EMT Practice Test Questions NREMT with Answers

What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: What is considered tachycardic for an adult? What is considered bradycardic for an adult? When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? What is the parasympathetic system re- sponsible for? What is the function of the carotid artery? Are open ended or close ended ques- tions better to ask? what delivers blood to the right atrium? What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? What is TIA When do you change roles during CPR? What is another name for a heart attack? What does nitroglycerin do? When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minuteheart rate more than 100 Heart rate less than 60 if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100 it flows to the aortic arch nitroglycerin slowing the heart rate and intestinal ac- tivity it carries blood from the heart to the head open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer the superior and inferior vena cava it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few minutes every two minutes acute myocardial infarction nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to re- duce the hearts preload infarcted cells silent heart attack EMT Practice Test Questions 2 / 16 What is arteriosclerosis? What is pericardial tamponade? What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: what does a sphygmonometer mea- sure? what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? what are three things to check if suspi- cious of a stroke? what are the actions of nitroglycerin what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? what is an ischemic stroke? what is the normal heart rate for a child what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? what is the correct treatment for some- one undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? what is the most common reason for car- diac arrest in children? what does the term lumen refer to in EMS?rescue breathing guidelines: thickening of arterial walls the heart is impeded by fluid in the peri- cardium low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump 2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute it measures blood pressure 80-110 speech, facial droop, arm drift smooth muscle relaxation, reduces car- diac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries hypertensive; extremely high blood pres- sure and swelling in extremeties; suscep- tible to seizures blood flow being cut off from part of the brain 70-110 beats per minute 15:2 5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system respiratory arrest the diameter of a tube adult: 1 breath every 5-6 sec