AEMT EXAMS COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following BEST illustrates failure to meet the standard of care for a
patient with chest pain?
A.
Obtaining a set of vital signs
B.
Administering Benadryl
C.
Administering aspirin
D.
Starting an IV on the patient - ✔✔B.
Administering Benadryl
✔✔Which of the following information obtained during the history taking would lead you
to suspect that emphysema is the cause of the patient's respiratory distress?
A.
The patient has a history of Marfan's disease.
B.
You can hear audible stridor upon inhalation.
C.
The patient has had a cough and fever for three days.
D.
History of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. - ✔✔D.
History of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
✔✔Patient assessment consists of four essential components. These components in
order from beginning to end of the call would be:
A.
primary assessment, secondary assessment, scene size-up, and reassessment.
B.
scene size-up, primary assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment.
C.
reassessment, secondary assessment, primary assessment, and scene size-up.
, D.
scene size-up, secondary assessment, primary assessment, and reassessment. - ✔✔B.
scene size-up, primary assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment.
✔✔Which medications have been identified to present a low risk to someone who uses
them, as long as the medication is used as directed on the label?
A.
Narcotic substances
B.
Regulated substances
C.
Over-the-counter (OTC) substances
D.
Controlled substances - ✔✔C.
Over-the-counter (OTC) substances
✔✔Capnometry is the measurement of carbon dioxide in exhaled air. A normal
capnometry value is:
A.
50-60 mmHg.
B.
90-100 mmHg.
C.
35-45 mmHg.
D.
20-30 mmHg. - ✔✔C.
35-45 mmHg.
✔✔In the mnemonic DCAP-BTLS, "B" stands for:
A.
bleeding.
B.
breaks.
C.
burns.
D.
bruises. - ✔✔C.
burns.
✔✔What is a simple step AEMTs can perform to help prevent the spread of flu in the
prehospital environment?
A.
Notify the CDC and local health department of flu cases.
B.
Place a surgical mask on suspected flu patients.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following BEST illustrates failure to meet the standard of care for a
patient with chest pain?
A.
Obtaining a set of vital signs
B.
Administering Benadryl
C.
Administering aspirin
D.
Starting an IV on the patient - ✔✔B.
Administering Benadryl
✔✔Which of the following information obtained during the history taking would lead you
to suspect that emphysema is the cause of the patient's respiratory distress?
A.
The patient has a history of Marfan's disease.
B.
You can hear audible stridor upon inhalation.
C.
The patient has had a cough and fever for three days.
D.
History of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. - ✔✔D.
History of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
✔✔Patient assessment consists of four essential components. These components in
order from beginning to end of the call would be:
A.
primary assessment, secondary assessment, scene size-up, and reassessment.
B.
scene size-up, primary assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment.
C.
reassessment, secondary assessment, primary assessment, and scene size-up.
, D.
scene size-up, secondary assessment, primary assessment, and reassessment. - ✔✔B.
scene size-up, primary assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment.
✔✔Which medications have been identified to present a low risk to someone who uses
them, as long as the medication is used as directed on the label?
A.
Narcotic substances
B.
Regulated substances
C.
Over-the-counter (OTC) substances
D.
Controlled substances - ✔✔C.
Over-the-counter (OTC) substances
✔✔Capnometry is the measurement of carbon dioxide in exhaled air. A normal
capnometry value is:
A.
50-60 mmHg.
B.
90-100 mmHg.
C.
35-45 mmHg.
D.
20-30 mmHg. - ✔✔C.
35-45 mmHg.
✔✔In the mnemonic DCAP-BTLS, "B" stands for:
A.
bleeding.
B.
breaks.
C.
burns.
D.
bruises. - ✔✔C.
burns.
✔✔What is a simple step AEMTs can perform to help prevent the spread of flu in the
prehospital environment?
A.
Notify the CDC and local health department of flu cases.
B.
Place a surgical mask on suspected flu patients.
