EMT National Registry Study Guide Questions/Answers
Graded A+ 2025/2026
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform
particular skills in certain situations - standing orders
A sign of breathing difficulty in children is a decrease in ___ ___. - pulse rate
A sudden loss of _______ of blood is considered serious in an average adult. - 1000cc
A thrombus which has broken loose, moving with blood flow, is called - an embolism
A weakened section of an arterial wall that begins to dilate is known as a(n) - aneurysm
Activated Charcoal: Contraindications - Poor LOC, vomiting
Activated Charcoal: Dosage - 1 g/kg of body weight, adults usually 25-50g, children
12.5-25g
Activated Charcoal: Side Effects - Constipation, nausea, vomiting, bowel obstruction
After delivering your first shock with an AED, the patient is still pulseless, you should
next - perform two minutes or 5 cycles of CPR
Albuterol: Action - Bronchodilator
Albuterol: Contraindications - Allergy
Albuterol: Dose - 2.5 mg nebulized with 2.5 mL saline (for a total of 3mL)
Albuterol: Indications - Acute bronchospasm due to asthma or COPD
Albuterol: Side effects - Headache, tachycardia, hypertension
An example of a shockable rhythm - pulseless ventricular tachycardia
An infant or child patient who exhibits wheezing, increased breathing effort on
exhalation, or rapid breathing without stridor probably has: - A lower-airway disease
an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs - bronchitis
ASA: Action - Impedes blood clotting
ASA: Contraindications - allergy, bleeding disorder, already taken 324mg
ASA: Dosage - 324mg (81mg x 4)
, Atrovent: Action - Bronchodilator
Atrovent: Contraindications - Allergy to drug, soybeans, peanuts, glaucoma
Atrovent: Dose - 0.5 mg nebulized w/ 2.5 mL saline (3mL total)
Atrovent: Side Effects - Dry mouth, headache, gastrointestinal distress
caused by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, from destruction of structures supporting
the alveoli, and destruction of capillaries feeding the alveoli. - emphysema
Chaotic electrical activity originating from many sites in the heart is called: - Ventricular
fibrillation
DCAP-BTLS = - deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness,
lacerations, swelling
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and many undetermined respiratory illnesses are
classified as - COPD
Epinephrine: Action - vasoconstriction, bronchodilation
Epinephrine: Contraindications - Glaucoma, shock other than anaphylactic, diabetes,
cardiac problems, hypertension, pregnancy, meds include a beta blocker or MAOI
Epinephrine: Dosage - Epi-Pen = 0.3mg, Epi-Pen Jr = 0.15mg (for <60 lbs)
Epinephrine: Indications - Anaphylaxis
Epinephrine: Side Effects - Headache, palpitations, hypertension, tachycardia
Flow rates for nasal cannula - 1-6 L/min
Flow rates for NRB - 12-15 L/min
Full dilation of the cervix occurs in the _______ stage of labor. - first
Glucagon: Action - increases blood glucose by stimulating liver to release stored
glycogen
Glucagon: Contraindications - allergy, hx of pheochromocytoma (tumor which secretes
epinephrine)
Glucagon: Dosage - 1.0 mg for >44lbs, 0.5 mg for <44lbs, repeat in 20 min if no
response
Graded A+ 2025/2026
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform
particular skills in certain situations - standing orders
A sign of breathing difficulty in children is a decrease in ___ ___. - pulse rate
A sudden loss of _______ of blood is considered serious in an average adult. - 1000cc
A thrombus which has broken loose, moving with blood flow, is called - an embolism
A weakened section of an arterial wall that begins to dilate is known as a(n) - aneurysm
Activated Charcoal: Contraindications - Poor LOC, vomiting
Activated Charcoal: Dosage - 1 g/kg of body weight, adults usually 25-50g, children
12.5-25g
Activated Charcoal: Side Effects - Constipation, nausea, vomiting, bowel obstruction
After delivering your first shock with an AED, the patient is still pulseless, you should
next - perform two minutes or 5 cycles of CPR
Albuterol: Action - Bronchodilator
Albuterol: Contraindications - Allergy
Albuterol: Dose - 2.5 mg nebulized with 2.5 mL saline (for a total of 3mL)
Albuterol: Indications - Acute bronchospasm due to asthma or COPD
Albuterol: Side effects - Headache, tachycardia, hypertension
An example of a shockable rhythm - pulseless ventricular tachycardia
An infant or child patient who exhibits wheezing, increased breathing effort on
exhalation, or rapid breathing without stridor probably has: - A lower-airway disease
an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs - bronchitis
ASA: Action - Impedes blood clotting
ASA: Contraindications - allergy, bleeding disorder, already taken 324mg
ASA: Dosage - 324mg (81mg x 4)
, Atrovent: Action - Bronchodilator
Atrovent: Contraindications - Allergy to drug, soybeans, peanuts, glaucoma
Atrovent: Dose - 0.5 mg nebulized w/ 2.5 mL saline (3mL total)
Atrovent: Side Effects - Dry mouth, headache, gastrointestinal distress
caused by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, from destruction of structures supporting
the alveoli, and destruction of capillaries feeding the alveoli. - emphysema
Chaotic electrical activity originating from many sites in the heart is called: - Ventricular
fibrillation
DCAP-BTLS = - deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness,
lacerations, swelling
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and many undetermined respiratory illnesses are
classified as - COPD
Epinephrine: Action - vasoconstriction, bronchodilation
Epinephrine: Contraindications - Glaucoma, shock other than anaphylactic, diabetes,
cardiac problems, hypertension, pregnancy, meds include a beta blocker or MAOI
Epinephrine: Dosage - Epi-Pen = 0.3mg, Epi-Pen Jr = 0.15mg (for <60 lbs)
Epinephrine: Indications - Anaphylaxis
Epinephrine: Side Effects - Headache, palpitations, hypertension, tachycardia
Flow rates for nasal cannula - 1-6 L/min
Flow rates for NRB - 12-15 L/min
Full dilation of the cervix occurs in the _______ stage of labor. - first
Glucagon: Action - increases blood glucose by stimulating liver to release stored
glycogen
Glucagon: Contraindications - allergy, hx of pheochromocytoma (tumor which secretes
epinephrine)
Glucagon: Dosage - 1.0 mg for >44lbs, 0.5 mg for <44lbs, repeat in 20 min if no
response
