JB LEARNING EMT FINAL 2026
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal
cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-
casualty incident.
Answer: yellow
◉ An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a
supine position in case he or she:.
Answer: requires CPR
◉ Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul
odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:.
Answer: Provide emotional support to the mother
◉ Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:.
Answer: knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.
◉ Both areas of the pons are sued to:.
Answer: augment respiration during physical or emotional stress
◉ A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when:.
Answer: a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
,◉ A decrease in blood pressure may indicate:.
Answer: a loss of vascular tone
◉ Ketone production is the result of:.
Answer: fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
◉ A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion
of the:.
Answer: dermal layer
◉ A young female experienced a laceration to her left eyeball from
flying glass when her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against a wall. There
is moderate bleeding and the patient states that she cannot see out of the
injured eye. You should:.
Answer: avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering the
eye.
◉ At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed:.
Answer: 100 beats/min
◉ Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the following
activities, EXCEPT:.
Answer: giving a verbal report to the clerk
,◉ Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following,
EXCEPT:.
Answer: Fructose
◉ As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of
these smaller passages form the:.
Answer: alveoli
◉ Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following
EXCEPT:.
Answer: pain exacerbated by breathing
◉ Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):.
Answer: increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the CSF
◉ During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the
dispatcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT:.
Answer: discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit
arrives
◉ Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fevers
include:.
Answer: headache and sore throat
◉ Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:.
, Answer: gallbladder
◉ The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper
airway obstruction includes:.
Answer: administering oxygen and transporting immediately
◉ A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and
numbness and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with her
fiancé. Her respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should:.
Answer: provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed.
◉ A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. His airway is
patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your
partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands you
a medication named Alupent, which he found in the backseat of the
patient's car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of:.
Answer: asthma
◉ A positive TB skin test indicates that:.
Answer: you have been exposed to TB
◉ Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body is:.
Answer: attempting to eliminate acids from the blood.
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal
cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-
casualty incident.
Answer: yellow
◉ An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a
supine position in case he or she:.
Answer: requires CPR
◉ Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul
odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:.
Answer: Provide emotional support to the mother
◉ Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:.
Answer: knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.
◉ Both areas of the pons are sued to:.
Answer: augment respiration during physical or emotional stress
◉ A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when:.
Answer: a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
,◉ A decrease in blood pressure may indicate:.
Answer: a loss of vascular tone
◉ Ketone production is the result of:.
Answer: fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
◉ A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion
of the:.
Answer: dermal layer
◉ A young female experienced a laceration to her left eyeball from
flying glass when her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against a wall. There
is moderate bleeding and the patient states that she cannot see out of the
injured eye. You should:.
Answer: avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering the
eye.
◉ At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed:.
Answer: 100 beats/min
◉ Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the following
activities, EXCEPT:.
Answer: giving a verbal report to the clerk
,◉ Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following,
EXCEPT:.
Answer: Fructose
◉ As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of
these smaller passages form the:.
Answer: alveoli
◉ Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following
EXCEPT:.
Answer: pain exacerbated by breathing
◉ Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):.
Answer: increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the CSF
◉ During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the
dispatcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT:.
Answer: discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit
arrives
◉ Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fevers
include:.
Answer: headache and sore throat
◉ Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:.
, Answer: gallbladder
◉ The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper
airway obstruction includes:.
Answer: administering oxygen and transporting immediately
◉ A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and
numbness and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with her
fiancé. Her respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should:.
Answer: provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed.
◉ A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. His airway is
patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your
partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands you
a medication named Alupent, which he found in the backseat of the
patient's car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of:.
Answer: asthma
◉ A positive TB skin test indicates that:.
Answer: you have been exposed to TB
◉ Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body is:.
Answer: attempting to eliminate acids from the blood.
