EMT Medical Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
You are transporting a 33-year-old male who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. You have addressed all immediate and potentially life-threatening conditions
and have stabilized his condition with the appropriate treatment. With an estimated
time of arrival at the hospital of 20 minutes, you should:
A) reassess his condition in 5 minutes
B) repeat your secondary assessment
C) take his vital signs in 15 minutes
D) arrange for an ALS rendezvous - --ANSWER--A) reassess his condition in 5
minutes
Ch 12 Patient Assessment for Shock pg 499
Common side effects of nitroglycerin include all of the following except:
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,A. hypotension
B. bradycardia
C. hypertension
D. severe headache - --ANSWER--C. hypertension
ch 16 Emergency Medical Care for Chest Pain or Discomfort pg 648
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who complains of chest pressure that began
the night before. He is conscious, but anxious, and tells you he has a history of
angina and hypertension. After applying high-flow oxygen, you expose his chest to
auscultate his lungs and note that he has a nitroglycerin patch on his right upper
chest. His skin is cool and pale, his blood pressure is 78/50 mm Hg, and his pulse
is 110 beats/min and irregular. You should:
Choose one answer.
A. remove the nitroglycerin patch, place him in a supine position and elevate his
lower extremities, and prepare for immediate transport.
B. immediately remove the nitroglycerin patch, apply the AED in case he develops
cardiac arrest, and transport to the closest hospital.
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, C. move the nitroglycerin patch to the other side of his chest in case you need to
apply the AED, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
D. ask him if the nitroglycerin patch he - --ANSWER--A. remove the nitroglycerin
patch, place him in a supine position and elevate his lower extremities, and prepare
for immediate transport.
ch 16 pathophysiology - pg 641
- remove nitro because it can worsen the hypotension; elevate LE so blood doesn't
pool
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a
sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow,
irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50
beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST
likely experienced:
A) a ruptured cerebral artery *****
B) an occluded cerebral artery
C) acute hypoglycemia
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Answers
You are transporting a 33-year-old male who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. You have addressed all immediate and potentially life-threatening conditions
and have stabilized his condition with the appropriate treatment. With an estimated
time of arrival at the hospital of 20 minutes, you should:
A) reassess his condition in 5 minutes
B) repeat your secondary assessment
C) take his vital signs in 15 minutes
D) arrange for an ALS rendezvous - --ANSWER--A) reassess his condition in 5
minutes
Ch 12 Patient Assessment for Shock pg 499
Common side effects of nitroglycerin include all of the following except:
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,A. hypotension
B. bradycardia
C. hypertension
D. severe headache - --ANSWER--C. hypertension
ch 16 Emergency Medical Care for Chest Pain or Discomfort pg 648
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who complains of chest pressure that began
the night before. He is conscious, but anxious, and tells you he has a history of
angina and hypertension. After applying high-flow oxygen, you expose his chest to
auscultate his lungs and note that he has a nitroglycerin patch on his right upper
chest. His skin is cool and pale, his blood pressure is 78/50 mm Hg, and his pulse
is 110 beats/min and irregular. You should:
Choose one answer.
A. remove the nitroglycerin patch, place him in a supine position and elevate his
lower extremities, and prepare for immediate transport.
B. immediately remove the nitroglycerin patch, apply the AED in case he develops
cardiac arrest, and transport to the closest hospital.
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, C. move the nitroglycerin patch to the other side of his chest in case you need to
apply the AED, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
D. ask him if the nitroglycerin patch he - --ANSWER--A. remove the nitroglycerin
patch, place him in a supine position and elevate his lower extremities, and prepare
for immediate transport.
ch 16 pathophysiology - pg 641
- remove nitro because it can worsen the hypotension; elevate LE so blood doesn't
pool
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a
sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow,
irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50
beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST
likely experienced:
A) a ruptured cerebral artery *****
B) an occluded cerebral artery
C) acute hypoglycemia
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