EMT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What tis tthe trate tof tCPR tin tbreaths tand tcompressions: t- tcorrect tanswers t-6 tbreaths
tand t110 tcompressions tin ta tminute
What tis tconsidered ttachycardic tfor tan tadult? t- tcorrect tanswers t-heart trate tmore
tthan t100
What tis tconsidered tbradycardic tfor tan tadult? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Heart trate tless tthan
t60
When tis tnitroglycerin tnot tadvised tto tbe tadministered? t- tcorrect tanswers t-if tthe
tsystolic tblood tpressure tis tless tthan t100
Where tdoes tblood tflow tafter tit tleaves tthe tleft tventricle? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tflows
tto tthe taortic tarch
What tmedication tis tErectile tDysfunction tmedications ta tcontraindication? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-nitroglycerin
,What tis tthe tparasympathetic tsystem tresponsible tfor? t- tcorrect tanswers t-slowing tthe
theart trate tand tintestinal tactivity
What tis tthe tfunction tof tthe tcarotid tartery? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tcarries tblood tfrom
tthe theart tto tthe thead
Are topen tended tor tclose tended tquestions tbetter tto task? t- tcorrect tanswers t-open
tended tquestions; tit tavoids tthe tyes/no tanswer
what tdelivers tblood tto tthe tright tatrium? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the tsuperior tand tinferior
tvena tcava
What tdoes tdiastolic tblood tpressure trefer tto? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it trefers tto tthe
tpressure tof tthe tvessels tduring tthe trelaxation tphase; tbottom tof tthe tblood tpressure
What tis tTIA t- tcorrect tanswers t-transient tischemic tattack; tthis tis twhere tvessels tin
tthe tbrain tare tblocked tfor ta tfew tminutes
When tdo tyou tchange troles tduring tCPR? t- tcorrect tanswers t-every ttwo tminutes
What tis tanother tname tfor ta theart tattack? t- tcorrect tanswers t-acute tmyocardial
tinfarction
What tdoes tnitroglycerin tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-nitroglycerin tdilates tthe tvessels tto
treduce tthe thearts tpreload
When tcells tare tdeprived tof toxygen tand tdie tthey tare tcalled? t- tcorrect tanswers t-
infarcted tcells
What ttype tof theart tattack tis textremely tcommon tin telderly? t- tcorrect tanswers t-silent
theart tattack
What tis tarteriosclerosis? t- tcorrect tanswers t-thickening tof tarterial twalls
What tis tpericardial ttamponade? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the theart tis timpeded tby tfluid tin
tthe tpericardium
What thappens twhen tsomeone thas ta tpericardial ttamponade? t- tcorrect tanswers t-low
tblood tpressure; tmuffled theart tsound; tweak tpulse tdue tto tthe thearts tstruggles tto
tpump
If ta tpatient tis tunresponsive twith ta tpulse tyou: t- tcorrect tanswers t-2 tquick trescue
tbreaths tthen tbreaths t10-12 tevery tminute
, what tdoes ta tsphygmonometer tmeasure? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tmeasures tblood
tpressure
what tis ta tnormal tsystolic tblood tpressure tfor ta tchild? t- tcorrect tanswers t-80-110
what tare tthree tthings tto tcheck tif tsuspicious tof ta tstroke? t- tcorrect tanswers t-speech,
tfacial tdroop, tarm tdrift
what tare tthe tactions tof tnitroglycerin t- tcorrect tanswers t-smooth tmuscle trelaxation,
treduces tcardiac tworkload, tdilates tcoronary tarteries, tand tdilates tsystemic tarteries
what thappens tif ta tpatient thas tpreeclampsia? t- tcorrect tanswers t-hypertensive;
textremely thigh tblood tpressure tand tswelling tin textremeties; tsusceptible tto tseizures
what tis tan tischemic tstroke? t- tcorrect tanswers t-blood tflow tbeing tcut toff tfrom tpart tof
tthe tbrain
what tis tthe tnormal theart trate tfor ta tchild t- tcorrect tanswers t-70-110 tbeats tper tminute
what tratio tshould t2 tperson tcpr ton ta tchild tbe tdone tat? t- tcorrect tanswers t-15:2
what tis tthe tcorrect ttreatment tfor tsomeone tundergoing taphyxial tcardiac tarrest? t-
tcorrect tanswers t-5 tcycles tof tCPR tprior tto tretrieving tthe tAED tor temergency
tresponse tsystem
what tis tthe tmost tcommon treason tfor tcardiac tarrest tin tchildren? t- tcorrect tanswers t-
respiratory tarrest
what tdoes tthe tterm tlumen trefer tto tin tEMS? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the tdiameter tof ta
ttube
rescue tbreathing tguidelines: t- tcorrect tanswers t-adult: t1 tbreath tevery t5-6 tseconds;
tchild: t1 tbreath tevery t3-5 tseconds
what tdoes tplacing ta tfolded ttowel tunderneath ta tchilds tshoulders tdo? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-it taids tin taligning tthe tchilds tairway
what tdoes tDKA tcause? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tcauses tfrequent turination tin tan tattempt
tto trid tthe tbody tof texcess tacid tbuildup
what tdoes talpha t1 treceptors tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-vasoconstricts/shunts tblood
what tdoes tbeta t1 treceptors tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-increases tHR/contractility
what tis tthe tdifference tbetween tcompensatory tand tdecompensatory tstages tof tshock?
t- tcorrect tanswers t-compensatory: tnormal tblood tpressure
ANSWERS
What tis tthe trate tof tCPR tin tbreaths tand tcompressions: t- tcorrect tanswers t-6 tbreaths
tand t110 tcompressions tin ta tminute
What tis tconsidered ttachycardic tfor tan tadult? t- tcorrect tanswers t-heart trate tmore
tthan t100
What tis tconsidered tbradycardic tfor tan tadult? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Heart trate tless tthan
t60
When tis tnitroglycerin tnot tadvised tto tbe tadministered? t- tcorrect tanswers t-if tthe
tsystolic tblood tpressure tis tless tthan t100
Where tdoes tblood tflow tafter tit tleaves tthe tleft tventricle? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tflows
tto tthe taortic tarch
What tmedication tis tErectile tDysfunction tmedications ta tcontraindication? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-nitroglycerin
,What tis tthe tparasympathetic tsystem tresponsible tfor? t- tcorrect tanswers t-slowing tthe
theart trate tand tintestinal tactivity
What tis tthe tfunction tof tthe tcarotid tartery? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tcarries tblood tfrom
tthe theart tto tthe thead
Are topen tended tor tclose tended tquestions tbetter tto task? t- tcorrect tanswers t-open
tended tquestions; tit tavoids tthe tyes/no tanswer
what tdelivers tblood tto tthe tright tatrium? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the tsuperior tand tinferior
tvena tcava
What tdoes tdiastolic tblood tpressure trefer tto? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it trefers tto tthe
tpressure tof tthe tvessels tduring tthe trelaxation tphase; tbottom tof tthe tblood tpressure
What tis tTIA t- tcorrect tanswers t-transient tischemic tattack; tthis tis twhere tvessels tin
tthe tbrain tare tblocked tfor ta tfew tminutes
When tdo tyou tchange troles tduring tCPR? t- tcorrect tanswers t-every ttwo tminutes
What tis tanother tname tfor ta theart tattack? t- tcorrect tanswers t-acute tmyocardial
tinfarction
What tdoes tnitroglycerin tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-nitroglycerin tdilates tthe tvessels tto
treduce tthe thearts tpreload
When tcells tare tdeprived tof toxygen tand tdie tthey tare tcalled? t- tcorrect tanswers t-
infarcted tcells
What ttype tof theart tattack tis textremely tcommon tin telderly? t- tcorrect tanswers t-silent
theart tattack
What tis tarteriosclerosis? t- tcorrect tanswers t-thickening tof tarterial twalls
What tis tpericardial ttamponade? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the theart tis timpeded tby tfluid tin
tthe tpericardium
What thappens twhen tsomeone thas ta tpericardial ttamponade? t- tcorrect tanswers t-low
tblood tpressure; tmuffled theart tsound; tweak tpulse tdue tto tthe thearts tstruggles tto
tpump
If ta tpatient tis tunresponsive twith ta tpulse tyou: t- tcorrect tanswers t-2 tquick trescue
tbreaths tthen tbreaths t10-12 tevery tminute
, what tdoes ta tsphygmonometer tmeasure? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tmeasures tblood
tpressure
what tis ta tnormal tsystolic tblood tpressure tfor ta tchild? t- tcorrect tanswers t-80-110
what tare tthree tthings tto tcheck tif tsuspicious tof ta tstroke? t- tcorrect tanswers t-speech,
tfacial tdroop, tarm tdrift
what tare tthe tactions tof tnitroglycerin t- tcorrect tanswers t-smooth tmuscle trelaxation,
treduces tcardiac tworkload, tdilates tcoronary tarteries, tand tdilates tsystemic tarteries
what thappens tif ta tpatient thas tpreeclampsia? t- tcorrect tanswers t-hypertensive;
textremely thigh tblood tpressure tand tswelling tin textremeties; tsusceptible tto tseizures
what tis tan tischemic tstroke? t- tcorrect tanswers t-blood tflow tbeing tcut toff tfrom tpart tof
tthe tbrain
what tis tthe tnormal theart trate tfor ta tchild t- tcorrect tanswers t-70-110 tbeats tper tminute
what tratio tshould t2 tperson tcpr ton ta tchild tbe tdone tat? t- tcorrect tanswers t-15:2
what tis tthe tcorrect ttreatment tfor tsomeone tundergoing taphyxial tcardiac tarrest? t-
tcorrect tanswers t-5 tcycles tof tCPR tprior tto tretrieving tthe tAED tor temergency
tresponse tsystem
what tis tthe tmost tcommon treason tfor tcardiac tarrest tin tchildren? t- tcorrect tanswers t-
respiratory tarrest
what tdoes tthe tterm tlumen trefer tto tin tEMS? t- tcorrect tanswers t-the tdiameter tof ta
ttube
rescue tbreathing tguidelines: t- tcorrect tanswers t-adult: t1 tbreath tevery t5-6 tseconds;
tchild: t1 tbreath tevery t3-5 tseconds
what tdoes tplacing ta tfolded ttowel tunderneath ta tchilds tshoulders tdo? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-it taids tin taligning tthe tchilds tairway
what tdoes tDKA tcause? t- tcorrect tanswers t-it tcauses tfrequent turination tin tan tattempt
tto trid tthe tbody tof texcess tacid tbuildup
what tdoes talpha t1 treceptors tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-vasoconstricts/shunts tblood
what tdoes tbeta t1 treceptors tdo? t- tcorrect tanswers t-increases tHR/contractility
what tis tthe tdifference tbetween tcompensatory tand tdecompensatory tstages tof tshock?
t- tcorrect tanswers t-compensatory: tnormal tblood tpressure
