EMT Practice Test/240 Questions and
Answers
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - -6 breaths and 110
compressions in a minute
-What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - -heart rate more than 100
-What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - -Heart rate less than 60
-When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - -if the systolic
blood pressure is less than 100
-Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - -it flows to the
aortic arch
-What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - -
nitroglycerin
-What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - -slowing the heart
rate and intestinal activity
-What is the function of the carotid artery? - -it carries blood from the heart
to the head
-Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - -open ended
questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
-what delivers blood to the right atrium? - -the superior and inferior vena
cava
-What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - -it refers to the pressure of
the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
-What is TIA - -transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain
are blocked for a few minutes
-When do you change roles during CPR? - -every two minutes
-What is another name for a heart attack? - -acute myocardial infarction
-What does nitroglycerin do? - -nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce
the hearts preload
, -When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - -infarcted
cells
-What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - -silent heart
attack
-What is arteriosclerosis? - -thickening of arterial walls
-What is pericardial tamponade? - -the heart is impeded by fluid in the
pericardium
-What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - -low blood
pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to
pump
-If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - -2 quick rescue breaths then
breaths 10-12 every minute
-what does a sphygmonometer measure? - -it measures blood pressure
-what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - -80-110
-what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - -speech, facial
droop, arm drift
-what are the actions of nitroglycerin - -smooth muscle relaxation, reduces
cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
-what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - -hypertensive; extremely
high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
-what is an ischemic stroke? - -blood flow being cut off from part of the
brain
-what is the normal heart rate for a child - -70-110 beats per minute
-what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - -15:2
-what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac
arrest? - -5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response
system
-what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - -
respiratory arrest
-what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - -the diameter of a tube
Answers
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - -6 breaths and 110
compressions in a minute
-What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - -heart rate more than 100
-What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - -Heart rate less than 60
-When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - -if the systolic
blood pressure is less than 100
-Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - -it flows to the
aortic arch
-What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - -
nitroglycerin
-What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - -slowing the heart
rate and intestinal activity
-What is the function of the carotid artery? - -it carries blood from the heart
to the head
-Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - -open ended
questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
-what delivers blood to the right atrium? - -the superior and inferior vena
cava
-What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - -it refers to the pressure of
the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
-What is TIA - -transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain
are blocked for a few minutes
-When do you change roles during CPR? - -every two minutes
-What is another name for a heart attack? - -acute myocardial infarction
-What does nitroglycerin do? - -nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce
the hearts preload
, -When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - -infarcted
cells
-What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - -silent heart
attack
-What is arteriosclerosis? - -thickening of arterial walls
-What is pericardial tamponade? - -the heart is impeded by fluid in the
pericardium
-What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - -low blood
pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to
pump
-If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - -2 quick rescue breaths then
breaths 10-12 every minute
-what does a sphygmonometer measure? - -it measures blood pressure
-what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - -80-110
-what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - -speech, facial
droop, arm drift
-what are the actions of nitroglycerin - -smooth muscle relaxation, reduces
cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
-what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - -hypertensive; extremely
high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
-what is an ischemic stroke? - -blood flow being cut off from part of the
brain
-what is the normal heart rate for a child - -70-110 beats per minute
-what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - -15:2
-what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac
arrest? - -5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response
system
-what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - -
respiratory arrest
-what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - -the diameter of a tube
