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EMT Practice Test Questions With Verified
Answers.
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - answer✔6 breaths and 110 compressions
in a minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - answer✔heart rate more than 100
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - answer✔Heart rate less than 60
When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - answer✔if the systolic blood pressure is
less than 100
Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - answer✔it flows to the aortic arch
What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - answer✔nitroglycerin
What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - answer✔slowing the heart rate and
intestinal activity
What is the function of the carotid artery? - answer✔it carries blood from the heart to the head
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - answer✔open ended questions; it avoids
the yes/no answer
what delivers blood to the right atrium? - answer✔the superior and inferior vena cava
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - answer✔it refers to the pressure of the vessels
during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
What is TIA - answer✔transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked
for a few minutes
When do you change roles during CPR? - answer✔every two minutes
What is another name for a heart attack? - answer✔acute myocardial infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? - answer✔nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts
preload
When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - answer✔infarcted cells
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What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - answer✔silent heart attack
What is arteriosclerosis? - answer✔thickening of arterial walls
What is pericardial tamponade? - answer✔the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - answer✔low blood pressure;
muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - answer✔2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12
every minute
what does a sphygmonometer measure? - answer✔it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - answer✔80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - answer✔speech, facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin - answer✔smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac
workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - answer✔hypertensive; extremely high blood
pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? - answer✔blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child - answer✔70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - answer✔15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? - answer✔5 cycles
of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - answer✔respiratory arrest
what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - answer✔the diameter of a tube
rescue breathing guidelines: - answer✔adult: 1 breath every 5-6 seconds; child: 1 breath every 3-
5 seconds
what does placing a folded towel underneath a childs shoulders do? - answer✔it aids in aligning
the childs airway
what does DKA cause? - answer✔it causes frequent urination in an attempt to rid the body of
excess acid buildup
what does alpha 1 receptors do? - answer✔vasoconstricts/shunts blood
EMT Practice Test Questions With Verified
Answers.
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - answer✔6 breaths and 110 compressions
in a minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - answer✔heart rate more than 100
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - answer✔Heart rate less than 60
When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - answer✔if the systolic blood pressure is
less than 100
Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - answer✔it flows to the aortic arch
What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - answer✔nitroglycerin
What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - answer✔slowing the heart rate and
intestinal activity
What is the function of the carotid artery? - answer✔it carries blood from the heart to the head
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - answer✔open ended questions; it avoids
the yes/no answer
what delivers blood to the right atrium? - answer✔the superior and inferior vena cava
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - answer✔it refers to the pressure of the vessels
during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
What is TIA - answer✔transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked
for a few minutes
When do you change roles during CPR? - answer✔every two minutes
What is another name for a heart attack? - answer✔acute myocardial infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? - answer✔nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts
preload
When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - answer✔infarcted cells
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What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - answer✔silent heart attack
What is arteriosclerosis? - answer✔thickening of arterial walls
What is pericardial tamponade? - answer✔the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - answer✔low blood pressure;
muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - answer✔2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12
every minute
what does a sphygmonometer measure? - answer✔it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - answer✔80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - answer✔speech, facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin - answer✔smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac
workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - answer✔hypertensive; extremely high blood
pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? - answer✔blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child - answer✔70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - answer✔15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? - answer✔5 cycles
of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - answer✔respiratory arrest
what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - answer✔the diameter of a tube
rescue breathing guidelines: - answer✔adult: 1 breath every 5-6 seconds; child: 1 breath every 3-
5 seconds
what does placing a folded towel underneath a childs shoulders do? - answer✔it aids in aligning
the childs airway
what does DKA cause? - answer✔it causes frequent urination in an attempt to rid the body of
excess acid buildup
what does alpha 1 receptors do? - answer✔vasoconstricts/shunts blood
