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EMT FINAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS (PART 1) Latest Update Actual Exam from Credible Sources with 300 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Golden Ticket to Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
EMT FINAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS (PART 1)
Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam from
Credible Sources with 300 Questions and
Verified Correct Answers Golden Ticket to
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60-year-old woman presents with chest discomfort, confusion, and weakness. The
patient's husband tells you that she vomited twice before EMS arrival. The patient's BP
is 70/40 mm Hg, her pulse is 45 beats/min and weak, and her respirations are 14
breaths/min and unlabored. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of her
hypotension?
A) Bradycardia
B) Hypovolemia
C) Myocardial ischemia
D) Respiratory compromise - CORRECT ANSWER: A
A 10-year-old child was struck by a car while crossing the street. He has bilateral femur
fractures and a head injury. His father has been notified and is 20 minutes away from
the scene. The EMT should:
A) contact medical control to see if he/she will take custody of the child.
B) attempt to contact the child's mother to see if she can be there sooner.
C) begin immediate transport and have law enforcement update the father.
D) stabilize the child at the scene until the father arrives and gives consent. - CORRECT
ANSWER: C
A 22-year-old male has a shard of glass impaled in his cheek. You look inside his mouth
and see minor bleeding. The patient is conscious and alert with adequate breathing.
You should:
,A) carefully remove the shard of glass in the same direction that it entered.
B) be prepared for severe bleeding as you carefully remove the shard of glass.
C) carefully stabilize the shard of glass and allow him to suction his own mouth.
D) remove the shard of glass and place gauze in his mouth to control the bleeding. -
CORRECT ANSWER: C
A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is found approximately 20 feet
away from his bike and is responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are
unable to effectively open his airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver. What should you
do?
A) Insert an oral airway and assess his breathing.
B) Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin.
C) Apply high-flow oxygen and assess his carotid pulse.
D) Suction his oropharynx and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver. - CORRECT
ANSWER: B
A 30-year-old woman crashed her car into a tree at a high rate of speed. She is
conscious and alert and has stable vital signs. She has some small lacerations and
abrasions to her arms and face, but no obviously life-threatening injuries. As you are
loading her into the ambulance, she tells you that she does not want to go to the
hospital. You should:
A) advise her that she is probably too emotionally upset to be able to refuse EMS
treatment and transport.
B) ask a law enforcement officer to administer a breathalyzer test to determine if she
has been drinking alcohol.
C) advise the patient that she should be transported to the hospital because of the
seriousness of the crash.
D) obtain a signed refusal from the patient and ask a law enforcement officer to
transport her to the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER: C
,A 33-year-old female presents with acute respiratory distress. She is conscious but
anxious, and tells you that she has a history of asthma. She took two puffs of her
albuterol inhaler prior to your arrival, but states that it did not help. Her oxygen
saturation reads 89% and you hear diffuse wheezing while auscultating her lungs. You
should:
A) give her 100% humidified oxygen to dilate her bronchioles, monitor her oxygen
saturation, and transport her to an appropriate medical facility.
B) assist her with a third albuterol treatment, contact medical control for further advice,
give her high-flow oxygen, and transport her to the hospital.
C) ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device until her oxygen saturation is at least 94%
and rapidly transport her to the closest appropriate medical facility.
D) administer high-flow oxygen, contact medical control to request permission to assist
her with another albuterol treatme - CORRECT ANSWER: D
A 35-year-old patient complains of shortness of breath. He is conscious and alert and is
able to speak in complete sentences, although with slight difficulty. Assessment reveals
diffuse wheezing to auscultation, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min, a heart rate of 110
beats/min, and an oxygen saturation of 96%. Which of the following interventions would
be of MOST benefit to this patient?
A) A beta antagonist
B) Assisted ventilation
C) Supplemental oxygen
D) Inhaled bronchodilator - CORRECT ANSWER: D
A 40-year-old man is conscious, but has an increased rate of breathing. You should:
A) apply 100% oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
B) immediately insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
C) assess the regularity and quality of breathing.
D) ventilate him with a bag-valve-mask device. - CORRECT ANSWER: C
, A 45-year-old woman calls EMS because of severe chest pain. When you arrive, she
advises you that she has taken two of her husband's nitroglycerin tablets without relief.
Her BP is 110/60 mm Hg, her pulse is 100 beats/min, her respirations are 16
breaths/min, and her oxygen saturation is 95%. You should:
A) attach the AED, administer 100% oxygen, and contact medical control for advice.
B) transport the patient without delay and monitor her blood pressure en route.
C) Call medical control and request permission to assist the patient with one more NTG
tablet.
D) Apply oxygen, assess the patient's blood pressure, and give a third and final NTG
tablet. - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A 50-year-old man presents with crushing chest pain that suddenly began about 30
minutes ago. He is diaphoretic and anxious. The EMT should:
A) obtain baseline vital signs.
B) apply supplemental oxygen.
C) administer chewable aspirin.
D) perform a complete physical exam. - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A 50-year-old man with a history of hypertension began experiencing chest pressure
while mowing his lawn. After taking a baby aspirin and resting for approximately 10
minutes, the pressure in his chest completely resolved. Which of the following would
BEST explain this?
A) The patient's blood pressure increased after he ceased exertion, causing his chest
pressure to resolve
B) The cessation of exertion decreased the workload of the heart and blood flow around
a coronary clot improved
C) The aspirin dissolved a small clot in a coronary artery and reestablished blood flow to
that part of the heart
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