EMT Final Exam EXAM 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER
The physical act of moving air into and out of the lungs is called:
A. oxygenation.
B. respiration.
C. diffusion.
D. ventilation. - answer>>>D. ventilation.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in someone that is unconscious?
- answer>>>The tongue
In infants and small children what is a poor cap refill time - answer>>>3+ seconds (per
google)
What do you do w a patient with an AMA - answer>>>Must be A/O x4 & informed.
Document everything.
When completing the PCR and care report with the patient... - answer>>>Everything on
the PCR is confidential due to HIPAA.
The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means:
A. a slow heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
B. a slow heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
C. a rapid heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
D. a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles. - answer>>>D. a rapid
heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
,During your initial assessment of an unconscious adult patient, you find the patient is
apneic. You should next
A. assess for a carotid pulse
B. begin chest compressions
C. deliver two rescue breaths
d. place an oropharyngeal airway - answer>>>C. deliver two rescue breaths
Pt with labored breathing, turning blue (cyanosis), and getting tired. what would your
next step be - answer>>>High flow O2 via BVM
Keep warm and rapid transport
A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic during transport. You should:
Choose one answer.
A. stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
B. alert the receiving hospital and perform CPR for the duration of the transport.
C. defibrillate with the AED while continuing transport to the hospital. Incorrect
D. perform CPR for 1 to 2 minutes and then analyze her rhythm with an AED -
answer>>>A. stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
What is the definition of an aneurysm - answer>>>Swelling within a brain artery due to
weakening of arterial wall
In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia:
A. commonly results in excess water retention.
B. is rapidly reversible if oral glucose is given.
C. is a rapidly developing metabolic disturbance.
,D. can only be corrected in the hospital setting. - answer>>>D. can only be corrected in
the hospital setting.
After administering the epinephrine auto-injector to your patient with anaphylaxis, you
should pay particular attention to:
A. Determining the patient's need for transport
B. Justifying your actions to medical control
C. Assessing the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation
D. Ensuring the patient has a prescription for epinephrine - answer>>>C. Assessing the
patient's airway, breathing, and circulation
You just administered an EpiPen to your patient. The patient is improved but is now
complaining of chest pain. You should:
A. administer nitroglycerin.
B. tell the patient that this is normal.
C. notify medical direction.
D. administer another dose of epinephrine. - answer>>>C. notify medical direction.
It is MOST important to determine a patient's weight when asking questions pertaining
to a toxic ingestion because:
A. additional help may be needed at the scene to lift the patient.
B. this will allow you to predict if the exposure is lethal.
C. this will determine whether or not to give syrup of ipecac.
D. activated charcoal is given based on a patient's weight. - answer>>>D. activated
charcoal is given based on a patient's weight.
Pt locked in a room w/ a gun. What do you do? - answer>>>Leave
, Which of the following is an example of a functional behavioral disorder?
A. head trauma
B. drug addiction
C. schizophrenia
D. Alzheimer's disease - answer>>>C. schizophrenia
When documenting a call in which a female was sexually assaulted, you should:
Choose one answer.
A. only use quotation marks when recording any statements made by witnesses.
B. translate the patient's words or statements using proper medical terminology.
C. record your opinion only if you have reasonable proof to justify the statement.
D. keep the report concise and record only what the patient stated in her own words. -
answer>>>D. keep the report concise and record only what the patient stated in her
own words.
A 45-year-old female was the unrestrained passenger of a small car that rear-ended
another vehicle at a moderate rate of speed. She is conscious and alert but complains of
pain to both of her knees. There is visible damage to the dashboard on the passenger's
side of the vehicle. In addition to fractures or dislocations of the knees, you should be
mostsuspicious for:
Select one:
A. a thoracic spine fracture.
B. fracture of the tibia or fibula.
C. posterior hip dislocation.
D. anterior hip dislocation. - answer>>>C. posterior hip dislocation.
External bleeding from a vein is relatively easy to control because
A. veins are under a lower pressure.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER
The physical act of moving air into and out of the lungs is called:
A. oxygenation.
B. respiration.
C. diffusion.
D. ventilation. - answer>>>D. ventilation.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in someone that is unconscious?
- answer>>>The tongue
In infants and small children what is a poor cap refill time - answer>>>3+ seconds (per
google)
What do you do w a patient with an AMA - answer>>>Must be A/O x4 & informed.
Document everything.
When completing the PCR and care report with the patient... - answer>>>Everything on
the PCR is confidential due to HIPAA.
The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means:
A. a slow heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
B. a slow heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
C. a rapid heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
D. a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles. - answer>>>D. a rapid
heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
,During your initial assessment of an unconscious adult patient, you find the patient is
apneic. You should next
A. assess for a carotid pulse
B. begin chest compressions
C. deliver two rescue breaths
d. place an oropharyngeal airway - answer>>>C. deliver two rescue breaths
Pt with labored breathing, turning blue (cyanosis), and getting tired. what would your
next step be - answer>>>High flow O2 via BVM
Keep warm and rapid transport
A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic during transport. You should:
Choose one answer.
A. stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
B. alert the receiving hospital and perform CPR for the duration of the transport.
C. defibrillate with the AED while continuing transport to the hospital. Incorrect
D. perform CPR for 1 to 2 minutes and then analyze her rhythm with an AED -
answer>>>A. stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
What is the definition of an aneurysm - answer>>>Swelling within a brain artery due to
weakening of arterial wall
In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia:
A. commonly results in excess water retention.
B. is rapidly reversible if oral glucose is given.
C. is a rapidly developing metabolic disturbance.
,D. can only be corrected in the hospital setting. - answer>>>D. can only be corrected in
the hospital setting.
After administering the epinephrine auto-injector to your patient with anaphylaxis, you
should pay particular attention to:
A. Determining the patient's need for transport
B. Justifying your actions to medical control
C. Assessing the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation
D. Ensuring the patient has a prescription for epinephrine - answer>>>C. Assessing the
patient's airway, breathing, and circulation
You just administered an EpiPen to your patient. The patient is improved but is now
complaining of chest pain. You should:
A. administer nitroglycerin.
B. tell the patient that this is normal.
C. notify medical direction.
D. administer another dose of epinephrine. - answer>>>C. notify medical direction.
It is MOST important to determine a patient's weight when asking questions pertaining
to a toxic ingestion because:
A. additional help may be needed at the scene to lift the patient.
B. this will allow you to predict if the exposure is lethal.
C. this will determine whether or not to give syrup of ipecac.
D. activated charcoal is given based on a patient's weight. - answer>>>D. activated
charcoal is given based on a patient's weight.
Pt locked in a room w/ a gun. What do you do? - answer>>>Leave
, Which of the following is an example of a functional behavioral disorder?
A. head trauma
B. drug addiction
C. schizophrenia
D. Alzheimer's disease - answer>>>C. schizophrenia
When documenting a call in which a female was sexually assaulted, you should:
Choose one answer.
A. only use quotation marks when recording any statements made by witnesses.
B. translate the patient's words or statements using proper medical terminology.
C. record your opinion only if you have reasonable proof to justify the statement.
D. keep the report concise and record only what the patient stated in her own words. -
answer>>>D. keep the report concise and record only what the patient stated in her
own words.
A 45-year-old female was the unrestrained passenger of a small car that rear-ended
another vehicle at a moderate rate of speed. She is conscious and alert but complains of
pain to both of her knees. There is visible damage to the dashboard on the passenger's
side of the vehicle. In addition to fractures or dislocations of the knees, you should be
mostsuspicious for:
Select one:
A. a thoracic spine fracture.
B. fracture of the tibia or fibula.
C. posterior hip dislocation.
D. anterior hip dislocation. - answer>>>C. posterior hip dislocation.
External bleeding from a vein is relatively easy to control because
A. veins are under a lower pressure.
