ How can you tell if your ventilation efforts are successful?.
Answer: The patient's chest will rise and fall with each ventilation.
◍ When you fill in a patient report, note the time using the ________ time
standard..
Answer: 24 hour
◍ If you must open the airway of a patient you suspect a spinal injury, you
should open the airway using the.
Answer: Jaw Thrust maneuver
◍ For severe life threatening bleeding, it is appropriate to apply a tourniquet as
the first step for controlling bleeding in all of the following situations
except:- A scene is unsafe- A multiple-casualty incident involves several
patients with life-threatening injuries and there are limited resources
available- An entrapped limb makes it impossible to apply direct pressure
over the wound- It is possible to safely apply direct pressure over the
wound.
Answer: - It is possible to safely apply direct pressure over the wound
◍ Your run report is considered a.
Answer: legal document
, ◍ Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the
following?- Airway and breathing problems- Stroke- Coronary heart
disease- Myocardial infarction.
Answer: - Airway and breathing problems
◍ As an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), you should be able to:-
Perform advanced airway procedures- Provide basic emergency care- Insert
intravenous devices- Assess electrocardiograms (ECGs).
Answer: - Provide basic emergency care
◍ What is the typical way to correct an error on an electronic patient care
report?.
Answer: Submit an electronic addendum to the original report
◍ Which of the following must be included in the minimum data set?.
Answer: Time of arrival at the patient's location
◍ The minimum data set is the smallest amount of information required by
________ for each patient, particularly for 911 calls..
Answer: the U.S. Department of Transportation
◍ As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide
care based on a specific criteria. This is known as - - Good faith action-
Duty to act- Standard of care- Scope of practice.
Answer: - Standard of care
◍ objective findings.
Answer: what you observe or see (seen, felt)
◍ You arrive at the scene of an emergency involving an older adult who has
fallen in the kitchen. The daughter is also in the kitchen. The patient is alert
and breathing but complaining of pain in the left hip. Which of the
following should you do first?- Ask the daughter what happened.- Call the
patient by her first name.- Introduce yourself to the patient and the
daughter.- Tell the patient she has probably fractured her hip.
Answer: - Introduce yourself to the patient and the daughter.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Your initial assessment reveals the patient is able to acknowledge your
presence and answer your questions. Using the AVPU pneumonic, you
should describe the level of consciousness as which of the following?- A- P-
V- U.
Answer: - A
◍ The term hazardous materials refers to which of the following?- The
probability the substance is poisonous- The degree which a substance may
ignite a fire- The possibility of a reaction if a substance is exposed to
another substance- Any chemical substance or material that can pose a threat
to the health, safety or property of an individual.
Answer: - Any chemical substance or material that can pose a threat to the
health, safety or property of an individual
◍ Positive pressure ventilation uses external pressure to:.
Answer: force air into the patient's lungs.
◍ Your patient is unresponsive. To assess his breathing, you listen and feel for
signs of breathing to assess whether he has adequate:.
Answer: Tidal volume
◍ You should suction for no more than:.
Answer: 15 seconds
◍ If your patient is unresponsive and no gag reflux, what airway would you
use.
Answer: Oropharyngeal airway
,◍ A high pitched with breathing that indicated a partial airway obstruction.
Answer: Stridor
◍ most common anatomical airway obstruction.
Answer: The tongue
◍ When placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient's arm, ensure the bladder is
centered over which artery?- Ulnar- Femoral- Radial- Brachial.
Answer: - Brachial
◍ For a patient with a closed abdominal injury, position the patient -- On their
back, with their knees slightly bent- On their side, with their arms flexed-
Sitting up, leaning forward- On the right side, with the left leg elevated.
Answer: - On their back, with their knees slightly bent
◍ How can you tell if your ventilation efforts are successful?.
Answer: The patient's chest will rise and fall with each ventilation.
◍ When you fill in a patient report, note the time using the ________ time
standard..
Answer: 24 hour
◍ If you must open the airway of a patient you suspect a spinal injury, you
should open the airway using the.
Answer: Jaw Thrust maneuver
◍ For severe life threatening bleeding, it is appropriate to apply a tourniquet as
the first step for controlling bleeding in all of the following situations
except:- A scene is unsafe- A multiple-casualty incident involves several
patients with life-threatening injuries and there are limited resources
available- An entrapped limb makes it impossible to apply direct pressure
over the wound- It is possible to safely apply direct pressure over the
wound.
Answer: - It is possible to safely apply direct pressure over the wound
◍ Your run report is considered a.
Answer: legal document
, ◍ Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the
following?- Airway and breathing problems- Stroke- Coronary heart
disease- Myocardial infarction.
Answer: - Airway and breathing problems
◍ As an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), you should be able to:-
Perform advanced airway procedures- Provide basic emergency care- Insert
intravenous devices- Assess electrocardiograms (ECGs).
Answer: - Provide basic emergency care
◍ What is the typical way to correct an error on an electronic patient care
report?.
Answer: Submit an electronic addendum to the original report
◍ Which of the following must be included in the minimum data set?.
Answer: Time of arrival at the patient's location
◍ The minimum data set is the smallest amount of information required by
________ for each patient, particularly for 911 calls..
Answer: the U.S. Department of Transportation
◍ As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide
care based on a specific criteria. This is known as - - Good faith action-
Duty to act- Standard of care- Scope of practice.
Answer: - Standard of care
◍ objective findings.
Answer: what you observe or see (seen, felt)
◍ You arrive at the scene of an emergency involving an older adult who has
fallen in the kitchen. The daughter is also in the kitchen. The patient is alert
and breathing but complaining of pain in the left hip. Which of the
following should you do first?- Ask the daughter what happened.- Call the
patient by her first name.- Introduce yourself to the patient and the
daughter.- Tell the patient she has probably fractured her hip.
Answer: - Introduce yourself to the patient and the daughter.
