EMS 1022 FINAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS NEW AND UPDATED 2026
During your assessment of a young female with nontraumatic vaginal
bleeding, you note that her level of consciousness is decreased, her
respirations are rapid and shallow, her skin is cool and moist, and her
pulse is rapid and weak. You should:
assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
The respiratory distress that accompanies emphysema is caused by:
chronic stretching of the alveolar walls.
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
tachycardia.
Which of the following signs is commonly observed in patients with right-
sided heart failure?
Dependent edema
The kidneys help to regulate blood pressure by:
removing sodium and water from the body.
You arrive at a grocery store shortly after a 35-year-old male stopped
seizing. Your assessment reveals that he is confused and incontinent of
urine. The patient's girlfriend tells you that he has a history of seizures
and takes topiramate (Topamax). When obtaining further medical history
from the girlfriend, it is MOST important to:
,obtain a description of how the seizure developed.
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a
medical patient:
is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his
or her symptoms.
In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the
alveolar-capillary membrane.
Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Alzheimer's disease
The principal clinical difference between a stroke and hypoglycemia is
that patients with hypoglycemia:
usually have an altered mental status or decreased level of
consciousness.
A 48-year-old male is found supine and unconscious in the garden by his
wife. When you arrive at the scene and assess the man, you find that he
is unresponsive, has snoring respirations, is incontinent of urine, and
appears to have oral trauma. You should:
administer oxygen and position him on his side.
Three months after returning home from West Africa, a 50-year-old man
begins experiencing a fever, cough, and muscle aches. The EMT should
suspect:
, Ebola.
Anaphylaxis is MOST accurately defined as a(n):
extreme allergic reaction that may affect multiple body systems.
Ketone production is the result of:
fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
Activated charcoal is given to patients who have ingested certain
substances because it:
binds to the substance and prevents absorption.
The greatest danger in displaying a personal bias or "labeling" a patient
who frequently calls EMS is:
overlooking a potentially serious medical condition.
During your assessment of a 50-year-old male who was found
unresponsive in an alley, you note that he has slow, shallow respirations;
bradycardia; facial cyanosis; and pinpoint pupils. As your partner begins
assisting the patient's ventilations, he directs your attention to the
patient's arms, which have multiple needle tracks on them. Which of the
following would most likely explain the patient's presentation?
Heroin overdose
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
avoid contaminating yourself.
AND ANSWERS NEW AND UPDATED 2026
During your assessment of a young female with nontraumatic vaginal
bleeding, you note that her level of consciousness is decreased, her
respirations are rapid and shallow, her skin is cool and moist, and her
pulse is rapid and weak. You should:
assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
The respiratory distress that accompanies emphysema is caused by:
chronic stretching of the alveolar walls.
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
tachycardia.
Which of the following signs is commonly observed in patients with right-
sided heart failure?
Dependent edema
The kidneys help to regulate blood pressure by:
removing sodium and water from the body.
You arrive at a grocery store shortly after a 35-year-old male stopped
seizing. Your assessment reveals that he is confused and incontinent of
urine. The patient's girlfriend tells you that he has a history of seizures
and takes topiramate (Topamax). When obtaining further medical history
from the girlfriend, it is MOST important to:
,obtain a description of how the seizure developed.
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a
medical patient:
is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his
or her symptoms.
In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the
alveolar-capillary membrane.
Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Alzheimer's disease
The principal clinical difference between a stroke and hypoglycemia is
that patients with hypoglycemia:
usually have an altered mental status or decreased level of
consciousness.
A 48-year-old male is found supine and unconscious in the garden by his
wife. When you arrive at the scene and assess the man, you find that he
is unresponsive, has snoring respirations, is incontinent of urine, and
appears to have oral trauma. You should:
administer oxygen and position him on his side.
Three months after returning home from West Africa, a 50-year-old man
begins experiencing a fever, cough, and muscle aches. The EMT should
suspect:
, Ebola.
Anaphylaxis is MOST accurately defined as a(n):
extreme allergic reaction that may affect multiple body systems.
Ketone production is the result of:
fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
Activated charcoal is given to patients who have ingested certain
substances because it:
binds to the substance and prevents absorption.
The greatest danger in displaying a personal bias or "labeling" a patient
who frequently calls EMS is:
overlooking a potentially serious medical condition.
During your assessment of a 50-year-old male who was found
unresponsive in an alley, you note that he has slow, shallow respirations;
bradycardia; facial cyanosis; and pinpoint pupils. As your partner begins
assisting the patient's ventilations, he directs your attention to the
patient's arms, which have multiple needle tracks on them. Which of the
following would most likely explain the patient's presentation?
Heroin overdose
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
avoid contaminating yourself.
