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EMT Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - ANSWER-6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - ANSWER-heart rate more than 100 What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - ANSWER-Heart r...

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EMT Practice Test Questions with
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What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - ANSWER✔✔-6 breaths and 110

compressions in a minute


What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - ANSWER✔✔-heart rate more than 100


What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - ANSWER✔✔-Heart rate less than 60


When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - ANSWER✔✔-if the systolic

blood pressure is less than 100


Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - ANSWER✔✔-it flows to the

aortic arch


What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -

ANSWER✔✔-nitroglycerin


What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - ANSWER✔✔-slowing the heart

rate and intestinal activity


What is the function of the carotid artery? - ANSWER✔✔-it carries blood from the heart

to the head

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,Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - ANSWER✔✔-open ended

questions; it avoids the yes/no answer


what delivers blood to the right atrium? - ANSWER✔✔-the superior and inferior vena

cava


What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - ANSWER✔✔-it refers to the pressure of

the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure


What is TIA - ANSWER✔✔-transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain

are blocked for a few minutes


When do you change roles during CPR? - ANSWER✔✔-every two minutes


What is another name for a heart attack? - ANSWER✔✔-acute myocardial infarction


What does nitroglycerin do? - ANSWER✔✔-nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce

the hearts preload


When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - ANSWER✔✔-infarcted

cells


What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - ANSWER✔✔-silent heart

attack


What is arteriosclerosis? - ANSWER✔✔-thickening of arterial walls




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, What is pericardial tamponade? - ANSWER✔✔-the heart is impeded by fluid in the

pericardium


What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - 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: - ANSWER✔✔-2 quick rescue breaths

then breaths 10-12 every minute


what does a sphygmonometer measure? - ANSWER✔✔-it measures blood pressure


what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - ANSWER✔✔-80-110


what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - ANSWER✔✔-speech, facial

droop, arm drift


what are the actions of nitroglycerin - ANSWER✔✔-smooth muscle relaxation, reduces

cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries


what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - ANSWER✔✔-hypertensive; extremely

high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures


what is an ischemic stroke? - ANSWER✔✔-blood flow being cut off from part of the

brain


what is the normal heart rate for a child - ANSWER✔✔-70-110 beats per minute


what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - ANSWER✔✔-15:2

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