EMT Entrance Exam Questions And Answers
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The EMR is using a D cylinder that contains ____ liters of oxygen: - ANSWER 425
When a patient has an adequate supply of oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
This is called: - ANSWER Perfusion
You and your partner are responding to a call. When you arrive, the patients states that
she feels nauseated. She is describing a: - ANSWER Symptom
Determining a blood pressure by feeling is called: - ANSWER Palpation
During your assessment of the patients past history, you take a sample history. The M
represents: - ANSWER Medications
The number 1 killer in the U.S is: - ANSWER Heart Disease
The part of the heart that pumps unoxygenated blood to the lung is called the: -
ANSWER Right Ventricle
When a person's coronary artery is unable to supply adequate oxygenated blood to the
heart muscle, it is know as: - ANSWER Angina Pectoris
Your and your partner are called to the home of a patient complaining of shortness of
breath. Upon your arrival, you find a 70-year-old male sitting at the table. He states, he
is short of breath and that his ankles are swollen. He states that he had a heart attach
6 months ago. You determine that the patient is likely to be experiencing: - ANSWER
Congestive Heart Failure
You are treating a patient who is having chest pain. Your patient states that he has
narrowing of the arteries. This is called: - ANSWER Atherosclerosis
It is not a good idea to administer nitroglycerin to a patient with chest pain who has a
systolic blood pressure of less than 100 Mg Hg. This is known as: - ANSWER
Contraindication
In the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place within these
structures: - ANSWER Alveoli
You and your partner are called to the home of a 50-year-old male. He is complaining of
not being able to get enough air. In medical terms, shortness of breath is also known as:
, - ANSWER Dypsnea
Some patients who have hypoglycemia appear to be: - ANSWER Intoxicated
Emergency care for a patient who is suffering from an injected poison is most likely to
include all of the following except: - ANSWER Application of topic Analgesics
You suspect your patient may have been poisoned. You are trying to establish the route
of entry of the toxin. All are common ROE's except - ANSWER Dusting on the skin
A patient who has been poisoned by arsenic would have____ breath. - ANSWER
Garlicky
Which of the following is NOT a sign of sepsis? - ANSWER Itching
The effects of hallucinogens include: - ANSWER An intense state of excitement
Patients most at risk of renal failure include all of the following except? - ANSWER
History of Cancer
An open wound with smooth edges that bleeds freely is a(n)? - ANSWER Incision
When caring for a patient who is bleeding from a forearm avulsion, you should do all
of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER A.) Control Bleeding with direct presure or
C.) Place a nonstick dressing between the flap and the wound
Your patient has lacerated an arm and has active bleeding from this area. You could
use any of the following procedures to assist in bleeding control EXCEPT: - ANSWER
Place cold pack directly to the laceration
You have a patient with a large laceration who has lost a significant amount of blood.
You are concerned that the patient may go into ___shock. - ANSWER Hypovolemic
A patient has blood spurting from a cut on his leg. This would be: - ANSWER Arterial
Bleeding
When you assess a patient who was hit by a car and has a big bruise on the abdomen,
this would indicate: - ANSWER Internal Bleeding
Which of the following refers to a loose flap of torn tissue? - ANSWER Avulsion
An Elderly patient is experiencing heart palpitations and is having trouble breathing. The
category of shock he is experiencing is likely: - ANSWER Cardiogenic
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The EMR is using a D cylinder that contains ____ liters of oxygen: - ANSWER 425
When a patient has an adequate supply of oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
This is called: - ANSWER Perfusion
You and your partner are responding to a call. When you arrive, the patients states that
she feels nauseated. She is describing a: - ANSWER Symptom
Determining a blood pressure by feeling is called: - ANSWER Palpation
During your assessment of the patients past history, you take a sample history. The M
represents: - ANSWER Medications
The number 1 killer in the U.S is: - ANSWER Heart Disease
The part of the heart that pumps unoxygenated blood to the lung is called the: -
ANSWER Right Ventricle
When a person's coronary artery is unable to supply adequate oxygenated blood to the
heart muscle, it is know as: - ANSWER Angina Pectoris
Your and your partner are called to the home of a patient complaining of shortness of
breath. Upon your arrival, you find a 70-year-old male sitting at the table. He states, he
is short of breath and that his ankles are swollen. He states that he had a heart attach
6 months ago. You determine that the patient is likely to be experiencing: - ANSWER
Congestive Heart Failure
You are treating a patient who is having chest pain. Your patient states that he has
narrowing of the arteries. This is called: - ANSWER Atherosclerosis
It is not a good idea to administer nitroglycerin to a patient with chest pain who has a
systolic blood pressure of less than 100 Mg Hg. This is known as: - ANSWER
Contraindication
In the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place within these
structures: - ANSWER Alveoli
You and your partner are called to the home of a 50-year-old male. He is complaining of
not being able to get enough air. In medical terms, shortness of breath is also known as:
, - ANSWER Dypsnea
Some patients who have hypoglycemia appear to be: - ANSWER Intoxicated
Emergency care for a patient who is suffering from an injected poison is most likely to
include all of the following except: - ANSWER Application of topic Analgesics
You suspect your patient may have been poisoned. You are trying to establish the route
of entry of the toxin. All are common ROE's except - ANSWER Dusting on the skin
A patient who has been poisoned by arsenic would have____ breath. - ANSWER
Garlicky
Which of the following is NOT a sign of sepsis? - ANSWER Itching
The effects of hallucinogens include: - ANSWER An intense state of excitement
Patients most at risk of renal failure include all of the following except? - ANSWER
History of Cancer
An open wound with smooth edges that bleeds freely is a(n)? - ANSWER Incision
When caring for a patient who is bleeding from a forearm avulsion, you should do all
of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER A.) Control Bleeding with direct presure or
C.) Place a nonstick dressing between the flap and the wound
Your patient has lacerated an arm and has active bleeding from this area. You could
use any of the following procedures to assist in bleeding control EXCEPT: - ANSWER
Place cold pack directly to the laceration
You have a patient with a large laceration who has lost a significant amount of blood.
You are concerned that the patient may go into ___shock. - ANSWER Hypovolemic
A patient has blood spurting from a cut on his leg. This would be: - ANSWER Arterial
Bleeding
When you assess a patient who was hit by a car and has a big bruise on the abdomen,
this would indicate: - ANSWER Internal Bleeding
Which of the following refers to a loose flap of torn tissue? - ANSWER Avulsion
An Elderly patient is experiencing heart palpitations and is having trouble breathing. The
category of shock he is experiencing is likely: - ANSWER Cardiogenic
