EMT Practice Test Questions AND Answers 2022

What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - Answer - 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - Answer - heart rate more than 100 What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - Answer - Heart rate less than 60 When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - Answer - if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100 Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - Answer - it flows to the aortic arch What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - Answer - nitroglycerin What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - Answer - slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity What is the function of the carotid artery? - Answer - it carries blood from the heart to the head Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - Answer - open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer what delivers blood to the right atrium? - Answer - the superior and inferior vena cava What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - Answer - it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure What is TIA - Answer - transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few minutes When do you change roles during CPR? - Answer - every two minutes What is another name for a heart attack? - Answer - acute myocardial infarction What does nitroglycerin do? - Answer - nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - Answer - infarcted cells What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - Answer - silent heart attack