FISDAP / NREMT RESPIRATORY PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE EMT STUDY
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,A conscious 32 y/o patient complains of difficulty C) encourage him to keep coughing
breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his throat.
What should you do?
A) give four strong blows to the back
B) place him supine and begin CPR
C) encourage him to keep coughing
D) administer abdominal thrusts
A 34 y/o female has fallen from a height of 10 feet. She is A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
unresponsive with snoring respirations. What should you
do?
A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
B) support her head and neck with a rolled towel
C) attempt the chin lift maneuver
D) apply a certerm-5vical collar
How much oxygen will a pocket mask on room air B) 17%
deliver?
A) 92%
B) 17%
C) 10%
D) 23%
An unresponsive 44 y/o male has an oral airway and is C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen
being ventilated. He suddenly regains consciousness and
starts to gag. What should you do?
A) insert a nasal airway
B) request ALS to sedate the patient
C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygterm-5en
D) suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place
Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or D) wheezing
whistling sound heard on inspiration and expiration while
auscultatingterm-67 lung fields?
A) gurgling
B) snoring
C) stridor
D) wheezing
A 29 y/o male crashed his motorcycle. He is unconscious C) apply NC and suction as needed
and the lower portion of his jaw is torn from his face. He
has gurgling respirations with bleeding into the throat. An OPA is used to lift the tongue and requires supporting structures of the jaw, so
What should you do? an OPA would be ineffective for this patient. Oxygen should be administered,
A) insert an OPA however, and the NC will provide greater concentration than any of the other
B) perform a head tilt-chin lift and apply a nonrebreather listed methods.
mask
C) apply a nasal cannula and suction as needed
D) apply a c-collar and administer blow-by oxygen
, You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you C) respiratory distress
suspect?
A) a cardiac emergency
B) GI distress
C) respiratory distress
D) a TIA
A 54 y/o female is unresponsive and lying supine on the D) check for a carotid pulse
floor. What should you do?
A) obtain a set of vital signs
B) insert an oral airway
C) start CPR
D) check for a carotid pulse
What is the leading cause of infant and child death? D) respiratory arrest
A) congenital defects
B) vascular stenosis
C) allergic reactions
D) respiratory arrest
What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? D) 12-20 breaths/min
A) 28-36 breaths/min
B) 6-10 breaths/min
C) 22-26 breaths/min
D) 12-20 breaths/min
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on A) rhonchi
inspiration called?
A) rhonchi
B) snoring
C) crackles
D) gurgling
What is the area where the base of the tongue and the A) vallecula
epiglottis meet called?
A) vallecula
B) alveoli
C) carina
D) bronchi
QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE EMT STUDY
GUIDE | EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales Included
,A conscious 32 y/o patient complains of difficulty C) encourage him to keep coughing
breathing. He is coughing while pointing to his throat.
What should you do?
A) give four strong blows to the back
B) place him supine and begin CPR
C) encourage him to keep coughing
D) administer abdominal thrusts
A 34 y/o female has fallen from a height of 10 feet. She is A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
unresponsive with snoring respirations. What should you
do?
A) use the jaw-thrust maneuver
B) support her head and neck with a rolled towel
C) attempt the chin lift maneuver
D) apply a certerm-5vical collar
How much oxygen will a pocket mask on room air B) 17%
deliver?
A) 92%
B) 17%
C) 10%
D) 23%
An unresponsive 44 y/o male has an oral airway and is C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygen
being ventilated. He suddenly regains consciousness and
starts to gag. What should you do?
A) insert a nasal airway
B) request ALS to sedate the patient
C) remove the airway and apply high-flow oxygterm-5en
D) suction the airway and leave the adjunct in place
Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or D) wheezing
whistling sound heard on inspiration and expiration while
auscultatingterm-67 lung fields?
A) gurgling
B) snoring
C) stridor
D) wheezing
A 29 y/o male crashed his motorcycle. He is unconscious C) apply NC and suction as needed
and the lower portion of his jaw is torn from his face. He
has gurgling respirations with bleeding into the throat. An OPA is used to lift the tongue and requires supporting structures of the jaw, so
What should you do? an OPA would be ineffective for this patient. Oxygen should be administered,
A) insert an OPA however, and the NC will provide greater concentration than any of the other
B) perform a head tilt-chin lift and apply a nonrebreather listed methods.
mask
C) apply a nasal cannula and suction as needed
D) apply a c-collar and administer blow-by oxygen
, You find a patient in the tripod position. What should you C) respiratory distress
suspect?
A) a cardiac emergency
B) GI distress
C) respiratory distress
D) a TIA
A 54 y/o female is unresponsive and lying supine on the D) check for a carotid pulse
floor. What should you do?
A) obtain a set of vital signs
B) insert an oral airway
C) start CPR
D) check for a carotid pulse
What is the leading cause of infant and child death? D) respiratory arrest
A) congenital defects
B) vascular stenosis
C) allergic reactions
D) respiratory arrest
What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult? D) 12-20 breaths/min
A) 28-36 breaths/min
B) 6-10 breaths/min
C) 22-26 breaths/min
D) 12-20 breaths/min
What is the coarse sound of fluid movement heard on A) rhonchi
inspiration called?
A) rhonchi
B) snoring
C) crackles
D) gurgling
What is the area where the base of the tongue and the A) vallecula
epiglottis meet called?
A) vallecula
B) alveoli
C) carina
D) bronchi
