EMT Medical Fisdap Practice Test
1. Which of the following is a physiologic effect C) As a bronchodilator, it improves
of epinephrine when used to treat anaphylactic the patients breathing
shock?
A) As a vasodilator, it increases the blood pres-
sure.
B) As a vasoconstrictor, it lowers the blood pres-
sure.
C) As a bronchodilator, it improves the patient's
breathing.
D) As an antihistamine, it blocks chemicals that
cause the reaction.
2. Functions of the liver include: C) production of clotting factors
A) production of insulin.
B) production of red blood cells.
C) production of clotting factors.
D) concentration and storage of bile.
3. Which of the following patients with diabetes is A) confused patient who has cool,
the BEST candidate for oral glucose? clammy skin
A) confused patient who has cool, clammy skin
B) A confused patient with suspected hyper-
glycemia
C) A semiconscious patient with pale, clammy
skin
D) An unresponsive patient who took too much
insulin
4. Which of the following is the MOST significant C) Unilateral Weakness
finding in a patient with a severe headache?
A) Pain in both legs
B) Chest discomfort
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C) Unilateral weakness
D) Abdominal tenderness
5. Patients who abuse opioids by injecting them are C) hepatitis C
also at risk for:
A) hepatitis A.
B) tuberculosis.
C) hepatitis C.
D) schizophrenia.
6. You are dispatched to a residence for a A) remove him from the mechan-
20-year-old man with respiratory distress. When ical ventilator and ventilate him
you arrive, you find that the patient has a tra- manually
cheostomy tube and is ventilator dependent. His
mother tells you that he was doing fine, but then
suddenly began experiencing breathing difficul-
ty. You should:
A) remove him from the mechanical ventilator
and ventilate him manually.
B) check the settings on the ventilator to ensure
that it is functioning properly.
C) detach the ventilator, suction the tracheosto-
my tube, and reassess the patient.
D) remove the ventilator tubing and place an
oxygen mask over the tracheostomy tube.
7. A 29-year-old man presents with an acute onset C) assess his vital signs and pre-
of severe pain to the left upper quadrant of his pare for immediate transport
abdomen. He is conscious and alert and states
that he is very thirsty. The EMT should:
A) keep him sitting up and give him small sips of
water to drink.
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B) begin the assessment by palpating the left
upper quadrant.
C) assess his vital signs and prepare for immedi-
ate transport.
D) position him supine and encourage him to
straighten his legs.
8. A 50-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy is B) protecting her from injury and
actively seizing. Care for this patient should focus ensuring adequate ventilation.
primarily on:
A) frequently suctioning her airway and carefully
restraining her.
B) protecting her from injury and ensuring ade-
quate ventilation.
C) administering high-flow oxygen and request-
ing an ALS ambulance.
D) placing a bite block in between her molars and
giving her oxygen.
9. When assessing a patient with an apparent be- D) the patient seems aggressive
havioral crisis, the MOST important initial obser- or verbally abusive
vation the EMT should make is whether or not:
A) the patient is oriented to person, place, and
time.
B) the patient's residence is well kept or in disar-
ray.
C) there is any drug paraphernalia near the pa-
tient.
D) the patient seems aggressive or verbally abu-
sive.
10. C) hyperventilate the patient
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When caring for a patient with severe hypother-
mia who is in cardiac arrest, you should:
A) avoid using the AED.
B) hyperventilate the patient.
C) perform BLS and transport.
D) perform rescue breathing only.
11. A patient who overdosed on an opioid would be C) bradypnea
expected to present with:
A) tachycardia.
B) dilated pupils.
C) bradypnea.
D) hyperpnea.
12. Active rewarming of a patient with moderate or B) rewarming too quickly can
severe hypothermia should be avoided in the cause a fatal cardiac dysrhythmia
field because:
A) the risk of inadvertently inducing hyperther-
mia is too high.
B) rewarming too quickly can cause a fatal car-
diac dysrhythmia.
C) it is painful for the patient and you cannot give
analgesic drugs.
D) active rewarming has been shown to cause
severe hypertension.
13. A 29-year-old man with abdominal pain tells the D) he will bleed for a longer peri-
EMT that he has hemophilia A. This means that: od of time
A) his red blood cells break down rapidly.
B) he will lose blood at a much faster rate.
C) his risk for a pulmonary embolism is high.
D) he will bleed for a longer period of time.
1. Which of the following is a physiologic effect C) As a bronchodilator, it improves
of epinephrine when used to treat anaphylactic the patients breathing
shock?
A) As a vasodilator, it increases the blood pres-
sure.
B) As a vasoconstrictor, it lowers the blood pres-
sure.
C) As a bronchodilator, it improves the patient's
breathing.
D) As an antihistamine, it blocks chemicals that
cause the reaction.
2. Functions of the liver include: C) production of clotting factors
A) production of insulin.
B) production of red blood cells.
C) production of clotting factors.
D) concentration and storage of bile.
3. Which of the following patients with diabetes is A) confused patient who has cool,
the BEST candidate for oral glucose? clammy skin
A) confused patient who has cool, clammy skin
B) A confused patient with suspected hyper-
glycemia
C) A semiconscious patient with pale, clammy
skin
D) An unresponsive patient who took too much
insulin
4. Which of the following is the MOST significant C) Unilateral Weakness
finding in a patient with a severe headache?
A) Pain in both legs
B) Chest discomfort
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C) Unilateral weakness
D) Abdominal tenderness
5. Patients who abuse opioids by injecting them are C) hepatitis C
also at risk for:
A) hepatitis A.
B) tuberculosis.
C) hepatitis C.
D) schizophrenia.
6. You are dispatched to a residence for a A) remove him from the mechan-
20-year-old man with respiratory distress. When ical ventilator and ventilate him
you arrive, you find that the patient has a tra- manually
cheostomy tube and is ventilator dependent. His
mother tells you that he was doing fine, but then
suddenly began experiencing breathing difficul-
ty. You should:
A) remove him from the mechanical ventilator
and ventilate him manually.
B) check the settings on the ventilator to ensure
that it is functioning properly.
C) detach the ventilator, suction the tracheosto-
my tube, and reassess the patient.
D) remove the ventilator tubing and place an
oxygen mask over the tracheostomy tube.
7. A 29-year-old man presents with an acute onset C) assess his vital signs and pre-
of severe pain to the left upper quadrant of his pare for immediate transport
abdomen. He is conscious and alert and states
that he is very thirsty. The EMT should:
A) keep him sitting up and give him small sips of
water to drink.
, EMT Medical Fisdap Practice Test
B) begin the assessment by palpating the left
upper quadrant.
C) assess his vital signs and prepare for immedi-
ate transport.
D) position him supine and encourage him to
straighten his legs.
8. A 50-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy is B) protecting her from injury and
actively seizing. Care for this patient should focus ensuring adequate ventilation.
primarily on:
A) frequently suctioning her airway and carefully
restraining her.
B) protecting her from injury and ensuring ade-
quate ventilation.
C) administering high-flow oxygen and request-
ing an ALS ambulance.
D) placing a bite block in between her molars and
giving her oxygen.
9. When assessing a patient with an apparent be- D) the patient seems aggressive
havioral crisis, the MOST important initial obser- or verbally abusive
vation the EMT should make is whether or not:
A) the patient is oriented to person, place, and
time.
B) the patient's residence is well kept or in disar-
ray.
C) there is any drug paraphernalia near the pa-
tient.
D) the patient seems aggressive or verbally abu-
sive.
10. C) hyperventilate the patient
, EMT Medical Fisdap Practice Test
When caring for a patient with severe hypother-
mia who is in cardiac arrest, you should:
A) avoid using the AED.
B) hyperventilate the patient.
C) perform BLS and transport.
D) perform rescue breathing only.
11. A patient who overdosed on an opioid would be C) bradypnea
expected to present with:
A) tachycardia.
B) dilated pupils.
C) bradypnea.
D) hyperpnea.
12. Active rewarming of a patient with moderate or B) rewarming too quickly can
severe hypothermia should be avoided in the cause a fatal cardiac dysrhythmia
field because:
A) the risk of inadvertently inducing hyperther-
mia is too high.
B) rewarming too quickly can cause a fatal car-
diac dysrhythmia.
C) it is painful for the patient and you cannot give
analgesic drugs.
D) active rewarming has been shown to cause
severe hypertension.
13. A 29-year-old man with abdominal pain tells the D) he will bleed for a longer peri-
EMT that he has hemophilia A. This means that: od of time
A) his red blood cells break down rapidly.
B) he will lose blood at a much faster rate.
C) his risk for a pulmonary embolism is high.
D) he will bleed for a longer period of time.
