EMT EXAM 4 JB LEARNING QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
SAMPLE stands for - CORRECT ANSWER -Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to
A patient has cool skin, shallow breathing and a diminished LOC. Your interventions would be: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Increase depth of respirations, high flow oxygen, and transport ASAP
Initial Assessment includes - CORRECT ANSWER -Forming a general impression
A fall patient has discoloration and tenderness to the left side of the chest. Upon auscultation,
you hear diminished breath sounds on the affected side. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Classify the patient as major trauma and immediately transport
Traumatic Asphyxia presents as - CORRECT ANSWER -bulging eyes and discoloration of the body
above the shoulders
What are the quickest ways to assess perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER -Capillary refill and pulse
A patient with diminished level of consciousness, abdominal bleeding and a swollen and
deformed arm is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Major Trauma
, If your patient has develops severe dyspnea after you have already sealed their sucking chest
wound, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -Lift the occlusive dressing upon exhalation to release
the air and then re-seal it.
If your patient gags when trying to insert an OPA, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -remove the
oropharyngeal airway and prepare for the patient to vomit.
When a patient has dyspnea and paradoxical movement on a side of their chest, you should
suspect: - CORRECT ANSWER -that the patient has Flail Chest
When securing a patient to a back board you - CORRECT ANSWER -Apply a c-collar, maintain
manual stabilization of the head until secured to the backboard, and secure the axial skeleton to
the backboard before the head.
Unequal breath sounds and/or unequal chest expansion are signs and symptoms of - CORRECT
ANSWER -a closed chest wall injury
If someone has an impaled object in their chest you should - CORRECT ANSWER -stabilize the
object, provide high flow oxygen, monitor vital signs, and provide rapid transport
During a Rapid Trauma Assessment, when assessing the pelvis, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -
apply gentle pressure to the iliac crests downwards and and then inwards.
When communicating patient information over the radio or to the hospital destination, you
should include the patient's - CORRECT ANSWER -level of consciousness (LOC), age, sex, and
chief complaint.
spontaneous pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER -A pneumothorax that occurs when a weak
area on the lung ruptures in the absence of major injury or trauma, allowing air to leak into the
pleural space.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
SAMPLE stands for - CORRECT ANSWER -Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up to
A patient has cool skin, shallow breathing and a diminished LOC. Your interventions would be: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Increase depth of respirations, high flow oxygen, and transport ASAP
Initial Assessment includes - CORRECT ANSWER -Forming a general impression
A fall patient has discoloration and tenderness to the left side of the chest. Upon auscultation,
you hear diminished breath sounds on the affected side. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Classify the patient as major trauma and immediately transport
Traumatic Asphyxia presents as - CORRECT ANSWER -bulging eyes and discoloration of the body
above the shoulders
What are the quickest ways to assess perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER -Capillary refill and pulse
A patient with diminished level of consciousness, abdominal bleeding and a swollen and
deformed arm is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Major Trauma
, If your patient has develops severe dyspnea after you have already sealed their sucking chest
wound, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -Lift the occlusive dressing upon exhalation to release
the air and then re-seal it.
If your patient gags when trying to insert an OPA, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -remove the
oropharyngeal airway and prepare for the patient to vomit.
When a patient has dyspnea and paradoxical movement on a side of their chest, you should
suspect: - CORRECT ANSWER -that the patient has Flail Chest
When securing a patient to a back board you - CORRECT ANSWER -Apply a c-collar, maintain
manual stabilization of the head until secured to the backboard, and secure the axial skeleton to
the backboard before the head.
Unequal breath sounds and/or unequal chest expansion are signs and symptoms of - CORRECT
ANSWER -a closed chest wall injury
If someone has an impaled object in their chest you should - CORRECT ANSWER -stabilize the
object, provide high flow oxygen, monitor vital signs, and provide rapid transport
During a Rapid Trauma Assessment, when assessing the pelvis, you should - CORRECT ANSWER -
apply gentle pressure to the iliac crests downwards and and then inwards.
When communicating patient information over the radio or to the hospital destination, you
should include the patient's - CORRECT ANSWER -level of consciousness (LOC), age, sex, and
chief complaint.
spontaneous pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER -A pneumothorax that occurs when a weak
area on the lung ruptures in the absence of major injury or trauma, allowing air to leak into the
pleural space.
