EMT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ A patient who presents with rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting,
ringing in the years, and hyperthermia should be suspected of
ingesting a significant quantity of:
A. Ibuprofen
B. Cocaine
C. Aspirin
D. Acetaminophen. Answer: Aspirin
◉ A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires
increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is experiencing:
A. Dependence
B. Addiction
C. Withdrawal
D. Tolerance. Answer: Tolerance
◉ Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
, A. Methanol
B. Aspirin
C. Iron
D. Ethanol. Answer: Aspirin
◉ After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST
important to:
A. Call medical control
B. Document the intervention
C. Monitor the patient's blood pressure
D. Be alert for vomiting. Answer: Be alert for vomiting
◉ Airborne substances should be diluted with:
A. Oxygen
B. Syrup of ipecac
C. An alkaline antidote
D. Activated charcoal. Answer: Oxygen
◉ An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been
poisoned is to:
A. Administer the appropriate antidote
AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ A patient who presents with rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting,
ringing in the years, and hyperthermia should be suspected of
ingesting a significant quantity of:
A. Ibuprofen
B. Cocaine
C. Aspirin
D. Acetaminophen. Answer: Aspirin
◉ A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires
increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is experiencing:
A. Dependence
B. Addiction
C. Withdrawal
D. Tolerance. Answer: Tolerance
◉ Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
, A. Methanol
B. Aspirin
C. Iron
D. Ethanol. Answer: Aspirin
◉ After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST
important to:
A. Call medical control
B. Document the intervention
C. Monitor the patient's blood pressure
D. Be alert for vomiting. Answer: Be alert for vomiting
◉ Airborne substances should be diluted with:
A. Oxygen
B. Syrup of ipecac
C. An alkaline antidote
D. Activated charcoal. Answer: Oxygen
◉ An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been
poisoned is to:
A. Administer the appropriate antidote