EMT CH 10 POST TEST questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Your patient has an altered mental status and is breathing 60 times per minute. You should:
- correct answer provide assisted ventilations at a rate of
20-30
breaths per minute..
Which of the following patients is at risk for failure of the cardiopulmonary system?
- correct answer A patient who was trapped in an enclosed area during a fire
To which of the following patients should you NOT administer supplemental oxygen?
- correct answer A patient with adequate breathing and a pulse ox of 96%
Around oxygen equipment in use, smoking:
- correct answer is never allowed.
Forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing
is called:
- correct answer artificial ventilation.
At the point at which the patient's body has become acidotic from the retention of too much carbon
dioxide and from anaerobic metabolism (metabolism without enough oxygen present), and he is
growing tired, the patient is in:
- correct answer respiratory failure.
Which of the following complications related to bag-valve-mask ventilation is most likely?
- correct answer Hyperventilation
The function of the respiratory system in the respiratory process is to:
- correct answer move air in and out of the alveoli.
, You are ventilating a patient manually. Which of the following changes is a negative side effect of
positive pressure ventilation?
- correct answer A decrease in the blood pressure
Your patient has a tidal volume of 2-4 ml/kg. This would be considered:
- correct answer too low.
In patients progressing from respiratory distress to respiratory failure and ultimately to respiratory
arrest, what is the most common underlying cause?
- correct answer Unresolved hypoxia
A permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes is a:
- correct answer stoma.
You are ventilating your apneic patient without difficulty. Family members tell you that the patient has
dentures. You should:
- correct answer leave them in place if they are still seated properly.
While administering single-rescuer CPR, what device is preferable to deliver supplemental oxygen?
- correct answer Pocket face mask
A high-pressure connection might be indicated by a threaded connection on an oxygen:
- correct answer regulator.
What is necessary for oxygen to diffuse from the alveoli to the bloodstream?
- correct answer Perfusion
By using airway adjuncts while ventilating a patient and using proper head-positioning and airway-
opening techniques, you may avoid:
- correct answer gastric distension.
At the smallest level, respiration involves the:
- correct answer cells
2025\2026 A+ Grade
Your patient has an altered mental status and is breathing 60 times per minute. You should:
- correct answer provide assisted ventilations at a rate of
20-30
breaths per minute..
Which of the following patients is at risk for failure of the cardiopulmonary system?
- correct answer A patient who was trapped in an enclosed area during a fire
To which of the following patients should you NOT administer supplemental oxygen?
- correct answer A patient with adequate breathing and a pulse ox of 96%
Around oxygen equipment in use, smoking:
- correct answer is never allowed.
Forcing air or oxygen into the lungs when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing
is called:
- correct answer artificial ventilation.
At the point at which the patient's body has become acidotic from the retention of too much carbon
dioxide and from anaerobic metabolism (metabolism without enough oxygen present), and he is
growing tired, the patient is in:
- correct answer respiratory failure.
Which of the following complications related to bag-valve-mask ventilation is most likely?
- correct answer Hyperventilation
The function of the respiratory system in the respiratory process is to:
- correct answer move air in and out of the alveoli.
, You are ventilating a patient manually. Which of the following changes is a negative side effect of
positive pressure ventilation?
- correct answer A decrease in the blood pressure
Your patient has a tidal volume of 2-4 ml/kg. This would be considered:
- correct answer too low.
In patients progressing from respiratory distress to respiratory failure and ultimately to respiratory
arrest, what is the most common underlying cause?
- correct answer Unresolved hypoxia
A permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes is a:
- correct answer stoma.
You are ventilating your apneic patient without difficulty. Family members tell you that the patient has
dentures. You should:
- correct answer leave them in place if they are still seated properly.
While administering single-rescuer CPR, what device is preferable to deliver supplemental oxygen?
- correct answer Pocket face mask
A high-pressure connection might be indicated by a threaded connection on an oxygen:
- correct answer regulator.
What is necessary for oxygen to diffuse from the alveoli to the bloodstream?
- correct answer Perfusion
By using airway adjuncts while ventilating a patient and using proper head-positioning and airway-
opening techniques, you may avoid:
- correct answer gastric distension.
At the smallest level, respiration involves the:
- correct answer cells
