EMT EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL
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◉2. The EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been
poisoned is to:
A. administer the appropriate antidote.
B. recognize that a poisoning occurred.
C. administer 25 g of activated charcoal.
D. contact poison control immediately. Answer: Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
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◉3. Heroin is an example of a(n):
A. opioid.
B. hypnotic.
C. cholinergic.
D. sympathomimetic. Answer: Answer: A
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,◉4. Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be
expected following an overdose of:
A. ecstasy.
B. oxycodone (Percocet).
C. amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine).
D. crack cocaine. Answer: Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
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◉5. Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
A. sedation.
B. tachycardia.
C. hypotension.
D. slurred speech. Answer: Answer: B
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◉6. Which of the following drugs is NOT a sedative-hypnotic?
A. secobarbital (Seconal)
B. diazepam (Valium)
C. cocaine
, D. flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) Answer: Answer: C
Question Type: General Knowledge
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◉7. Your paramedic partner administers atropine to a 49-year-old male
with bradycardia. Which of the following side effects would you expect
the patient to experience?
A. pupillary constriction
B. excessive lacrimation
C. a fall in blood pressure
D. dry mucous membranes Answer: Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
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◉8. Which of the following questions would be of LEAST pertinence
during the initial questioning of a patient who ingested a substance?
A. How much of the substance was taken?
B. How long ago was it taken?
C. What type of substance was taken?
D. Why was the substance ingested? Answer: Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
EXAM PAPER TEST BANK WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS UPDATED VERSION
◉2. The EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been
poisoned is to:
A. administer the appropriate antidote.
B. recognize that a poisoning occurred.
C. administer 25 g of activated charcoal.
D. contact poison control immediately. Answer: Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 669
◉3. Heroin is an example of a(n):
A. opioid.
B. hypnotic.
C. cholinergic.
D. sympathomimetic. Answer: Answer: A
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
,◉4. Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be
expected following an overdose of:
A. ecstasy.
B. oxycodone (Percocet).
C. amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine).
D. crack cocaine. Answer: Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670, 681
◉5. Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
A. sedation.
B. tachycardia.
C. hypotension.
D. slurred speech. Answer: Answer: B
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
◉6. Which of the following drugs is NOT a sedative-hypnotic?
A. secobarbital (Seconal)
B. diazepam (Valium)
C. cocaine
, D. flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) Answer: Answer: C
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
◉7. Your paramedic partner administers atropine to a 49-year-old male
with bradycardia. Which of the following side effects would you expect
the patient to experience?
A. pupillary constriction
B. excessive lacrimation
C. a fall in blood pressure
D. dry mucous membranes Answer: Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
◉8. Which of the following questions would be of LEAST pertinence
during the initial questioning of a patient who ingested a substance?
A. How much of the substance was taken?
B. How long ago was it taken?
C. What type of substance was taken?
D. Why was the substance ingested? Answer: Answer: D
Question Type: General Knowledge
Page: 670
