EMS 131 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
When you give patients nitroglycerin, they sometimes develop a headache. This would be called an
: - CORRECT ANSWER -Side effect
What medication is given when a patient suffers from a medical or traumatic condition called hypo
xia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oxygen
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation in patients s
uffering chest pain.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chest pain
What is the reason for giving an epinephrine auto-injector in a life-threatening allergic reaction? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It will help constrict the patient's blood vessels and relax the airway passages.
Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector? -
CORRECT ANSWER -constriction of blood vessels
What is the first medication that should be administered to a patient experiencing chest pain with
difficulty breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oxygen
You are on the scene of a 68-year-
old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing 44 times per minute and has a diminished lev
el of consciousness. His wife states he has an Albuterol inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina.
What is the most important drug you can administer to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
How does nitroglycerin decrease the level of chest pain that a patient experiences? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It dilates the blood vessels, allowing more blood to enter the heart muscle.
,You are on the scene of a 48-year-
old male patient complaining of chest pain. He has nitroglycerin prescribed and available. After per
forming your physical examination, you contact medical control and are ordered to assist the patie
nt in taking his nitroglycerin. Five minutes after taking his nitroglycerin, the patient complains of be
ing dizzy and having a headache. You lie the patient down on the stretcher and reassess his vital si
gns. He is now hypotensive. The patient is suffering from: - CORRECT ANSWER -
side effects of nitroglycerin
Which of the following BEST describes the five rights? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Right patient, right medication, right time, right dose, right route
Name the type of medical direction consisting of standing orders and protocols. -
CORRECT ANSWER -off-line
Your paramedic partner says the patient's IV is infiltrated and she needs to discontinue it. What do
es she mean by "Infiltrated"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The needle has either punctured the vein and excited out the other side or has pulled out of the
vein.
You have received an order from medical direction that you feel would be detrimental to your pati
ent. Which of the following should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Politely question the physician.
You are attempting to place a nonrebreather mask on a patient who is experiencing difficulty breat
hing. The patient is anxious and does not want the mask on his face. Which of the following is the
BEST course of action? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explain the importance of oxygen and ask the patient to at least try to leave the mask on, but tha
t if he can't tolerate it you can try another method.
Which of the following patients does NOT necessarily have inadequate breathing? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A patient with an irregular respiratory rhythm
Your patient is a 15-year-
old male with a history of multiple prior hospitalizations for asthma. Upon your arrival the patient
responds only to painful stimuli and is making very weak respiratory effort. Which of the following
should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER -Assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-valve-
mask device and supplemental oxygen.
, You are ventilating a 6-year-
old child and note that his heart rate has decreased from 70 to 54. Which of the following is NOT
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Notify medical control that the patient's condition has improved.
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-
old nonsmoker male with a history of asthma in respiratory distress. You find him lying supine on t
he couch. The patient is lethargic but can answer all your questions appropriately. He is diaphoretic
, and complains of being cold, coughing, and having difficulty breathing for the past 3 days. His vit
al signs are blood pressure of 110/70, heart rate of 116, respiratory rate of 24, oxygen saturation
of 93%, and temperature of 100.6°F. You hear rhonchi in the left lobes and he is coughing up yello
w-tinged sputum. What condition do you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -pneumonia
When should the EMT most likely expect to hear wheezes in a patient complaining of shortness of
breath secondary to an asthma attack? - CORRECT ANSWER -While breathing out
Which of the following inhalers would NOT be used to reverse an asthma attack? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Beclomethosone
Contraindications for the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) can include which of th
e following? - CORRECT ANSWER -History of pulmonary fibrosis
You are responding to a 54-year-
old female patient in respiratory distress. The patient is on home oxygen by nasal cannula at 1 lpm
. The patient has diminished lung sounds bilaterally with wheezes. She appears malnourished and h
as a barrel chest. What condition do you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is NOT one of the symptoms of a pulmonary embolus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
sudden calmness
You are on the scene of a 5-year-
old patient who is in respiratory distress. The mother states that the patient has been making a "s
eal bark"-
sounding cough for the past 24 hours. The child is very scared. The patient has stable vital signs. H
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
When you give patients nitroglycerin, they sometimes develop a headache. This would be called an
: - CORRECT ANSWER -Side effect
What medication is given when a patient suffers from a medical or traumatic condition called hypo
xia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oxygen
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation in patients s
uffering chest pain.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chest pain
What is the reason for giving an epinephrine auto-injector in a life-threatening allergic reaction? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It will help constrict the patient's blood vessels and relax the airway passages.
Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector? -
CORRECT ANSWER -constriction of blood vessels
What is the first medication that should be administered to a patient experiencing chest pain with
difficulty breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER -Oxygen
You are on the scene of a 68-year-
old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing 44 times per minute and has a diminished lev
el of consciousness. His wife states he has an Albuterol inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina.
What is the most important drug you can administer to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
How does nitroglycerin decrease the level of chest pain that a patient experiences? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It dilates the blood vessels, allowing more blood to enter the heart muscle.
,You are on the scene of a 48-year-
old male patient complaining of chest pain. He has nitroglycerin prescribed and available. After per
forming your physical examination, you contact medical control and are ordered to assist the patie
nt in taking his nitroglycerin. Five minutes after taking his nitroglycerin, the patient complains of be
ing dizzy and having a headache. You lie the patient down on the stretcher and reassess his vital si
gns. He is now hypotensive. The patient is suffering from: - CORRECT ANSWER -
side effects of nitroglycerin
Which of the following BEST describes the five rights? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Right patient, right medication, right time, right dose, right route
Name the type of medical direction consisting of standing orders and protocols. -
CORRECT ANSWER -off-line
Your paramedic partner says the patient's IV is infiltrated and she needs to discontinue it. What do
es she mean by "Infiltrated"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The needle has either punctured the vein and excited out the other side or has pulled out of the
vein.
You have received an order from medical direction that you feel would be detrimental to your pati
ent. Which of the following should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Politely question the physician.
You are attempting to place a nonrebreather mask on a patient who is experiencing difficulty breat
hing. The patient is anxious and does not want the mask on his face. Which of the following is the
BEST course of action? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explain the importance of oxygen and ask the patient to at least try to leave the mask on, but tha
t if he can't tolerate it you can try another method.
Which of the following patients does NOT necessarily have inadequate breathing? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A patient with an irregular respiratory rhythm
Your patient is a 15-year-
old male with a history of multiple prior hospitalizations for asthma. Upon your arrival the patient
responds only to painful stimuli and is making very weak respiratory effort. Which of the following
should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER -Assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-valve-
mask device and supplemental oxygen.
, You are ventilating a 6-year-
old child and note that his heart rate has decreased from 70 to 54. Which of the following is NOT
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Notify medical control that the patient's condition has improved.
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-
old nonsmoker male with a history of asthma in respiratory distress. You find him lying supine on t
he couch. The patient is lethargic but can answer all your questions appropriately. He is diaphoretic
, and complains of being cold, coughing, and having difficulty breathing for the past 3 days. His vit
al signs are blood pressure of 110/70, heart rate of 116, respiratory rate of 24, oxygen saturation
of 93%, and temperature of 100.6°F. You hear rhonchi in the left lobes and he is coughing up yello
w-tinged sputum. What condition do you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -pneumonia
When should the EMT most likely expect to hear wheezes in a patient complaining of shortness of
breath secondary to an asthma attack? - CORRECT ANSWER -While breathing out
Which of the following inhalers would NOT be used to reverse an asthma attack? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Beclomethosone
Contraindications for the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) can include which of th
e following? - CORRECT ANSWER -History of pulmonary fibrosis
You are responding to a 54-year-
old female patient in respiratory distress. The patient is on home oxygen by nasal cannula at 1 lpm
. The patient has diminished lung sounds bilaterally with wheezes. She appears malnourished and h
as a barrel chest. What condition do you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is NOT one of the symptoms of a pulmonary embolus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
sudden calmness
You are on the scene of a 5-year-
old patient who is in respiratory distress. The mother states that the patient has been making a "s
eal bark"-
sounding cough for the past 24 hours. The child is very scared. The patient has stable vital signs. H
