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2025 with 300 Questions and Correct Answers with
Rationales | EMT Certification Test Practice Test Bank|
Emergency Medical Tech Exam 2025(new!)




Hypoglycemia and acute ischemic stroke can present similarly because:
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• A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function.
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• B:the majority of stroke patients have a history of diabetes.
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• C:the most common cause of a stroke is hypoglycemia.
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• D:they are both caused by low levels of glucose in the blood. ......answer.....•
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A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function.
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Reason: Although stroke and hypoglycemia are two distinctly different conditi
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ons, their signs and symptoms are often similar. This is because the brain requ
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ires both oxygen and glucose to function normally. An acute ischemic stroke i
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s caused by a lack of oxygen to a part of the brain due to a blocked cerebral art
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ery, whereas hypoglycemia (low blood glucose level) deprives the entire brain
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of glucose. In either case, the patient presents with signs of impaired brain fun
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ction (ie, slurred speech, weakness, altered mental status). Both conditions m
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ay lead to permanent brain damage or death if not treated promptly.
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When dealing with an emotionally disturbed patient, you should be MOST co
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ncerned with: b




• A:gathering all of the patient's medications.
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• B:safely transporting to the hospital.
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• C:whether the patient could harm you.
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• D:obtaining a complete medical history. ......answer.....You selected C; This i
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s correct!
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Reason: When managing any patient with an emotional or psychiatric crisis, y
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our primary concern is your own safety. Safely transporting the patient to the
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hospital is your ultimate goal. If possible, you should attempt to obtain a medi
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cal history and should take any of the patient's prescribed medications to the
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hospital. However, this should not supercede your own safety or interfere wit
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h safely transporting the patient.
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You are at the scene where a man panicked while swimming in a small lake. Yo
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ur initial attempt to rescue him should include:
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• A:rowing a small raft to the victim.
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• B:reaching for the victim with a long stick.
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• C:throwing a rope to the victim.
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• D:swimming to the victim to rescue him. ......answer.....You selected B; This i
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s correct!
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Reason: General rules to follow when attempting to rescue a patient from the
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water include "reach, throw, row, and then go." In this case, you should attem
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pt to reach the victim by having him grab hold of a large stick or similar object.
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bIf this is unsuccessful, throw the victim a rope or flotation device (if available)
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. If these are not available, row to the patient in a small raft (if available). Goin
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g into the water to retrieve the victim is a last resort. The rescuer must be a str
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ong swimmer because patients who are in danger of drowning are in a state of
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blind panic and will make every attempt to keep themselves afloat, even if it m
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eans forcing the rescuer underwater.
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How should you classify a patient's nature of illness if he or she has a low bloo
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d glucose level, bizarre behavior, and shallow breathing?
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• A:Behavioral emergency
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• B:Altered mental status
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• C:Respiratory emergency
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• D:Cardiac compromise ......answer.....The correct answer is B;
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Reason: The nature of illness (NOI) is the medical equivalent to mechanism of
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injury (MOI). Altered mental status should be the suspected NOI in any patie
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nt with any fluctuation in level of consciousness, which can range from bizarre
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behavior to complete unresponsiveness. Causes of an altered mental status in
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clude hypo- b


or hyperglycemia, head trauma, stroke, behavioral crises, drug overdose, and
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shock, among others. b b




A young female is unresponsive after overdosing on an unknown type of drug.
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Her respirations are slow and shallow and her pulse is slow and weak. Which o
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f the following drugs is the LEAST likely cause of her condition?
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• A:Seconal
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• B:Heroin
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• C:Cocaine
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• D:Valium ......answer.....The correct answer is C;
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Reason: Of the drugs listed, cocaine would be the least likely cause of the patie
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nt's condition. Cocaine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant; you woul
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d expect her to be hypertensive, tachycardic, tachypneic, and perhaps even vio
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lent. Heroin, Valium, and Seconal are all CNS depressants and could explain h
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er condition. Heroin is an illegal narcotic (opiate), Valium is a benzodiazepine
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bsedative-
hypnotic drug, and Seconal is a barbiturate. Narcotics, benzodiazepines, and
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barbiturates are all CNS depressants. When taken in excess, they cause a decre
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ased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, bradycardia, and hypotens
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ion.


Activated charcoal is contraindicated for a patient who is:
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• A:conscious and alert and has ingested a large amount of Motrin.
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• B:emotionally upset and has ingested two bottles of aspirin.
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• C:agitated and claims to have ingested a bottle of Tylenol.
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• D:awake and alert and has swallowed a commercial drain cleaner. ......answe
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r.....You selected D; This is correct!
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Reason:Activated charcoal adsorbs (sticks to) many ingested substances, prev b b b b b b b b


enting them from being absorbed into the body by the stomach or intestines. I
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n some cases, you may give activated charcoal to patients who have ingested c
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ertain substances, if approved by medical control or local protocol. Activated c
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