EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING TEST PREPARATION
NEWEST 2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male with a severe airway
obstruction when he becomes unresponsive. After lowering him to the ground
and placing him in a supine position, you should:
A) open his airway and look inside his mouth.
B) begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
C) continue abdominal thrusts until ALS responders arrive.
D) assess for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Sudden cardiac arrest in the adult population MOST often is the result of:
A) myocardial infarction.
B) respiratory failure.
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia.
D) accidental electrocution. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
,A 31-year-old man presents with uncontrolled twitching of his left arm that began
shortly after he experienced an odd taste in his mouth. He denies loss of
consciousness and states that this has happened to him before. What should you
suspect?
A) Absence seizure
B) Generalized seizure
C) Simple partial seizure
D) Complex partial seizure
Feedback :
Seizures are classified as being generalized or partial. Generalized seizures are
further classified as being tonic-clonic (formerly called grand mal) or absence
(formerly called petit mal) seizures. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures result from
abnormal electrical discharges from large areas of the brain, usually involving
both hemispheres. They are characterized by unconsciousness and generalized
severe twitching of the body's muscles; they last several minutes or longer.
Absence seizures are characterized by a brief lapse of consciousness in which the
patient seems to st - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Which of the following is the MOST reliable indicator of a fractured spinal
vertebra?
A) Lack of pain at the site of the injury
B) Palpable pain at the site of the injury
,C) Decreased movement on one side of the body
D) Decreased grip strength in the upper extremities - CORRECT ANSWER-B
When treating a patient with chest pain, pressure, or discomfort, you should
FIRST:
A) administer supplemental oxygen.
B) place the patient in a position of comfort.
C) request an ALS ambulance response to the scene.
D) assess the blood pressure and give nitroglycerin. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST
determine:
A) the patient's weight in kg.
B) the type of medication ingested.
C) when the medication was ingested.
D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old
child who is breathing at a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do?
, A) Apply high-flow oxygen
B) Tag the child as immediate
C) Assess for distal pulses
D) Ventilate with a bag-mask device - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A prolapsed umbilical cord is dangerous because the:
A) cord might pull the placenta from the uterine wall during delivery.
B) mother may die of hypoxia due to compromised placental blood flow.
C) cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck, causing strangulation.
D) baby's head may compress the cord, cutting off its supply of oxygen. -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
Your assessment of the newborn reveals that she has a patent airway, is
breathing adequately, and has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. Her face and trunk
are pink, but her hands and feet are cyanotic. You have clamped and cut the
umbilical cord, but the placenta has not yet delivered. You should:
A) massage the lower part of the mother's uterus until the placenta delivers.
B) give the newborn high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport.
C) reassess the newborn every 5 minutes and transport after the placenta
delivers.
NEWEST 2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male with a severe airway
obstruction when he becomes unresponsive. After lowering him to the ground
and placing him in a supine position, you should:
A) open his airway and look inside his mouth.
B) begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
C) continue abdominal thrusts until ALS responders arrive.
D) assess for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Sudden cardiac arrest in the adult population MOST often is the result of:
A) myocardial infarction.
B) respiratory failure.
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia.
D) accidental electrocution. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
,A 31-year-old man presents with uncontrolled twitching of his left arm that began
shortly after he experienced an odd taste in his mouth. He denies loss of
consciousness and states that this has happened to him before. What should you
suspect?
A) Absence seizure
B) Generalized seizure
C) Simple partial seizure
D) Complex partial seizure
Feedback :
Seizures are classified as being generalized or partial. Generalized seizures are
further classified as being tonic-clonic (formerly called grand mal) or absence
(formerly called petit mal) seizures. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures result from
abnormal electrical discharges from large areas of the brain, usually involving
both hemispheres. They are characterized by unconsciousness and generalized
severe twitching of the body's muscles; they last several minutes or longer.
Absence seizures are characterized by a brief lapse of consciousness in which the
patient seems to st - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Which of the following is the MOST reliable indicator of a fractured spinal
vertebra?
A) Lack of pain at the site of the injury
B) Palpable pain at the site of the injury
,C) Decreased movement on one side of the body
D) Decreased grip strength in the upper extremities - CORRECT ANSWER-B
When treating a patient with chest pain, pressure, or discomfort, you should
FIRST:
A) administer supplemental oxygen.
B) place the patient in a position of comfort.
C) request an ALS ambulance response to the scene.
D) assess the blood pressure and give nitroglycerin. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST
determine:
A) the patient's weight in kg.
B) the type of medication ingested.
C) when the medication was ingested.
D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old
child who is breathing at a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do?
, A) Apply high-flow oxygen
B) Tag the child as immediate
C) Assess for distal pulses
D) Ventilate with a bag-mask device - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A prolapsed umbilical cord is dangerous because the:
A) cord might pull the placenta from the uterine wall during delivery.
B) mother may die of hypoxia due to compromised placental blood flow.
C) cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck, causing strangulation.
D) baby's head may compress the cord, cutting off its supply of oxygen. -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
Your assessment of the newborn reveals that she has a patent airway, is
breathing adequately, and has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. Her face and trunk
are pink, but her hands and feet are cyanotic. You have clamped and cut the
umbilical cord, but the placenta has not yet delivered. You should:
A) massage the lower part of the mother's uterus until the placenta delivers.
B) give the newborn high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport.
C) reassess the newborn every 5 minutes and transport after the placenta
delivers.
