EMT PRACTICE TEST 2025 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT &
VERIFIED EXAM PREP
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: -
Answer--6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? -
Answer--heart rate more than 100
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? -
Answer--Heart rate less than 60
When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? -
Answer--if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100
Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? -
Answer--it flows to the aortic arch
What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
Answer--nitroglycerin
What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? -
Answer--slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
What is the function of the carotid artery? -
Answer--it carries blood from the heart to the head
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? -
Answer--open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
what delivers blood to the right atrium? -
Answer--the superior and inferior vena cava
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? -
Answer--it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of
the blood pressure
What is TIA -
Answer--transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few
minutes
When do you change roles during CPR? -
Answer--every two minutes
What is another name for a heart attack? -
Answer--acute myocardial infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? -
Answer--nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload
,When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? -
Answer--infarcted cells
What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? -
Answer--silent heart attack
, What is arteriosclerosis? -
Answer--thickening of arterial walls
What is pericardial tamponade? -
Answer--the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? -
Answer--low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
struggles to pump
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: -
Answer--2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
what does a sphygmonometer measure? -
Answer--it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? -
Answer--80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? -
Answer--speech, facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin -
Answer--smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries,
and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? -
Answer--hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties;
susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? -
Answer--blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child -
Answer--70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? -
Answer--15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? -
Answer--5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? -
Answer--respiratory arrest
what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? -
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What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: -
Answer--6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? -
Answer--heart rate more than 100
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? -
Answer--Heart rate less than 60
When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? -
Answer--if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100
Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? -
Answer--it flows to the aortic arch
What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
Answer--nitroglycerin
What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? -
Answer--slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity
What is the function of the carotid artery? -
Answer--it carries blood from the heart to the head
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? -
Answer--open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
what delivers blood to the right atrium? -
Answer--the superior and inferior vena cava
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? -
Answer--it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of
the blood pressure
What is TIA -
Answer--transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few
minutes
When do you change roles during CPR? -
Answer--every two minutes
What is another name for a heart attack? -
Answer--acute myocardial infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? -
Answer--nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload
,When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? -
Answer--infarcted cells
What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? -
Answer--silent heart attack
, What is arteriosclerosis? -
Answer--thickening of arterial walls
What is pericardial tamponade? -
Answer--the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? -
Answer--low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts
struggles to pump
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: -
Answer--2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute
what does a sphygmonometer measure? -
Answer--it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? -
Answer--80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? -
Answer--speech, facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin -
Answer--smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries,
and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? -
Answer--hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties;
susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? -
Answer--blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child -
Answer--70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? -
Answer--15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? -
Answer--5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? -
Answer--respiratory arrest
what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? -
