EMT Cardiac Exam Question & Answers
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An unresponsive 72 year old female is pale with peripheral cyanosis.
She has a pulse of 20 bpm. What should you do? - Correct Answers
✅Transport
A 61 yom with chest pain took one dose of nitro prior to your arrival. He
has experienced no relief. Vitals are BP 88/44 P 58 R22. What should
you do? - Correct Answers ✅Assist with aspirin
When assessing an extremely hypothermic patient, what should you
do? - Correct Answers ✅expect the pulse check will take more time
than normal
Pulse rate above 100 - Correct Answers ✅tachycardia
A diaphoretic 65 yom is experiencing a sudden onset off left jaw pain.
Vitals are BP 118/80 P70 R18. What should you suspect? - Correct
Answers ✅Acute coronary syndrome
Blockage of a coronary artery, prevents heart muscle to receive
adequate amounts of oxygen, jaw pain an diaphoresis are common
findings in patients who are having a "heart attack" - Correct Answers
✅Acute coronary syndrome
,EMT Cardiac Exam Question & Answers
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A 56 yom complains of epigastric pain that started an hour ago. He is
diaphoretic and the pain is radiating into his left arm. What should you
suspect? - Correct Answers ✅Myocardial infarction
Which sign is the most indicative of hypoperfusion? - Correct Answers
✅ALOC
A 57 yom with chest pain needs assistance taking his medication. What
should you do? - Correct Answers ✅Assess his vitals
A 42 yom is unresponsive. He was found behind a restaurant and
bystanders are unsure how long he has been there. What should you
do? - Correct Answers ✅Check carotid pulse
A 55 yof's skin is cool, clammy, and ashen. Her LOC begins to decrease
and you can no longer palpate a radial pulse. What should you do? -
Correct Answers ✅Check carotid pulse
If you are unable to feel peripheral pulse, what should you do next? -
Correct Answers ✅Check central pulse for 10 seconds
If you are unable to feel a central pulse, what should you do? - Correct
Answers ✅Start CPR
, EMT Cardiac Exam Question & Answers
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An AED delivers a "no shock indicated" message for a patient with no
palpable carotid pulse, what should you suspect? - Correct Answers
✅Pulseless electrical activity
A 92 yom complains of a headache, difficulty breathing, slurred speech,
and loss of grip in his left hand. What should you suspect? - Correct
Answers ✅Stroke
Rupture of a blood vessel caused by the brain tissue not receiving
enough nutrients - Correct Answers ✅Hemorrhagic stroke
Blockage of a blood vessel from a blood clot or disgorgement of plaque
caused by the brain not receiving enough nutrients - Correct Answers
✅Ischemic stroke
A 45 yof complains of weakness, shortness of breath, back pain, and
pressure in her chest. What should you suspect? - Correct Answers
✅Myocardial infarction
Blockage of an artery that deprives the heart muscle of oxygen and
causes the heart to become ischemic - Correct Answers ✅Myocardial
infarctionn
(Latest 2025 )
An unresponsive 72 year old female is pale with peripheral cyanosis.
She has a pulse of 20 bpm. What should you do? - Correct Answers
✅Transport
A 61 yom with chest pain took one dose of nitro prior to your arrival. He
has experienced no relief. Vitals are BP 88/44 P 58 R22. What should
you do? - Correct Answers ✅Assist with aspirin
When assessing an extremely hypothermic patient, what should you
do? - Correct Answers ✅expect the pulse check will take more time
than normal
Pulse rate above 100 - Correct Answers ✅tachycardia
A diaphoretic 65 yom is experiencing a sudden onset off left jaw pain.
Vitals are BP 118/80 P70 R18. What should you suspect? - Correct
Answers ✅Acute coronary syndrome
Blockage of a coronary artery, prevents heart muscle to receive
adequate amounts of oxygen, jaw pain an diaphoresis are common
findings in patients who are having a "heart attack" - Correct Answers
✅Acute coronary syndrome
,EMT Cardiac Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
A 56 yom complains of epigastric pain that started an hour ago. He is
diaphoretic and the pain is radiating into his left arm. What should you
suspect? - Correct Answers ✅Myocardial infarction
Which sign is the most indicative of hypoperfusion? - Correct Answers
✅ALOC
A 57 yom with chest pain needs assistance taking his medication. What
should you do? - Correct Answers ✅Assess his vitals
A 42 yom is unresponsive. He was found behind a restaurant and
bystanders are unsure how long he has been there. What should you
do? - Correct Answers ✅Check carotid pulse
A 55 yof's skin is cool, clammy, and ashen. Her LOC begins to decrease
and you can no longer palpate a radial pulse. What should you do? -
Correct Answers ✅Check carotid pulse
If you are unable to feel peripheral pulse, what should you do next? -
Correct Answers ✅Check central pulse for 10 seconds
If you are unable to feel a central pulse, what should you do? - Correct
Answers ✅Start CPR
, EMT Cardiac Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
An AED delivers a "no shock indicated" message for a patient with no
palpable carotid pulse, what should you suspect? - Correct Answers
✅Pulseless electrical activity
A 92 yom complains of a headache, difficulty breathing, slurred speech,
and loss of grip in his left hand. What should you suspect? - Correct
Answers ✅Stroke
Rupture of a blood vessel caused by the brain tissue not receiving
enough nutrients - Correct Answers ✅Hemorrhagic stroke
Blockage of a blood vessel from a blood clot or disgorgement of plaque
caused by the brain not receiving enough nutrients - Correct Answers
✅Ischemic stroke
A 45 yof complains of weakness, shortness of breath, back pain, and
pressure in her chest. What should you suspect? - Correct Answers
✅Myocardial infarction
Blockage of an artery that deprives the heart muscle of oxygen and
causes the heart to become ischemic - Correct Answers ✅Myocardial
infarctionn
