2026 EMT FINAL EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhatgisgthegexpectedgcaregfromgEMRsgforgagpatientgingcardiacgarrestgpergtheg
NationalgEMSgScopegofgPractice?g-gans-
Automatedgexternalgdefibrillationg(Chg1,gpg5-6,gObjg1-5)
WhatgisgthegsafestgactiongforgEMTsgarrivinggatgagviolentgdomesticgscenegwithg
angunconsciousgpatientginside?g-gans-
Dognotgenterguntilglawgenforcementgsecuresgthegsceneg(Chg1,gpg7-8,gObjg1-7)
Whatgisgthegbestgactiongwhengagcompetentgpatientgrefusesgcaregandgwon'tgsign
gthegrefusalgform?g-gans-
Havegagwitnessgsigngandgdocumentgthegrefusalg(Chg3,gpg57,gObjg3-12)
Whichgstagegofggriefginvolvesgsadnessgandgdespairgovergloss?g-gans-
Depressiong(Chg2,gpg25,gObjg2-3)
Whatgisgthegbestgwaygtogmanagegacutegstressgaftergagtraumaticgcall?g-gans-
Participategingagcriticalgincidentgdebriefingg(Chg2,gpg26,gObjg2-4)
Whatgisgthegprimarygpurposegofgagprehospitalgcaregreportg(PCR)?g-gans-
Documentgcaregforglegalgandgqualitygimprovementg(Chg4,gpg71,gObjg4-2)
WhichgsectiongofgthegPCRgincludesgthegnarrativegofgthegcall?g-gans-
Narrativeg(Chg4,gpg76,gObjg4-5)
Whatgisgthegbestgwaygtoggivegaghandoffgreportgatgtheghospital?g-gans-
Structuredgoralgreportgwithgkeygpatientgdetailsg(Chg5,gpg105,gObjg5-9)
Whatgisgthegprioritygwhengliftinggagheavygpatientgtogavoidginjury?g-gans-
Usegpropergbodygmechanicsgandgadditionalghelpg(Chg6,gpg119-120,gObjg6-5)
Whatgisgthegcorrectgtermgforgthegpositiongwithgthegpatientglyinggfacegup?g-
gans-Supineg(Chg7,gpg148-149,gObjg7-4)
Whatgisgthegfunctiongofgthegalveoligingthegrespiratorygsystem?g-gans-
Gasgexchangegbetweenglungsgandgbloodg(Chg7,gpg162,gObjg7-10)
Whatgisgthegconsequencegofganaerobicgmetabolismgingcells?g-gans-
Lacticgacidgbuildupgandgcellulargdysfunctiong(Chg8,gpg205,gObjg8-3)
, Whatgisgthegbestginitialgactiongforgagpatientgwithginadequategrespirations?g-gans-
Startgpositivegpressuregventilationg(Chg10,gpg281,gObjg10-16)
Whatgisgthegnormalgrangegforgadultgpulsegrate?g-gans-60-
100gbeatsgpergminuteg(Chg11,gpg324-325,gObjg11-6)
Whatgisgthegpurposegofgscenegsize-upgingpatientgassessment?g-gans-
Determinegsafetygandgmechanismgofginjuryg(Chg12,gpg357-358,gObjg12-2)
WhatgisgthegAVPUgscalegusedgfor?g-gans-
Assessglevelgofgresponsivenessg(Chg13,gpg384,gObjg13-8)
Whatgisgtheg"fivegrights"gofgmedicationgadministration?g-gans-
Rightgpatient,gmedication,gdose,groute,gtimeg(Chg14,gpg499,gObjg14-13)
Whatgisgthegprioritygingmanagingghypovolemicgshock?g-gans-
Stopgbleedinggandgmaintaingperfusiong(Chg15,gpg506,gObjg15-4)
Whatgisgtheghallmarkgofgobstructivegpulmonarygdiseaseglikegasthma?g-gans-
Wheezinggongexpirationg(Chg16,gpg555,gObjg16-8)
Whatgisgthegbestgtreatmentgforgagpatientgwithgacutegcoronarygsyndromegchestgp
ain?g-gans-Aspiringandgnitroglyceringifgindicatedg(Chg17,gpg630-631,gObjg17-18)
WhatgisgthegCincinnatigPrehospitalgStrokegScalegusedgtogassess?g-gans-
Facialgdroop,garmgdrift,gspeechgabnormalityg(Chg18,gpg669,gObjg18-11)
Whatgisgthegpostictalgphasegaftergagseizure?g-gans-
Periodgofgconfusiongandgrecoveryg(Chg19,gpg690,gObjg19-4)
Whatgisgthegbestgtreatmentgforghypoglycemiagingagconsciousgpatient?g-gans-
Oralgglucosegorgsugarygfoodg(Chg20,gpg714-715,gObjg20-8)
Whatgisgthegmechanismgofgactiongforgepinephrineginganaphylaxis?g-gans-
Relaxesgbronchiolesgandgconstrictsgvesselsg(Chg21,gpg743,gObjg21-9)
Whatgisgthegbestgmanagementgforgagpatientgwithgacutegabdominalgpaingandgsh
ock?g-gans-High-flowgoxygengandgrapidgtransportg(Chg23,gpg828,gObjg23-6)
Whatgisgthegprioritygforgagpatientgwithgsuspectedgheatstroke?g-gans-
Rapidgcoolinggandgtransportg(Chg24,gpg879,gObjg24-8)
Whatgisgthegbestgactiongforgagpatientgwithgsuspectedgdrowning?g-gans-
Provideghigh-
flowgoxygengandgmonitorgforgpulmonarygedemag(Chg25,gpg909,gObjg25-8)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhatgisgthegexpectedgcaregfromgEMRsgforgagpatientgingcardiacgarrestgpergtheg
NationalgEMSgScopegofgPractice?g-gans-
Automatedgexternalgdefibrillationg(Chg1,gpg5-6,gObjg1-5)
WhatgisgthegsafestgactiongforgEMTsgarrivinggatgagviolentgdomesticgscenegwithg
angunconsciousgpatientginside?g-gans-
Dognotgenterguntilglawgenforcementgsecuresgthegsceneg(Chg1,gpg7-8,gObjg1-7)
Whatgisgthegbestgactiongwhengagcompetentgpatientgrefusesgcaregandgwon'tgsign
gthegrefusalgform?g-gans-
Havegagwitnessgsigngandgdocumentgthegrefusalg(Chg3,gpg57,gObjg3-12)
Whichgstagegofggriefginvolvesgsadnessgandgdespairgovergloss?g-gans-
Depressiong(Chg2,gpg25,gObjg2-3)
Whatgisgthegbestgwaygtogmanagegacutegstressgaftergagtraumaticgcall?g-gans-
Participategingagcriticalgincidentgdebriefingg(Chg2,gpg26,gObjg2-4)
Whatgisgthegprimarygpurposegofgagprehospitalgcaregreportg(PCR)?g-gans-
Documentgcaregforglegalgandgqualitygimprovementg(Chg4,gpg71,gObjg4-2)
WhichgsectiongofgthegPCRgincludesgthegnarrativegofgthegcall?g-gans-
Narrativeg(Chg4,gpg76,gObjg4-5)
Whatgisgthegbestgwaygtoggivegaghandoffgreportgatgtheghospital?g-gans-
Structuredgoralgreportgwithgkeygpatientgdetailsg(Chg5,gpg105,gObjg5-9)
Whatgisgthegprioritygwhengliftinggagheavygpatientgtogavoidginjury?g-gans-
Usegpropergbodygmechanicsgandgadditionalghelpg(Chg6,gpg119-120,gObjg6-5)
Whatgisgthegcorrectgtermgforgthegpositiongwithgthegpatientglyinggfacegup?g-
gans-Supineg(Chg7,gpg148-149,gObjg7-4)
Whatgisgthegfunctiongofgthegalveoligingthegrespiratorygsystem?g-gans-
Gasgexchangegbetweenglungsgandgbloodg(Chg7,gpg162,gObjg7-10)
Whatgisgthegconsequencegofganaerobicgmetabolismgingcells?g-gans-
Lacticgacidgbuildupgandgcellulargdysfunctiong(Chg8,gpg205,gObjg8-3)
, Whatgisgthegbestginitialgactiongforgagpatientgwithginadequategrespirations?g-gans-
Startgpositivegpressuregventilationg(Chg10,gpg281,gObjg10-16)
Whatgisgthegnormalgrangegforgadultgpulsegrate?g-gans-60-
100gbeatsgpergminuteg(Chg11,gpg324-325,gObjg11-6)
Whatgisgthegpurposegofgscenegsize-upgingpatientgassessment?g-gans-
Determinegsafetygandgmechanismgofginjuryg(Chg12,gpg357-358,gObjg12-2)
WhatgisgthegAVPUgscalegusedgfor?g-gans-
Assessglevelgofgresponsivenessg(Chg13,gpg384,gObjg13-8)
Whatgisgtheg"fivegrights"gofgmedicationgadministration?g-gans-
Rightgpatient,gmedication,gdose,groute,gtimeg(Chg14,gpg499,gObjg14-13)
Whatgisgthegprioritygingmanagingghypovolemicgshock?g-gans-
Stopgbleedinggandgmaintaingperfusiong(Chg15,gpg506,gObjg15-4)
Whatgisgtheghallmarkgofgobstructivegpulmonarygdiseaseglikegasthma?g-gans-
Wheezinggongexpirationg(Chg16,gpg555,gObjg16-8)
Whatgisgthegbestgtreatmentgforgagpatientgwithgacutegcoronarygsyndromegchestgp
ain?g-gans-Aspiringandgnitroglyceringifgindicatedg(Chg17,gpg630-631,gObjg17-18)
WhatgisgthegCincinnatigPrehospitalgStrokegScalegusedgtogassess?g-gans-
Facialgdroop,garmgdrift,gspeechgabnormalityg(Chg18,gpg669,gObjg18-11)
Whatgisgthegpostictalgphasegaftergagseizure?g-gans-
Periodgofgconfusiongandgrecoveryg(Chg19,gpg690,gObjg19-4)
Whatgisgthegbestgtreatmentgforghypoglycemiagingagconsciousgpatient?g-gans-
Oralgglucosegorgsugarygfoodg(Chg20,gpg714-715,gObjg20-8)
Whatgisgthegmechanismgofgactiongforgepinephrineginganaphylaxis?g-gans-
Relaxesgbronchiolesgandgconstrictsgvesselsg(Chg21,gpg743,gObjg21-9)
Whatgisgthegbestgmanagementgforgagpatientgwithgacutegabdominalgpaingandgsh
ock?g-gans-High-flowgoxygengandgrapidgtransportg(Chg23,gpg828,gObjg23-6)
Whatgisgthegprioritygforgagpatientgwithgsuspectedgheatstroke?g-gans-
Rapidgcoolinggandgtransportg(Chg24,gpg879,gObjg24-8)
Whatgisgthegbestgactiongforgagpatientgwithgsuspectedgdrowning?g-gans-
Provideghigh-
flowgoxygengandgmonitorgforgpulmonarygedemag(Chg25,gpg909,gObjg25-8)
