EMT Final Exam Test with Verified Answers Graded A
1. The EMT certification exam is designed to: ensure that EMTs are
competent and have the
same level of knowledge
and skills.
2. If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, may develop illness from
he or she: germs that lie dormant
from the initial infection.
3. You are dispatched to an office building for a ensure that he is aware of
49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the risks of refusing med-
the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and ical care.
alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did
not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that
he does not want to be treated or transported to the
hospital. You should:
4. All information recorded on the PCR must be: considered confidential.
5. The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means: a rapid heart rate that
originates from above the
ventricles.
6. How does respiration differ from ventilation? Respiration is the process
of gas exchange, where-
as ventilation is the move-
ment of air between the
lungs and the environ-
ment.
7. With increasing age, the heart must work harder to the blood vessels become
move the blood effectively because: stitt
, EMT Final Exam Test with Verified Answers Graded A
8. What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruc- The tongue
tion in an unconscious patient?
9. In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) 2
that is greater than second(s) is a sign of poor
peripheral perfusion.
10. After establishing that an adult patient is unrespon- assess for breathing and a
sive, you should: pulse.
11. You receive a call for a 70-year-old female with respira- assist her ventilations with
tory distress. Her husband tells you that she has con- a bag-valve mask.
gestive heart failure; however, he does not think that
she has been taking her medications as prescribed.
The patient is laboring to breathe, appears tired, and
has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
12. A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes stop the ambulance, be-
unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic during transport. gin CPR, and attach the
You should: AED as soon as possible.
13. An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened an aneurysm.
arterial wall is called:
14. The principal symptom in both infectious and nonin- diarrhea.
fectious gastroenteritis is:
15. In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia: can only be corrected in
the hospital setting.
16. A 50-year-old male was stung by a honeybee approx- record the time and dose
imately 15 minutes ago. He presents with respiratory of the injection and trans-
distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After plac- port promptly.
ing him on oxygen and administering his epineph-
1. The EMT certification exam is designed to: ensure that EMTs are
competent and have the
same level of knowledge
and skills.
2. If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, may develop illness from
he or she: germs that lie dormant
from the initial infection.
3. You are dispatched to an office building for a ensure that he is aware of
49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the risks of refusing med-
the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and ical care.
alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did
not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that
he does not want to be treated or transported to the
hospital. You should:
4. All information recorded on the PCR must be: considered confidential.
5. The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means: a rapid heart rate that
originates from above the
ventricles.
6. How does respiration differ from ventilation? Respiration is the process
of gas exchange, where-
as ventilation is the move-
ment of air between the
lungs and the environ-
ment.
7. With increasing age, the heart must work harder to the blood vessels become
move the blood effectively because: stitt
, EMT Final Exam Test with Verified Answers Graded A
8. What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruc- The tongue
tion in an unconscious patient?
9. In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) 2
that is greater than second(s) is a sign of poor
peripheral perfusion.
10. After establishing that an adult patient is unrespon- assess for breathing and a
sive, you should: pulse.
11. You receive a call for a 70-year-old female with respira- assist her ventilations with
tory distress. Her husband tells you that she has con- a bag-valve mask.
gestive heart failure; however, he does not think that
she has been taking her medications as prescribed.
The patient is laboring to breathe, appears tired, and
has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
12. A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes stop the ambulance, be-
unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic during transport. gin CPR, and attach the
You should: AED as soon as possible.
13. An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened an aneurysm.
arterial wall is called:
14. The principal symptom in both infectious and nonin- diarrhea.
fectious gastroenteritis is:
15. In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia: can only be corrected in
the hospital setting.
16. A 50-year-old male was stung by a honeybee approx- record the time and dose
imately 15 minutes ago. He presents with respiratory of the injection and trans-
distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After plac- port promptly.
ing him on oxygen and administering his epineph-
