EMT RESUSCITATION 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following types of defibrillators sends the shock first in one direction
and then the other?
A. Triphasic defibrillator
B. Biphasic AED
C. Monophasic AED
D. Implanted defibrillator - ✔✔B. Biphasic AED
✔✔Which of the following is a contraindication for use of the AED?
A. The patient is in contact with metal.
B. The patient has been down for over 10 minutes.
C. The patient is under 8 years of age.
D. The patient is hypothermic. - ✔✔A. The patient is in contact with metal.
✔✔What of the following is the single most important factor in determining survival from
cardiac arrest?
A. Rapid transport
B. Immediate recognition
C. Early CPR
D. Effective ALS - ✔✔C. Early CPR
✔✔If you turn resuscitation efforts for a patient over to another rescuer, this person
must be trained to which level of proficiency?
A. The same level as or a greater level than you
B. The level of an ALS provider
C. The level of a physician
D. The highest possible level - ✔✔A. The same level as or a greater level than you
✔✔If you are in doubt as to when or whether to terminate resuscitation efforts, seek the
advice of:
A. another EMT.
B. a family member of the patient.
C. an ALS provider.
D. a physician. - ✔✔D. a physician.
✔✔The Zoll AutoPulse device is designed:
A. to be started automatically.
B. to start only if bag-valve-mask ventilation is applied.
C. to start only if an advanced airway is in place.
D. to be started manually. - ✔✔D. to be started manually.
, ✔✔Delivery of an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm most directly affects
which of the following?
A. Electrical function in the heart
B. Peripheral pulses
C. Blood circulation
D. Blood pressure - ✔✔A. Electrical function in the heart
✔✔ALS personnel have just placed an advanced airway in an adult cardiac arrest
patient. You should:
A. deliver positive pressure ventilations at 10-12 breaths per minute.
B. deliver two breaths after every 30 compressions.
C. ventilate the patient twice after every 15 compressions.
D. ventilate the patient at 12-20 breaths per minute. - ✔✔A. deliver positive pressure
ventilations at 10-12 breaths per minute.
✔✔A 54-year-old male is found pulseless and apneic on the sofa. The scene is safe.
You should first:
A. start CPR and retrieve an AED.
B. apply oxygen.
C. call medical control.
D. call for ALS. - ✔✔A. start CPR and retrieve an AED.
✔✔You are treating your cardiac arrest patient when a "No Shock Indicated" message
appears. You should next:
A. continue CPR for 2 minutes.
B. insert an oral airway.
C. reanalyze.
D. ventilate 20 times per minute. - ✔✔A. continue CPR for 2 minutes.
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the links in the chain of survival?
A. Immediate high-quality CPR
B. Rehabilitation
C. Rapid defibrillation
D. Immediate recognition and activation of the emergency response system - ✔✔B.
Rehabilitation
✔✔You are caring for a cardiac arrest patient who has a body temperature of 84 deg F.
You attempt defibrillation once with no success. At what core body temperature should
you attempt defibrillation again?
A. 90 deg F
B. 88 deg F
C. 85 deg F
D. 86 deg F - ✔✔D. 86 deg F
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following types of defibrillators sends the shock first in one direction
and then the other?
A. Triphasic defibrillator
B. Biphasic AED
C. Monophasic AED
D. Implanted defibrillator - ✔✔B. Biphasic AED
✔✔Which of the following is a contraindication for use of the AED?
A. The patient is in contact with metal.
B. The patient has been down for over 10 minutes.
C. The patient is under 8 years of age.
D. The patient is hypothermic. - ✔✔A. The patient is in contact with metal.
✔✔What of the following is the single most important factor in determining survival from
cardiac arrest?
A. Rapid transport
B. Immediate recognition
C. Early CPR
D. Effective ALS - ✔✔C. Early CPR
✔✔If you turn resuscitation efforts for a patient over to another rescuer, this person
must be trained to which level of proficiency?
A. The same level as or a greater level than you
B. The level of an ALS provider
C. The level of a physician
D. The highest possible level - ✔✔A. The same level as or a greater level than you
✔✔If you are in doubt as to when or whether to terminate resuscitation efforts, seek the
advice of:
A. another EMT.
B. a family member of the patient.
C. an ALS provider.
D. a physician. - ✔✔D. a physician.
✔✔The Zoll AutoPulse device is designed:
A. to be started automatically.
B. to start only if bag-valve-mask ventilation is applied.
C. to start only if an advanced airway is in place.
D. to be started manually. - ✔✔D. to be started manually.
, ✔✔Delivery of an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm most directly affects
which of the following?
A. Electrical function in the heart
B. Peripheral pulses
C. Blood circulation
D. Blood pressure - ✔✔A. Electrical function in the heart
✔✔ALS personnel have just placed an advanced airway in an adult cardiac arrest
patient. You should:
A. deliver positive pressure ventilations at 10-12 breaths per minute.
B. deliver two breaths after every 30 compressions.
C. ventilate the patient twice after every 15 compressions.
D. ventilate the patient at 12-20 breaths per minute. - ✔✔A. deliver positive pressure
ventilations at 10-12 breaths per minute.
✔✔A 54-year-old male is found pulseless and apneic on the sofa. The scene is safe.
You should first:
A. start CPR and retrieve an AED.
B. apply oxygen.
C. call medical control.
D. call for ALS. - ✔✔A. start CPR and retrieve an AED.
✔✔You are treating your cardiac arrest patient when a "No Shock Indicated" message
appears. You should next:
A. continue CPR for 2 minutes.
B. insert an oral airway.
C. reanalyze.
D. ventilate 20 times per minute. - ✔✔A. continue CPR for 2 minutes.
✔✔Which of the following is not one of the links in the chain of survival?
A. Immediate high-quality CPR
B. Rehabilitation
C. Rapid defibrillation
D. Immediate recognition and activation of the emergency response system - ✔✔B.
Rehabilitation
✔✔You are caring for a cardiac arrest patient who has a body temperature of 84 deg F.
You attempt defibrillation once with no success. At what core body temperature should
you attempt defibrillation again?
A. 90 deg F
B. 88 deg F
C. 85 deg F
D. 86 deg F - ✔✔D. 86 deg F
