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EMS JBL Final Exam Study Guide 2025 | Emergency
Medical Services Practice Test, Scenarios, and Answers
Prepare for your EMS JBL Final Exam with this 2025 comprehensive study guide. Includes
patient assessment, airway management, trauma and medical emergencies, pharmacology, CPR,
and real-world EMS scenarios. Perfect for EMTs and paramedics seeking to excel in JBL final
assessments.
• EMS JBL final exam
• EMS practice test 2025
• JBL final exam study guide
• EMT paramedic JBL assessment
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of
a stroke?
A. Hypovolemia
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Intracranial bleeding - answer-a. Hypovolemia
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
A. Massive stroke
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Brain tumor - answer-b. Poisoning
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Which of the following most accurately describes a focal-onset aware seizure?
A. A seizure that causes the pt to stare blankely
B. A generalized seizure w/o incontinence
C. A seizure that begins in one extremity
D. A seizure that is not preceded by an aura - answer-c. A seizure that begins in one extremity
Which of the following most accurately describes what the pt will experience during the
postictal state that follows a seizure?
A. A rapidly improving loc
B. Confusion and fatigue
C. A gradually decreasing loc
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - answer-b. Confusion and fatigue
A 58 yr old male presents w/ confusion, right-sided weakness, and slurred speech. His airway is
patent, and his breathing is adequate. His wife is present and is very upset. Which of the
following has the most immediately priority?
A. Obtaining a complete set of baseline vital signs
B. Administering glucose to rule out hypoglycemia
C. Documenting all of his current medications
D. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms - answer-d. Asking his wife when she noticed
the symptoms
A generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure is characterized by:
A. Unconsciousness for greater than 30min
B. A core body temp of greater than 103 f
C. A blank stare and brief lapse of consciousness
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D. Severe twitching of all body's muscles - answer-d. Severe twitching of all body's musclesa
A pt whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysarthria
C. Dysphagia
D. Aphasia - answer-b. Dysarthria
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
A. Atherosclerosis
B. A thrombus
C. An embolism
D. An aneurysm - answer-d. An aneurysm
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following except:
A. An acute arterial rupture
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. An embolism
D. A thrombus - answer-b. Cerebral vasodilation
Which of the following conditions is not a common cause of seizures?
A. Hypotension
B. Acute alcohol withdrawal
C. Poisoning or overdose
D. Acute hypoglycemia - answer-a. Hypotension
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Which of the following pts would most likely demonstrate typical signs of infection, such as a
fever?
A. A 35 yr old female in the later stages of aids
B. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
C. A 3 month old female who was born prematuraly
D. An 88 yr old w/ chronic renal problems - answer-b. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
Which of the following symptoms would lead the emt to believe that a pts headache is caused
by sinus congestion?
A. The headache began suddenly
B. The pain is worse when bending over
C. There is associated neck stiffness
D. There is a numbness in the extremities - answer-b. The pain is worse when bending over
You arrive at a grocery store shortly after a 35-year-old male stopped seizing. Your assessment
reveals that he is confused and incontinent of urine. The patient's girlfriend tells you that he has
a history of seizures and takes topiramate (topamax). When obtaining further medical history
from the girlfriend, it is most important to:
A. Determine if the pt is a known alcohol abuser
B. Determine when he was last seen by his physician
C. Obtain a description of how the seizure developed
D. Ask her how long the pt has been taking his medication - answer-c. Obtain a description of
how the seizure developed
A 29 yr old pregnant woman has had severe vomiting for the last 2 days. Today, she is vomiting
large amounts of blood. Her skin is cool and pale, and she is tachycardic. The emt should
suspect:
EMS JBL Final Exam Study Guide 2025 | Emergency
Medical Services Practice Test, Scenarios, and Answers
Prepare for your EMS JBL Final Exam with this 2025 comprehensive study guide. Includes
patient assessment, airway management, trauma and medical emergencies, pharmacology, CPR,
and real-world EMS scenarios. Perfect for EMTs and paramedics seeking to excel in JBL final
assessments.
• EMS JBL final exam
• EMS practice test 2025
• JBL final exam study guide
• EMT paramedic JBL assessment
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely to mimic the signs and symptoms of
a stroke?
A. Hypovolemia
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Intracranial bleeding - answer-a. Hypovolemia
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
A. Massive stroke
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Brain tumor - answer-b. Poisoning
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Which of the following most accurately describes a focal-onset aware seizure?
A. A seizure that causes the pt to stare blankely
B. A generalized seizure w/o incontinence
C. A seizure that begins in one extremity
D. A seizure that is not preceded by an aura - answer-c. A seizure that begins in one extremity
Which of the following most accurately describes what the pt will experience during the
postictal state that follows a seizure?
A. A rapidly improving loc
B. Confusion and fatigue
C. A gradually decreasing loc
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - answer-b. Confusion and fatigue
A 58 yr old male presents w/ confusion, right-sided weakness, and slurred speech. His airway is
patent, and his breathing is adequate. His wife is present and is very upset. Which of the
following has the most immediately priority?
A. Obtaining a complete set of baseline vital signs
B. Administering glucose to rule out hypoglycemia
C. Documenting all of his current medications
D. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms - answer-d. Asking his wife when she noticed
the symptoms
A generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure is characterized by:
A. Unconsciousness for greater than 30min
B. A core body temp of greater than 103 f
C. A blank stare and brief lapse of consciousness
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D. Severe twitching of all body's muscles - answer-d. Severe twitching of all body's musclesa
A pt whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysarthria
C. Dysphagia
D. Aphasia - answer-b. Dysarthria
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
A. Atherosclerosis
B. A thrombus
C. An embolism
D. An aneurysm - answer-d. An aneurysm
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following except:
A. An acute arterial rupture
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. An embolism
D. A thrombus - answer-b. Cerebral vasodilation
Which of the following conditions is not a common cause of seizures?
A. Hypotension
B. Acute alcohol withdrawal
C. Poisoning or overdose
D. Acute hypoglycemia - answer-a. Hypotension
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Which of the following pts would most likely demonstrate typical signs of infection, such as a
fever?
A. A 35 yr old female in the later stages of aids
B. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
C. A 3 month old female who was born prematuraly
D. An 88 yr old w/ chronic renal problems - answer-b. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
Which of the following symptoms would lead the emt to believe that a pts headache is caused
by sinus congestion?
A. The headache began suddenly
B. The pain is worse when bending over
C. There is associated neck stiffness
D. There is a numbness in the extremities - answer-b. The pain is worse when bending over
You arrive at a grocery store shortly after a 35-year-old male stopped seizing. Your assessment
reveals that he is confused and incontinent of urine. The patient's girlfriend tells you that he has
a history of seizures and takes topiramate (topamax). When obtaining further medical history
from the girlfriend, it is most important to:
A. Determine if the pt is a known alcohol abuser
B. Determine when he was last seen by his physician
C. Obtain a description of how the seizure developed
D. Ask her how long the pt has been taking his medication - answer-c. Obtain a description of
how the seizure developed
A 29 yr old pregnant woman has had severe vomiting for the last 2 days. Today, she is vomiting
large amounts of blood. Her skin is cool and pale, and she is tachycardic. The emt should
suspect:
