emergency care 13th edition EMT practice questions
1. Which of the following is acceptable when documenting your time of arrival
on the scene?
A)Rely on the dispatcher for the accurate time of arrival.
B) Check your watch as you pull up to the scene.
C) Estimate the amount of time it took you to get from your starting location
to the scene.
D) Use the clock in the ambulance to establish the arrival time.: A)Rely on the
dispatcher for the accurate time of arrival
2. You are en route to the hospital with a 22-year-old male patient who has
suffered a very embarrassing injury to his genitalia. Which method of
contacting the receiving facility will afford the patient the most privacy?
A)Using the ambulance radio but not providing details of the injury
B)Using the ambulance radio but not using the patient's name
C)Providing the receiving hospital with all information via a cell phone
D)Using the handheld radio: C)Providing the receiving hospital with all information
via a cell phone
3. A prehospital care report reads: "GSW to torso (LLQ)." Based on this,
you should recognize that the patient sustained a(n): A)bullet injury to the left
chest.
B)injury to the left torso.
C)gunshot to the left chest.
D)injury to the lower abdomen.: D)injury to the lower abdomen.
4. Which one of the following patients who refuse treatment must be
transported to the hospital?
A)29-year-old female who attempted to cut her wrists earlier but now states it
was an accident and she is not suicidal
B)Alert and oriented 57-year-old male who is having chest pain and is
diaphoretic
C)A homeless man in his 50s who is dirty and disheveled and has a body-
wide rash
D)16-year-old female who lives in her parents' house and has a child: -
A)29-year-old female who attempted to cut her wrists earlier but now states it was
an accident and she is not suicidal
5. Which of the following is NOT an objective element of documented patient
information? A)Patient's age
,B)Position in which the patient was found
C)Patient's complaint of nausea
D)Patient's blood pressure: C)Patient's complaint of nausea
6. Medical direction has requested that you administer 70 grams of activated
charcoal to an overdose patient. Which of the following should you do
next? A)Administer the medication without delay.
B)Prepare the medication and then call the hospital back to re-confirm the
order.
C)Document the order in writing before carrying it out.
D)Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you understood
correctly.: D)Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you
understood correctly.
7. What is most important to assess during patient assessment during
secondary assessment?
A)Chief complaint
B)Airway
C)Respiration
D)Pulse: A)Chief complaint
8. While assessing the breath sounds of a 12-year-old asthma patient, you
might hear any of the following sounds EXCEPT ________.
A)wheezing
B)stridor
C)huffing
D)crackles: C)huffing
9. Your patient fell off his motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet and has
a possible head injury. You might expect his pupils to ________.
A)constrict equally when you remove the light source
B)dilate equally when you assess with a penlight
C)be unequal, and may or may not react to light
D)be unequal, but become equal when using a penlight: C)be unequal, and may
or may not react to light
10. You respond to a 30-month-old patient who has passed out. Is the
patient's blood pressure important to your treatment and why?
, emergency care 13th edition EMT practice questions
A)No, blood pressure taken on children younger than age 3 can cause
damage to the tender tissues of the arm that could lead to hypertension in
later life.
B)Yes, blood pressure can be taken on children because it is the only way we
can understand the patient's condition.
C)No, blood pressure taken on children younger than age 3 is difficult and
has little impact on the patient's field management.
D)Yes, blood pressure must be taken on everyone because without it we
cannot impact the patient's field management.: C)No, blood pressure taken on
children younger than age 3 is difficult and has little impact on the patient's field
management.
11. What pulse site is commonly used when the EMT elects to palpate a blood
pressure? A)Pedal
B)Radial
C)Carotid
D)Brachial: B)Radial
12. The EMT is correct when he makes which one of the following statements
about assessment of the pupils?
A)"Constricted pupils are less of a concern than are dilated pupils."
B)"Some people naturally have unequal pupils, but both should react to light."
C)"Dilated pupils are less of a concern than pupils that are constricted."
D)"If a patient's pupils are dilated but react to light, the pupillary exam is
considered normal.": B)"Some people naturally have unequal pupils, but both
should react to light."
13. You are performing a secondary assessment and are assessing your
patient's chest. Which one of the following findings do you associate most
with fracture of the ribs? A)Jugular venous distention
B)Ecchymosis to the chest wall
C)Decreased breath sounds
D)Paradoxical chest wall motion: D)Paradoxical chest wall motion
14. A 31-year-old male is complaining of left-side flank pain that radiates into
his groin. He is alert and oriented and the primary assessment reveals no
life-threatening conditions. Given the patient's status, your next step
should be to:
A)repeat the primary assessment.
B)gather medical information from the family.
, C)perform a rapid head-to-toe exam.
D)obtain a medical history from the patient.: D)obtain a medical history from the
patient.
15. As you approach a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash, you
note that he has dark, oozing blood coming from an open fracture to his
lower left tibia. The patient was removed from the car by bystanders and
is being held by a family member. Which of the following should you do
immediately? A)Apply direct pressure to the bleeding.
B)Provide supplemental oxygen.
C)Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
D)Assess and open the airway.: C)Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
16. Which of the following BEST describes an EMS provider's "sixth sense"?
A)General impression
B)Diagnostic ability
C)Scene safety
D)Clinical judgment: D)Clinical judgment
17. You have just determined that your patient is unresponsive and gurgling.
Your next action would be to: A)check
for a pulse.
B)transport immediately.
C)open the airway.
D)determine the past medical history.: C)open the airway.
18. En route to the hospital, you start the reassessment of a 22-year-old
trauma patient. You should begin this assessment by: A)checking all
interventions.
B)Repeating the primary assessment.
C)rechecking vital signs.
D)assessing for additional injuries.: B)Repeating the primary assessment.
19. It is nighttime and you have been dispatched for a vehicle on the shoulder
of the interstate with a driver slumped over the steering wheel. When
pulling up onto the scene, how should you best position the ambulance?
A)In front of the car with the white strobe lights activated
B)Next to the car to block one lane of traffic
C)Behind the car with your high-beams on
1. Which of the following is acceptable when documenting your time of arrival
on the scene?
A)Rely on the dispatcher for the accurate time of arrival.
B) Check your watch as you pull up to the scene.
C) Estimate the amount of time it took you to get from your starting location
to the scene.
D) Use the clock in the ambulance to establish the arrival time.: A)Rely on the
dispatcher for the accurate time of arrival
2. You are en route to the hospital with a 22-year-old male patient who has
suffered a very embarrassing injury to his genitalia. Which method of
contacting the receiving facility will afford the patient the most privacy?
A)Using the ambulance radio but not providing details of the injury
B)Using the ambulance radio but not using the patient's name
C)Providing the receiving hospital with all information via a cell phone
D)Using the handheld radio: C)Providing the receiving hospital with all information
via a cell phone
3. A prehospital care report reads: "GSW to torso (LLQ)." Based on this,
you should recognize that the patient sustained a(n): A)bullet injury to the left
chest.
B)injury to the left torso.
C)gunshot to the left chest.
D)injury to the lower abdomen.: D)injury to the lower abdomen.
4. Which one of the following patients who refuse treatment must be
transported to the hospital?
A)29-year-old female who attempted to cut her wrists earlier but now states it
was an accident and she is not suicidal
B)Alert and oriented 57-year-old male who is having chest pain and is
diaphoretic
C)A homeless man in his 50s who is dirty and disheveled and has a body-
wide rash
D)16-year-old female who lives in her parents' house and has a child: -
A)29-year-old female who attempted to cut her wrists earlier but now states it was
an accident and she is not suicidal
5. Which of the following is NOT an objective element of documented patient
information? A)Patient's age
,B)Position in which the patient was found
C)Patient's complaint of nausea
D)Patient's blood pressure: C)Patient's complaint of nausea
6. Medical direction has requested that you administer 70 grams of activated
charcoal to an overdose patient. Which of the following should you do
next? A)Administer the medication without delay.
B)Prepare the medication and then call the hospital back to re-confirm the
order.
C)Document the order in writing before carrying it out.
D)Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you understood
correctly.: D)Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you
understood correctly.
7. What is most important to assess during patient assessment during
secondary assessment?
A)Chief complaint
B)Airway
C)Respiration
D)Pulse: A)Chief complaint
8. While assessing the breath sounds of a 12-year-old asthma patient, you
might hear any of the following sounds EXCEPT ________.
A)wheezing
B)stridor
C)huffing
D)crackles: C)huffing
9. Your patient fell off his motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet and has
a possible head injury. You might expect his pupils to ________.
A)constrict equally when you remove the light source
B)dilate equally when you assess with a penlight
C)be unequal, and may or may not react to light
D)be unequal, but become equal when using a penlight: C)be unequal, and may
or may not react to light
10. You respond to a 30-month-old patient who has passed out. Is the
patient's blood pressure important to your treatment and why?
, emergency care 13th edition EMT practice questions
A)No, blood pressure taken on children younger than age 3 can cause
damage to the tender tissues of the arm that could lead to hypertension in
later life.
B)Yes, blood pressure can be taken on children because it is the only way we
can understand the patient's condition.
C)No, blood pressure taken on children younger than age 3 is difficult and
has little impact on the patient's field management.
D)Yes, blood pressure must be taken on everyone because without it we
cannot impact the patient's field management.: C)No, blood pressure taken on
children younger than age 3 is difficult and has little impact on the patient's field
management.
11. What pulse site is commonly used when the EMT elects to palpate a blood
pressure? A)Pedal
B)Radial
C)Carotid
D)Brachial: B)Radial
12. The EMT is correct when he makes which one of the following statements
about assessment of the pupils?
A)"Constricted pupils are less of a concern than are dilated pupils."
B)"Some people naturally have unequal pupils, but both should react to light."
C)"Dilated pupils are less of a concern than pupils that are constricted."
D)"If a patient's pupils are dilated but react to light, the pupillary exam is
considered normal.": B)"Some people naturally have unequal pupils, but both
should react to light."
13. You are performing a secondary assessment and are assessing your
patient's chest. Which one of the following findings do you associate most
with fracture of the ribs? A)Jugular venous distention
B)Ecchymosis to the chest wall
C)Decreased breath sounds
D)Paradoxical chest wall motion: D)Paradoxical chest wall motion
14. A 31-year-old male is complaining of left-side flank pain that radiates into
his groin. He is alert and oriented and the primary assessment reveals no
life-threatening conditions. Given the patient's status, your next step
should be to:
A)repeat the primary assessment.
B)gather medical information from the family.
, C)perform a rapid head-to-toe exam.
D)obtain a medical history from the patient.: D)obtain a medical history from the
patient.
15. As you approach a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash, you
note that he has dark, oozing blood coming from an open fracture to his
lower left tibia. The patient was removed from the car by bystanders and
is being held by a family member. Which of the following should you do
immediately? A)Apply direct pressure to the bleeding.
B)Provide supplemental oxygen.
C)Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
D)Assess and open the airway.: C)Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
16. Which of the following BEST describes an EMS provider's "sixth sense"?
A)General impression
B)Diagnostic ability
C)Scene safety
D)Clinical judgment: D)Clinical judgment
17. You have just determined that your patient is unresponsive and gurgling.
Your next action would be to: A)check
for a pulse.
B)transport immediately.
C)open the airway.
D)determine the past medical history.: C)open the airway.
18. En route to the hospital, you start the reassessment of a 22-year-old
trauma patient. You should begin this assessment by: A)checking all
interventions.
B)Repeating the primary assessment.
C)rechecking vital signs.
D)assessing for additional injuries.: B)Repeating the primary assessment.
19. It is nighttime and you have been dispatched for a vehicle on the shoulder
of the interstate with a driver slumped over the steering wheel. When
pulling up onto the scene, how should you best position the ambulance?
A)In front of the car with the white strobe lights activated
B)Next to the car to block one lane of traffic
C)Behind the car with your high-beams on
