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Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #14 EXAM GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) You are by the side of an alert and oriented 56-year-old male patient who
complains of generalized weakness and a pounding headache. His pulse is
104, respirations are 18 breaths/min, and blood pressure is 218/110 mmHg. He
has a history of high blood pressure, for which he takes lisinopril. He states
that he has not taken the Lisinopril for 2 weeks and hands you a container with
the medication inside. You would:
A) Assist the patient in taking the lisinopril
B) Ensure that it is the patient's medication and then administer it
C) Contact medical direction to request an order for lisinopril administration
by you
D) Continue treatment and transport the patient to the hospital
D) Continue treatment and transport the patient to the hospital
2) As an EMT, you may assist patients in taking which kind of prescribed
medication?
A) Inhalers used for difficulty breathing
B) Medications for high blood pressure
C) Drugs for heart-rhythm disorders
D) Seizure-control medication
A) Inhalers used for difficulty breathing
3) A patient with chest pain tells you that he feels the same now as when he
had a heart attack 2 years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, and vomiting; he
has a pulse of 84, respirations of 16 breaths/min, and a blood pressure of 78/50
mmHg. The patient is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking
one of his nitroglycerin pills because his arthritis makes it too hard for him to
open the medication bottle. Which of the assessment findings represents a
contraindication to the nitroglycerin?
A) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
B) Heart rate less than 100
C) Nausea and vomiting
D) Allergy to aspirin
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A) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
4) Which of these medications is included in the EMT scope of practice?
A) Tylenol
B) Oral glucose
C) Motrin
D) Benadryl
B) Oral glucose
5) Which of these medications is included in the EMT scope of practice?
A) Pepcid
B) Oxygen
C) 50% dextrose (D50)
D) Benadryl
B) Oxygen
6) A patient with difficulty breathing has a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). Which
of these would be a likely type of medication contained in the MDI?
A) Albuterol
B) Steroids
C) Oxygen
D) Epinephrine
A) Albuterol
7) Which of these is a generic drug name?
A) Albuterol
B) Advil
C) Aspirin
D) Acetylsalicylic acid
C) Aspirin
8) After you assist a patient with use of her EpiPen, she tells you that it is
much easier for her to breathe. However, her heart rate has increased from 92
to 118 beats/min. Regarding the epinephrine, the EMT recognizes the
increased heart rate as a(n):
A) Therapeutic effect
B) Side effect
C) Contraindication
D) Allergy
Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #14 EXAM GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) You are by the side of an alert and oriented 56-year-old male patient who
complains of generalized weakness and a pounding headache. His pulse is
104, respirations are 18 breaths/min, and blood pressure is 218/110 mmHg. He
has a history of high blood pressure, for which he takes lisinopril. He states
that he has not taken the Lisinopril for 2 weeks and hands you a container with
the medication inside. You would:
A) Assist the patient in taking the lisinopril
B) Ensure that it is the patient's medication and then administer it
C) Contact medical direction to request an order for lisinopril administration
by you
D) Continue treatment and transport the patient to the hospital
D) Continue treatment and transport the patient to the hospital
2) As an EMT, you may assist patients in taking which kind of prescribed
medication?
A) Inhalers used for difficulty breathing
B) Medications for high blood pressure
C) Drugs for heart-rhythm disorders
D) Seizure-control medication
A) Inhalers used for difficulty breathing
3) A patient with chest pain tells you that he feels the same now as when he
had a heart attack 2 years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, and vomiting; he
has a pulse of 84, respirations of 16 breaths/min, and a blood pressure of 78/50
mmHg. The patient is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking
one of his nitroglycerin pills because his arthritis makes it too hard for him to
open the medication bottle. Which of the assessment findings represents a
contraindication to the nitroglycerin?
A) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
B) Heart rate less than 100
C) Nausea and vomiting
D) Allergy to aspirin
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A) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
4) Which of these medications is included in the EMT scope of practice?
A) Tylenol
B) Oral glucose
C) Motrin
D) Benadryl
B) Oral glucose
5) Which of these medications is included in the EMT scope of practice?
A) Pepcid
B) Oxygen
C) 50% dextrose (D50)
D) Benadryl
B) Oxygen
6) A patient with difficulty breathing has a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). Which
of these would be a likely type of medication contained in the MDI?
A) Albuterol
B) Steroids
C) Oxygen
D) Epinephrine
A) Albuterol
7) Which of these is a generic drug name?
A) Albuterol
B) Advil
C) Aspirin
D) Acetylsalicylic acid
C) Aspirin
8) After you assist a patient with use of her EpiPen, she tells you that it is
much easier for her to breathe. However, her heart rate has increased from 92
to 118 beats/min. Regarding the epinephrine, the EMT recognizes the
increased heart rate as a(n):
A) Therapeutic effect
B) Side effect
C) Contraindication
D) Allergy
