EMT Midterm EXAM PREP
EMT MIDTERM EXAM PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
what is a chief complaint?
the primary reason they called (can change after assessment)
what do we do if there is something wrong with the ABC's? what tools
do we have to fix these problems?
- immediately treat then go back to assessment
- airway: OPA and NPA
- breathing: nasal cannula, BVM, nonrebreather mask
what are abnormal airway sounds, upper and lower, and what do they
mean?
- stridor : restricted air movement in UPPER airway, HIGH-PITCHED
WHISLTING, suggests near obstruction or swelling of upper airway
tissues (infection)
- hoarseness : narrowing of UPPER airway, RASPY VOICE, swelling
around vocal cords
- snoring : soft tissue of UPPER airway creating impedance (partial
obstruction) to flow of air, can indicate a decrease in mental status such
as airway muscle tone being diminished, airways needs assistance to
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stay open
- gurgling : fluid obstructing airway, air is forced through the liquid,
IMMEDIATE SUCTIONING
what is a sign? what is a symptom?
- sign = what we can see
- symptom = what the patient is saying they feel
what does JSTEAM mean? what does each abnormal finding mean?
J - jugular deviation
S - stoma
T - trachea distension
E - subcutaneous emphysema
A - accessory muscle usage
M - medical tags
what is a rapid trauma exam, what are you evaluating for in each
portion of the body?
HEAD TO TOE EXAM/UNRESPONSIVE
- head = DCAP-BTLS, crepitus, blood
- face = DCAP-BTLS, PERL, ears (CSF/blood), mouth (any obstruction to
the airway), nose (CSF/blood)
- neck = DCAP-BTLS/JSTEAM, palpate cervical spine (C1/C2), once done
apply c-collar
- torso = DCAP-BTLS, flail chest, sucking wounds, check lung sounds,
check ribs/sternum
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- abdomen = DCAP-BTLS/DRGERM (distention, rigidity, guarding,
evulsion, rebound tenderness, masses), palpate all four quadrants using
rolling motion
- pelvis = DCAP-BTLS, push inward and down on the wings of the pelvis,
priapism, incontinance
- extremities = DCAP-BTLS, offset palpation (palpate patella/humorous),
check PMS/capillary refill
- spine = DCAP-BTLS, log roll, use back hand to palpate spine, partner on
legs palpates back of legs
how do we come to a differential diagnosis or field impression in the
field?
after scene size up, primary assessment, secondary assessment
- process of elimination
what are the different biases that physicians use when assessing
patients? (confirmation bias, illusory correlation, representativeness)
- representativeness : when you encounter a patient with a certain
group of signs & symptoms that resemble a particular condition, you
assume that patient has that condition
- confirmation bias : looking primarily for evidence that supports the
diagnosis they already have in mind
- illusory correlation : drawing to a conclusion about how the world
works because they are able to see how 1 thing causes another
if you have a change in patient condition during transport, what do you
do?
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EMT MIDTERM EXAM PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
what is a chief complaint?
the primary reason they called (can change after assessment)
what do we do if there is something wrong with the ABC's? what tools
do we have to fix these problems?
- immediately treat then go back to assessment
- airway: OPA and NPA
- breathing: nasal cannula, BVM, nonrebreather mask
what are abnormal airway sounds, upper and lower, and what do they
mean?
- stridor : restricted air movement in UPPER airway, HIGH-PITCHED
WHISLTING, suggests near obstruction or swelling of upper airway
tissues (infection)
- hoarseness : narrowing of UPPER airway, RASPY VOICE, swelling
around vocal cords
- snoring : soft tissue of UPPER airway creating impedance (partial
obstruction) to flow of air, can indicate a decrease in mental status such
as airway muscle tone being diminished, airways needs assistance to
1|Page
, EMT Midterm EXAM PREP
stay open
- gurgling : fluid obstructing airway, air is forced through the liquid,
IMMEDIATE SUCTIONING
what is a sign? what is a symptom?
- sign = what we can see
- symptom = what the patient is saying they feel
what does JSTEAM mean? what does each abnormal finding mean?
J - jugular deviation
S - stoma
T - trachea distension
E - subcutaneous emphysema
A - accessory muscle usage
M - medical tags
what is a rapid trauma exam, what are you evaluating for in each
portion of the body?
HEAD TO TOE EXAM/UNRESPONSIVE
- head = DCAP-BTLS, crepitus, blood
- face = DCAP-BTLS, PERL, ears (CSF/blood), mouth (any obstruction to
the airway), nose (CSF/blood)
- neck = DCAP-BTLS/JSTEAM, palpate cervical spine (C1/C2), once done
apply c-collar
- torso = DCAP-BTLS, flail chest, sucking wounds, check lung sounds,
check ribs/sternum
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- abdomen = DCAP-BTLS/DRGERM (distention, rigidity, guarding,
evulsion, rebound tenderness, masses), palpate all four quadrants using
rolling motion
- pelvis = DCAP-BTLS, push inward and down on the wings of the pelvis,
priapism, incontinance
- extremities = DCAP-BTLS, offset palpation (palpate patella/humorous),
check PMS/capillary refill
- spine = DCAP-BTLS, log roll, use back hand to palpate spine, partner on
legs palpates back of legs
how do we come to a differential diagnosis or field impression in the
field?
after scene size up, primary assessment, secondary assessment
- process of elimination
what are the different biases that physicians use when assessing
patients? (confirmation bias, illusory correlation, representativeness)
- representativeness : when you encounter a patient with a certain
group of signs & symptoms that resemble a particular condition, you
assume that patient has that condition
- confirmation bias : looking primarily for evidence that supports the
diagnosis they already have in mind
- illusory correlation : drawing to a conclusion about how the world
works because they are able to see how 1 thing causes another
if you have a change in patient condition during transport, what do you
do?
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