EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which one is LEAST likely to result from an isolated penetrating stab
wound
to the chest?
Select one:
a. flail chest
b. pneumothorax
c. hemothorax
d. puncture wound -
correct answer ✅D. Puncture Wound
Destruction of the alveoli and decreased elasticity of lung tissues is
most
characteristic of:
Select one:
a. emphysema
b. asthma
c. pneumonia
d. chronic bronchitis -
correct answer ✅A. Emphysema
,EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
With regard to a nasopharyngeal airway, a contraindication for its
use is?
Select one:
a. a manipulated mandible
b. a conscious patient
c. an unconscious patient
d. cerebrospinal fluid flowing from the ears and/or nose -
correct answer ✅D. Cerebrospinal fluid flowing from the ears
and/or nose
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation are most likely to occur
during:
Select one:
a. neurogenic shock
b. anaphylactic shock
c. cardiogenic shock
d. septic shock -
correct answer ✅C. Cardiogenic shock
,EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Your patient was riding a motorcycle when she was struck by a car.
To clear
her ears while removing her helmet, one EMT should stabilize her
head and
neck while the other:
Select one:
a. cuts the helmet in two halves
b. cuts away the ear pieces
c. pulls the helmet outward on both sides
d reaches inside the helmet to assess for bleeding -
correct answer ✅c. pulls the helmet outward on both sides
Your partner is caring for the newborn, which you just helped
deliver. The
mother tells you her contractions are returning. You know this is:
Select one:
a. normal, prior to delivery of the placenta
b. not normal, and you should start rescue breathing on the mother
c. life threatening and you should initiate rapid transport
, EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
d. normal and you should place a sanitary napkin in the vagina to
collect
blood -
correct answer ✅a. normal, prior to delivery of the placenta
Which of the following is an early sign of hypoperfusion in the adult
patien
Select one:
a. cyanosis
b. agitation
c. falling blood pressure
d. loss of peripheral pulses -
correct answer ✅B. Agitation
A male construction worker, age 20, has a sudden onset of
wheezing and
dyspnea. He states he is not asthmatic. His skin is warm and shows
large
red wheals and welts. His illness is most probably:
Select one:
a. heat stroke
ANSWERS
Which one is LEAST likely to result from an isolated penetrating stab
wound
to the chest?
Select one:
a. flail chest
b. pneumothorax
c. hemothorax
d. puncture wound -
correct answer ✅D. Puncture Wound
Destruction of the alveoli and decreased elasticity of lung tissues is
most
characteristic of:
Select one:
a. emphysema
b. asthma
c. pneumonia
d. chronic bronchitis -
correct answer ✅A. Emphysema
,EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
With regard to a nasopharyngeal airway, a contraindication for its
use is?
Select one:
a. a manipulated mandible
b. a conscious patient
c. an unconscious patient
d. cerebrospinal fluid flowing from the ears and/or nose -
correct answer ✅D. Cerebrospinal fluid flowing from the ears
and/or nose
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation are most likely to occur
during:
Select one:
a. neurogenic shock
b. anaphylactic shock
c. cardiogenic shock
d. septic shock -
correct answer ✅C. Cardiogenic shock
,EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Your patient was riding a motorcycle when she was struck by a car.
To clear
her ears while removing her helmet, one EMT should stabilize her
head and
neck while the other:
Select one:
a. cuts the helmet in two halves
b. cuts away the ear pieces
c. pulls the helmet outward on both sides
d reaches inside the helmet to assess for bleeding -
correct answer ✅c. pulls the helmet outward on both sides
Your partner is caring for the newborn, which you just helped
deliver. The
mother tells you her contractions are returning. You know this is:
Select one:
a. normal, prior to delivery of the placenta
b. not normal, and you should start rescue breathing on the mother
c. life threatening and you should initiate rapid transport
, EMT-BASIC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
d. normal and you should place a sanitary napkin in the vagina to
collect
blood -
correct answer ✅a. normal, prior to delivery of the placenta
Which of the following is an early sign of hypoperfusion in the adult
patien
Select one:
a. cyanosis
b. agitation
c. falling blood pressure
d. loss of peripheral pulses -
correct answer ✅B. Agitation
A male construction worker, age 20, has a sudden onset of
wheezing and
dyspnea. He states he is not asthmatic. His skin is warm and shows
large
red wheals and welts. His illness is most probably:
Select one:
a. heat stroke
