HOSA EMT PRACTICE TEST ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Examples of an open wound include: Answer: Impaled object
Dog bite
◉ Select the best option to open the airway of a patient w/ a
suspected spinal injury Answer: Jaw-thrust maneuver
◉ Accurately identify signs related to compensated shock Answer:
Narrow pulse pressure
Clammy skin
◉ Which of these lists examples of the deadly dozen chest injuries?
Answer: Esophageal injury
Myocardial contusion
Airway obstruction
◉ Select the best option to identify possible signs of genitourinary
(GU) injury Answer: Hematuria
Blood at the opening of urethra
,◉ Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury?
Answer: Unequal pupil dilation
◉ Select the safest method for handling a patient w/ an impaled
object in the thigh Answer: Stabilize the impaled object w/ bulky
dressing; DON'T remove the object
◉ The best method to care for a non-traumatic nosebleed is to put
the Answer: Patient in an upright sitting position, head forward, and
pinch nostrils
◉ What type of injury should be suspected when the patient
presents w/ "raccoon eyes?" Answer: Skull injury or fracture
◉ Select the best technique or device to use if extremity bleeding
doesn't stop with pressure? Answer: Tourniquet
◉ What does the acronym HAPE mean? Answer: High altitude
pulmonary edema
◉ What is the first step to consider in the process of caring for a
patient in extreme cold w/ exposure? Answer: Prepare to prevent
personal harm from cold exposure
, ◉ During the physical assessment of a patient w/ chest injuries, you
palpate the chest and feel crepitus. What does this indicate? Answer:
Bones grinding together
◉ A patient who is found unconscious after swimming in shallow
water may have experienced Answer: Breath-holding syncope
◉ Which of these is not true about assessing internal injuries and
bleeding? Answer: Pain is usually not an indicator of internal
bleeding from injuries
◉ What kind of injury is evident when the skin is intact and bruised?
Answer: Contusion
◉ Select the best treatment option for a patient w/ an open
abdominal wound and organs protruding Answer: Cover with a
sterile saline moistened gauze and secure with an occlusive dressing
◉ What is a description of a partial thickness (second degree) burn?
Answer: Intense pain
Blisters
Moist skin
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Examples of an open wound include: Answer: Impaled object
Dog bite
◉ Select the best option to open the airway of a patient w/ a
suspected spinal injury Answer: Jaw-thrust maneuver
◉ Accurately identify signs related to compensated shock Answer:
Narrow pulse pressure
Clammy skin
◉ Which of these lists examples of the deadly dozen chest injuries?
Answer: Esophageal injury
Myocardial contusion
Airway obstruction
◉ Select the best option to identify possible signs of genitourinary
(GU) injury Answer: Hematuria
Blood at the opening of urethra
,◉ Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury?
Answer: Unequal pupil dilation
◉ Select the safest method for handling a patient w/ an impaled
object in the thigh Answer: Stabilize the impaled object w/ bulky
dressing; DON'T remove the object
◉ The best method to care for a non-traumatic nosebleed is to put
the Answer: Patient in an upright sitting position, head forward, and
pinch nostrils
◉ What type of injury should be suspected when the patient
presents w/ "raccoon eyes?" Answer: Skull injury or fracture
◉ Select the best technique or device to use if extremity bleeding
doesn't stop with pressure? Answer: Tourniquet
◉ What does the acronym HAPE mean? Answer: High altitude
pulmonary edema
◉ What is the first step to consider in the process of caring for a
patient in extreme cold w/ exposure? Answer: Prepare to prevent
personal harm from cold exposure
, ◉ During the physical assessment of a patient w/ chest injuries, you
palpate the chest and feel crepitus. What does this indicate? Answer:
Bones grinding together
◉ A patient who is found unconscious after swimming in shallow
water may have experienced Answer: Breath-holding syncope
◉ Which of these is not true about assessing internal injuries and
bleeding? Answer: Pain is usually not an indicator of internal
bleeding from injuries
◉ What kind of injury is evident when the skin is intact and bruised?
Answer: Contusion
◉ Select the best treatment option for a patient w/ an open
abdominal wound and organs protruding Answer: Cover with a
sterile saline moistened gauze and secure with an occlusive dressing
◉ What is a description of a partial thickness (second degree) burn?
Answer: Intense pain
Blisters
Moist skin
