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Complete EMT Exam Prep
2026–2027
, 1. The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck
and you have tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head.
What should your next course of action be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the
baby
CORRECT ANSWER: Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in
the middle
2. You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a
man was reported to be choking. You enter and find an
unconscious cyanotic male on the floor. He is supine with BBQ
sauce on his mouth and napkins in his hand. What would you do
for this patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and
administer back thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the
AED. Tell everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the
prompts
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then
administer high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon
, completion of compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest
rise and fall
CORRECT ANSWER: Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea, and begin
compressions. Upon completion of compressions give two slow
breaths looking for the chest to rise and fall
3. A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she
collapsed to the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is
breathing very fast and will not talk to me." You arrive to find
the woman lying on her side in the grass. She is breathing at 7
breaths per minute and her pulse is irregular and very thready.
Her lungs also present with crackles upon auscultation. As you
are taking blood pressure (88/66) the husband tell you that the
woman has been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3 days.
What is the most likely cause of the woman's condition and how
would you treat her?
A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's
position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow
O2 via NRB
CORRECT ANSWER: Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and
transport