EMT BLS RESUSCITATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
1) When assessing the pulse of an unresponsive infant, you should palpate the ______
artery.
A) femoral
B) carotid
C) brachial
D) radial -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) brachial
2) What is the minimum number of chest compressions that should be delivered per
minute to a 4 month-old infant?
A) 110
B) 120
C) 90
D) 100 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) 100
3) The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper airway obstruction
includes:
A) advising the patient not to make any attempts to cough
B) visualizing the airway and removing the obstruction
C) administering oxygen and transporting immediately
D) performing 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C)
administering oxygen and transporting immediately
, 4) The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
typically regulated by the:
A) state office of EMS
B) regional trauma center
C) NREMT
D) AHA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) state office of EMS
5) In a conscious infant who is choking, you would first give 5 back slaps, followed by:
A) attempting to breathe
B) checking a pulse
C) five abdominal thrusts
D) five chest thrusts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) five chest thrusts
6) An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of ALS is called a(n):
A) AEMT
B) paramedic
C) EMT
D) EMR -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) paramedic
7) If gastric distension begins to make positive-pressure ventilation difficult, you should:
A) increase the rate of ventilation
B) suction the patient's oropharynx
C) reposition the patient's airway
D) insert an OPA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) reposition the patient's airway
8) Most prehospital cardiac arrests occur as the result of:
A) obstruction of the airway
B) severe blunt trauma
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia
D) an acute ischemic stroke -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) a cardiac dysrhythmia
ANSWERS
1) When assessing the pulse of an unresponsive infant, you should palpate the ______
artery.
A) femoral
B) carotid
C) brachial
D) radial -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) brachial
2) What is the minimum number of chest compressions that should be delivered per
minute to a 4 month-old infant?
A) 110
B) 120
C) 90
D) 100 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) 100
3) The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper airway obstruction
includes:
A) advising the patient not to make any attempts to cough
B) visualizing the airway and removing the obstruction
C) administering oxygen and transporting immediately
D) performing 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C)
administering oxygen and transporting immediately
, 4) The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
typically regulated by the:
A) state office of EMS
B) regional trauma center
C) NREMT
D) AHA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) state office of EMS
5) In a conscious infant who is choking, you would first give 5 back slaps, followed by:
A) attempting to breathe
B) checking a pulse
C) five abdominal thrusts
D) five chest thrusts -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) five chest thrusts
6) An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of ALS is called a(n):
A) AEMT
B) paramedic
C) EMT
D) EMR -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) paramedic
7) If gastric distension begins to make positive-pressure ventilation difficult, you should:
A) increase the rate of ventilation
B) suction the patient's oropharynx
C) reposition the patient's airway
D) insert an OPA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) reposition the patient's airway
8) Most prehospital cardiac arrests occur as the result of:
A) obstruction of the airway
B) severe blunt trauma
C) a cardiac dysrhythmia
D) an acute ischemic stroke -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) a cardiac dysrhythmia
