EMT 1st quarter exam questions and answers (updated 2026)

EMT 1st quarter exam questions and
answers (updated 2026)
ABteamBofBEMTsBandBparamedicsBareBattemptingBtoBresuscitateBaBmanBwhoBisBinBcardiacBar
restBwhileBhisBwifeBandBsonBare

present.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBoccurBduringBtheBresuscitationBattempt?

SelectBone:



A.BEachBmemberBofBtheBresuscitationBteamBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBatBvariousBintervalsBth
roughoutBtheBattempt.



B.BABlawBenforcementBofficerBshouldBprepareBtheBfamilyBforBtheBpatient'sBdeathBandBcontact
BtheBfuneralBhome.



C.BCommunicationBwithBtheBfamilyBshouldBbeBminimalBuntilBtheBfinalBoutcomeBofBtheBresusci
tationBattemptBisBknown



D.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperformedBand
BhowBtheBpatientBhas

responded.B-
BAnswerD.BOneBEMTBshouldBupdateBtheBfamilyBonBtheBinterventionsBthatBhaveBbeenBperfor
medBandBhowBtheBpatientBhas

responded.



SignsBofBaBsuddenBsevereBupperBairwayBobstructionBincludeBallBofBtheBfollowing,BEXCEPT:



SelectBone:

A.BinabilityBtoBspeak.



B.BacuteBcyanosis.



C.BforcefulBcoughing.



D.BgraspingBtheBthroat.B-BAnswerC.BForcefulBcoughing

,AB23-year-
oldBmaleBexperiencedBsevereBheadBtraumaBafterBhisBmotorcycleBcollidedBwithBanBoncomingBt
ruck.BHeBis

unconscious,BhasBagonalBgasps,BandBhasBcopiousBbloodyBsecretionsBinBhisBmouth.BHowBshoul
dByouBmanageBhisBairway?

SelectBone:



A.BSuctionBhisBoropharynxBwithBaBrigidBcatheterBuntilBallBsecretionsBareBremoved.



B.BProvideBcontinuousBventilationsBwithBaBbag-maskBdeviceBtoBminimizeBhypoxia.



C.BInsertBaBnasopharyngealBairwayBandBprovideBsuctionBandBassistedBventilations.B



D.BAlternateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice.B-
BAnswerD.BAltérnateBoropharyngealBsuctioningBandBventilationBwithBaBbag-maskBdevice



AB37-year-
oldBmaleBhasBanBapparentBforeignBbodyBairwayBobstruction.BHeBisBconsciousBandBalertBandBi
sBcoughing

forcefully.BHisBskinBisBpink,Bwarm,BandBmoist.BTheBMOSTBappropriateBtreatmentBforBthisBpati
entBincludes:

SelectBone:



A.BaBseriesBofBbackBblowsBandBchestBthrusts.

B.BaBseriesBofBabdominalBthrusts.BX



C.BfingerBsweepsBtoBremoveBtheBobstruction

.

D.BencouragingBhimBtoBcoughBandBtransportingB-
BAnswerB.BEncouragingBtoBcoughBandBtransporting



ABmanBwasBfoundBunresponsiveBinBhisBbedBatBhome.BThereBisBnoBevidenceBofBinjury,BandBt
heBpatient'sBmedicalBhistoryBis

, notBknown.BTheBpatient'sBfaceBisBcherryBred,ByetBtheBpulseBoximeterBreadsB98%.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBwouldBMOSTBlikely

explainBthis?

SelectBone:



A.BIncreasedBbodyBtemperature



B.BSevereBpulmonaryBedema



C.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoningB



D.BColdBextremitiesB-BAnswerC.BCarbonBmonoxideBpoisoning



AnBadultBatBrestBshouldBhaveBaBrespiratoryBrateBthatBrangesBbetween:

SelectBone:



A.B10BandB18Bbreaths/min.



B.B8BandB15Bbreaths/min.



C.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min.



D.B22BandB24Bbreaths/min.B-BAnswerC.B12BandB20Bbreaths/min



AB40-year-
oldBmaleBcrashedBhisBmotorcycleBintoBaBtree.BHeBisBsemiconscious,BhasBsnoringBrespirations,
BandBhasBa

lacerationBtoBtheBforearmBwithBminimalBbleeding.BYouBshould:

SelectBone:



A.BopenBhisBairwayBwithBtheBjaw-thrustBmaneuver.