EMT MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
1) The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A) rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B) identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training.
C) provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved.
D) ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) ensure that EMTs are competent and have
the same level of knowledge and skills.
2) If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she:
A) is not protected from a new infection if exposed to another individual.
B) must be revaccinated at least every 18 months to avoid infection.
C) might develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial infection.
D) will not experience future illness, even if his or her immune system is
stressed. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) might develop illness from germs that lie
dormant from the initial infection.
3) You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain.
When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert but in
obvious pain. He tells you that he did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further
states that he does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. You
should:
A) ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B) err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C) have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
, D) tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ A) ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
4) All information recorded on the PCR must be:
A) typewritten or printed.
B) considered confidential.
C) a matter of public record.
D) reflective of your opinion. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) considered confidential.
5) The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means:
A) a slow heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
B) a rapid heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
C) a slow heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
D) a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D) a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
6) How does respiration differ from ventilation?
A) Ventilation occurs when air is forced into the lungs, whereas respiration
occurs when air is drawn or sucked into the lungs.
B) Respiration occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract,
whereas ventilation occurs when those same muscles relax.
C) Respiration occurs when oxygen is delivered to the cells of the body, whereas
ventilation occurs when carbon dioxide is removed.
D) Respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the
movement of air between the lungs and the environment. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ D) Respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the
movement of air between the lungs and the environment.
7) With increasing age, the heart must work harder to move the blood effectively
because:
A) the blood vessels become stiff.
B) the arteries dilate significantly.
, C) diastolic blood pressure decreases.
D) the blood thickens as a person ages. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) the blood
vessels become stiff.
8) What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
A) Vomitus
B) The tongue
C) Blood clots
D) Aspirated fluid -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) The tongue
9) In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 2
10) After establishing that an adult patient is unresponsive, you should:
A) manually open the airway.
B) assess for breathing and a pulse.
C) immediately begin chest compressions.
D) apply the AED and deliver a shock, if needed. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B)
assess for breathing and a pulse.
11) You receive a call for a 70-year-old female with respiratory distress. Her husband
tells you that she has congestive heart failure; however, he does not think that she
has been taking her medications as prescribed. The patient is laboring to breathe,
appears tired, and has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
A) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
B) apply a pulse oximeter and assess her vital signs.
C) administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
, D) obtain a complete list of all of her medications. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A)
assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
12) A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic during transport. You should:
A) defibrillate with the AED while continuing transport to the hospital.
B) stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
C) perform CPR for 1 to 2 minutes and then analyze her rhythm with an AED.
D) alert the receiving hospital and perform CPR for the duration of the
transport. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and
attach the AED as soon as possible.
13) An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
A) a thrombus.
B) an aneurysm.
C) an embolism.
D) atherosclerosis. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) an aneurysm.
14) The principal symptom in both infectious and noninfectious gastroenteritis is:
A) vomiting.
B) diarrhea.
C) dysuria.
D) high fever. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) diarrhea.
15) In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia:
A) is rapidly reversible if oral glucose is given.
B) commonly results in excess water retention.
C) can only be corrected in the hospital setting.
D) is a rapidly developing metabolic disturbance. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) can
only be corrected in the hospital setting.
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
1) The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A) rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B) identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training.
C) provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved.
D) ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) ensure that EMTs are competent and have
the same level of knowledge and skills.
2) If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she:
A) is not protected from a new infection if exposed to another individual.
B) must be revaccinated at least every 18 months to avoid infection.
C) might develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial infection.
D) will not experience future illness, even if his or her immune system is
stressed. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) might develop illness from germs that lie
dormant from the initial infection.
3) You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain.
When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert but in
obvious pain. He tells you that he did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further
states that he does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. You
should:
A) ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B) err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C) have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
, D) tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ A) ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
4) All information recorded on the PCR must be:
A) typewritten or printed.
B) considered confidential.
C) a matter of public record.
D) reflective of your opinion. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) considered confidential.
5) The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means:
A) a slow heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
B) a rapid heart rate that originates from within the ventricles.
C) a slow heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
D) a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D) a rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles.
6) How does respiration differ from ventilation?
A) Ventilation occurs when air is forced into the lungs, whereas respiration
occurs when air is drawn or sucked into the lungs.
B) Respiration occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract,
whereas ventilation occurs when those same muscles relax.
C) Respiration occurs when oxygen is delivered to the cells of the body, whereas
ventilation occurs when carbon dioxide is removed.
D) Respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the
movement of air between the lungs and the environment. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ D) Respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the
movement of air between the lungs and the environment.
7) With increasing age, the heart must work harder to move the blood effectively
because:
A) the blood vessels become stiff.
B) the arteries dilate significantly.
, C) diastolic blood pressure decreases.
D) the blood thickens as a person ages. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) the blood
vessels become stiff.
8) What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
A) Vomitus
B) The tongue
C) Blood clots
D) Aspirated fluid -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) The tongue
9) In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) 2
10) After establishing that an adult patient is unresponsive, you should:
A) manually open the airway.
B) assess for breathing and a pulse.
C) immediately begin chest compressions.
D) apply the AED and deliver a shock, if needed. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B)
assess for breathing and a pulse.
11) You receive a call for a 70-year-old female with respiratory distress. Her husband
tells you that she has congestive heart failure; however, he does not think that she
has been taking her medications as prescribed. The patient is laboring to breathe,
appears tired, and has cyanosis around her lips. You should:
A) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
B) apply a pulse oximeter and assess her vital signs.
C) administer oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
, D) obtain a complete list of all of her medications. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A)
assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
12) A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic during transport. You should:
A) defibrillate with the AED while continuing transport to the hospital.
B) stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible.
C) perform CPR for 1 to 2 minutes and then analyze her rhythm with an AED.
D) alert the receiving hospital and perform CPR for the duration of the
transport. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) stop the ambulance, begin CPR, and
attach the AED as soon as possible.
13) An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
A) a thrombus.
B) an aneurysm.
C) an embolism.
D) atherosclerosis. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) an aneurysm.
14) The principal symptom in both infectious and noninfectious gastroenteritis is:
A) vomiting.
B) diarrhea.
C) dysuria.
D) high fever. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) diarrhea.
15) In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia:
A) is rapidly reversible if oral glucose is given.
B) commonly results in excess water retention.
C) can only be corrected in the hospital setting.
D) is a rapidly developing metabolic disturbance. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) can
only be corrected in the hospital setting.
