EMT Practice Test Questions Exam
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
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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
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
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
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