68W EMT Final Version B EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST
UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why should you assist the ventilation of a patient who is in respiratory failure?
a.) to improve cardiac output
b.) to reduce intrathoracic pressure
c.) to reduce oncotic pressure
d.) to improve alveolar ventilation - answer>>d.) to improve alveolar ventilation
An 8 year old female has had trouble breathing for two days. Her father called because she continues to
have trouble breathing and he cannot wake her up. You do not hear any sounds when you auscultate
her lower lungs and her faint wheezes in her upper lungs. Her vitals signs are P 60, R 26, BP 94/68, and
SpO2 is 88% on room air. You should suspect:
a.) respiratory arrest
b.) eupneic respirations
c.) respiratory distress
d.) respiratory failure - answer>>d.) respiratory failure
You are called to a residence for a 48 year old male patient. He is lying in bed, groaning in pained cured
into a fatal position. His BP is 88/50, P 136, R 32 his wife states that he complained of lower right
abdominal pain for several days that got progressively worse, until about an hour ago when it become
suddenly unbearable. The wife states the husband had been refusing to see a doctor but she called 911.
You suspect appendicitis and are concerned about the the subsequent onset of:
a.) pancreatitis
b.) splenic rupture
,c.) renal colic
d.) peritonitis - answer>>d.) peritonitis
What is the impact on intrathoracic pressure when you squeeze the BVM while ventilating a patient?
a.) it decreases airway pressure and increases intrathoracic pressure
b.) it decreases airway and intrathoracic pressues
c.) it increases airway and intrathoracic pressures
d.) it increases airway pressure and decreases intrathoracic pressure - answer>>c.) it increases airway
and intrathoracic pressures
While treating a pregnant patient in cardiac arrest, which of the following is the best way to keep the
fetus alive?
a.) transport the patient to the closest pediatric center
b.) attempt to resuscitate the patient as you would any other cardiac arrest patient
c.) do not use an AED to defibrillate the patient
d.) do an emergency c section of the fetus - answer>>b.) attempt to resuscitate the patient as you
would any other cardiac arrest patient
Which of the following situations are frequently problematic for patients who have tracheostomy
tubes?
a.) tracheal tears
b.) mucus buildup
c.) air embolism
d.) tube malplacement - answer>>b.) mucus buildup
, An unresponsive 35 year old female was struck in the head with a softball bat. She has a four inch
laceration, and you palpate and unstable area of the occipital region. 15 minutes after the injury, her
vital signs are P 48, R 16 and irregular, BP 216/104, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect a:
a.) closed head injury
b.) subdural hemorrhage
c.) neurogenic shock
d.) skull fracture - answer>>d.) skull fracture
You are on the scene of a church bus rollover collision. There are 30 passengers involved as triage
officer, which one of the following patients should you assign the highest priority?
a.) 30 year old man with multiple lower extremity fractures who is awake, has a strong radial pulse and
is complaining if severe pain
b.) 35 year old pregnant women with a cut on her head, neck pain, and numbness and tingling in her
arms
c.) 70 year old women who is awake but having difficulty breathing and has absent lung sounds on the
right side
d.) unresponsive 9 year old male with an open skull fracture who is in cardiac arrest - answer>>c.) 70
year old women who is awake but having difficulty breathing and has absent lung sounds on the right
side
A 25 year old female tells you her water broke. When you examine her, you observe a greenish liquid
and the neonates head crowning. Immediately after the delivery, the male neonate is crying, has
cyanotic hands and feet, and is moving all extremities. You should:
a.) dry and stimulate him
b.) suction his mouth
c.) suction his left nostril
d.) suction his right nostril - answer>>a.) dry and stimulate him
UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why should you assist the ventilation of a patient who is in respiratory failure?
a.) to improve cardiac output
b.) to reduce intrathoracic pressure
c.) to reduce oncotic pressure
d.) to improve alveolar ventilation - answer>>d.) to improve alveolar ventilation
An 8 year old female has had trouble breathing for two days. Her father called because she continues to
have trouble breathing and he cannot wake her up. You do not hear any sounds when you auscultate
her lower lungs and her faint wheezes in her upper lungs. Her vitals signs are P 60, R 26, BP 94/68, and
SpO2 is 88% on room air. You should suspect:
a.) respiratory arrest
b.) eupneic respirations
c.) respiratory distress
d.) respiratory failure - answer>>d.) respiratory failure
You are called to a residence for a 48 year old male patient. He is lying in bed, groaning in pained cured
into a fatal position. His BP is 88/50, P 136, R 32 his wife states that he complained of lower right
abdominal pain for several days that got progressively worse, until about an hour ago when it become
suddenly unbearable. The wife states the husband had been refusing to see a doctor but she called 911.
You suspect appendicitis and are concerned about the the subsequent onset of:
a.) pancreatitis
b.) splenic rupture
,c.) renal colic
d.) peritonitis - answer>>d.) peritonitis
What is the impact on intrathoracic pressure when you squeeze the BVM while ventilating a patient?
a.) it decreases airway pressure and increases intrathoracic pressure
b.) it decreases airway and intrathoracic pressues
c.) it increases airway and intrathoracic pressures
d.) it increases airway pressure and decreases intrathoracic pressure - answer>>c.) it increases airway
and intrathoracic pressures
While treating a pregnant patient in cardiac arrest, which of the following is the best way to keep the
fetus alive?
a.) transport the patient to the closest pediatric center
b.) attempt to resuscitate the patient as you would any other cardiac arrest patient
c.) do not use an AED to defibrillate the patient
d.) do an emergency c section of the fetus - answer>>b.) attempt to resuscitate the patient as you
would any other cardiac arrest patient
Which of the following situations are frequently problematic for patients who have tracheostomy
tubes?
a.) tracheal tears
b.) mucus buildup
c.) air embolism
d.) tube malplacement - answer>>b.) mucus buildup
, An unresponsive 35 year old female was struck in the head with a softball bat. She has a four inch
laceration, and you palpate and unstable area of the occipital region. 15 minutes after the injury, her
vital signs are P 48, R 16 and irregular, BP 216/104, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect a:
a.) closed head injury
b.) subdural hemorrhage
c.) neurogenic shock
d.) skull fracture - answer>>d.) skull fracture
You are on the scene of a church bus rollover collision. There are 30 passengers involved as triage
officer, which one of the following patients should you assign the highest priority?
a.) 30 year old man with multiple lower extremity fractures who is awake, has a strong radial pulse and
is complaining if severe pain
b.) 35 year old pregnant women with a cut on her head, neck pain, and numbness and tingling in her
arms
c.) 70 year old women who is awake but having difficulty breathing and has absent lung sounds on the
right side
d.) unresponsive 9 year old male with an open skull fracture who is in cardiac arrest - answer>>c.) 70
year old women who is awake but having difficulty breathing and has absent lung sounds on the right
side
A 25 year old female tells you her water broke. When you examine her, you observe a greenish liquid
and the neonates head crowning. Immediately after the delivery, the male neonate is crying, has
cyanotic hands and feet, and is moving all extremities. You should:
a.) dry and stimulate him
b.) suction his mouth
c.) suction his left nostril
d.) suction his right nostril - answer>>a.) dry and stimulate him
