EMT Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
Terms in this set (198)
833 - Your 36 y/o pt is A. Insert a nasal airway
unresponsive upon attempting to
insert an OPA, the patient gags,
You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral
adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway
903 - After air passes through A. Trachea
the vocal cords during
inhalation, which structure
does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus
906 - You are ventilating an A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM.
The patient has inadequate chest
rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of
ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation
device
C. Increase the forcefulness of
ventilations
D. Increase the rate of
ventilations to 20/min
,909 - A 72 y/o female pt is C. Insert a NPA
unresponsive following an
ejection from a MVC, she has an
open jaw fracture and a dialated
right pupil. What is the best way
to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head tilt chin
lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust
910 - A 4-Year-old female A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
tracheostomy pt has pulled out
her tracheostomy tube. The
opening is partially obstructed
with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and
suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and
perform mouth to stoma
ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma
908 - You are using a BVM and an B. The pt has an airway obstruction
OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly it
becomes difficult to ventilate.
You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has
contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
C. The Pt is becoming more
responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed
946 - A 60-year-old pt with C. stop suctioning and give a breath
stoma is apneic. You have been
suctioning pink frothy sputum
for 10 seconds and you continue
to get more material. You should
A. continue suctioning and have a
partner ventilate through the
,pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to
moisten secretions and
continue suctioning
947 - victim of smoke C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
inhalation has developed
difficulty breathing. He does
not like the smell of the mask
you are using to deliver O2.
You should
A. Switch to a NC set to
deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and
continue
administering O2 via
NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very
important and continue its
use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via
Simple mask
, 948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is C. The tongue
lying supine. Their airway is most
likely to be obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis
949 - You are inserting an OPA A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
into a 4 y/o pt you should
A. Use a tongue depressor to
keep tongue out of the way
B. Use a head tilt chin lift
C. Insert the tip pointing toward
the roof of the mouth
D. Use an airway that
measures one size too small
and rotate
951 - Initial assessment reveals A. Administer O2 via NRB
an alert adult pt who is SOB. He
is seated in a tripod position
using accessory muscles to
breathe. Vital signs are BP 140/80
P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2
95%. You should
A. Administer O2 via NRB
B. Ventilate the pt with a
BVM to slow respirations
C. Administer O2 via NC
D. Monitor pulse oximetry
952 When suctioning a patient, you B. Suction on the way out for no more than 15 seconds
should
A. Suction on the way in for no
more than 5 seconds
B. Suction on the way out for no
more than 15 seconds
C. Suction on the way in for no
more than 15 seconds
D. Suction on the way out for no
more than 5 seconds
Terms in this set (198)
833 - Your 36 y/o pt is A. Insert a nasal airway
unresponsive upon attempting to
insert an OPA, the patient gags,
You should
A. Insert a nasal airway
B. Suction the oropharynx
C. Reattempt using a smaller oral
adjunct
D. Insert a dual lumen airway
903 - After air passes through A. Trachea
the vocal cords during
inhalation, which structure
does it reach next?
A. Trachea
B. Epiglottis
C. Alveolus
D. Bronchus
906 - You are ventilating an A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min
apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM.
The patient has inadequate chest
rise. You should
A. Decrease the rate of
ventilations to 10/min
B. Use an O2 powered ventilation
device
C. Increase the forcefulness of
ventilations
D. Increase the rate of
ventilations to 20/min
,909 - A 72 y/o female pt is C. Insert a NPA
unresponsive following an
ejection from a MVC, she has an
open jaw fracture and a dialated
right pupil. What is the best way
to open this pt's airway
A. Insert an OPA
B. Perform a modified head tilt chin
lift
C. Insert a NPA
D. Perform jaw thrust
910 - A 4-Year-old female A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
tracheostomy pt has pulled out
her tracheostomy tube. The
opening is partially obstructed
with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and
suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and
perform mouth to stoma
ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma
908 - You are using a BVM and an B. The pt has an airway obstruction
OPA on an apneic pt. Suddenly it
becomes difficult to ventilate.
You should first suspect that
A. The patients diaphragm has
contracted
B. The pt has an airway obstruction
C. The Pt is becoming more
responsive
D. The pt's lungs have collapsed
946 - A 60-year-old pt with C. stop suctioning and give a breath
stoma is apneic. You have been
suctioning pink frothy sputum
for 10 seconds and you continue
to get more material. You should
A. continue suctioning and have a
partner ventilate through the
,pt's mouth
B. suction until airway is clear
C. stop suctioning and give a breath
D. use a saline solution to
moisten secretions and
continue suctioning
947 - victim of smoke C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use
inhalation has developed
difficulty breathing. He does
not like the smell of the mask
you are using to deliver O2.
You should
A. Switch to a NC set to
deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and
continue
administering O2 via
NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very
important and continue its
use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via
Simple mask
, 948 - An unresponsive 82 y/o pt is C. The tongue
lying supine. Their airway is most
likely to be obstructed by
A. loose dentures
B. Secretions
C. The tongue
D. Swelling of the epiglottis
949 - You are inserting an OPA A. Use a tongue depressor to keep tongue out of the way
into a 4 y/o pt you should
A. Use a tongue depressor to
keep tongue out of the way
B. Use a head tilt chin lift
C. Insert the tip pointing toward
the roof of the mouth
D. Use an airway that
measures one size too small
and rotate
951 - Initial assessment reveals A. Administer O2 via NRB
an alert adult pt who is SOB. He
is seated in a tripod position
using accessory muscles to
breathe. Vital signs are BP 140/80
P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2
95%. You should
A. Administer O2 via NRB
B. Ventilate the pt with a
BVM to slow respirations
C. Administer O2 via NC
D. Monitor pulse oximetry
952 When suctioning a patient, you B. Suction on the way out for no more than 15 seconds
should
A. Suction on the way in for no
more than 5 seconds
B. Suction on the way out for no
more than 15 seconds
C. Suction on the way in for no
more than 15 seconds
D. Suction on the way out for no
more than 5 seconds
