EMT Practice Test Questions with correct answers

What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: Correct Answer - 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute What is considered tachycardic for an adult? Correct Answer - heart rate more than 100 What is considered bradycardic for an adult? Correct Answer - Heart rate less than 60 When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? Correct Answer - if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100 Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? Correct Answer - it flows to the aortic arch What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? Correct Answer - nitroglycerin What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? Correct Answer - slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity What is the function of the carotid artery? Correct Answer - it carries blood from the heart to the head Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? Correct Answer - open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer