AEMT Test 1 Questions AND
ANSWERS GRADED A
The movement of a solute from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
is called:
Select one:
A. endocytosis.
B. osmosis.
C. exocytosis.
D. diffusion. Correct Answer: D. Diffusion
The term epigastric means:
Select one:
A. above or over the stomach.
B. the inside of the stomach.
C. to the left of the stomach.
D. to the right of the stomach. Correct Answer: A. Above or over the stomach
A physician authorizes you, via two-way radio, to help a patient administer prescribed
nitroglycerin. What type of medical direction is this?
Select one:
A. Online medical control
B. Standing order
C. Indirect medical control
D. Off-line medical control Correct Answer: A. Online medical control
During two-rescuer CPR, the compressor and ventilator switch positions. While rescuer one is
finishing his or her cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should:
Select one:
A. suction the patient's mouth and give two more ventilations.
B. give two breaths and prepare to start compressions.
C. move to the opposite side of the patient's chest.
D. assess for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds. Correct Answer: C. Move to the opposite side of the
patient's chest
Within the first 30 minutes after birth, a neonate's:
Select one:
A. respiratory rate increases to around 60 breaths/min.
B. pulse and respiratory rates increase significantly.
C. pulse rate decreases to approximately 120 beats/min.
D. pulse rate increases to between 160 and 180 beats/min. Correct Answer: C. Pulse rate
decreases to approximately 120 beats/min
,You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While you prepare
to care for this child, you must remember that:
Select one:
A. small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
B. assisted ventilations in infants often need to be forceful to inflate their lungs.
C. the infant's proportionately small tongue often causes an airway obstruction.
D. an infant's head should be placed in a flexed position to prevent obstruction. Correct Answer:
A. Small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages
White blood cells that develop from B cells and produce large volumes of specific antibodies are
called:
Select one:
A. mast cells.
B. plasma cells.
C. killer T cells.
D. lymphocytes. Correct Answer: B. Plasma
You respond to the scene of a 16-year-old pregnant woman with abdominal pain. Her friend
called EMS because she was concerned. As you begin your assessment, the patient tells you that
she feels better and does not want to go to the hospital. You should:
Select one:
A. advise the patient that she cannot refuse care.
B. contact the patient's parents to obtain consent.
C. have the patient sign a Refusal for Care form.
D. explain the consequences of refusal of care. Correct Answer: D. Explain the consequences of
refusal of care
Authorization to use an automatic transport ventilator when transporting a patient requires which
minimum level of EMS provider?
Select one:
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT Correct Answer: B. EMT
General guidelines for safe ambulance driving include all of the following, except:
Select one:
A. assuming that other drivers will not see you.
B. regularly using the siren as much as possible.
C. avoiding routes with heavy traffic congestion.
D. avoiding one-way streets whenever possible. Correct Answer: B. Regularly using the siren as
much as possible
Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor for disease?
Select one:
A. Stress
, B. Genetics
C. Smoking
D. Poor diet Correct Answer: B. Genetics
The preferred initial method for ventilating an apneic patient is the:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device with two rescuers.
B. bag-mask device with one rescuer.
C. manually triggered ventilation device.
D. mouth-to-mask with one-way valve. Correct Answer: A. Bag-mask device with two rescuers
In contrast to the dorsal respiratory group, the ventral respiratory group is:
Select one:
A. anatomically located within the pons and functions by terminating the inspiratory phase.
B. primarily responsible for motor control of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles.
C. responsible for initiating inspiration based on the information received from the
chemoreceptors.
D. controlled by the phrenic nerve, which innervates the diaphragm muscle and allows it to
contract. Correct Answer: B. primarily responsible for motor control of the inspiratory and
expiratory muscles.
When energy impacts a body structure it:
Select one:
A. dissipates locally.
B. causes a broad area of injury.
C. translates into injury.
D. penetrates the skin surface. Correct Answer: C. Translates into injury
According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
Select one:
A. a person's physical health begins to decline after the age of 75 years.
B. most late-stage adults retain high brain function until 1 month before death.
C. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
D. most elderly patients experience depression after the death of a loved one. Correct Answer:
C. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
Select one:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
C. severe chest trauma.
D. an ingested poison. Correct Answer: A. Respiratory arrest
Which of the following questions would allow you to assess the "P" in the SAMPLE history?
Select one:
A. Has this ever happened to you before?
ANSWERS GRADED A
The movement of a solute from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
is called:
Select one:
A. endocytosis.
B. osmosis.
C. exocytosis.
D. diffusion. Correct Answer: D. Diffusion
The term epigastric means:
Select one:
A. above or over the stomach.
B. the inside of the stomach.
C. to the left of the stomach.
D. to the right of the stomach. Correct Answer: A. Above or over the stomach
A physician authorizes you, via two-way radio, to help a patient administer prescribed
nitroglycerin. What type of medical direction is this?
Select one:
A. Online medical control
B. Standing order
C. Indirect medical control
D. Off-line medical control Correct Answer: A. Online medical control
During two-rescuer CPR, the compressor and ventilator switch positions. While rescuer one is
finishing his or her cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should:
Select one:
A. suction the patient's mouth and give two more ventilations.
B. give two breaths and prepare to start compressions.
C. move to the opposite side of the patient's chest.
D. assess for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds. Correct Answer: C. Move to the opposite side of the
patient's chest
Within the first 30 minutes after birth, a neonate's:
Select one:
A. respiratory rate increases to around 60 breaths/min.
B. pulse and respiratory rates increase significantly.
C. pulse rate decreases to approximately 120 beats/min.
D. pulse rate increases to between 160 and 180 beats/min. Correct Answer: C. Pulse rate
decreases to approximately 120 beats/min
,You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While you prepare
to care for this child, you must remember that:
Select one:
A. small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
B. assisted ventilations in infants often need to be forceful to inflate their lungs.
C. the infant's proportionately small tongue often causes an airway obstruction.
D. an infant's head should be placed in a flexed position to prevent obstruction. Correct Answer:
A. Small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages
White blood cells that develop from B cells and produce large volumes of specific antibodies are
called:
Select one:
A. mast cells.
B. plasma cells.
C. killer T cells.
D. lymphocytes. Correct Answer: B. Plasma
You respond to the scene of a 16-year-old pregnant woman with abdominal pain. Her friend
called EMS because she was concerned. As you begin your assessment, the patient tells you that
she feels better and does not want to go to the hospital. You should:
Select one:
A. advise the patient that she cannot refuse care.
B. contact the patient's parents to obtain consent.
C. have the patient sign a Refusal for Care form.
D. explain the consequences of refusal of care. Correct Answer: D. Explain the consequences of
refusal of care
Authorization to use an automatic transport ventilator when transporting a patient requires which
minimum level of EMS provider?
Select one:
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT Correct Answer: B. EMT
General guidelines for safe ambulance driving include all of the following, except:
Select one:
A. assuming that other drivers will not see you.
B. regularly using the siren as much as possible.
C. avoiding routes with heavy traffic congestion.
D. avoiding one-way streets whenever possible. Correct Answer: B. Regularly using the siren as
much as possible
Which of the following is an uncontrollable risk factor for disease?
Select one:
A. Stress
, B. Genetics
C. Smoking
D. Poor diet Correct Answer: B. Genetics
The preferred initial method for ventilating an apneic patient is the:
Select one:
A. bag-mask device with two rescuers.
B. bag-mask device with one rescuer.
C. manually triggered ventilation device.
D. mouth-to-mask with one-way valve. Correct Answer: A. Bag-mask device with two rescuers
In contrast to the dorsal respiratory group, the ventral respiratory group is:
Select one:
A. anatomically located within the pons and functions by terminating the inspiratory phase.
B. primarily responsible for motor control of the inspiratory and expiratory muscles.
C. responsible for initiating inspiration based on the information received from the
chemoreceptors.
D. controlled by the phrenic nerve, which innervates the diaphragm muscle and allows it to
contract. Correct Answer: B. primarily responsible for motor control of the inspiratory and
expiratory muscles.
When energy impacts a body structure it:
Select one:
A. dissipates locally.
B. causes a broad area of injury.
C. translates into injury.
D. penetrates the skin surface. Correct Answer: C. Translates into injury
According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
Select one:
A. a person's physical health begins to decline after the age of 75 years.
B. most late-stage adults retain high brain function until 1 month before death.
C. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
D. most elderly patients experience depression after the death of a loved one. Correct Answer:
C. mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding death.
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
Select one:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
C. severe chest trauma.
D. an ingested poison. Correct Answer: A. Respiratory arrest
Which of the following questions would allow you to assess the "P" in the SAMPLE history?
Select one:
A. Has this ever happened to you before?
