EMT104 Pre-Final Prep questions and
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ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills - correct
answer ✔✔The EMT certification exam is designed to:
may develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial infection - correct answer ✔✔If
a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she:
ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care - correct answer ✔✔You are
dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the
scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he
did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or
transported to the hospital. You should:
considered confidential - correct answer ✔✔All information recorded on the PCR must be:
respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the simple movement of air
between the lungs and the environment - correct answer ✔✔How does respiration differ from
ventilation?
a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles - correct answer ✔✔The term
"supraventricular tachycardia" means:
the blood vessels become stiff - correct answer ✔✔With increasing age, the heart must work
harder to move the blood effectively because:
, the tongue - correct answer ✔✔What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an
unconscious patient?
2 - correct answer ✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than
________ second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
assess for breathing and a pulse - correct answer ✔✔After establishing that an adult patient is
unresponsive, you should:
assist her ventilations with a bag valve mask - correct answer ✔✔You receive a call for a 70-
year-old female with respiratory distress. Her husband tells you that she has congestive heart
failure; however, he does not think that she has been taking her medications as prescribed. The
patient is laboring to breathe, appears tired, and has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible - correct answer ✔✔A
67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic during
transport. You should:
an aneurysm - correct answer ✔✔An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial
wall is called:
diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔The principle symptom in both infectious and noninfectious
gastroenteritis is:
can only be corrected in the hospital setting - correct answer ✔✔In contrast to hypoglycemia,
hyperglycemia:
record the time and dose of the injection and transport promptly - correct answer ✔✔A 50-
year-old male was stung by a honeybee approximately 15 minutes ago. He presents with
respiratory distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After placing him on oxygen and
administering his epinephrine via auto-injector, you note that his breathing has improved.
answers graded A+ updated
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills - correct
answer ✔✔The EMT certification exam is designed to:
may develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial infection - correct answer ✔✔If
a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she:
ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care - correct answer ✔✔You are
dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the
scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he
did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or
transported to the hospital. You should:
considered confidential - correct answer ✔✔All information recorded on the PCR must be:
respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the simple movement of air
between the lungs and the environment - correct answer ✔✔How does respiration differ from
ventilation?
a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles - correct answer ✔✔The term
"supraventricular tachycardia" means:
the blood vessels become stiff - correct answer ✔✔With increasing age, the heart must work
harder to move the blood effectively because:
, the tongue - correct answer ✔✔What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an
unconscious patient?
2 - correct answer ✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than
________ second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
assess for breathing and a pulse - correct answer ✔✔After establishing that an adult patient is
unresponsive, you should:
assist her ventilations with a bag valve mask - correct answer ✔✔You receive a call for a 70-
year-old female with respiratory distress. Her husband tells you that she has congestive heart
failure; however, he does not think that she has been taking her medications as prescribed. The
patient is laboring to breathe, appears tired, and has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible - correct answer ✔✔A
67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic during
transport. You should:
an aneurysm - correct answer ✔✔An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial
wall is called:
diarrhea - correct answer ✔✔The principle symptom in both infectious and noninfectious
gastroenteritis is:
can only be corrected in the hospital setting - correct answer ✔✔In contrast to hypoglycemia,
hyperglycemia:
record the time and dose of the injection and transport promptly - correct answer ✔✔A 50-
year-old male was stung by a honeybee approximately 15 minutes ago. He presents with
respiratory distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After placing him on oxygen and
administering his epinephrine via auto-injector, you note that his breathing has improved.
