EMT - Drug Quiz 1-4 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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Which medication is commonly used by EMTs to treat chest pain suggestive of a heart attack?
A. Diphenhydramine
B. Albuterol
✔✔ C. Nitroglycerin
D. Ibuprofen
What is the correct route of administration for an epinephrine auto-injector?
A. Oral
B. Intravenous
✔✔ C. Intramuscular
D. Subcutaneous
Which of the following medications is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose?
A. Albuterol
✔✔ B. Naloxone
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,C. Nitroglycerin
D. Aspirin
Which medication must be chewed and swallowed when given by an EMT for chest pain?
✔✔ A. Aspirin
B. Epinephrine
C. Activated charcoal
D. Glucose gel
What is the primary effect of albuterol when given via a metered-dose inhaler?
A. Lowers blood pressure
B. Stops allergic reaction
✔✔ C. Relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
D. Slows heart rate
Which condition is a contraindication for administering nitroglycerin?
A. History of asthma
✔✔ B. Systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg
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,C. Chest pain
D. Elevated heart rate
What is the proper dosage of oral glucose typically administered by EMTs?
✔✔ A. 15 to 25 grams
B. 2 milligrams
C. 81 milligrams
D. 0.3 milligrams
Which of the following drugs is carried by EMTs and used to treat hypoglycemia?
✔✔ A. Oral glucose
B. Activated charcoal
C. Naloxone
D. Aspirin
What medication binds to poisons in the digestive tract to prevent absorption?
✔✔ A. Activated charcoal
B. Oral glucose
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, C. Nitroglycerin
D. Albuterol
Which medication should be shaken thoroughly before administration?
✔✔ A. Albuterol inhaler
B. Epinephrine auto-injector
C. Aspirin
D. Naloxone
What is the mechanism of action of nitroglycerin?
✔✔ A. Dilates blood vessels to improve blood flow
B. Blocks histamine receptors
C. Stimulates insulin release
D. Slows down respiration
Which medication is indicated for a patient with severe allergic reaction and airway swelling?
✔✔ A. Epinephrine
B. Nitroglycerin
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which medication is commonly used by EMTs to treat chest pain suggestive of a heart attack?
A. Diphenhydramine
B. Albuterol
✔✔ C. Nitroglycerin
D. Ibuprofen
What is the correct route of administration for an epinephrine auto-injector?
A. Oral
B. Intravenous
✔✔ C. Intramuscular
D. Subcutaneous
Which of the following medications is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose?
A. Albuterol
✔✔ B. Naloxone
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,C. Nitroglycerin
D. Aspirin
Which medication must be chewed and swallowed when given by an EMT for chest pain?
✔✔ A. Aspirin
B. Epinephrine
C. Activated charcoal
D. Glucose gel
What is the primary effect of albuterol when given via a metered-dose inhaler?
A. Lowers blood pressure
B. Stops allergic reaction
✔✔ C. Relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
D. Slows heart rate
Which condition is a contraindication for administering nitroglycerin?
A. History of asthma
✔✔ B. Systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg
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,C. Chest pain
D. Elevated heart rate
What is the proper dosage of oral glucose typically administered by EMTs?
✔✔ A. 15 to 25 grams
B. 2 milligrams
C. 81 milligrams
D. 0.3 milligrams
Which of the following drugs is carried by EMTs and used to treat hypoglycemia?
✔✔ A. Oral glucose
B. Activated charcoal
C. Naloxone
D. Aspirin
What medication binds to poisons in the digestive tract to prevent absorption?
✔✔ A. Activated charcoal
B. Oral glucose
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, C. Nitroglycerin
D. Albuterol
Which medication should be shaken thoroughly before administration?
✔✔ A. Albuterol inhaler
B. Epinephrine auto-injector
C. Aspirin
D. Naloxone
What is the mechanism of action of nitroglycerin?
✔✔ A. Dilates blood vessels to improve blood flow
B. Blocks histamine receptors
C. Stimulates insulin release
D. Slows down respiration
Which medication is indicated for a patient with severe allergic reaction and airway swelling?
✔✔ A. Epinephrine
B. Nitroglycerin
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