EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER JIBC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+
✔✔Anatomy and function of the circulatory system - ✔✔- Heart, blood vessels, blood
- Oxygen and nutrient delivery, removal of waste products
✔✔Anatomy and function of the nervous system - ✔✔- Brain, spinal cord, nerves
- Communication and control
- Central nervous system: Brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral nervous system: Nerves (carry info back and forth)
- Autonomic nervous system: Controls involuntary components
✔✔Anatomy and function of the integumentary system - ✔✔- Skin
- Protection, prevent dehydration, temp regulation, receptor
✔✔Anatomy and function of the digestive system - ✔✔- Alimentary tract, stomach,
intestines
- Ingest and digest food and remove waste
✔✔Anatomy and function of the urinary system - ✔✔- Kidneys, bladder, urethra
- Filter blood and excrete waste
✔✔Anatomy and function of the endocrine system - ✔✔- Endocrine glands
- Regulate body through hormone secretion
✔✔Main body cavities - ✔✔- Thoracic (heart and lungs)
- Abdominal (digestion and excretion)
- Pelvic (protects lower abdomen)
✔✔Ligaments vs. tendons - ✔✔Ligaments: Bone to bone
Tendons: Muscle to bone
✔✔Three types of muscles - ✔✔- Skeletal/voluntary
- Smooth/involuntary
- Cardiac
✔✔Basic heart anatomy and function - ✔✔- Divided into four chambers
- Upper = atria
- Lower = ventricles
- Right side: Receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps to lungs
- Left side: Receives oxygenated blood from lungs and pumps to body via arteries
- Arteries: Take blood away from heart
- Veins: Bring blood back to heart
✔✔Locations of pulse points - ✔✔- Carotid: Either side of neck
,- Brachial: Inside of arm between elbow and shoulder
- Radial: Inside of wrist
- Femoral: Groin crease between abdomen and thigh
✔✔Brand vs. generic name of medications - ✔✔Brand: Proprietary name given by
manufacturer, most familiar to consumers (capitalized)
Generic: Non-proprietary name (lowercase)
✔✔Most common drug administered by EMRs/PCPs - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔Examples of opioids (narcotics) - ✔✔- Fentanyl
- Morphine
✔✔Typical use for "water pills" - ✔✔Diuretics, anti-hypertensive medication
✔✔Five rights of drug administration - ✔✔TRAMPD
1. Time
2. Route
3. Amount
4. Medication
5. Patient
6. Documentation
✔✔Enteral routes of drug administration - ✔✔- Oral
- NG/OG (tube)
- Sublingual (under tongue)
- Buccal (cheek and gums)
- Rectal
✔✔Parenteral routes of drug administration - ✔✔- Intravenous (IV - bloodstream)
- Endotracheal (ET - trachea)
- Introasseaous (IO - bone marrow)
- Umbilical
- Intramuscular (IM - muscle)
- Subcutaneous (SC - just beneath skin)
- Inhalation/nebulization
- Topical (skin)
- Nasal
- Instillation (eye/ear/into wound)
✔✔Five situations where an emergency move is necessary - ✔✔Immediate danger to
pt:
- Fire
- Explosion
- Hazards
,- Access other pts
- Lifesaving care
✔✔Examples of emergency moves - ✔✔- Shirt drag
- Blanket drag
- Shoulder and forearm drag
✔✔Preferred position for pt. who is unconscious and not injured - ✔✔Lateral recumbent
(3/4 prone)
✔✔Preferred position for pt. who has pain or breathing problems - ✔✔Any position of
comfort
- Breathing = sit up
- Abdominal pain = side w/ knees up
✔✔Position for conscious pt. who is nauseated or vomiting - ✔✔Any position of comfort
where airway access is possible or lateral recumbent (3/4 prone)
✔✔Three types of bariatric equipment - ✔✔- Large body surface bariatric cot accessory
- Pneumatic device
- Low-friction devices
✔✔Major anatomical components of the respiratory system - ✔✔- Nose
- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Trachea
- Larynx
- Epiglottis
- Bronchi
- Lungs
- Diaphragm
✔✔Two manoeuvres to open a pt's airway - ✔✔- Head tilt chin life (unresponsive,
uninjured)
- Jaw thrust (suspected spinal injury)
✔✔Two types of airway adjuncts - ✔✔Oropharyngeal: Unresponsive (measure from
corner of lip to tip of earlobe)
Nasopharyngeal: Partially responsive, gag reflex, throwing up (measure from septum to
tragus)
✔✔Signs of inadequate breathing - ✔✔- Cyanosis
- Too fast/slow RR
- Inadequate chest rise/fall
- Changes in mental status
, - Harder to breathe without effort
- Gasping/grunting/wheezing
- Slow HR with slow RR
✔✔Techniques for artificial ventilation - ✔✔- BVM
- Mouth to mask
- Mouth to barrier
- Mouth to mouth
✔✔Artificial ventilation rates (adult, child, newborn) - ✔✔Adult: 10-12 breaths per
minute, 1 breath every 5-6 sec
Child: 12-20 breaths per minute, 1 breath every 3-5 sec
Newborn: 40-60 breaths per minute, 1 breath every sec
✔✔Suctioning times (adult, child, newborn) - ✔✔Adult: 15 s
Child: 10 s
Infant: 5 s
✔✔Signs of inadequate oxygen delivery - ✔✔- Blue, grey, pale skin
- Unresponsiveness
- Cool/clammy skin
- Difficulty breathing
- Blood loss
- Chest pain
- Trauma/injury
✔✔Responding to partial FBOA w/ poor exchange or complete FBOA (responsive
adults and children > 1) - ✔✔Five of:
- Abdominal thrusts
- Back blows
- Chest thrusts (pregnant, wheelchair, bariatric)
✔✔Responding to partial FBOA w/ poor exchange or complete FBOA (unresponsive
adults and children > 1) - ✔✔- 30 chest thrusts and look in mouth, remove object
- Open airway, attempt to ventilate twice
✔✔Adult CPR: Hand position, compression depth, cycle - ✔✔Hand position: Two hands
on lower half of sternum
Compression depth: 2 inches or 5 cm
Cycle: 30:2
✔✔Child CPR: Hand position, compression depth, cycle - ✔✔Hand position: Heel of
one hand on lower half of sternum
Compression depth: 1/3 of depth of chest
Cycle: 30:2 (one-rescuer) or 15:2 (two-rescuer)
WITH ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+
✔✔Anatomy and function of the circulatory system - ✔✔- Heart, blood vessels, blood
- Oxygen and nutrient delivery, removal of waste products
✔✔Anatomy and function of the nervous system - ✔✔- Brain, spinal cord, nerves
- Communication and control
- Central nervous system: Brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral nervous system: Nerves (carry info back and forth)
- Autonomic nervous system: Controls involuntary components
✔✔Anatomy and function of the integumentary system - ✔✔- Skin
- Protection, prevent dehydration, temp regulation, receptor
✔✔Anatomy and function of the digestive system - ✔✔- Alimentary tract, stomach,
intestines
- Ingest and digest food and remove waste
✔✔Anatomy and function of the urinary system - ✔✔- Kidneys, bladder, urethra
- Filter blood and excrete waste
✔✔Anatomy and function of the endocrine system - ✔✔- Endocrine glands
- Regulate body through hormone secretion
✔✔Main body cavities - ✔✔- Thoracic (heart and lungs)
- Abdominal (digestion and excretion)
- Pelvic (protects lower abdomen)
✔✔Ligaments vs. tendons - ✔✔Ligaments: Bone to bone
Tendons: Muscle to bone
✔✔Three types of muscles - ✔✔- Skeletal/voluntary
- Smooth/involuntary
- Cardiac
✔✔Basic heart anatomy and function - ✔✔- Divided into four chambers
- Upper = atria
- Lower = ventricles
- Right side: Receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps to lungs
- Left side: Receives oxygenated blood from lungs and pumps to body via arteries
- Arteries: Take blood away from heart
- Veins: Bring blood back to heart
✔✔Locations of pulse points - ✔✔- Carotid: Either side of neck
,- Brachial: Inside of arm between elbow and shoulder
- Radial: Inside of wrist
- Femoral: Groin crease between abdomen and thigh
✔✔Brand vs. generic name of medications - ✔✔Brand: Proprietary name given by
manufacturer, most familiar to consumers (capitalized)
Generic: Non-proprietary name (lowercase)
✔✔Most common drug administered by EMRs/PCPs - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔Examples of opioids (narcotics) - ✔✔- Fentanyl
- Morphine
✔✔Typical use for "water pills" - ✔✔Diuretics, anti-hypertensive medication
✔✔Five rights of drug administration - ✔✔TRAMPD
1. Time
2. Route
3. Amount
4. Medication
5. Patient
6. Documentation
✔✔Enteral routes of drug administration - ✔✔- Oral
- NG/OG (tube)
- Sublingual (under tongue)
- Buccal (cheek and gums)
- Rectal
✔✔Parenteral routes of drug administration - ✔✔- Intravenous (IV - bloodstream)
- Endotracheal (ET - trachea)
- Introasseaous (IO - bone marrow)
- Umbilical
- Intramuscular (IM - muscle)
- Subcutaneous (SC - just beneath skin)
- Inhalation/nebulization
- Topical (skin)
- Nasal
- Instillation (eye/ear/into wound)
✔✔Five situations where an emergency move is necessary - ✔✔Immediate danger to
pt:
- Fire
- Explosion
- Hazards
,- Access other pts
- Lifesaving care
✔✔Examples of emergency moves - ✔✔- Shirt drag
- Blanket drag
- Shoulder and forearm drag
✔✔Preferred position for pt. who is unconscious and not injured - ✔✔Lateral recumbent
(3/4 prone)
✔✔Preferred position for pt. who has pain or breathing problems - ✔✔Any position of
comfort
- Breathing = sit up
- Abdominal pain = side w/ knees up
✔✔Position for conscious pt. who is nauseated or vomiting - ✔✔Any position of comfort
where airway access is possible or lateral recumbent (3/4 prone)
✔✔Three types of bariatric equipment - ✔✔- Large body surface bariatric cot accessory
- Pneumatic device
- Low-friction devices
✔✔Major anatomical components of the respiratory system - ✔✔- Nose
- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Trachea
- Larynx
- Epiglottis
- Bronchi
- Lungs
- Diaphragm
✔✔Two manoeuvres to open a pt's airway - ✔✔- Head tilt chin life (unresponsive,
uninjured)
- Jaw thrust (suspected spinal injury)
✔✔Two types of airway adjuncts - ✔✔Oropharyngeal: Unresponsive (measure from
corner of lip to tip of earlobe)
Nasopharyngeal: Partially responsive, gag reflex, throwing up (measure from septum to
tragus)
✔✔Signs of inadequate breathing - ✔✔- Cyanosis
- Too fast/slow RR
- Inadequate chest rise/fall
- Changes in mental status
, - Harder to breathe without effort
- Gasping/grunting/wheezing
- Slow HR with slow RR
✔✔Techniques for artificial ventilation - ✔✔- BVM
- Mouth to mask
- Mouth to barrier
- Mouth to mouth
✔✔Artificial ventilation rates (adult, child, newborn) - ✔✔Adult: 10-12 breaths per
minute, 1 breath every 5-6 sec
Child: 12-20 breaths per minute, 1 breath every 3-5 sec
Newborn: 40-60 breaths per minute, 1 breath every sec
✔✔Suctioning times (adult, child, newborn) - ✔✔Adult: 15 s
Child: 10 s
Infant: 5 s
✔✔Signs of inadequate oxygen delivery - ✔✔- Blue, grey, pale skin
- Unresponsiveness
- Cool/clammy skin
- Difficulty breathing
- Blood loss
- Chest pain
- Trauma/injury
✔✔Responding to partial FBOA w/ poor exchange or complete FBOA (responsive
adults and children > 1) - ✔✔Five of:
- Abdominal thrusts
- Back blows
- Chest thrusts (pregnant, wheelchair, bariatric)
✔✔Responding to partial FBOA w/ poor exchange or complete FBOA (unresponsive
adults and children > 1) - ✔✔- 30 chest thrusts and look in mouth, remove object
- Open airway, attempt to ventilate twice
✔✔Adult CPR: Hand position, compression depth, cycle - ✔✔Hand position: Two hands
on lower half of sternum
Compression depth: 2 inches or 5 cm
Cycle: 30:2
✔✔Child CPR: Hand position, compression depth, cycle - ✔✔Hand position: Heel of
one hand on lower half of sternum
Compression depth: 1/3 of depth of chest
Cycle: 30:2 (one-rescuer) or 15:2 (two-rescuer)
