EMT-B Basic FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced
life support (ALS) is called:
A. paramedic.
B. advanced EMT (AEMT).
C. EMT.
D. EMR. - ANSWER ✔ A.
2. You are treating a patient who initially had a chief complaint of severe
difficulty breathing. You have concerns that this may be leading to
respiratory failure. The patient could have any of the following signs except:
A. absent or minimal chest movement.
B. noises such as wheezing, gurgling, stridor, or crowing.
C. diminished or absent breath sounds.
D. air that can be felt at the nose or mouth on exhalation. - ANSWER ✔
D.
3. You are treating a patient who your partner states has a normal breathing
rate for an adult. The patient's breathing rate is most likely:
A. 6 to 10 per minute.
B. 12 to 20 per minute.
C. 15 to 30 per minute.
D. 25 to 50 per minute. - ANSWER ✔ B.
,4. You are treating a patient who initially had a chief complaint of severe
difficulty breathing. You have concerns that this may be leading to
respiratory failure. As you assess and manage the patient, you decide she is
either not breathing or her breathing is inadequate. Thus, it will be necessary
to provide:
A. artificial ventilation.
B. positive pressure ventilation.
C. assistance with a bag-valve mask device.
D. all of these are correct. - ANSWER ✔ D.
5. During the primary assessment, all of the following are assessed except:
A. airway.
B. mental status.
C. circulation.
D. blood pressure. - ANSWER ✔ D.
6. Which is not a component of the primary assessment?
A. Determining patient priority
B. Evaluating extremity mobility
C. Forming a general impression
D. Assessing breathing - ANSWER ✔ B.
7. When forming a general impression of a child's condition, the environment
can provide clues. An example would be a child:
A. complaining of nausea or vomiting.
B. holding pieces of a toy in his or her hand.
C. with a blood pressure of 120/80.
D. with a rapid heartbeat. - ANSWER ✔ B.
8. When forming a general impression, the EMT takes into consideration all of
the following except the patient's:
A. position.
B. age and sex.
, C. blood pressure.
D. sounds. - ANSWER ✔ C.
9. After forming a general impression, the next step of the primary assessment
is:
A. assessing breathing.
B. assessing mental status.
C. determining the priority of the patient.
D. assessing the airway. - ANSWER ✔ B.
10.If a patient's level of responsiveness is lower than "Alert," you should:
A. apply a cervical collar.
B. administer a high-concentration oxygen.
C. place him or her in a recovery position.
D. bandage all bleeding wounds. - ANSWER ✔ B.
11.If a patient is talking or crying, assume that the patient:
A. is in little pain.
B. has no life-threatening bleeding.
C. has an open airway.
D. has an "A" mental status. - ANSWER ✔ C.
12.If the patient is not alert and her breathing rate is slower than 8 breaths per
minute, the EMT should:
A. insert an oral airway.
B. place the patient in a prone position.
C. assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
D. apply the PASG. - ANSWER ✔ C.
13.Pale and clammy skin indicates:
A. nervous system damage.
, B. poor circulation.
C. extremely high temperature.
D. an airway problem. - ANSWER ✔ B.
14.A patient who gives a poor general impression should be considered a _____
priority.
A. high
B. low
C. delayed
D. stable - ANSWER ✔ A.
15.Which one of the following is not an example of a high-priority condition?
A. Difficulty breathing
B. Nausea and vomiting
C. A severed artery
D. A mental status of "U" - ANSWER ✔ B.
16.The primary assessment takes different forms, which depend on the age of
the patient and whether he or she:
A. has a medical problem or a trauma problem.
B. is alert or conscious.
C. has a history of diabetes.
D. has a history of head injury. - ANSWER ✔ A.
17.When evaluating circulation in infants, the EMT should use the:
A. femoral pulse.
B. distal pulse check.
C. capillary refill test.
D. radial pulse. - ANSWER ✔ C.
18.The mental status of an unconscious infant is typically checked by:
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced
life support (ALS) is called:
A. paramedic.
B. advanced EMT (AEMT).
C. EMT.
D. EMR. - ANSWER ✔ A.
2. You are treating a patient who initially had a chief complaint of severe
difficulty breathing. You have concerns that this may be leading to
respiratory failure. The patient could have any of the following signs except:
A. absent or minimal chest movement.
B. noises such as wheezing, gurgling, stridor, or crowing.
C. diminished or absent breath sounds.
D. air that can be felt at the nose or mouth on exhalation. - ANSWER ✔
D.
3. You are treating a patient who your partner states has a normal breathing
rate for an adult. The patient's breathing rate is most likely:
A. 6 to 10 per minute.
B. 12 to 20 per minute.
C. 15 to 30 per minute.
D. 25 to 50 per minute. - ANSWER ✔ B.
,4. You are treating a patient who initially had a chief complaint of severe
difficulty breathing. You have concerns that this may be leading to
respiratory failure. As you assess and manage the patient, you decide she is
either not breathing or her breathing is inadequate. Thus, it will be necessary
to provide:
A. artificial ventilation.
B. positive pressure ventilation.
C. assistance with a bag-valve mask device.
D. all of these are correct. - ANSWER ✔ D.
5. During the primary assessment, all of the following are assessed except:
A. airway.
B. mental status.
C. circulation.
D. blood pressure. - ANSWER ✔ D.
6. Which is not a component of the primary assessment?
A. Determining patient priority
B. Evaluating extremity mobility
C. Forming a general impression
D. Assessing breathing - ANSWER ✔ B.
7. When forming a general impression of a child's condition, the environment
can provide clues. An example would be a child:
A. complaining of nausea or vomiting.
B. holding pieces of a toy in his or her hand.
C. with a blood pressure of 120/80.
D. with a rapid heartbeat. - ANSWER ✔ B.
8. When forming a general impression, the EMT takes into consideration all of
the following except the patient's:
A. position.
B. age and sex.
, C. blood pressure.
D. sounds. - ANSWER ✔ C.
9. After forming a general impression, the next step of the primary assessment
is:
A. assessing breathing.
B. assessing mental status.
C. determining the priority of the patient.
D. assessing the airway. - ANSWER ✔ B.
10.If a patient's level of responsiveness is lower than "Alert," you should:
A. apply a cervical collar.
B. administer a high-concentration oxygen.
C. place him or her in a recovery position.
D. bandage all bleeding wounds. - ANSWER ✔ B.
11.If a patient is talking or crying, assume that the patient:
A. is in little pain.
B. has no life-threatening bleeding.
C. has an open airway.
D. has an "A" mental status. - ANSWER ✔ C.
12.If the patient is not alert and her breathing rate is slower than 8 breaths per
minute, the EMT should:
A. insert an oral airway.
B. place the patient in a prone position.
C. assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
D. apply the PASG. - ANSWER ✔ C.
13.Pale and clammy skin indicates:
A. nervous system damage.
, B. poor circulation.
C. extremely high temperature.
D. an airway problem. - ANSWER ✔ B.
14.A patient who gives a poor general impression should be considered a _____
priority.
A. high
B. low
C. delayed
D. stable - ANSWER ✔ A.
15.Which one of the following is not an example of a high-priority condition?
A. Difficulty breathing
B. Nausea and vomiting
C. A severed artery
D. A mental status of "U" - ANSWER ✔ B.
16.The primary assessment takes different forms, which depend on the age of
the patient and whether he or she:
A. has a medical problem or a trauma problem.
B. is alert or conscious.
C. has a history of diabetes.
D. has a history of head injury. - ANSWER ✔ A.
17.When evaluating circulation in infants, the EMT should use the:
A. femoral pulse.
B. distal pulse check.
C. capillary refill test.
D. radial pulse. - ANSWER ✔ C.
18.The mental status of an unconscious infant is typically checked by:
