Jones and Bartlett EMT Course Exam
Prep All Versions with CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ (2025/2026)
Q1. You arrive at a scene where a 50-year-old male is unresponsive,
pulseless, and not breathing. What is your first action?
A. Apply AED
B. Begin chest compressions
C. Check blood pressure
D. Insert an OPA
Answer: B. Begin chest compressions
Rationale: According to AHA guidelines, CPR begins with chest
compressions immediately after confirming cardiac arrest. The AED
follows as soon as available.
,Q2. Which of the following is the proper compression-to-ventilation
ratio for an adult patient with two EMTs providing CPR?
A. 15:2
B. 30:2
C. 5:1
D. Continuous compressions with asynchronous breaths
Answer: B. 30:2
Rationale: Adult CPR uses 30:2 ratio, regardless of number of
rescuers, until an advanced airway is placed.
Q3. Which of the following best describes “tidal volume”?
A. Air left in lungs after maximal exhalation
B. Amount of air moved in and out during normal breath
C. Maximum amount of air exhaled forcefully
D. Total volume of lungs
Answer: B. Amount of air moved in and out during normal breath
Rationale: Tidal volume ≈ 500 mL in adults. Vital for assessing
ventilation.
Q4. You suspect a cervical spine injury. Which airway maneuver
should you use?
A. Head tilt-chin lift
B. Jaw-thrust maneuver
C. Tongue-jaw lift
D. Heimlich maneuver
,Answer: B. Jaw-thrust maneuver
Rationale: For suspected spinal trauma, use jaw-thrust to open
airway while minimizing movement of cervical spine.
Q5. Which patient most requires rapid transport?
A. Stable 25-year-old with ankle pain
B. 40-year-old with chest pain and hypotension
C. 16-year-old with arm laceration
D. 30-year-old with mild shortness of breath but normal vitals
Answer: B. 40-year-old with chest pain and hypotension
Rationale: Unstable cardiac patient = high-priority, requires rapid
transport.
Q6. An oxygen tank reading 500 psi is attached to a nasal cannula
running at 4 L/min. Approximately how many minutes will it last?
A. 10 min
B. 30 min
C. 50 min
D. 120 min
Answer: B. 30 min
Rationale: D cylinder = ~350 L. 500 psi ÷ 2000 psi = ¼ full ≈ 80–
90 L. At 4 L/min = ~20–25 min. Round = ~30 min.
Q7. Which is the correct definition of “hypoperfusion”?
A. Increased tissue oxygen delivery
B. Failure of circulatory system to provide adequate oxygen
C. Hyperventilation syndrome
D. Pulmonary edema
, Answer: B. Failure of circulatory system to provide adequate oxygen
Rationale: Hypoperfusion = shock = inadequate circulation leading
to organ dysfunction.
Q8. What is the preferred method to control severe external
bleeding?
A. Pressure dressing
B. Tourniquet immediately
C. Direct pressure
D. Elevation alone
Answer: C. Direct pressure
Rationale: First-line = direct pressure. Tourniquet if uncontrolled.
Q9. Which patient requires high-flow oxygen by nonrebreather
mask?
A. Stable patient with ankle sprain
B. 70-year-old with chest pain and SpO₂ 88%
C. 25-year-old with mild anxiety hyperventilation, SpO₂ 99%
D. COPD patient with stable vitals and SpO₂ 94%
Answer: B. 70-year-old with chest pain and SpO₂ 88%
Rationale: Low oxygen sat + cardiac event = high-flow oxygen (NRB
at 10–15 L/min).
Q10. Which is the most reliable indicator of adequate ventilation
with a BVM?
A. Air entering stomach
B. Chest rise and fall
Prep All Versions with CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ (2025/2026)
Q1. You arrive at a scene where a 50-year-old male is unresponsive,
pulseless, and not breathing. What is your first action?
A. Apply AED
B. Begin chest compressions
C. Check blood pressure
D. Insert an OPA
Answer: B. Begin chest compressions
Rationale: According to AHA guidelines, CPR begins with chest
compressions immediately after confirming cardiac arrest. The AED
follows as soon as available.
,Q2. Which of the following is the proper compression-to-ventilation
ratio for an adult patient with two EMTs providing CPR?
A. 15:2
B. 30:2
C. 5:1
D. Continuous compressions with asynchronous breaths
Answer: B. 30:2
Rationale: Adult CPR uses 30:2 ratio, regardless of number of
rescuers, until an advanced airway is placed.
Q3. Which of the following best describes “tidal volume”?
A. Air left in lungs after maximal exhalation
B. Amount of air moved in and out during normal breath
C. Maximum amount of air exhaled forcefully
D. Total volume of lungs
Answer: B. Amount of air moved in and out during normal breath
Rationale: Tidal volume ≈ 500 mL in adults. Vital for assessing
ventilation.
Q4. You suspect a cervical spine injury. Which airway maneuver
should you use?
A. Head tilt-chin lift
B. Jaw-thrust maneuver
C. Tongue-jaw lift
D. Heimlich maneuver
,Answer: B. Jaw-thrust maneuver
Rationale: For suspected spinal trauma, use jaw-thrust to open
airway while minimizing movement of cervical spine.
Q5. Which patient most requires rapid transport?
A. Stable 25-year-old with ankle pain
B. 40-year-old with chest pain and hypotension
C. 16-year-old with arm laceration
D. 30-year-old with mild shortness of breath but normal vitals
Answer: B. 40-year-old with chest pain and hypotension
Rationale: Unstable cardiac patient = high-priority, requires rapid
transport.
Q6. An oxygen tank reading 500 psi is attached to a nasal cannula
running at 4 L/min. Approximately how many minutes will it last?
A. 10 min
B. 30 min
C. 50 min
D. 120 min
Answer: B. 30 min
Rationale: D cylinder = ~350 L. 500 psi ÷ 2000 psi = ¼ full ≈ 80–
90 L. At 4 L/min = ~20–25 min. Round = ~30 min.
Q7. Which is the correct definition of “hypoperfusion”?
A. Increased tissue oxygen delivery
B. Failure of circulatory system to provide adequate oxygen
C. Hyperventilation syndrome
D. Pulmonary edema
, Answer: B. Failure of circulatory system to provide adequate oxygen
Rationale: Hypoperfusion = shock = inadequate circulation leading
to organ dysfunction.
Q8. What is the preferred method to control severe external
bleeding?
A. Pressure dressing
B. Tourniquet immediately
C. Direct pressure
D. Elevation alone
Answer: C. Direct pressure
Rationale: First-line = direct pressure. Tourniquet if uncontrolled.
Q9. Which patient requires high-flow oxygen by nonrebreather
mask?
A. Stable patient with ankle sprain
B. 70-year-old with chest pain and SpO₂ 88%
C. 25-year-old with mild anxiety hyperventilation, SpO₂ 99%
D. COPD patient with stable vitals and SpO₂ 94%
Answer: B. 70-year-old with chest pain and SpO₂ 88%
Rationale: Low oxygen sat + cardiac event = high-flow oxygen (NRB
at 10–15 L/min).
Q10. Which is the most reliable indicator of adequate ventilation
with a BVM?
A. Air entering stomach
B. Chest rise and fall
