EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER FIRST
ON SCENE 12TH EDITION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ triage
Answer: a method of sorting patients for care and transport based
on the severity of their injuries or illnesses
◉ tracheal deviation
Answer: a shifting of the trachea to either side of the midline of the
neck caused by the buildup of pressure inside the chest
◉ trachea
Answer: tubelike "windpipe" running medially down the throat; part
of the respiratory system
◉ toddler
Answer: between 1 - 3 years
◉ tidal volume
,Answer: the amount or air being moved in to or out of the lungs with
each breath
◉ thoracic cavity
Answer: the anterior body cavity that is above the diaphragm
◉ tension pneumothorax
Answer: the restriction of breathing and circulation due to a buildup
of air pressure in the pleural space
◉ systolic (BP)
Answer: the pressure within the arteries when the heart beats; the
contraction phase of the heart
◉ symptoms
Answer: what you see and what the patient tells you - subjective
◉ signs
Answer: things you can measure aka vital signs. objective
◉ supplemental oxygen
Answer: a supply of 100% oxygen for use with ill or injured patients
, ◉ supine hypotensive syndrome
Answer: an abnormally low blood pressure that results when the
mother is supine and the fetus puts pressure on the vena cava
◉ supine
Answer: the patient is lying face up
◉ superior
Answer: toward the head
◉ sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Answer: sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy
infant
◉ sucking chest wound
Answer: an open chest wound that is characterized by a sucking
sound each time the patient inhales
◉ stroke volume
Answer: the volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each
heartbeat
ON SCENE 12TH EDITION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ triage
Answer: a method of sorting patients for care and transport based
on the severity of their injuries or illnesses
◉ tracheal deviation
Answer: a shifting of the trachea to either side of the midline of the
neck caused by the buildup of pressure inside the chest
◉ trachea
Answer: tubelike "windpipe" running medially down the throat; part
of the respiratory system
◉ toddler
Answer: between 1 - 3 years
◉ tidal volume
,Answer: the amount or air being moved in to or out of the lungs with
each breath
◉ thoracic cavity
Answer: the anterior body cavity that is above the diaphragm
◉ tension pneumothorax
Answer: the restriction of breathing and circulation due to a buildup
of air pressure in the pleural space
◉ systolic (BP)
Answer: the pressure within the arteries when the heart beats; the
contraction phase of the heart
◉ symptoms
Answer: what you see and what the patient tells you - subjective
◉ signs
Answer: things you can measure aka vital signs. objective
◉ supplemental oxygen
Answer: a supply of 100% oxygen for use with ill or injured patients
, ◉ supine hypotensive syndrome
Answer: an abnormally low blood pressure that results when the
mother is supine and the fetus puts pressure on the vena cava
◉ supine
Answer: the patient is lying face up
◉ superior
Answer: toward the head
◉ sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Answer: sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy
infant
◉ sucking chest wound
Answer: an open chest wound that is characterized by a sucking
sound each time the patient inhales
◉ stroke volume
Answer: the volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each
heartbeat
