EMT Practice Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

EMT Practice Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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BAnswer6BbreathsBandB110BcompressionsBinBaBminute



WhatBisBconsideredBtachycardicBforBanBadult?B-BAnswerheartBrateBmoreBthanB100



WhatBisBconsideredBbradycardicBforBanBadult?B-BAnswerHeartBrateBlessBthanB60



WhenBisBnitroglycerinBnotBadvisedBtoBbeBadministered?B-
BAnswerifBtheBsystolicBbloodBpressureBisBlessBthanB100



WhereBdoesBbloodBflowBafterBitBleavesBtheBleftBventricle?B-
BAnsweritBflowsBtoBtheBaorticBarch



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BAnswernitroglycerin



WhatBisBtheBparasympatheticBsystemBresponsibleBfor?B-
BAnswerslowingBtheBheartBrateBandBintestinalBactivity



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BAnsweritBcarriesBbloodBfromBtheBheartBtoBtheBhead



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BAnsweropenBendedBquestions;BitBavoidsBtheByes/noBanswer



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BbloodBpressure

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WhatBisBanotherBnameBforBaBheartBattack?B-BAnsweracuteBmyocardialBinfarction



WhatBdoesBnitroglycerinBdo?B-
BAnswernitroglycerinBdilatesBtheBvesselsBtoBreduceBtheBheartsBpreload



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BAnswerlowBbloodBpressure;BmuffledBheartBsound;BweakBpulseBdueBtoBtheBheartsBstrugglesBt
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IfBaBpatientBisBunresponsiveBwithBaBpulseByou:B-
BAnswer2BquickBrescueBbreathsBthenBbreathsB10-12BeveryBminute



whatBdoesBaBsphygmonometerBmeasure?B-BAnsweritBmeasuresBbloodBpressure



whatBisBaBnormalBsystolicBbloodBpressureBforBaBchild?B-BAnswer80-110



whatBareBthreeBthingsBtoBcheckBifBsuspiciousBofBaBstroke?B-
BAnswerspeech,BfacialBdroop,BarmBdrift

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BAnswersmoothBmuscleBrelaxation,BreducesBcardiacBworkload,BdilatesBcoronaryBarteries,BandB
dilatesBsystemicBarteries



whatBhappensBifBaBpatientBhasBpreeclampsia?B-
BAnswerhypertensive;BextremelyBhighBbloodBpressureBandBswellingBinBextremeties;Bsusceptible
BtoBseizures



whatBisBanBischemicBstroke?B-BAnswerbloodBflowBbeingBcutBoffBfromBpartBofBtheBbrain



whatBisBtheBnormalBheartBrateBforBaBchildB-BAnswer70-110BbeatsBperBminute



whatBratioBshouldB2BpersonBcprBonBaBchildBbeBdoneBat?B-BAnswer15:2



whatBisBtheBcorrectBtreatmentBforBsomeoneBundergoingBaphyxialBcardiacBarrest?B-
BAnswer5BcyclesBofBCPRBpriorBtoBretrievingBtheBAEDBorBemergencyBresponseBsystem



whatBisBtheBmostBcommonBreasonBforBcardiacBarrestBinBchildren?B-BAnswerrespiratoryBarrest



whatBdoesBtheBtermBlumenBreferBtoBinBEMS?B-BAnswertheBdiameterBofBaBtube



rescueBbreathingBguidelines:B-BAnsweradult:B1BbreathBeveryB5-
6Bseconds;Bchild:B1BbreathBeveryB3-5Bseconds



whatBdoesBplacingBaBfoldedBtowelBunderneathBaBchildsBshouldersBdo?B-
BAnsweritBaidsBinBaligningBtheBchildsBairway



whatBdoesBDKABcause?B-
BAnsweritBcausesBfrequentBurinationBinBanBattemptBtoBridBtheBbodyBofBexcessBacidBbuildup



whatBdoesBalphaB1BreceptorsBdo?B-BAnswervasoconstricts/shuntsBblood



whatBdoesBbetaB1BreceptorsBdo?B-BAnswerincreasesBHR/contractility