JBL EMT COMPREHENSIVE 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
Select one:
A. Brain tumor
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Massive stroke - ✔✔B. Poisoning
✔✔Which of the following MOST accurately describes what the patient will experience
during the postictal state that follows a seizure?
Select one:
A. A rapidly improving level of consciousness
B. A gradually decreasing level of consciousness
C. Confusion and fatigue
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - ✔✔C. Confusion and fatigue
✔✔You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a
sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow,
irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg, and his pulse rate is 50
beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely
experienced:
Select one:
A. a complex partial seizure.
B. an occluded cerebral artery.
C. acute hypoglycemia.
D. a ruptured cerebral artery. - ✔✔D. a ruptured cerebral artery.
✔✔You are assessing the arm drift component of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke
Scale on a 60-year-old woman. When she holds both of her arms out in front of her and
closes her eyes, both of her arms immediately fall to her sides. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat the arm drift test and ensure that her palms are facing downward.
, B. defer this part of the test and assess her for facial droop and slurred speech.
C. repeat the arm drift test, but move the patient's arms into position yourself.
D. instruct the patient to keep her eyes open and then repeat the arm drift test. - ✔✔C.
repeat the arm drift test, but move the patient's arms into position yourself.
✔✔A 49-year-old male presents with an acute onset of crushing chest pain and
diaphoresis. You should:
Select one:
A. assess the adequacy of his respirations.
B. obtain vital signs and a SAMPLE history.
C. administer up to 324 mg of baby aspirin.
D. administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin. - ✔✔A. assess the adequacy of his
respirations.
✔✔A patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) tells you that the device's pump
flow is continuous. Which of the following should you expect to encounter during your
assessment?
Select one:
A. Distention of the jugular veins
B. Low diastolic blood pressure
C. Absence of a palpable pulse
D. High systolic blood pressure - ✔✔C. Absence of a palpable pulse
✔✔A percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) restores blood flow to the
ischemic myocardium by:
Select one:
A. scraping fatty deposits off of the lumen of the coronary artery.
B. bypassing the coronary artery with a vessel from the chest or leg.
C. placing a stent inside the coronary artery to keep it from narrowing.
D. dilating the affected coronary artery with a small inflatable balloon. - ✔✔D. dilating
the affected coronary artery with a small inflatable balloon.
✔✔After assisting your patient with prescribed nitroglycerin, you should:
Select one:
A. perform a secondary assessment before administering further doses.
B. reassess his or her blood pressure within 5 minutes to detect hypotension.
C. place the patient in a recumbent position in case of fainting.
D. avoid further dosing if the patient complains of a severe headache. - ✔✔B. reassess
his or her blood pressure within 5 minutes to detect hypotension.
✔✔After the AED has delivered a shock, the EMT should:
Select one:
A. assess for a carotid pulse.
B. immediately resume CPR.
C. re-analyze the cardiac rhythm.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
Select one:
A. Brain tumor
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Massive stroke - ✔✔B. Poisoning
✔✔Which of the following MOST accurately describes what the patient will experience
during the postictal state that follows a seizure?
Select one:
A. A rapidly improving level of consciousness
B. A gradually decreasing level of consciousness
C. Confusion and fatigue
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - ✔✔C. Confusion and fatigue
✔✔You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a
sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow,
irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg, and his pulse rate is 50
beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely
experienced:
Select one:
A. a complex partial seizure.
B. an occluded cerebral artery.
C. acute hypoglycemia.
D. a ruptured cerebral artery. - ✔✔D. a ruptured cerebral artery.
✔✔You are assessing the arm drift component of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke
Scale on a 60-year-old woman. When she holds both of her arms out in front of her and
closes her eyes, both of her arms immediately fall to her sides. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat the arm drift test and ensure that her palms are facing downward.
, B. defer this part of the test and assess her for facial droop and slurred speech.
C. repeat the arm drift test, but move the patient's arms into position yourself.
D. instruct the patient to keep her eyes open and then repeat the arm drift test. - ✔✔C.
repeat the arm drift test, but move the patient's arms into position yourself.
✔✔A 49-year-old male presents with an acute onset of crushing chest pain and
diaphoresis. You should:
Select one:
A. assess the adequacy of his respirations.
B. obtain vital signs and a SAMPLE history.
C. administer up to 324 mg of baby aspirin.
D. administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin. - ✔✔A. assess the adequacy of his
respirations.
✔✔A patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) tells you that the device's pump
flow is continuous. Which of the following should you expect to encounter during your
assessment?
Select one:
A. Distention of the jugular veins
B. Low diastolic blood pressure
C. Absence of a palpable pulse
D. High systolic blood pressure - ✔✔C. Absence of a palpable pulse
✔✔A percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) restores blood flow to the
ischemic myocardium by:
Select one:
A. scraping fatty deposits off of the lumen of the coronary artery.
B. bypassing the coronary artery with a vessel from the chest or leg.
C. placing a stent inside the coronary artery to keep it from narrowing.
D. dilating the affected coronary artery with a small inflatable balloon. - ✔✔D. dilating
the affected coronary artery with a small inflatable balloon.
✔✔After assisting your patient with prescribed nitroglycerin, you should:
Select one:
A. perform a secondary assessment before administering further doses.
B. reassess his or her blood pressure within 5 minutes to detect hypotension.
C. place the patient in a recumbent position in case of fainting.
D. avoid further dosing if the patient complains of a severe headache. - ✔✔B. reassess
his or her blood pressure within 5 minutes to detect hypotension.
✔✔After the AED has delivered a shock, the EMT should:
Select one:
A. assess for a carotid pulse.
B. immediately resume CPR.
C. re-analyze the cardiac rhythm.
