EMT Final Chapters 1-41 Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most important reason for documenting all actions during patient care?
A. For billing purposes
✔✔ B. To ensure legal and clinical accuracy
C. To impress your medical director
D. To speed up transfer to the hospital
Which organ is most sensitive to hypoxia?
✔✔ A. Brain
B. Liver
C. Kidneys
D. Skin
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
A. Larynx
B. Vocal cords
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,✔✔ C. Epiglottis
D. Diaphragm
Which device provides the highest concentration of oxygen?
A. Nasal cannula at 6 L/min
B. Simple face mask at 8 L/min
✔✔ C. Non-rebreather mask at 15 L/min
D. Venturi mask at 4 L/min
What is a common sign of respiratory distress in infants?
A. Cyanosis
✔✔ B. Nasal flaring
C. Vomiting
D. Excessive crying
Which of the following is a contraindication for the use of a nasopharyngeal airway?
✔✔ A. Suspected basilar skull fracture
B. Vomiting
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,C. Decreased respiratory rate
D. Low SpO₂
What is the best method to assess a patient’s perfusion status?
A. Listen to breath sounds
✔✔ B. Evaluate mental status and skin signs
C. Check for back pain
D. Take oral temperature
Which of the following is a sign of compensated shock?
✔✔ A. Rapid pulse
B. Low blood pressure
C. Cyanotic skin
D. Decreased mental status
A patient who is breathing 6 times per minute with shallow breaths needs:
A. A nasal cannula at 2 L/min
✔✔ B. Ventilations with a BVM and oxygen
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, C. An albuterol inhaler
D. Reassurance and monitoring
What is the appropriate action for a flail chest segment?
✔✔ A. Provide high-flow oxygen and support ventilation if needed
B. Tape the chest to immobilize movement
C. Perform abdominal thrusts
D. Remove clothing to observe the chest
Which type of bleeding is typically dark red and oozes slowly?
A. Arterial
✔✔ B. Capillary
C. Venous
D. Gastrointestinal
What is the first step in bleeding control?
✔✔ A. Apply direct pressure
B. Apply a tourniquet
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most important reason for documenting all actions during patient care?
A. For billing purposes
✔✔ B. To ensure legal and clinical accuracy
C. To impress your medical director
D. To speed up transfer to the hospital
Which organ is most sensitive to hypoxia?
✔✔ A. Brain
B. Liver
C. Kidneys
D. Skin
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
A. Larynx
B. Vocal cords
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,✔✔ C. Epiglottis
D. Diaphragm
Which device provides the highest concentration of oxygen?
A. Nasal cannula at 6 L/min
B. Simple face mask at 8 L/min
✔✔ C. Non-rebreather mask at 15 L/min
D. Venturi mask at 4 L/min
What is a common sign of respiratory distress in infants?
A. Cyanosis
✔✔ B. Nasal flaring
C. Vomiting
D. Excessive crying
Which of the following is a contraindication for the use of a nasopharyngeal airway?
✔✔ A. Suspected basilar skull fracture
B. Vomiting
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,C. Decreased respiratory rate
D. Low SpO₂
What is the best method to assess a patient’s perfusion status?
A. Listen to breath sounds
✔✔ B. Evaluate mental status and skin signs
C. Check for back pain
D. Take oral temperature
Which of the following is a sign of compensated shock?
✔✔ A. Rapid pulse
B. Low blood pressure
C. Cyanotic skin
D. Decreased mental status
A patient who is breathing 6 times per minute with shallow breaths needs:
A. A nasal cannula at 2 L/min
✔✔ B. Ventilations with a BVM and oxygen
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, C. An albuterol inhaler
D. Reassurance and monitoring
What is the appropriate action for a flail chest segment?
✔✔ A. Provide high-flow oxygen and support ventilation if needed
B. Tape the chest to immobilize movement
C. Perform abdominal thrusts
D. Remove clothing to observe the chest
Which type of bleeding is typically dark red and oozes slowly?
A. Arterial
✔✔ B. Capillary
C. Venous
D. Gastrointestinal
What is the first step in bleeding control?
✔✔ A. Apply direct pressure
B. Apply a tourniquet
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