JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE 100+
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
LATEST UPDATE 2023.
1. A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen
(Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and aler...
JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE 100+
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
LATEST UPDATE 2023. 1. A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the inges-
tion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should:: administer 15 g of activated charcoal.
2. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident: yellow
3. An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a supine position in case he or she:: requires CPR
4. Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:: Provide emotional support to the mother
5. Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:: knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.
6. Both areas of the pons are sued to:: augment respiration during physical or emotional stress
7. A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when:: a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
8. A decrease in blood pressure may indicate:: a loss of vascular tone
9. Ketone production is the result of:: fat metabolization when glucose is un-
available.
10. A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion of the:: dermal layer
11. A young female experienced a laceration to her left eyeball from flying glass when her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against a wall. There is mod-
erate bleeding and the patient states that she cannot see out of the injured eye. You should:: avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering the eye.
12. At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed:: 100 beats/min
13. Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the following activities, EXCEPT:: giving a verbal report to the clerk
14. Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EX-
CEPT:: Fructose JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM
15. As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of these smaller passages form the:: alveoli
16. Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following EX-
CEPT:: pain exacerbated by breathing
17. Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):: increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the CSF
18. During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the dis-
patcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT:: discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit arrives
19. Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fevers include:: headache and sore throat
20. Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:: gallblad-
der
21. The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper airway obstruction includes:: administering oxygen and transporting immediately
22. A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and numbness and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with her fiancé. Her respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should:: provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed.
23. A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands you a medication named Alupent, which he found in the backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of:: asthma
24. A positive TB skin test indicates that:: you have been exposed to TB
25. Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body is:: attempting to eliminate acids from the blood.
26. A patient with a history of schizophrenia called EMS because he was experiencing abdominal pain. When law enforcement arrived, the patient became violent, necessitating the placement of handcuffs. When you assess the patient, he tells you that killing someone will make his abdominal pain go away. His vital signs are stable. How should you manage the situation?: -
Request a police officer to accompany you in the ambulance.
27. A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:: falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
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