2024-2025 EMT Hosa Exam Questions
and Answers
30% - ANSWER-Amount of normal bloodflow CPR provides
6 emergency way to carry a patient - ANSWER-1. rescuer assist
2. pack strap
3. cradle carry
4. the firefighter carry
5. seat carry
6. chair carry
actions in controlling airway - ANSWER-opening and securing
Activated Charcoal - ANSWER-Can be administered after a patient ingests a poison
that is not caustic(able to burn)
AED - ANSWER-Can be used with an artificial pacemaker
Amount of blood in a newborn - ANSWER-335 mL
Amount of blood in adult - ANSWER-4 Liters
anaphylaxis - ANSWER-brought on by exposure to something to which the patient is
extremely allergic
aspirin - ANSWER-prevents platelets in the blood from clotting
assess ventilations on adult patients when - ANSWER-Patients are breathing less than
8 bpm and over 24 bpm
Assessment for patient in respiratory distress (unresponsive) - ANSWER-Primary
assesment, rapid physical examination, baseline vital signs, and history
Asystole - ANSWER-Heart stops breathing and there is no electrical activity
At about what temperature does electrical activity in the brain become abnormal -
ANSWER-91.5°F
Auscultation - ANSWER-the act of listening
AVPU - ANSWER-Alert voice pain unresponsiveness
Avulsion - ANSWER-Flaps of skin and tissue are torn loose or pulled off completely
, basic skills for emt - ANSWER-infection control
airway control
ventilation
bleeding control
Body parts (teeth, pieces of ear) - ANSWER-Wrap in moist gauze so they can be
reconnected
boots and back braces - ANSWER-accessories that EMTs use when lifting a pateint
Braxton Hicks contractions - ANSWER-Irregular prelabor contractions of the uterus
bronchodilators - ANSWER-increases airflow by increasing bronchioles diameter
(i.e. inhaler)
Burn trauma patient - ANSWER-Rapid trauma assessment
cardiogenic shock - ANSWER-result of inadequate pumping of the heart
Central rewarming - ANSWER-Application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits,
and groin of the hypothermic patient
Cephalo- - ANSWER-Head
compression rate - ANSWER-100 compressions per min
Congestive heart failure causes - ANSWER-Fluid swelling
Constricted pupils - ANSWER-Drugs (narcotics), prescription eyedrops
contraindication - ANSWER-reasons not to use a medication
Contraindications for AED - ANSWER-Children under 1, patients suffering from trauma
COPD - ANSWER-Progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe
CPR Should be - ANSWER-Five cylces of 30 compressions to two breaths or for two
minutes
cricoid pressure - ANSWER-shouldn't be used during cardiac arrect
crowing - ANSWER-a sound that can occur when muscles around the larynx spasm
Cushing's Reflex - ANSWER-Results in bradycardia in serious head injuries
and Answers
30% - ANSWER-Amount of normal bloodflow CPR provides
6 emergency way to carry a patient - ANSWER-1. rescuer assist
2. pack strap
3. cradle carry
4. the firefighter carry
5. seat carry
6. chair carry
actions in controlling airway - ANSWER-opening and securing
Activated Charcoal - ANSWER-Can be administered after a patient ingests a poison
that is not caustic(able to burn)
AED - ANSWER-Can be used with an artificial pacemaker
Amount of blood in a newborn - ANSWER-335 mL
Amount of blood in adult - ANSWER-4 Liters
anaphylaxis - ANSWER-brought on by exposure to something to which the patient is
extremely allergic
aspirin - ANSWER-prevents platelets in the blood from clotting
assess ventilations on adult patients when - ANSWER-Patients are breathing less than
8 bpm and over 24 bpm
Assessment for patient in respiratory distress (unresponsive) - ANSWER-Primary
assesment, rapid physical examination, baseline vital signs, and history
Asystole - ANSWER-Heart stops breathing and there is no electrical activity
At about what temperature does electrical activity in the brain become abnormal -
ANSWER-91.5°F
Auscultation - ANSWER-the act of listening
AVPU - ANSWER-Alert voice pain unresponsiveness
Avulsion - ANSWER-Flaps of skin and tissue are torn loose or pulled off completely
, basic skills for emt - ANSWER-infection control
airway control
ventilation
bleeding control
Body parts (teeth, pieces of ear) - ANSWER-Wrap in moist gauze so they can be
reconnected
boots and back braces - ANSWER-accessories that EMTs use when lifting a pateint
Braxton Hicks contractions - ANSWER-Irregular prelabor contractions of the uterus
bronchodilators - ANSWER-increases airflow by increasing bronchioles diameter
(i.e. inhaler)
Burn trauma patient - ANSWER-Rapid trauma assessment
cardiogenic shock - ANSWER-result of inadequate pumping of the heart
Central rewarming - ANSWER-Application of heat to the lateral chest, neck, armpits,
and groin of the hypothermic patient
Cephalo- - ANSWER-Head
compression rate - ANSWER-100 compressions per min
Congestive heart failure causes - ANSWER-Fluid swelling
Constricted pupils - ANSWER-Drugs (narcotics), prescription eyedrops
contraindication - ANSWER-reasons not to use a medication
Contraindications for AED - ANSWER-Children under 1, patients suffering from trauma
COPD - ANSWER-Progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe
CPR Should be - ANSWER-Five cylces of 30 compressions to two breaths or for two
minutes
cricoid pressure - ANSWER-shouldn't be used during cardiac arrect
crowing - ANSWER-a sound that can occur when muscles around the larynx spasm
Cushing's Reflex - ANSWER-Results in bradycardia in serious head injuries
