EMS 131 ACTUAL TEST BANK 5 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Question 2: The method of taking blood pressure by using a
stethoscope to listen to the characteristic sounds produced is called?
Answer: Auscultation
●● Question 3: The first set of vital sign measurements obtained are
often referred to as which of the following?
Answer: Baseline vital signs
●● Question 4: You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is
unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the patient gurgling. What
is your next action?
Answer: Suction the airway
●● Question 5: You respond to a cafeteria to find an unconscious person
with gurgling sounds upon exhalation and inhalation. What is the
probable cause of the respiratory sounds?
Answer: Fluids in the airway
, ●● Question 6: When the EMT checks the pupils, he or she is checking
for what three things?
Answer: Size, equality, and reactivity
●● Question 7: You are attempting to assess the blood pressure of a 35-
year-old male at the scene of a multiple vehicle collision. The scene is
very noisy and you are unable to clearly hear the patient's heartbeat. You
should:
Answer: Obtain the blood pressure by palpation
●● Question 8: You are assessing an 82-year-old female who has been
lost in the woods behind her nursing home for several hours on a crisp
fall evening. Your pulse oximeter shows her oxygen saturation to be 82
percent even though she appears to be breathing adequately. In order to
ensure an accurate reading, you should:
Answer: Warm the patient's hands and try again
●● Question 9: Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for
an adult at rest?
Answer: 12 to 20 breaths per minute
●● Question 10: Slight movement of the chest during respiration is
usually indicative of which of the following?
Answer: Shallow breathing
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Question 2: The method of taking blood pressure by using a
stethoscope to listen to the characteristic sounds produced is called?
Answer: Auscultation
●● Question 3: The first set of vital sign measurements obtained are
often referred to as which of the following?
Answer: Baseline vital signs
●● Question 4: You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is
unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the patient gurgling. What
is your next action?
Answer: Suction the airway
●● Question 5: You respond to a cafeteria to find an unconscious person
with gurgling sounds upon exhalation and inhalation. What is the
probable cause of the respiratory sounds?
Answer: Fluids in the airway
, ●● Question 6: When the EMT checks the pupils, he or she is checking
for what three things?
Answer: Size, equality, and reactivity
●● Question 7: You are attempting to assess the blood pressure of a 35-
year-old male at the scene of a multiple vehicle collision. The scene is
very noisy and you are unable to clearly hear the patient's heartbeat. You
should:
Answer: Obtain the blood pressure by palpation
●● Question 8: You are assessing an 82-year-old female who has been
lost in the woods behind her nursing home for several hours on a crisp
fall evening. Your pulse oximeter shows her oxygen saturation to be 82
percent even though she appears to be breathing adequately. In order to
ensure an accurate reading, you should:
Answer: Warm the patient's hands and try again
●● Question 9: Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for
an adult at rest?
Answer: 12 to 20 breaths per minute
●● Question 10: Slight movement of the chest during respiration is
usually indicative of which of the following?
Answer: Shallow breathing
