EMR FINAL EXAM 2026 PRACTICE TEST PAPER
PATIENT ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ You are the senior EMR provider at an accident scene in a rural
location. You have one critical patient, 2 seriously injured, and one
minor trauma patient. There is only the one transporting unit at the
scene and another will arrive in about 20 minutes. How would you
base your decision regarding calling for a helicopter transport?
Answer: It will save more than 20 minutes for the critical patient
◉ Where do we initially assess the pulse of an unconscious infant?
Answer: Brachial
◉ You are in the process of performing an initial triage for a mass
casualty incident. You find a patient to be sitting upright and
screaming that he needs help. You find the patient alert and
oriented, but bleeding steadily from a forearm laceration. What
would be the best intervention for this patient? Answer: Instruct
him to hold pressure on the bleeding wound
◉ On an EMS run, your partner asks you to explain why you called
for the police for the "crazy" woman on Liberty Street who was just
suicidal. What is the BEST reason for calling the police on a
,psychiatric problem? Answer: You anticipated the patient could be
violent or dangerous
◉ What is the primary concern for a patient in the poetical phase of
a seizure? Answer: Protecting the airway
◉ You are called to assess an adult patient complaining of chest pain
and difficultly breathing. Where should you first attempt to feel for
the pulse? Answer: Radial
◉ Complex extrication will most likely occur for which incident?
Answer: A car which has struck a light pole while traveling at 25
mph.
◉ You are assessing a patient with a history of Left Heart Failure.
Which of the following findings would be MOST likely? Answer:
Pulmonary edema
◉ Which of the following assessments are the MOST important
when performing the complete secondary assessment (detailed
physical exam)? Answer: Identifying any life-threatening injuring
not previously identified
, ◉ During a mass casualty incident, the first arriving provider has
triaged the twelve patients. He sends you to attend the patients.
Which patients should you first attend to? Answer: Red
◉ Sue Johnson has specialized EMS-type training. During her search
and rescue class, she learned the essentials of triage and how to gain
access to a patient at a trauma scene, and she is certified in basic
resuscitation skills. Which level of license do you suspect Sue hold if
her training lasted only 4 weeks? Answer: EMR
◉ What should you do to assure the safety of bystanders and non-
protected workers at the scene of a suspected chlorine gas leak?
Answer: Have them move to an area officially identified as the cold-
zone
◉ What type of shock causes poor distribution of blood as a result of
the blood vessels getting too large? Answer: Anaphylactic
◉ A single rescuer is managing a complete airway obstruction on a
3-year-old conscious patient. He suspects the patient is choking on a
partially chewed piece of food. After performing 5 abdominal thrusts
the patient becomes unresponsive. The provider should NEXT:
Answer: Begin chest compressions at 100/min
◉ You have a 26-year-old arrest patient who has an advanced airway
in place. Compressions are being performed. According to the 2015
PATIENT ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ You are the senior EMR provider at an accident scene in a rural
location. You have one critical patient, 2 seriously injured, and one
minor trauma patient. There is only the one transporting unit at the
scene and another will arrive in about 20 minutes. How would you
base your decision regarding calling for a helicopter transport?
Answer: It will save more than 20 minutes for the critical patient
◉ Where do we initially assess the pulse of an unconscious infant?
Answer: Brachial
◉ You are in the process of performing an initial triage for a mass
casualty incident. You find a patient to be sitting upright and
screaming that he needs help. You find the patient alert and
oriented, but bleeding steadily from a forearm laceration. What
would be the best intervention for this patient? Answer: Instruct
him to hold pressure on the bleeding wound
◉ On an EMS run, your partner asks you to explain why you called
for the police for the "crazy" woman on Liberty Street who was just
suicidal. What is the BEST reason for calling the police on a
,psychiatric problem? Answer: You anticipated the patient could be
violent or dangerous
◉ What is the primary concern for a patient in the poetical phase of
a seizure? Answer: Protecting the airway
◉ You are called to assess an adult patient complaining of chest pain
and difficultly breathing. Where should you first attempt to feel for
the pulse? Answer: Radial
◉ Complex extrication will most likely occur for which incident?
Answer: A car which has struck a light pole while traveling at 25
mph.
◉ You are assessing a patient with a history of Left Heart Failure.
Which of the following findings would be MOST likely? Answer:
Pulmonary edema
◉ Which of the following assessments are the MOST important
when performing the complete secondary assessment (detailed
physical exam)? Answer: Identifying any life-threatening injuring
not previously identified
, ◉ During a mass casualty incident, the first arriving provider has
triaged the twelve patients. He sends you to attend the patients.
Which patients should you first attend to? Answer: Red
◉ Sue Johnson has specialized EMS-type training. During her search
and rescue class, she learned the essentials of triage and how to gain
access to a patient at a trauma scene, and she is certified in basic
resuscitation skills. Which level of license do you suspect Sue hold if
her training lasted only 4 weeks? Answer: EMR
◉ What should you do to assure the safety of bystanders and non-
protected workers at the scene of a suspected chlorine gas leak?
Answer: Have them move to an area officially identified as the cold-
zone
◉ What type of shock causes poor distribution of blood as a result of
the blood vessels getting too large? Answer: Anaphylactic
◉ A single rescuer is managing a complete airway obstruction on a
3-year-old conscious patient. He suspects the patient is choking on a
partially chewed piece of food. After performing 5 abdominal thrusts
the patient becomes unresponsive. The provider should NEXT:
Answer: Begin chest compressions at 100/min
◉ You have a 26-year-old arrest patient who has an advanced airway
in place. Compressions are being performed. According to the 2015
