EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most important step when using an AED on a patient in cardiac arrest?
✔✔ Make sure no one is touching the patient during analysis and shock.
What is the treatment priority for a patient with signs of a stroke and a time of onset under 3
hours?
✔✔ Rapid transport to a stroke center for possible thrombolytic therapy.
What is the best method to communicate with a deaf patient at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Use written notes or gestures when no interpreter is available.
What should you do if a pregnant woman in her third trimester becomes dizzy and hypotensive
while lying flat?
✔✔ Turn her onto her left side to relieve pressure on the vena cava.
What is the most important step when caring for a newborn who is not breathing adequately?
1
,✔✔ Begin positive pressure ventilations with a BVM at 40–60 breaths per minute.
What should you do if a newborn’s heart rate is below 60 after 30 seconds of effective
ventilations?
✔✔ Begin chest compressions and continue ventilations.
What is the best method to assess if a patient is breathing adequately?
✔✔ Look for chest rise, listen for breath sounds, and feel for air movement.
What is the purpose of the primary assessment?
✔✔ To identify and treat life threats immediately.
What is the most reliable indicator of circulation in an unresponsive adult?
✔✔ Presence of a carotid pulse.
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with no suspected spinal
injury?
✔✔ Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
2
,What does snoring respirations usually indicate?
✔✔ Partial obstruction of the upper airway.
What is the most important action when a patient is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔ Begin rescue breathing with a BVM.
What should you do if a patient begins vomiting during CPR?
✔✔ Roll the patient to their side and suction the airway.
What is the main difference between respiratory distress and respiratory failure?
✔✔ In distress, the patient is still compensating; in failure, they are not.
What does cyanosis usually indicate in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Inadequate oxygenation and poor perfusion.
What is the priority for a trauma patient with uncontrolled external bleeding?
✔✔ Stop the bleeding with direct pressure or a tourniquet.
3
, What should you do for a patient with suspected spinal injury who is not breathing?
✔✔ Use jaw-thrust to open the airway and provide ventilations.
What is the primary concern in a patient with altered mental status?
✔✔ Ensure the airway is open and protected.
What is the best position to transport a patient with difficulty breathing but no trauma?
✔✔ Fowler’s or semi-Fowler’s position.
What is the most reliable sign of shock in a pediatric patient?
✔✔ Delayed capillary refill and altered mental status.
What is the most important treatment for an unconscious diabetic patient with low blood sugar?
✔✔ Maintain airway and provide rapid transport.
What is the most likely cause of chest pain that improves when the patient leans forward?
✔✔ Pericarditis.
4
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most important step when using an AED on a patient in cardiac arrest?
✔✔ Make sure no one is touching the patient during analysis and shock.
What is the treatment priority for a patient with signs of a stroke and a time of onset under 3
hours?
✔✔ Rapid transport to a stroke center for possible thrombolytic therapy.
What is the best method to communicate with a deaf patient at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Use written notes or gestures when no interpreter is available.
What should you do if a pregnant woman in her third trimester becomes dizzy and hypotensive
while lying flat?
✔✔ Turn her onto her left side to relieve pressure on the vena cava.
What is the most important step when caring for a newborn who is not breathing adequately?
1
,✔✔ Begin positive pressure ventilations with a BVM at 40–60 breaths per minute.
What should you do if a newborn’s heart rate is below 60 after 30 seconds of effective
ventilations?
✔✔ Begin chest compressions and continue ventilations.
What is the best method to assess if a patient is breathing adequately?
✔✔ Look for chest rise, listen for breath sounds, and feel for air movement.
What is the purpose of the primary assessment?
✔✔ To identify and treat life threats immediately.
What is the most reliable indicator of circulation in an unresponsive adult?
✔✔ Presence of a carotid pulse.
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with no suspected spinal
injury?
✔✔ Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
2
,What does snoring respirations usually indicate?
✔✔ Partial obstruction of the upper airway.
What is the most important action when a patient is not breathing but has a pulse?
✔✔ Begin rescue breathing with a BVM.
What should you do if a patient begins vomiting during CPR?
✔✔ Roll the patient to their side and suction the airway.
What is the main difference between respiratory distress and respiratory failure?
✔✔ In distress, the patient is still compensating; in failure, they are not.
What does cyanosis usually indicate in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Inadequate oxygenation and poor perfusion.
What is the priority for a trauma patient with uncontrolled external bleeding?
✔✔ Stop the bleeding with direct pressure or a tourniquet.
3
, What should you do for a patient with suspected spinal injury who is not breathing?
✔✔ Use jaw-thrust to open the airway and provide ventilations.
What is the primary concern in a patient with altered mental status?
✔✔ Ensure the airway is open and protected.
What is the best position to transport a patient with difficulty breathing but no trauma?
✔✔ Fowler’s or semi-Fowler’s position.
What is the most reliable sign of shock in a pediatric patient?
✔✔ Delayed capillary refill and altered mental status.
What is the most important treatment for an unconscious diabetic patient with low blood sugar?
✔✔ Maintain airway and provide rapid transport.
What is the most likely cause of chest pain that improves when the patient leans forward?
✔✔ Pericarditis.
4
