JBL EMT Final Exam Newest 2025
featuring 170 accurate and verified
questions with correct answers
covering airway management,
trauma, medical emergencies, EMS
operations, and patient
assessment. {All the best!!!}
A young female is unconscious after intentionally ingesting a large
amount of aspirin. You will MOST likely find her respirations:
Select one:
A. slow and deep.
B. rapid and shallow.
C. slow and shallow.
D. deep and rapid. <<<correct answer>>>D. deep and rapid.
Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would
MOST likely be contraindicated in which of the following situations?
Select one:
,A. Difficulty breathing, two-word dyspnea, and tachycardia
B. Conscious and alert patient with an oxygen saturation of 85%
C. Pulmonary edema, history of hypertension, and anxiety
D. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg
<<<correct answer>>>D. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure
of 76/56 mm Hg
Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is
correct?
Select one:
A. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in
healthy individuals.
B. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the
hypoxic drive.
C. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a
hypoxic drive.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low
oxygen levels. <<<correct answer>>>D. The hypoxic drive stimulates
a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
You are dispatched to an apartment complex where a 21-year-old
female has apparently overdosed on several narcotic medications. She
is semiconscious and has slow, shallow respirations. You should:
Select one:
,A. insert an oropharyngeal airway and perform oral suctioning.
B. place her in the recovery position and monitor for vomiting.
C. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport at once.
D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilation.
<<<correct answer>>>D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin
assisted ventilation.
A 29-year-old male complains of a severe headache and nausea that has
gradually worsened over the past 12 hours. He is conscious, alert, and
oriented and tells you that his physician diagnosed him with migraine
headaches. He further tells you that he has taken numerous different
medications, but none of them seems to help. His blood pressure is
132/74 mm Hg, his pulse is 110 beats/min and strong, and his
respirations are 20 breaths/min. Treatment should include:
Select one:
A. dimming the lights in the back of the ambulance and transporting
without lights and siren.
B. placing him in a supine position and transporting with lights and siren
to a stroke center.
C. assisting him with his migraine medication and transporting without
lights and siren.
D. applying warm compresses to the back of his neck and transporting
with lights and siren. <<<correct answer>>>A. dimming the lights in
the back of the ambulance and transporting without lights and siren.
, A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure,
which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious,
is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport.
Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to
disagree with his refusal of transport?
Select one:
A. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure.
B. He has experienced seizures since he was 20.
C. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15.
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications. <<<correct
answer>>>D. He is currently not prescribed any medications.
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
Select one:
A. an embolism.
B. a thrombus.
C. atherosclerosis.
D. an aneurysm. <<<correct answer>>>D. an aneurysm.
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
Select one:
featuring 170 accurate and verified
questions with correct answers
covering airway management,
trauma, medical emergencies, EMS
operations, and patient
assessment. {All the best!!!}
A young female is unconscious after intentionally ingesting a large
amount of aspirin. You will MOST likely find her respirations:
Select one:
A. slow and deep.
B. rapid and shallow.
C. slow and shallow.
D. deep and rapid. <<<correct answer>>>D. deep and rapid.
Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would
MOST likely be contraindicated in which of the following situations?
Select one:
,A. Difficulty breathing, two-word dyspnea, and tachycardia
B. Conscious and alert patient with an oxygen saturation of 85%
C. Pulmonary edema, history of hypertension, and anxiety
D. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg
<<<correct answer>>>D. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure
of 76/56 mm Hg
Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is
correct?
Select one:
A. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in
healthy individuals.
B. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the
hypoxic drive.
C. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a
hypoxic drive.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low
oxygen levels. <<<correct answer>>>D. The hypoxic drive stimulates
a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
You are dispatched to an apartment complex where a 21-year-old
female has apparently overdosed on several narcotic medications. She
is semiconscious and has slow, shallow respirations. You should:
Select one:
,A. insert an oropharyngeal airway and perform oral suctioning.
B. place her in the recovery position and monitor for vomiting.
C. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask and transport at once.
D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin assisted ventilation.
<<<correct answer>>>D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and begin
assisted ventilation.
A 29-year-old male complains of a severe headache and nausea that has
gradually worsened over the past 12 hours. He is conscious, alert, and
oriented and tells you that his physician diagnosed him with migraine
headaches. He further tells you that he has taken numerous different
medications, but none of them seems to help. His blood pressure is
132/74 mm Hg, his pulse is 110 beats/min and strong, and his
respirations are 20 breaths/min. Treatment should include:
Select one:
A. dimming the lights in the back of the ambulance and transporting
without lights and siren.
B. placing him in a supine position and transporting with lights and siren
to a stroke center.
C. assisting him with his migraine medication and transporting without
lights and siren.
D. applying warm compresses to the back of his neck and transporting
with lights and siren. <<<correct answer>>>A. dimming the lights in
the back of the ambulance and transporting without lights and siren.
, A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure,
which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious,
is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport.
Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to
disagree with his refusal of transport?
Select one:
A. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure.
B. He has experienced seizures since he was 20.
C. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15.
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications. <<<correct
answer>>>D. He is currently not prescribed any medications.
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
Select one:
A. an embolism.
B. a thrombus.
C. atherosclerosis.
D. an aneurysm. <<<correct answer>>>D. an aneurysm.
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
Select one:
