EMT Final Practice Fisdap EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - answer-Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of
practice is correct? - answer-An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe
headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow, irregular breathing. His blood
pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 beats/min. His wife tells you that he has
hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely experienced: - answer-a ruptured cerebral artery
Which of the following statements regarding gastrointestinal bleeding is correct? - answer-
Bleeding within the gastrointestinal tract is a symptom of another disease, not a disease itself.
Erosion of the protective layer of the stomach or duodenum secondary to overactivity of digestive
juices results in: - answer-an ulcer
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes experience polyuria because: - answer-excess glucose in the
blood is excreted by the kidneys
A 50-year-old man with diabetes has an altered mental status and is unable to tell you when he last
ate or took his insulin. Your glucometer keeps malfunctioning and you are unable to determine his
blood glucose level. Which of the following clinical signs would MOST likely lead you to the correct
diagnosis? - answer-deep and rapid breathing
Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction include all of the following, EXCEPT: - answer-
drying of the eyes
, A 73-year-old man presents with a generalized rash, which he thinks may have been caused by an
antibiotic that he recently began taking. He has a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension,
and emphysema. He is conscious and alert, his blood pressure is 144/94 mm Hg, and his pulse is 64
beats/min and regular. You auscultate his breath sounds and hear scattered wheezing, although he is
not experiencing respiratory distress. You should: - answer-administer oxygen if needed, transport
the patient, and monitor him for signs of deterioration
An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to: - answer-recognize
that a poisoning occurred
The EMT certification exam is designed to: - answer-ensure that EMTs are competent and have the
same level of knowledge and skills
If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she: - answer-may develop illness from
germs that lie dormant from the initial infection
You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at
the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did
not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or transported
to the hospital. You should: - answer-ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care
All information recorded on the PCR must be: - answer-considered confidential
The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means: - answer-a rapid heart rate that originates from
above the ventricles
How does respiration differ from ventilation? - answer-respiration is the process of gas exchange;
whereas ventilation is the movement of air between the lungs and the environment
With increasing age, the heart must work harder to move the blood effectively because: - answer-
the blood vessels become stiff
What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient? - answer-the
tongue
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS CONCEPTS!!
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - answer-Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of
practice is correct? - answer-An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe
headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow, irregular breathing. His blood
pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 beats/min. His wife tells you that he has
hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely experienced: - answer-a ruptured cerebral artery
Which of the following statements regarding gastrointestinal bleeding is correct? - answer-
Bleeding within the gastrointestinal tract is a symptom of another disease, not a disease itself.
Erosion of the protective layer of the stomach or duodenum secondary to overactivity of digestive
juices results in: - answer-an ulcer
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes experience polyuria because: - answer-excess glucose in the
blood is excreted by the kidneys
A 50-year-old man with diabetes has an altered mental status and is unable to tell you when he last
ate or took his insulin. Your glucometer keeps malfunctioning and you are unable to determine his
blood glucose level. Which of the following clinical signs would MOST likely lead you to the correct
diagnosis? - answer-deep and rapid breathing
Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction include all of the following, EXCEPT: - answer-
drying of the eyes
, A 73-year-old man presents with a generalized rash, which he thinks may have been caused by an
antibiotic that he recently began taking. He has a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension,
and emphysema. He is conscious and alert, his blood pressure is 144/94 mm Hg, and his pulse is 64
beats/min and regular. You auscultate his breath sounds and hear scattered wheezing, although he is
not experiencing respiratory distress. You should: - answer-administer oxygen if needed, transport
the patient, and monitor him for signs of deterioration
An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to: - answer-recognize
that a poisoning occurred
The EMT certification exam is designed to: - answer-ensure that EMTs are competent and have the
same level of knowledge and skills
If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she: - answer-may develop illness from
germs that lie dormant from the initial infection
You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at
the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did
not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or transported
to the hospital. You should: - answer-ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care
All information recorded on the PCR must be: - answer-considered confidential
The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means: - answer-a rapid heart rate that originates from
above the ventricles
How does respiration differ from ventilation? - answer-respiration is the process of gas exchange;
whereas ventilation is the movement of air between the lungs and the environment
With increasing age, the heart must work harder to move the blood effectively because: - answer-
the blood vessels become stiff
What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient? - answer-the
tongue
