EMT Practice Test Questions

EMT Practice Test Questions 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