JB LEARNING EMT EXAM 2 MOCK TEST AND
STUDY MATERIAL WITH EMS PROTOCOLS AND
CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
◉ A 73-year-old male presents with confusion; cool, pale, clammy
skin; absent radial pulses; and a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg.
The patient's wife tells you that he has had abdominal pain for a
week and began vomiting a coffee-ground substance yesterday. His
past medical history includes hypertension and gastric ulcer disease.
Your MOST immediate concern should be that:
A) his blood glucose level is probably too high.
B) he is bleeding from his gastrointestinal tract.
C) he is in shock and requires prompt transport.
D) his condition requires surgery within 2 hours.
Answer: C
◉ Which of the following is an abnormal finding?
A) Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
B) Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
C) Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
D) Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child
Answer: A
,◉ Unresponsiveness, shallow breathing, and constricted pupils are
indicative of which type of drug overdose?
A) Narcotic
B) Marijuana
C) Barbiturate
D) Amphetamine
Answer: A
◉ Which of the following conditions would MOST likely cause
flushed skin?
A) Blood loss
B) Hypothermia
C) Exposure to heat
D) Low blood pressure
Answer: C
◉ A 46-year-old man presents with generalized weakness and
shortness of breath after he was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake.
His blood pressure is 106/58 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 112
beats/min. Treatment for this patient should include:
A) elevation of the affected part and ice packs.
B) splinting and lowering of the affected part.
,C) ice packs to the wound and splinting.
D) proximal arterial constricting band and splinting.
Answer: B
◉ Which of the following injury mechanisms is associated with
hangings?
A) Distraction
B) Subluxation
C) Axial loading
D) Hyperextension
Answer: A
◉ Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when
the EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT
palpates it. He knows his name, but cannot remember what
happened and does not know what day it is. He should be assigned a
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of:
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Answer: C
, ◉ You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male with
a severe airway obstruction when he becomes unresponsive. After
lowering him to the ground and placing him in a supine position, you
should:
A) open his airway and look inside his mouth.
B) begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
C) continue abdominal thrusts until ALS responders arrive.
D) assess for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds.
Answer: B
◉ Sudden cardiac arrest in the adult population MOST often is the
result of:
A) myocardial infarction.
B) respiratory failure.
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia.
D) accidental electrocution.
Answer: C
◉ A 31-year-old man presents with uncontrolled twitching of his left
arm that began shortly after he experienced an odd taste in his
mouth. He denies loss of consciousness and states that this has
happened to him before. What should you suspect?
A) Absence seizure
B) Generalized seizure
STUDY MATERIAL WITH EMS PROTOCOLS AND
CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
◉ A 73-year-old male presents with confusion; cool, pale, clammy
skin; absent radial pulses; and a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg.
The patient's wife tells you that he has had abdominal pain for a
week and began vomiting a coffee-ground substance yesterday. His
past medical history includes hypertension and gastric ulcer disease.
Your MOST immediate concern should be that:
A) his blood glucose level is probably too high.
B) he is bleeding from his gastrointestinal tract.
C) he is in shock and requires prompt transport.
D) his condition requires surgery within 2 hours.
Answer: C
◉ Which of the following is an abnormal finding?
A) Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
B) Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
C) Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
D) Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child
Answer: A
,◉ Unresponsiveness, shallow breathing, and constricted pupils are
indicative of which type of drug overdose?
A) Narcotic
B) Marijuana
C) Barbiturate
D) Amphetamine
Answer: A
◉ Which of the following conditions would MOST likely cause
flushed skin?
A) Blood loss
B) Hypothermia
C) Exposure to heat
D) Low blood pressure
Answer: C
◉ A 46-year-old man presents with generalized weakness and
shortness of breath after he was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake.
His blood pressure is 106/58 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 112
beats/min. Treatment for this patient should include:
A) elevation of the affected part and ice packs.
B) splinting and lowering of the affected part.
,C) ice packs to the wound and splinting.
D) proximal arterial constricting band and splinting.
Answer: B
◉ Which of the following injury mechanisms is associated with
hangings?
A) Distraction
B) Subluxation
C) Axial loading
D) Hyperextension
Answer: A
◉ Assessment of an injured man reveals that he opens his eyes when
the EMT speaks to him and pulls his arm away when the EMT
palpates it. He knows his name, but cannot remember what
happened and does not know what day it is. He should be assigned a
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of:
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Answer: C
, ◉ You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male with
a severe airway obstruction when he becomes unresponsive. After
lowering him to the ground and placing him in a supine position, you
should:
A) open his airway and look inside his mouth.
B) begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
C) continue abdominal thrusts until ALS responders arrive.
D) assess for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds.
Answer: B
◉ Sudden cardiac arrest in the adult population MOST often is the
result of:
A) myocardial infarction.
B) respiratory failure.
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia.
D) accidental electrocution.
Answer: C
◉ A 31-year-old man presents with uncontrolled twitching of his left
arm that began shortly after he experienced an odd taste in his
mouth. He denies loss of consciousness and states that this has
happened to him before. What should you suspect?
A) Absence seizure
B) Generalized seizure
