ADVANCED EMT TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which layer of skin is exposed to the environment? - Answers -Epidermis
What is the largest bone in the lower leg? - Answers -tibia
Failure of the liver would result in what? - Answers -the inability to detoxify harmful
substances in the bloodstream.
Certain blood vessels that contain specialized sensors that detect the level of internal
pressure and transmit messages to the nervous system, which then triggers the smooth
muscle in the vessel walls to make any needed size adjustments, are called: - Answers
-Stretch receptors
All of the following can result in airway obstruction except:
-burns
-the tongue
-facial trauma
-infections - Answers -the tongue
What is the relatively rare condition that can cause respiratory depression? - Answers -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has changed the stimulus to breath to
the hypoxic drive and high concentration can depress breathing.
You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you
hear the patient gurgling. What do you do next? - Answers -Suction the airway
You have a patient who is unresponsive on the floor. What is the best way to rule in or
rule out trauma as a cause of the patients unresponsiveness? - Answers -Look for
bystanders and ask them what happened
For which of the following patients is a focused physical examination appropriate? -
Answers -25 yr old female with a history of asthma and who is complaining of difficulty
breathing.
Transporting a patient to the hospital against his will could place the EMT in danger of
being held liable for..? - Answers -false imprisonment
As it pertains to hazardous materials, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration requires employers to : - Answers -document the appropriate level of
training for each employee
Which of the following is adequate protection for the EMT's head while at the scene of
an auto extrication? - Answers -standard construction hardhat
What is dypsnea? - Answers -shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
, what is euepnic? - Answers -normal breathing
The reason that a specific medication should not be given to a patient is known as? -
Answers -indication
50% dextrose is an example of a medication derived from what source? - Answers -
plant
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act established which one of the following? -
Answers -Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Morphine is an example of a drug listed in which one of the following schedules? -
Answers -II
Lasix is an example of which one of the following drug names? - Answers -trade
When a medication is dissolved in an alcohol, it is known as? - Answers -tincture
Which one of the following glass drug packages has the advantage of low cost and a
long shelf life because it does not have any seals that can rupture or degrade over
time? - Answers -ampule
What is the term used to describe the decrease in the desired effect of a drug after it is
taken regularly over a period of time? - Answers -tolerance
Which of the following is an enteral route of medication administration? - Answers -oral
You receive an order to give medication PO. How should you administer the
medication? - Answers -by mouth
Of the following routes of medication administration which one allows for the fastest
onset of action? - Answers -intravenous
One liter is equal to ___ milliliters - Answers -1,000
A patient weighs 185 lbs, this means he weighs how many kilograms? - Answers -84
You receive an order to give 0.5 mg of epinephrine 1:1,000 intramuscularly. The drug is
supplied in 1 mL ampules in concentration of 1 mg/mL. You should give ____ mL of the
drug - Answers -0.5
What is the amount of a drug contained in 5 mL of a 10% solution? - Answers -500
milligrams
Which layer of skin is exposed to the environment? - Answers -Epidermis
What is the largest bone in the lower leg? - Answers -tibia
Failure of the liver would result in what? - Answers -the inability to detoxify harmful
substances in the bloodstream.
Certain blood vessels that contain specialized sensors that detect the level of internal
pressure and transmit messages to the nervous system, which then triggers the smooth
muscle in the vessel walls to make any needed size adjustments, are called: - Answers
-Stretch receptors
All of the following can result in airway obstruction except:
-burns
-the tongue
-facial trauma
-infections - Answers -the tongue
What is the relatively rare condition that can cause respiratory depression? - Answers -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has changed the stimulus to breath to
the hypoxic drive and high concentration can depress breathing.
You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you
hear the patient gurgling. What do you do next? - Answers -Suction the airway
You have a patient who is unresponsive on the floor. What is the best way to rule in or
rule out trauma as a cause of the patients unresponsiveness? - Answers -Look for
bystanders and ask them what happened
For which of the following patients is a focused physical examination appropriate? -
Answers -25 yr old female with a history of asthma and who is complaining of difficulty
breathing.
Transporting a patient to the hospital against his will could place the EMT in danger of
being held liable for..? - Answers -false imprisonment
As it pertains to hazardous materials, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration requires employers to : - Answers -document the appropriate level of
training for each employee
Which of the following is adequate protection for the EMT's head while at the scene of
an auto extrication? - Answers -standard construction hardhat
What is dypsnea? - Answers -shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
, what is euepnic? - Answers -normal breathing
The reason that a specific medication should not be given to a patient is known as? -
Answers -indication
50% dextrose is an example of a medication derived from what source? - Answers -
plant
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act established which one of the following? -
Answers -Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Morphine is an example of a drug listed in which one of the following schedules? -
Answers -II
Lasix is an example of which one of the following drug names? - Answers -trade
When a medication is dissolved in an alcohol, it is known as? - Answers -tincture
Which one of the following glass drug packages has the advantage of low cost and a
long shelf life because it does not have any seals that can rupture or degrade over
time? - Answers -ampule
What is the term used to describe the decrease in the desired effect of a drug after it is
taken regularly over a period of time? - Answers -tolerance
Which of the following is an enteral route of medication administration? - Answers -oral
You receive an order to give medication PO. How should you administer the
medication? - Answers -by mouth
Of the following routes of medication administration which one allows for the fastest
onset of action? - Answers -intravenous
One liter is equal to ___ milliliters - Answers -1,000
A patient weighs 185 lbs, this means he weighs how many kilograms? - Answers -84
You receive an order to give 0.5 mg of epinephrine 1:1,000 intramuscularly. The drug is
supplied in 1 mL ampules in concentration of 1 mg/mL. You should give ____ mL of the
drug - Answers -0.5
What is the amount of a drug contained in 5 mL of a 10% solution? - Answers -500
milligrams
