AEMT FINAL REVIEW EXAMS WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The branch of pharmacology concerned with the ways drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized,
and eliminated from the body is:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: C - Pharmacokinetics
The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms is
collectively known as:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: A - Pharmacology
Which of the following drug administration routes is considered parenteral?
A) Medications swallowed in pill form
B) Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
C) Medications given down an NG tube
D) All of the above - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
Which of the following medications are administered in such a way that they bypass the hepatic portal
system?
,A) Aspirin and nitroglycerin
B) Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
C) Aspirin and oral glucose
D) Acetaminophen and aspirin - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: B - Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
The MOST common medication administered sublingually by AEMTs is:
A) Nitroglycerin
B) Aspirin
C) Abuterol
D) Nitrous oxide - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: A - Nitroglycerin
What is the MOST common type of medication error resulting in death accounting for over 40 percent of
all medication error related deaths?
A) Incorrect drug route of the drug
B) Wrong dosage of the drug
C) Giving the wrong drug
D) Improper documentation of the drug - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: B - Wrong dosage of the drug
Which orders may be given in an emergency situation in the hospital, such as during cardiac arrest
resuscitation attempts, or in other situations with critical patients?
A) Face-to-face written orders
B) Face-to face verbal orders
C) Face-to-face standing orders
D) Face-to-face retrograde orders - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - Face-to-face verbal orders
Parenteral routes of drug administration in the AEMT scope of practice include all of the following
EXCEPT:
,A) Inhalation
B) Intravenous bolus
C) Intramuscular injection
D) Oral - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - Oral
MOST drugs that you will administer to pediatric patients are based on:
A) Weight in kilograms
B) Body surface area
C) The patient's age
D) Weight in pounds - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: A - Weight in kilograms
When performing a venipuncture on a patient what is the correct way to hold the IV needle?
A) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
B) Hold the IV needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin with the bevel up
C) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or greater to the skin with the bevel down
D) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel down - correct
answer✔️✔A ️ nswer: A - Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
As an AEMT you are ordered by your medical direction physician to administer 0.3 mg of epinephrine
1:1000 by subcutaneous (SC) injection. Your correct needle length and gauge for this administration
would to use a:
A) 18 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
B) 21 gauge needle - 1.0 inches long
C) 23 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
D) 25 gauge needle - 5/8 inches long - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - 25 guage needle - 5/8 inches
long
, All of the following are indications for intravenous access EXCEPT:
A) Drug administration
B) Obtaining venous blood specimens
C) Fluid and blood replacement
D) Allergy testing - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - Allergy testing
Put the steps for obtaining medication from a glass ampule in the proper order.
1. Snap off top of ampule using gauze to protect fingers.
2. Hold ampule upright and tap to dislodge trapped solution.
3. Withdraw medication into hypodermic needle and administer medication.
4. Confirm medication, allergies, dose, and expiration date.
5. Dispose of needle, syringe, and broken glass ampule.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
D) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: C - 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
Macrodrip tubing is indicated for all of the following patients EXCEPT a:
A) 68-year-old in anaphylactic shock
B) 77-year-old in CHF
C) 24-year-old in heat exhaustion
D) 17-year-old gunshot victim - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - 77-year-old in CHF
In a microdrip administration set, how many drops usually make up one mL?
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The branch of pharmacology concerned with the ways drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized,
and eliminated from the body is:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: C - Pharmacokinetics
The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms is
collectively known as:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: A - Pharmacology
Which of the following drug administration routes is considered parenteral?
A) Medications swallowed in pill form
B) Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
C) Medications given down an NG tube
D) All of the above - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
Which of the following medications are administered in such a way that they bypass the hepatic portal
system?
,A) Aspirin and nitroglycerin
B) Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
C) Aspirin and oral glucose
D) Acetaminophen and aspirin - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: B - Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
The MOST common medication administered sublingually by AEMTs is:
A) Nitroglycerin
B) Aspirin
C) Abuterol
D) Nitrous oxide - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: A - Nitroglycerin
What is the MOST common type of medication error resulting in death accounting for over 40 percent of
all medication error related deaths?
A) Incorrect drug route of the drug
B) Wrong dosage of the drug
C) Giving the wrong drug
D) Improper documentation of the drug - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: B - Wrong dosage of the drug
Which orders may be given in an emergency situation in the hospital, such as during cardiac arrest
resuscitation attempts, or in other situations with critical patients?
A) Face-to-face written orders
B) Face-to face verbal orders
C) Face-to-face standing orders
D) Face-to-face retrograde orders - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - Face-to-face verbal orders
Parenteral routes of drug administration in the AEMT scope of practice include all of the following
EXCEPT:
,A) Inhalation
B) Intravenous bolus
C) Intramuscular injection
D) Oral - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - Oral
MOST drugs that you will administer to pediatric patients are based on:
A) Weight in kilograms
B) Body surface area
C) The patient's age
D) Weight in pounds - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: A - Weight in kilograms
When performing a venipuncture on a patient what is the correct way to hold the IV needle?
A) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
B) Hold the IV needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin with the bevel up
C) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or greater to the skin with the bevel down
D) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel down - correct
answer✔️✔A ️ nswer: A - Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
As an AEMT you are ordered by your medical direction physician to administer 0.3 mg of epinephrine
1:1000 by subcutaneous (SC) injection. Your correct needle length and gauge for this administration
would to use a:
A) 18 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
B) 21 gauge needle - 1.0 inches long
C) 23 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
D) 25 gauge needle - 5/8 inches long - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - 25 guage needle - 5/8 inches
long
, All of the following are indications for intravenous access EXCEPT:
A) Drug administration
B) Obtaining venous blood specimens
C) Fluid and blood replacement
D) Allergy testing - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: D - Allergy testing
Put the steps for obtaining medication from a glass ampule in the proper order.
1. Snap off top of ampule using gauze to protect fingers.
2. Hold ampule upright and tap to dislodge trapped solution.
3. Withdraw medication into hypodermic needle and administer medication.
4. Confirm medication, allergies, dose, and expiration date.
5. Dispose of needle, syringe, and broken glass ampule.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
D) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 - correct answer✔️✔A
️ nswer: C - 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
Macrodrip tubing is indicated for all of the following patients EXCEPT a:
A) 68-year-old in anaphylactic shock
B) 77-year-old in CHF
C) 24-year-old in heat exhaustion
D) 17-year-old gunshot victim - correct answer✔️✔️Answer: B - 77-year-old in CHF
In a microdrip administration set, how many drops usually make up one mL?
