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Complete EMT Exam Prep
2026–2027
1. Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You
decide to open the airway. What method should you use?
A. Jaw-Thrust maneuver
B. Suction before opening airway
C. Head tilt-Chin lift
D. Insert an OPA first before opening airway
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Head tilt-Chin lift
2. Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations.
How many breaths will you deliver?
,A. 10 breaths per minute
B. 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
C. 24 breaths per minute
D. 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER: B. 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
3. Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction
the patient for?
A. No more than 30 seconds
B. No more than 5 seconds
C. No more than 20 seconds
D. No more than 15 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER: D. No more than 15 seconds
4. Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of
difficulty breathing. The patient is found in the tripod
position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26,
oxygen saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak
but in 3-4 word sentences. You should...
A. Lay the patient flat first
B. Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
,C. Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
D. Start assisting his ventilations
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Start oxygen via non-rebreather
mask at 15 LPM
5. You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found
sitting upright on the couch. She complains of shortness
of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is
speaking in full sentences and her oxygen saturation
comes back at 92%. You should...
A. Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
B. Assist her ventilations with a BVM
C. Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
D. Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
CORRECT ANSWER: D. Start oxygen with nasal cannula
at 4 LPM
6. You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the
ground outside a bank. He's unresponsive with a
respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation of 85%. There
is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should
next...
, A. Suction his airway first
B. Open the airway
C. Start BVM ventilations immediately
D. Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Open the airway
7. You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of
difficulty breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate
lung sounds and find rhonchi unilateral to her right lung.
You suspect...
A. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
B. Asthma
C. Pneumonia
D. COPD
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Pneumonia
8. What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in
common?
A. Wheezing
B. Rales
C. Absent Lung Sounds
D. Rhonchi
Practice Test Questions &
Verified Answers PDF |
Complete EMT Exam Prep
2026–2027
1. Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You
decide to open the airway. What method should you use?
A. Jaw-Thrust maneuver
B. Suction before opening airway
C. Head tilt-Chin lift
D. Insert an OPA first before opening airway
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Head tilt-Chin lift
2. Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations.
How many breaths will you deliver?
,A. 10 breaths per minute
B. 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
C. 24 breaths per minute
D. 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER: B. 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
3. Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction
the patient for?
A. No more than 30 seconds
B. No more than 5 seconds
C. No more than 20 seconds
D. No more than 15 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER: D. No more than 15 seconds
4. Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of
difficulty breathing. The patient is found in the tripod
position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26,
oxygen saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak
but in 3-4 word sentences. You should...
A. Lay the patient flat first
B. Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
,C. Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
D. Start assisting his ventilations
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Start oxygen via non-rebreather
mask at 15 LPM
5. You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found
sitting upright on the couch. She complains of shortness
of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is
speaking in full sentences and her oxygen saturation
comes back at 92%. You should...
A. Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
B. Assist her ventilations with a BVM
C. Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
D. Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
CORRECT ANSWER: D. Start oxygen with nasal cannula
at 4 LPM
6. You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the
ground outside a bank. He's unresponsive with a
respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation of 85%. There
is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should
next...
, A. Suction his airway first
B. Open the airway
C. Start BVM ventilations immediately
D. Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Open the airway
7. You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of
difficulty breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate
lung sounds and find rhonchi unilateral to her right lung.
You suspect...
A. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
B. Asthma
C. Pneumonia
D. COPD
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Pneumonia
8. What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in
common?
A. Wheezing
B. Rales
C. Absent Lung Sounds
D. Rhonchi
