AEMT Final Study
Following proper decontamination, a 30-year-old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and
has rapid, shallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvious bleeding. You should:
A) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
B) ask a fire fighter what the patient was exposed to.
C) administer 100% oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
D) perform a rapid assessment to locate critical injuries. -
✅A) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
Which of the following is NOT a role of the AEMT at the scene of a HazMat incident?
A) Rehabilitation
B) Decontamination
C) Transportation
D) Triage and treatment -
✅B) Decontamination
According to the JumpSTART triage system, infants or children not developed enough to walk or
follow commands, including children with special needs:
A) are treated immediately in the primary triage area and then transported.
B) are initially triaged on the basis of whether or not they have distal pulses.
C) should be taken to the treatment area for immediate secondary triage.
D) are the first to be transported, regardless of the severity of their injuries. -
✅C) should be taken to the treatment area for immediate secondary triage.
4. Pulmonary hemorrhage and inner ear damage are examples of __________ blast injuries.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) miscellaneous -
✅A) primary
All of the following biologic agents or diseases can be transmitted from person to person, EXCEPT:
A) ricin.
B) smallpox.
C) pneumonic plague.
D) viral hemorrhagic fever. -
✅A) ricin.
You are treating a patient who experienced a significant exposure to cyanide. He is semiconscious
and is breathing inadequately. The MOST appropriate method of providing assisted ventilations to
this patient is to:
A) use a bag-mask device.
B) perform mouth-to-mask ventilations.
C) request a paramedic unit to intubate.
D) perform mouth-to-mouth ventilations. -
✅A) use a bag-mask device.
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,You and your partner are standing by at the scene of a residential fire when you hear the incident
commander state "We have located a victim" over the radio. You should:
A) notify the hospital that you will be transporting a burn patient to their facility.
B) remain with the ambulance and wait for fire personnel to bring the victim to you.
C) immediately locate the incident commander and ask where the victim is located.
D) locate the victim and provide initial care while your partner stays with -
✅B) remain with the ambulance and wait for fire personnel to bring the victim to you.
Your unit has been dispatched to stand by at the scene of a structure fire. There are no injuries of
which you are aware. Upon arriving at the scene, you should:
A) contact medical control and apprise him or her of the situation.
B) park your ambulance behind the incident commander's vehicle.
C) set up a staging area where fire fighters can be treated if necessary.
D) ask the incident commander where the ambulance should be staged. -
✅D) ask the incident commander where the ambulance should be staged.
A hiker was injured when he fell approximately 20' from a cliff. When you arrive at the scene, a
member of the technical rescue group escorts you to the patient, who is positioned on a steep
incline. The MOST appropriate method of immobilizing and moving the patient to the ambulance is
to:
A) immobilize his spine with a long backboard and place him in a basket stretcher.
B) immobilize him to a long backboard and use the four-person carry to move him.
C) apply a vest-style immobilization device and move him using a stair chair device.
D) immobilize him with a short backboard and place him on the ambulance stretcher. -
✅A) immobilize his spine with a long backboard and place him in a basket stretcher.
When a helicopter must land on a grade (uneven ground), you should:
A) approach the aircraft from the uphill side.
B) approach the aircraft from the downhill side.
C) attempt to approach the aircraft from behind.
D) move the patient to the aircraft as soon as it lands. -
✅B) approach the aircraft from the downhill side.
Which of the following statements regarding the use of the warning lights and siren on the
ambulance is correct?
A) If it is necessary to use the siren, you should tell the patient beforehand.
B) If the patient is stable, you may use the warning lights without the siren.
C) Warning lights and siren should be avoided, even if the patient is unstable.
D) It is generally acceptable to increase your speed if lights and siren are in use. -
✅A) If it is necessary to use the siren, you should tell the patient beforehand.
Upon arriving at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash at night, you find that the safest place to
park your ambulance is in a direction that is facing oncoming traffic. You should:
A) turn your headlights off.
B) quickly access the patient.
C) place a flare near the crash.
D) turn all warning lights off. -
✅A) turn your headlights off.
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, When positioning and managing the airway of a small child, it is important to remember that the
child's:
A) larynx is lower and is located more posteriorly than an adult's.
B) epiglottis is relatively stiff and is more oval shaped than an adult's.
C) occipital skull is proportionately larger and rounder than an adult's.
D) tongue is proportionately smaller and is positioned more posteriorly. -
✅C) occipital skull is proportionately larger and rounder than an adult's.
Infants and small children are referred to as "belly breathers" because:
A) Their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally. their intercostal muscles are weak and not
well developed.
B) the skin covering the abdomen is thicker than the chest wall.
C) gastric distention interferes with diaphragmatic movement.
D) the diaphragm is less developed than the intercostal muscles. -
✅A) Their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally. their intercostal muscles are
weak and not well developed.
Insertion of an intraosseous (IO) catheter is contraindicated:
A) if the upper extremities are fractured.
B) when large fluid volumes are needed.
C) if peripheral venous access is available.
D) in children younger than 6 years of age. -
✅C) if peripheral venous access is available.
You have administered 25% dextrose to an 18-month-old infant with a documented blood glucose
reading of 40 mg/dL. Ten minutes later, you reassess the child's blood glucose level and note that it
reads 70 mg/dL. You should:
A) give half of the original dose of 25% dextrose.
B) reassess the child to determine if he is symptomatic.
C) repeat the 25% dextrose at the same dose and reassess.
D) administer the appropriate dose of oral glucose. -
✅B) reassess the child to determine if he is symptomatic.
Despite 100% oxygen and the administration of a beta-2 agonist, a conscious 9-year-old female still
has diffuse expiratory wheezing and respiratory distress. Medical control or local protocol will
MOST likely dictate the administration of:
A) 1:1,000 epinephrine SC.
B) 0.02 mg/kg of albuterol.
C) nebulizer treatments every 3 minutes.
D) 0.01 mL/kg of epinephrine 1:10,000 IV. -
✅A) 1:1,000 epinephrine SC.
Decompensated shock in a 2-year-old child is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) a decreased mental status.
B) weak and rapid central pulses.
C) a systolic BP of 80 mm Hg.
D) marked tachypnea or bradypnea. -
✅C) a systolic BP of 80 mm Hg.
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Following proper decontamination, a 30-year-old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and
has rapid, shallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvious bleeding. You should:
A) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
B) ask a fire fighter what the patient was exposed to.
C) administer 100% oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
D) perform a rapid assessment to locate critical injuries. -
✅A) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
Which of the following is NOT a role of the AEMT at the scene of a HazMat incident?
A) Rehabilitation
B) Decontamination
C) Transportation
D) Triage and treatment -
✅B) Decontamination
According to the JumpSTART triage system, infants or children not developed enough to walk or
follow commands, including children with special needs:
A) are treated immediately in the primary triage area and then transported.
B) are initially triaged on the basis of whether or not they have distal pulses.
C) should be taken to the treatment area for immediate secondary triage.
D) are the first to be transported, regardless of the severity of their injuries. -
✅C) should be taken to the treatment area for immediate secondary triage.
4. Pulmonary hemorrhage and inner ear damage are examples of __________ blast injuries.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) miscellaneous -
✅A) primary
All of the following biologic agents or diseases can be transmitted from person to person, EXCEPT:
A) ricin.
B) smallpox.
C) pneumonic plague.
D) viral hemorrhagic fever. -
✅A) ricin.
You are treating a patient who experienced a significant exposure to cyanide. He is semiconscious
and is breathing inadequately. The MOST appropriate method of providing assisted ventilations to
this patient is to:
A) use a bag-mask device.
B) perform mouth-to-mask ventilations.
C) request a paramedic unit to intubate.
D) perform mouth-to-mouth ventilations. -
✅A) use a bag-mask device.
1
,You and your partner are standing by at the scene of a residential fire when you hear the incident
commander state "We have located a victim" over the radio. You should:
A) notify the hospital that you will be transporting a burn patient to their facility.
B) remain with the ambulance and wait for fire personnel to bring the victim to you.
C) immediately locate the incident commander and ask where the victim is located.
D) locate the victim and provide initial care while your partner stays with -
✅B) remain with the ambulance and wait for fire personnel to bring the victim to you.
Your unit has been dispatched to stand by at the scene of a structure fire. There are no injuries of
which you are aware. Upon arriving at the scene, you should:
A) contact medical control and apprise him or her of the situation.
B) park your ambulance behind the incident commander's vehicle.
C) set up a staging area where fire fighters can be treated if necessary.
D) ask the incident commander where the ambulance should be staged. -
✅D) ask the incident commander where the ambulance should be staged.
A hiker was injured when he fell approximately 20' from a cliff. When you arrive at the scene, a
member of the technical rescue group escorts you to the patient, who is positioned on a steep
incline. The MOST appropriate method of immobilizing and moving the patient to the ambulance is
to:
A) immobilize his spine with a long backboard and place him in a basket stretcher.
B) immobilize him to a long backboard and use the four-person carry to move him.
C) apply a vest-style immobilization device and move him using a stair chair device.
D) immobilize him with a short backboard and place him on the ambulance stretcher. -
✅A) immobilize his spine with a long backboard and place him in a basket stretcher.
When a helicopter must land on a grade (uneven ground), you should:
A) approach the aircraft from the uphill side.
B) approach the aircraft from the downhill side.
C) attempt to approach the aircraft from behind.
D) move the patient to the aircraft as soon as it lands. -
✅B) approach the aircraft from the downhill side.
Which of the following statements regarding the use of the warning lights and siren on the
ambulance is correct?
A) If it is necessary to use the siren, you should tell the patient beforehand.
B) If the patient is stable, you may use the warning lights without the siren.
C) Warning lights and siren should be avoided, even if the patient is unstable.
D) It is generally acceptable to increase your speed if lights and siren are in use. -
✅A) If it is necessary to use the siren, you should tell the patient beforehand.
Upon arriving at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash at night, you find that the safest place to
park your ambulance is in a direction that is facing oncoming traffic. You should:
A) turn your headlights off.
B) quickly access the patient.
C) place a flare near the crash.
D) turn all warning lights off. -
✅A) turn your headlights off.
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, When positioning and managing the airway of a small child, it is important to remember that the
child's:
A) larynx is lower and is located more posteriorly than an adult's.
B) epiglottis is relatively stiff and is more oval shaped than an adult's.
C) occipital skull is proportionately larger and rounder than an adult's.
D) tongue is proportionately smaller and is positioned more posteriorly. -
✅C) occipital skull is proportionately larger and rounder than an adult's.
Infants and small children are referred to as "belly breathers" because:
A) Their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally. their intercostal muscles are weak and not
well developed.
B) the skin covering the abdomen is thicker than the chest wall.
C) gastric distention interferes with diaphragmatic movement.
D) the diaphragm is less developed than the intercostal muscles. -
✅A) Their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally. their intercostal muscles are
weak and not well developed.
Insertion of an intraosseous (IO) catheter is contraindicated:
A) if the upper extremities are fractured.
B) when large fluid volumes are needed.
C) if peripheral venous access is available.
D) in children younger than 6 years of age. -
✅C) if peripheral venous access is available.
You have administered 25% dextrose to an 18-month-old infant with a documented blood glucose
reading of 40 mg/dL. Ten minutes later, you reassess the child's blood glucose level and note that it
reads 70 mg/dL. You should:
A) give half of the original dose of 25% dextrose.
B) reassess the child to determine if he is symptomatic.
C) repeat the 25% dextrose at the same dose and reassess.
D) administer the appropriate dose of oral glucose. -
✅B) reassess the child to determine if he is symptomatic.
Despite 100% oxygen and the administration of a beta-2 agonist, a conscious 9-year-old female still
has diffuse expiratory wheezing and respiratory distress. Medical control or local protocol will
MOST likely dictate the administration of:
A) 1:1,000 epinephrine SC.
B) 0.02 mg/kg of albuterol.
C) nebulizer treatments every 3 minutes.
D) 0.01 mL/kg of epinephrine 1:10,000 IV. -
✅A) 1:1,000 epinephrine SC.
Decompensated shock in a 2-year-old child is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) a decreased mental status.
B) weak and rapid central pulses.
C) a systolic BP of 80 mm Hg.
D) marked tachypnea or bradypnea. -
✅C) a systolic BP of 80 mm Hg.
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