EMT Practice Test Questions with | | | | |
precise detailed solutions | |
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - Correct answer ✔6
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breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
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What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - Correct answer ✔heart rate more
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than 100
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What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - Correct answer ✔Heart rate less
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than 60
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When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - Correct answer ✔if the
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systolic blood pressure is less than 100
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Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - Correct answer ✔it
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flows to the aortic arch
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What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
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Correct answer ✔nitroglycerin
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What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - Correct answer
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✔slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
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,What is the function of the carotid artery? - Correct answer ✔it carries blood
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from the heart to the head
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Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - Correct answer ✔open
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ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
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what delivers blood to the right atrium? - Correct answer ✔the superior and
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inferior vena cava | |
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - Correct answer ✔it refers to the
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pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
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What is TIA - Correct answer ✔transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels
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in the brain are blocked for a few minutes
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When do you change roles during CPR? - Correct answer ✔every two minutes
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What is another name for a heart attack? - Correct answer ✔acute myocardial
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infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? - Correct answer ✔nitroglycerin dilates the vessels
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to reduce the hearts preload
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When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - Correct answer
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✔infarcted cells |
, What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - Correct answer
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✔silent heart attack | |
What is arteriosclerosis? - Correct answer ✔thickening of arterial walls
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What is pericardial tamponade? - Correct answer ✔the heart is impeded by
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fluid in the pericardium
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What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - Correct answer
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✔low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
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struggles to pump | |
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - Correct answer ✔2 quick rescue
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breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
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what does a sphygmonometer measure? - Correct answer ✔it measures blood
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pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - Correct answer ✔80-110
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what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - Correct answer
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✔speech, facial droop, arm drift | | | |
precise detailed solutions | |
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - Correct answer ✔6
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breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
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What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - Correct answer ✔heart rate more
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than 100
|
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - Correct answer ✔Heart rate less
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than 60
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When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - Correct answer ✔if the
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systolic blood pressure is less than 100
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Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - Correct answer ✔it
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flows to the aortic arch
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What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
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Correct answer ✔nitroglycerin
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What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - Correct answer
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✔slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
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,What is the function of the carotid artery? - Correct answer ✔it carries blood
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
from the heart to the head
| | | | |
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - Correct answer ✔open
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ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
| | | | | |
what delivers blood to the right atrium? - Correct answer ✔the superior and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
inferior vena cava | |
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - Correct answer ✔it refers to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
| | | | | | | | | | | |
What is TIA - Correct answer ✔transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
in the brain are blocked for a few minutes
| | | | | | | |
When do you change roles during CPR? - Correct answer ✔every two minutes
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What is another name for a heart attack? - Correct answer ✔acute myocardial
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infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? - Correct answer ✔nitroglycerin dilates the vessels
| | | | | | | | | | |
to reduce the hearts preload
| | | |
When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - Correct answer
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
✔infarcted cells |
, What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - Correct answer
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✔silent heart attack | |
What is arteriosclerosis? - Correct answer ✔thickening of arterial walls
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What is pericardial tamponade? - Correct answer ✔the heart is impeded by
| | | | | | | | | | | |
fluid in the pericardium
| | |
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - Correct answer
| | | | | | | | | | |
✔low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
| | | | | | | | | | | |
struggles to pump | |
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - Correct answer ✔2 quick rescue
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
| | | | |
what does a sphygmonometer measure? - Correct answer ✔it measures blood
| | | | | | | | | | |
pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - Correct answer ✔80-110
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what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - Correct answer
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✔speech, facial droop, arm drift | | | |
