EMT Basic Practice Exam 1
EMT BASIC PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she has a
decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli?
A. She will be upset when you take her from her mother's arms.
B. She will be unable to tell you how old she is if you ask her.
C. She will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak.
D. She will try to pull away from a painful stimulus on her toe. - Correct Answer-C.
She will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak.
An infant who is alert to verbal stimuli will still try to locate the parents' voices;
choice A describes an alert infant; choice D describes an infant who is responsive
to painful stimuli; choice B is incorrect because infants of this age are not
developed enough to tell you their age regardless of their mental status.
What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant?
A. Palpate the carotid pulse.
B. Palpate the brachial pulse.
C. Palpate the radial pulse.
D. Observe capillary refill time. - Correct Answer-B. Palpate the brachial pulse.
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Assess circulation in an infant by palpating the brachial pulse in the upper arm.
The carotid and radial pulses are difficult to locate in infants. Capillary refill time
shows that the patient has impaired circulation, but it is not the first tool to use in
assessing circulation because it is affected by external factors (like the
environment) as well as internal factors like poor perfusion.
A 45-year-old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his
position of comfort, your next action should be?
A. Ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.
B. Ventilate the patient with the bag-valve mask at 15 L/min.
C. Administer oxygen by rebreather mask at 15 L/min.
D. Administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6 L/min. - Correct Answer-C.
Administer oxygen by rebreather mask at 15 L/min.
There is no information to indicate that the patient requires ventilatory support.
Any patient experiencing chest discomfort should receive the highest possible
concentration of oxygen.
Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?
A. Alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium speed crash.
B.Alert 20-year-old male who fell 10 feet off of a ladder.
C. Alert 65-year-old female who fell in the bathtub and is complaining of wrist
pain.
D. Alert 11-year-old female who tripped while roller skating and fell down three
steps. - Correct Answer-A. Alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium
speed crash.
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The rapid trauma survey is used when you are unsure of the presence of hidden
injuries or f the mechanism of injury (MOI) is unclear or severe enough to suggest
the need for a rapid assessment. A 2-year-old child could be severely injured by a
medium speed collision, even if he or she appears alert and was properly
restrained. The other choices do not represent MOIs considered to be high risk for
hidden injury.
Which of the following is a sign of increased pressure in the circulatory system?
A. Flat neck veins
B. Palpable carotid pulse
C. Distended jugular veins
D. Decreased radial pulse - Correct Answer-C. Distended jugular veins
A supine patient may or may not have jugular veins that are prominent enough to
palpate. However, even if the neck veins are normally present when an individual
is supine, they will not be engorged with blood and overly firm to the touch. This is
what is meant by the phrase distended neck veins. Distended neck veins (in any
position) are a sign of increased circulatory pressure. The carotid pulse should
always be palpable. A decreased radial pulse may indicate hypovolemic shock or
an injured extremity.
An automated external defibrillator (AED) will shock which if the following
rhythms?
A. Sinus Rhythm
B. Asystole
C. Ventricular Fibrillation
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D. Pulseless Electrical Activity - Correct Answer-C. Ventricular Fibrillation
The other rhythms do not benefit from an electrical shock. The purpose of early
defibrillation is to stop a highly chaotic, disorganized electrical rhythm such as
ventricular fibrillation, with the hope that an organized rhythm will begin and
generate a pulse.
To assess the motor function in the lower extremities of a responsive patient, you
would...
A. Ask the patient to bend his knee
B. Ask the patient to wiggle his toes
C. Carefully move the patient's leg
D. Touch the skin of the patient's foot - Correct Answer-B. Ask the patient to
wiggle his toes
Assess the motor function by asking the patient to wiggle his toes; moving the leg
or having the patient bend the knee can compromise spinal stability; option D
describes assessment of sensation, not motor function.
Which patient can safely receive only a focused physical examination rather than a
rapid trauma survey?
A. 10-year-old male with a deformed right lower leg who is responsive after falling
off his bicycle.
B. 20-year-old female who complains of severe pain in her ankle after stepping off
a curb.
C. 70-year-old male who complains of neck pain after a medium speed collision.
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EMT BASIC PRACTICE EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she has a
decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli?
A. She will be upset when you take her from her mother's arms.
B. She will be unable to tell you how old she is if you ask her.
C. She will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak.
D. She will try to pull away from a painful stimulus on her toe. - Correct Answer-C.
She will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak.
An infant who is alert to verbal stimuli will still try to locate the parents' voices;
choice A describes an alert infant; choice D describes an infant who is responsive
to painful stimuli; choice B is incorrect because infants of this age are not
developed enough to tell you their age regardless of their mental status.
What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant?
A. Palpate the carotid pulse.
B. Palpate the brachial pulse.
C. Palpate the radial pulse.
D. Observe capillary refill time. - Correct Answer-B. Palpate the brachial pulse.
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, EMT Basic Practice Exam 1
Assess circulation in an infant by palpating the brachial pulse in the upper arm.
The carotid and radial pulses are difficult to locate in infants. Capillary refill time
shows that the patient has impaired circulation, but it is not the first tool to use in
assessing circulation because it is affected by external factors (like the
environment) as well as internal factors like poor perfusion.
A 45-year-old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his
position of comfort, your next action should be?
A. Ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.
B. Ventilate the patient with the bag-valve mask at 15 L/min.
C. Administer oxygen by rebreather mask at 15 L/min.
D. Administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6 L/min. - Correct Answer-C.
Administer oxygen by rebreather mask at 15 L/min.
There is no information to indicate that the patient requires ventilatory support.
Any patient experiencing chest discomfort should receive the highest possible
concentration of oxygen.
Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?
A. Alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium speed crash.
B.Alert 20-year-old male who fell 10 feet off of a ladder.
C. Alert 65-year-old female who fell in the bathtub and is complaining of wrist
pain.
D. Alert 11-year-old female who tripped while roller skating and fell down three
steps. - Correct Answer-A. Alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium
speed crash.
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The rapid trauma survey is used when you are unsure of the presence of hidden
injuries or f the mechanism of injury (MOI) is unclear or severe enough to suggest
the need for a rapid assessment. A 2-year-old child could be severely injured by a
medium speed collision, even if he or she appears alert and was properly
restrained. The other choices do not represent MOIs considered to be high risk for
hidden injury.
Which of the following is a sign of increased pressure in the circulatory system?
A. Flat neck veins
B. Palpable carotid pulse
C. Distended jugular veins
D. Decreased radial pulse - Correct Answer-C. Distended jugular veins
A supine patient may or may not have jugular veins that are prominent enough to
palpate. However, even if the neck veins are normally present when an individual
is supine, they will not be engorged with blood and overly firm to the touch. This is
what is meant by the phrase distended neck veins. Distended neck veins (in any
position) are a sign of increased circulatory pressure. The carotid pulse should
always be palpable. A decreased radial pulse may indicate hypovolemic shock or
an injured extremity.
An automated external defibrillator (AED) will shock which if the following
rhythms?
A. Sinus Rhythm
B. Asystole
C. Ventricular Fibrillation
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D. Pulseless Electrical Activity - Correct Answer-C. Ventricular Fibrillation
The other rhythms do not benefit from an electrical shock. The purpose of early
defibrillation is to stop a highly chaotic, disorganized electrical rhythm such as
ventricular fibrillation, with the hope that an organized rhythm will begin and
generate a pulse.
To assess the motor function in the lower extremities of a responsive patient, you
would...
A. Ask the patient to bend his knee
B. Ask the patient to wiggle his toes
C. Carefully move the patient's leg
D. Touch the skin of the patient's foot - Correct Answer-B. Ask the patient to
wiggle his toes
Assess the motor function by asking the patient to wiggle his toes; moving the leg
or having the patient bend the knee can compromise spinal stability; option D
describes assessment of sensation, not motor function.
Which patient can safely receive only a focused physical examination rather than a
rapid trauma survey?
A. 10-year-old male with a deformed right lower leg who is responsive after falling
off his bicycle.
B. 20-year-old female who complains of severe pain in her ankle after stepping off
a curb.
C. 70-year-old male who complains of neck pain after a medium speed collision.
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