EMT Medical Emergencies Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
ChronicMBronchitis/EmphysemaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MinflammationMofMbronchialMtubes/destructionMofMtheMalveoli
S/S:MproductiveMcough,MSOB,Mtachycardia,MtripodMposition
Tx:Mairway,Mbreathing,MpositionMofMcomfort,
oxygen
AsthmaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MconstrictionMofMsmoothMmusclesMinMbronchiolesMandMedemaMofMinnerMliningMandMincreaseM
ofMmucusMplugsMairway
S/S:MSOB,Mcough,Mwheezing,Mtachycardia,MaccessoryMmuscleMuse,Mtachypnea,Manxiety,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,Minhaler,Mcalm
PulmonaryMEmbolismM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MsuddenMblockageMofMbloodMflowMthruMpulmonaryMartery
S/S:MSOB,Mtachycardia,Mtachypnea,MsuddenMonset,MstabbingMpain,McoughingMblood,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,Mmonitor,MrapidMtransport
AcuteMPulmonaryMEdemaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MfluidMinMspacesMbetweenMalveoliMandMcapillaries
S/S:MSOB,Mtachycardia,Mpink/frothyMsputum,MtripodMposition,Mcrackling,Mwheezing,Mfatigue,M<94
%
Tx:MoxygenMthruMBVM,MCPAP
SpontaneousMPneumothoraxM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MsuddenMruptureMofMaMportionMofMtheMvisceralMliningMofMtheMlung
, S/S:MnoMtrauma,MsuddenMonsetMofMSOBMandMchest/shoulderMpain,MdecreasedMbreathMsoundsMon
M1Mside,Mtachypnea,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,MPPVMatMminimumMtidalMvolume
HyperventilationMSyndromeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MbreathingMtooMfast,MdecreaseMofMcarbonMdioxideMinMbody
S/S:Mfatigue,Manxiety,MSOB,MtightMchest,Mnumbness/tinglingMaroundMhands/feet,Mtachypnea,Mtach
ycardia
Tx:Mcalm,MremoveMpatientMfromMsourceMofManxiety
EpiglottitisM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MinflammationMofMepiglottis
S/S:MupperMrespiratoryMtractMinfection,MSOB,Mfever,MsoreMthroatMandMpharyngealMpain,Mdrooling,M
anxiety,Mtripod,M<94%
Tx:MoxygenMthruMNRB,McalmMenvironment,MBVMMslowly,MDOMNOTMirritateMairway
AcuteMCoronaryMSyndromeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:McoronaryMarteriesMareMnarrowed
S/S:MchestMdiscomfortM(tight,Mcrushing),Mneck/back/jawMpain,Mdiaphoresis,MSOB,Manxiety,Mnausea
,Mvomiting
Tx:Mairway,MnitroMifMprescribed,MASA
AcuteMMyocardialMInfarctionM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MpartMofMheartMmuscleMdies
S/S:MchestMdiscomfort,Manxiety,MSOB,MsenseMofMdoom,Mdiaphoresis,Mnausea,Mvomiting,Mdizziness,
Mweakness
Tx:MprepareMforMcardiacMarrest,MnitroMisMprescribed
AnginaMPectorisM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MinadequateMsupplyMofMoxygenMtoMheartMmuscles
S/S:MsteadyMchestMdiscomfortMinMcenterMofMchestM(pressure,Mtightness),MSOB,Mcool/clammyMskin,
MreferredMpain
Correct Answers 2025
ChronicMBronchitis/EmphysemaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MinflammationMofMbronchialMtubes/destructionMofMtheMalveoli
S/S:MproductiveMcough,MSOB,Mtachycardia,MtripodMposition
Tx:Mairway,Mbreathing,MpositionMofMcomfort,
oxygen
AsthmaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MconstrictionMofMsmoothMmusclesMinMbronchiolesMandMedemaMofMinnerMliningMandMincreaseM
ofMmucusMplugsMairway
S/S:MSOB,Mcough,Mwheezing,Mtachycardia,MaccessoryMmuscleMuse,Mtachypnea,Manxiety,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,Minhaler,Mcalm
PulmonaryMEmbolismM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MsuddenMblockageMofMbloodMflowMthruMpulmonaryMartery
S/S:MSOB,Mtachycardia,Mtachypnea,MsuddenMonset,MstabbingMpain,McoughingMblood,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,Mmonitor,MrapidMtransport
AcuteMPulmonaryMEdemaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MfluidMinMspacesMbetweenMalveoliMandMcapillaries
S/S:MSOB,Mtachycardia,Mpink/frothyMsputum,MtripodMposition,Mcrackling,Mwheezing,Mfatigue,M<94
%
Tx:MoxygenMthruMBVM,MCPAP
SpontaneousMPneumothoraxM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MsuddenMruptureMofMaMportionMofMtheMvisceralMliningMofMtheMlung
, S/S:MnoMtrauma,MsuddenMonsetMofMSOBMandMchest/shoulderMpain,MdecreasedMbreathMsoundsMon
M1Mside,Mtachypnea,M<94%
Tx:Moxygen,MPPVMatMminimumMtidalMvolume
HyperventilationMSyndromeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Path:MbreathingMtooMfast,MdecreaseMofMcarbonMdioxideMinMbody
S/S:Mfatigue,Manxiety,MSOB,MtightMchest,Mnumbness/tinglingMaroundMhands/feet,Mtachypnea,Mtach
ycardia
Tx:Mcalm,MremoveMpatientMfromMsourceMofManxiety
EpiglottitisM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MinflammationMofMepiglottis
S/S:MupperMrespiratoryMtractMinfection,MSOB,Mfever,MsoreMthroatMandMpharyngealMpain,Mdrooling,M
anxiety,Mtripod,M<94%
Tx:MoxygenMthruMNRB,McalmMenvironment,MBVMMslowly,MDOMNOTMirritateMairway
AcuteMCoronaryMSyndromeM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:McoronaryMarteriesMareMnarrowed
S/S:MchestMdiscomfortM(tight,Mcrushing),Mneck/back/jawMpain,Mdiaphoresis,MSOB,Manxiety,Mnausea
,Mvomiting
Tx:Mairway,MnitroMifMprescribed,MASA
AcuteMMyocardialMInfarctionM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MpartMofMheartMmuscleMdies
S/S:MchestMdiscomfort,Manxiety,MSOB,MsenseMofMdoom,Mdiaphoresis,Mnausea,Mvomiting,Mdizziness,
Mweakness
Tx:MprepareMforMcardiacMarrest,MnitroMisMprescribed
AnginaMPectorisM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Path:MinadequateMsupplyMofMoxygenMtoMheartMmuscles
S/S:MsteadyMchestMdiscomfortMinMcenterMofMchestM(pressure,Mtightness),MSOB,Mcool/clammyMskin,
MreferredMpain