EMT CHAPTER 16 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS UPDATES 2026

EMT CHAPTER 16: RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 UPDATES

YouCareChavingCaChardCtimeCgettingCtheCpastCmedicalChistoryCofCaCpatientCwhoCisCshortCofCbreath.C
WhichCpieceCofCinformationCwouldCleadCtheCEMTCtoCbelieveCthatCtheCpatientChasCaChistoryCofCchro
nicClungCdisease,CsuchCasCemphysemaCorCchronicCbronchitis?

A.

SheCtakesCaCdailyCaspirin

B.

SheCcontinuallyCcoughs

C.

HerCrespirationsCareCtachypneic

D.

HerCchestCisCbarrelCshapedC-CCORRECTCANSWER-D.

HerCchestCisCbarrelCshaped

FollowingCaCcallCinCwhichCyouCtreatedCaCpediatricCpatientCwithCcroup,CaCnewCEMTCwhoCisCinCorienta
tionCasksCyouChowCyouCcanCdifferentiateCcroupCfromCepiglottitis.CWhichCofCtheseCresponsesCwouldC
beCmostCappropriate?

A.

"TheCchildCwithCepiglottitisCisCtypicallyCdrooling;CtheCchildCwithCcroupCrarely,CifCever,Cdrools."

B.

"TheCswellingCassociatedCwithCepiglottitisCtypicallyCdecreasesCwithCexposureCtoCcoolCair;CtheCswelli
ngCwithCcroupCdoesCnot."

C.

"CroupCisCtypicallyCassociatedCwithCwheezing;CepiglottitisCisCtypicallyCassociatedCwithCcracklesCinCt
heClungs."

D.

,"EpiglottitisCisCaccompaniedCbyCaCcough;CcroupCisCnotCassociatedCwithCaCcough."C-
CCORRECTCANSWER-A.



"TheCchildCwithCepiglottitisCisCtypicallyCdrooling;CtheCchildCwithCcroupCrarely,CifCever,Cdrools."

WhenCassessingCaCpatientCwhoCcomplainsCofCshortnessCofCbreathCbutChasCanCopenCairway,CwhichCa
ctionCshouldCtheCEMTCperformCnext?

A.

DetermineCtheCcauseCofCtheCshortnessCofCbreath

B.

GetCtheCpatient'sCSpO2CtoC100%

C.

AscertainCwhetherCtheCpatientChasCusedCanCMDI

D.

AssessCtheCadequacyCofCtheCpatient'sCbreathingC-CCORRECTCANSWER-D.

AssessCtheCadequacyCofCtheCpatient'sCbreathing

YouCareCassistingCaCpatientCinCtakingCherCmetered-
doseCinhalerCforCtheCfirstCtime.CWhichCofCtheseCstatementsCaboutCtheCsideCeffectsCofCtheCmedicati
onCwouldCbeCmostCappropriate?

A.

"YouCwillCprobablyCnotCevenCrememberCtakingCtheCmedication."

B.

"TheCmedicationCmayCcauseCyouCtoCbecomeCveryCtiredCandCfatigued."

C.

"YouCmayCexperienceCaCrunnyCnoseCandCincreaseCinCsaliva."

D.

"YouCmayCfeelCanxiousCandCyourCheartCrateCmayCincrease."C-CCORRECTCANSWER-D.

"YouCmayCfeelCanxiousCandCyourCheartCrateCmayCincrease."

AsCcomparedCtoCanCadult,ChowCwouldCyouCdescribeCtheCrespiratoryCrateCofCanCinfant?

,A.

FasterCthanCanCadult'sCrate

B.

SameCasCanCadult'sCrate

C.

SlowerCthanCanCadult'sCrate

D.

NormallyCslowerCthanCanCadult'sCrate,CunlessCdyspneaCisCpresentC-CCORRECTCANSWER-A.

FasterCthanCanCadult'sCrate

ACpatientCrequiresCseveralCdosesCofCmedicationCfromCherCmetered-
doseCinhaler.CAtCaCminimum,ChowClongCshouldCtheCEMTCwaitCbetweenCadministrations?

A.

10Cminutes

B.

5Cminutes

C.

2Cminutes

D.

30CsecondsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-C.

2Cminutes

ACnewCemployeeCofCyourCEMSCsystemCisCaboutCtoCtakeCaCprotocolCtestCinCfrontCofCtheCEMSCsupervis
or.CAsCheCisCreviewingCtheCprotocolCfromCmemory,CheCgetsCconfusedCaboutCwhichCamountCofCoxyg
enCtoCadministerCtoCaCpatientCwithCaCsuspectedCpulmonaryCembolism.CHowCwouldCyouCrespondCifC
heCasksCyouCforChelp?

A.

"AdministerC2ClitersCperCminuteCbyCnasalCcannulaCtoCallCpatientsCwithCsuspectedCpulmonaryCembol
ism."

, B.

"ACpatientCwithCaCpulmonaryCembolismChasCaCperfusionCdeficit,CnotCaCventilationCdeficit,CsoCoxyge
nCwillCnotCchangeCthings.CSimplyCstartCventilationsCandCtransportCtheCpatient."

C.

"AdministerCsupplementalCoxygenCtoCtheCpatientCofCsufficientCamountCtoCmaintainCtheCpulseCoxim
eterCreadingCatCorCgreaterCthanC94%."

D.

"SinceCaCpulmonaryCembolismCisCaCvascularCproblemCratherCthanClungCproblem,CadministerCoxyge
nCtoCmaintainCaCpulseCoximeterCreadingCofCgreaterCthanC95%."C-CCORRECTCANSWER-C.

"AdministerCsupplementalCoxygenCtoCtheCpatientCofCsufficientCamountCtoCmaintainCtheCpulseCoxim
eterCreadingCatCorCgreaterCthanC94%."

TheCEMTCisCcorrectlyCaccessingCforCaccessoryCmuscleCuseCwhenCheCexaminesCwhichCpartCofCtheCbo
dy?

A.

Chest

B.

Back

C.

InnerCmouth

D.

NaresC-CCORRECTCANSWER-A.

Chest

WhichCofCtheseCpiecesCofCinformationCwouldCheightenCtheCEMT'sCsuspicionCthatCaCchildCwithCaCper
sistentCcoughCmayChaveCwhoopingCcough?

A.

NeverChadCchildhoodCimmunizations

B.

CoughCworseCduringCtheCday