EMT Actual Exam Questions

Last updated on Dec. 8, 2024.
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Exam Code:EMT
Exam Name:Emergency Medical Technician
Exam Questions:316
 

Topic 1 - Exam A

Question #1 Topic 1

What differences in a child’s airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult?

  • A. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue
  • B. smaller jaw, smaller teeth
  • C. There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults.
  • D. longer airway and small tongue
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Correct Answer: A 🗳️

Question #2 Topic 1

A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____, while a normal respiratory rate for a newborn is ____.

  • A. 12 to 20 and 16 to 24
  • B. 12 to 20 and 30 to 60
  • C. 22 to 30 and 50
  • D. 8 to16 and 20 to 40
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Correct Answer: B 🗳️

Question #3 Topic 1

What is the first thing you should do before inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?

  • A. Select the correct size.
  • B. Make sure the patient does not have a gag reflex.
  • C. Tilt the head back, lube the airway, and insert it into the nostril.
  • D. Look up the nose to make sure the nostrils are large enough for a nasopharyngeal airway.
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Correct Answer: A 🗳️

Question #4 Topic 1

Emergency care for patients who are not breathing adequately but have a pulse includes all of the following except ____.

  • A. airway management
  • B. supplemental oxygen
  • C. CPR
  • D. ventilatory support
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Correct Answer: C 🗳️

Question #5 Topic 1

You arrive on scene to find a young woman who is having trouble talking. She has hives and is starting to gasp for air. Her friend says she was just stung by a bee.
Your immediate actions should include all of the following except ____.

  • A. provide airway support.
  • B. assess the bee sting for signs of an infection.
  • C. administer epinephrine (If your state and local EMS protocols allow).
  • D. administer supplemental oxygen.
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Correct Answer: B 🗳️

Question #6 Topic 1

You’re called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he “passed out.” You assess the scene to be safe.
The next thing you should do is:

  • A. Check the patient’s blood sugar; he might be a diabetic.
  • B. Get a blood pressure to determine if it’s too low and may have caused him to pass out.
  • C. Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke.
  • D. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.
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Correct Answer: D 🗳️

Question #7 Topic 1

Wheezing can be described as ____.

  • A. a high-pitched whistling sound
  • B. tiny popping sound
  • C. wet, crackling sound
  • D. loud snoring sound
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Correct Answer: A 🗳️

Question #8 Topic 1

You’re responding to a call for a 44-year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, “I can’t breathe.”
You should do the following:

  • A. Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.
  • B. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.
  • C. Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.
  • D. Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can’t breathe.
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Correct Answer: B 🗳️

Question #9 Topic 1

When assessing breathing, tidal volume refers to ____.

  • A. whether a person inhales and exhales for the same amount of time
  • B. the rate at which a person breathes
  • C. the depth of the breath
  • D. how regular breathing appears
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Correct Answer: C 🗳️

Question #10 Topic 1

You are treating an adult patient who is unresponsive and just vomited. You need to suction his airway. You should suction the patient’s airway for no more than ______ at a time.

  • A. 10-15 seconds
  • B. 15-20 seconds
  • C. less 5 seconds
  • D. as long as it takes to remove all of the vomit from the airway
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Correct Answer: A 🗳️

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