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Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #16 EXAM GRADED A+ 90+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) An alert and oriented 45-year-old female patient complains of shortness of
breath. Although her respiratory volume and rate are satisfactory, you note
cyanosis in her fingertips and you cannot get the pulse oximeter to show a
reading. What should be your next action?
A) Administer supplemental oxygen
B) Assist respirations with the bag-valve mask
C) Place a nasopharyngeal airway and assist respirations
D) Move the patient to the stretcher for immediate and rapid transport
A) Administer supplemental oxygen
2) A 67-year-old male patient complains of shortness of breath. The patient
cannot remember how many times he used his inhaler prior to your arrival, but
he knows it has been multiple times. He is tachypneic and tachycardic. After
administering oxygen, what should be your next action?
A) Call medical direction for advice
B) Assist the patient in the self-administration of his inhaler
C) Transport the patient to the hospital
D) Auscultate the patient's lung sounds and administer the inhaler if you hear
wheezing
A) Call medical direction for advice
3) A confused, lethargic, and nonverbal 50-year-old female patient has altered
mental status. You are told she has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). The primary assessment reveals a respiration rate of 6
breaths/min and cool, clammy skin with cyanosis around the lips. What should
be your priority management?
A) Administer oxygen by nasal cannula at 15 lpm
B) Assist respirations with positive pressure ventilation
C) Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 lpm
D) Sit the patient up, assess lung sounds, and obtain a blood pressure
B) Assist respirations with positive pressure ventilation
4) What is the typical resting respiratory rate for an elderly patient?
A) 10 breaths/min
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B) 15 breaths/min
C) 20 breaths/min
D) 30 breaths/min
C) 20 breaths/min
5) When arrive on scene, a family member directs you to a bedroom where a
62-year-old male patient is in respiratory distress. During the scene size-up,
which finding would most strongly suggest that the patient suffers from a
chronic respiratory disease?
A) Furnace turned on high with the humidifier running
B) Bottles of aspirin and nitroglycerin on the nightstand
C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest
D) Smell of cigarettes in house and the patient is obese
C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest
6) What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children?
A) Heart birth defect
B) Accidental overdose
C) Respiratory compromise
D) Abuse and neglect
C) Respiratory compromise
7) When assessing a 3-year-old male patient in respiratory distress, the EMT
should recognize "see-saw" breathing when he observes:
A) Alternate breathing through the nose and mouth
B) Movement of the chest and abdomen in opposite directions
C) Retraction of the muscles between the ribs
D) Up-and-down motion of the head as the patient breathes
B) Movement of the chest and abdomen in opposite directions
8) When a child starts to become hypoxic, the pulse will initially:
A) Decrease
B) Not change
C) Become irregular
D) Increase
D) Increase
9) The mother of a 5-year-old female patient states that her daughter has been
"sick" with a sore throat and fever for several days. The mother became
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concerned tonight and called 911 because the child was "making funny
noises" and could not breathe well. Your assessment reveals a lethargic, well-
developed child sitting upright and with high-pitched tracheal noises when she
breathes in. What should be the priority action for the EMT?
A) Placing an oropharyngeal airway
B) Administering supplemental oxygen if indicated
C) Inspecting the airway with a tongue depressor
D) Performing abdominal thrusts
B) Administering supplemental oxygen if indicated
10) As compared to an adult, how would you describe the respiratory rate of
an infant?
A) Faster than an adult's rate
B) Slower than an adult's rate
C) Same as an adult's rate
D) Normally slower than an adult's rate, unless dyspnea is present
A) Faster than an adult's rate
11) Which of these is considered an early sign of inadequate breathing in
children?
A) Blue-gray skin
B) Barrel chest
C) Nasal flaring
D) Crying
C) Nasal flaring
12) Within minutes of administering Proventil (albuterol) to a patient through
her metered-dose inhaler (MDI), the patient is breathing easier and states that
she feels much better. An Emergency Medical Responder on scene asks you
how the medication in the MDI helped the patient. Which of these responses
would be most appropriate?
A) "The medication travels to the brain and forces the respiratory rate to
increase."
B) "The medication in the MDI relaxes the throat, allowing more oxygen to
enter."
C) "The medication is an anti-inflammatory and decreases swelling in the lung
tissue."
Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #16 EXAM GRADED A+ 90+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
1) An alert and oriented 45-year-old female patient complains of shortness of
breath. Although her respiratory volume and rate are satisfactory, you note
cyanosis in her fingertips and you cannot get the pulse oximeter to show a
reading. What should be your next action?
A) Administer supplemental oxygen
B) Assist respirations with the bag-valve mask
C) Place a nasopharyngeal airway and assist respirations
D) Move the patient to the stretcher for immediate and rapid transport
A) Administer supplemental oxygen
2) A 67-year-old male patient complains of shortness of breath. The patient
cannot remember how many times he used his inhaler prior to your arrival, but
he knows it has been multiple times. He is tachypneic and tachycardic. After
administering oxygen, what should be your next action?
A) Call medical direction for advice
B) Assist the patient in the self-administration of his inhaler
C) Transport the patient to the hospital
D) Auscultate the patient's lung sounds and administer the inhaler if you hear
wheezing
A) Call medical direction for advice
3) A confused, lethargic, and nonverbal 50-year-old female patient has altered
mental status. You are told she has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). The primary assessment reveals a respiration rate of 6
breaths/min and cool, clammy skin with cyanosis around the lips. What should
be your priority management?
A) Administer oxygen by nasal cannula at 15 lpm
B) Assist respirations with positive pressure ventilation
C) Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 lpm
D) Sit the patient up, assess lung sounds, and obtain a blood pressure
B) Assist respirations with positive pressure ventilation
4) What is the typical resting respiratory rate for an elderly patient?
A) 10 breaths/min
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B) 15 breaths/min
C) 20 breaths/min
D) 30 breaths/min
C) 20 breaths/min
5) When arrive on scene, a family member directs you to a bedroom where a
62-year-old male patient is in respiratory distress. During the scene size-up,
which finding would most strongly suggest that the patient suffers from a
chronic respiratory disease?
A) Furnace turned on high with the humidifier running
B) Bottles of aspirin and nitroglycerin on the nightstand
C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest
D) Smell of cigarettes in house and the patient is obese
C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest
6) What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children?
A) Heart birth defect
B) Accidental overdose
C) Respiratory compromise
D) Abuse and neglect
C) Respiratory compromise
7) When assessing a 3-year-old male patient in respiratory distress, the EMT
should recognize "see-saw" breathing when he observes:
A) Alternate breathing through the nose and mouth
B) Movement of the chest and abdomen in opposite directions
C) Retraction of the muscles between the ribs
D) Up-and-down motion of the head as the patient breathes
B) Movement of the chest and abdomen in opposite directions
8) When a child starts to become hypoxic, the pulse will initially:
A) Decrease
B) Not change
C) Become irregular
D) Increase
D) Increase
9) The mother of a 5-year-old female patient states that her daughter has been
"sick" with a sore throat and fever for several days. The mother became
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concerned tonight and called 911 because the child was "making funny
noises" and could not breathe well. Your assessment reveals a lethargic, well-
developed child sitting upright and with high-pitched tracheal noises when she
breathes in. What should be the priority action for the EMT?
A) Placing an oropharyngeal airway
B) Administering supplemental oxygen if indicated
C) Inspecting the airway with a tongue depressor
D) Performing abdominal thrusts
B) Administering supplemental oxygen if indicated
10) As compared to an adult, how would you describe the respiratory rate of
an infant?
A) Faster than an adult's rate
B) Slower than an adult's rate
C) Same as an adult's rate
D) Normally slower than an adult's rate, unless dyspnea is present
A) Faster than an adult's rate
11) Which of these is considered an early sign of inadequate breathing in
children?
A) Blue-gray skin
B) Barrel chest
C) Nasal flaring
D) Crying
C) Nasal flaring
12) Within minutes of administering Proventil (albuterol) to a patient through
her metered-dose inhaler (MDI), the patient is breathing easier and states that
she feels much better. An Emergency Medical Responder on scene asks you
how the medication in the MDI helped the patient. Which of these responses
would be most appropriate?
A) "The medication travels to the brain and forces the respiratory rate to
increase."
B) "The medication in the MDI relaxes the throat, allowing more oxygen to
enter."
C) "The medication is an anti-inflammatory and decreases swelling in the lung
tissue."
