EMT Practice Test
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EMT Practice Test
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1. All of the following are signs of internal bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract EXCEPT
2. Which statement about assessment of a patient with cardiac compromise is correct?
3. You are called to a store where a holdup has been committed. Police are already on the scene, searching for the gunmen. Through the store window, you see the store manager, who has been shot. You should
4. You have assisted a patient in administering a prescribed inhaler. After one dose of the medication, the patient's pulse rate increases, and he reports feeling nauseated. You should
5. The S in the DCAP-BTLS acronym stands for
6. You are using the OPQRST acronym to assess a responsive medical patient. What question would you ask to assess the P component?
7. A child's tongue is more likely than an adult's to cause an airway obstruction because it
8. Which of the following is an example of proper written communication?
9. The term hypoglycemia refers to
10. Your patient is a 24-year-old woman with a history of asthma. She is wheezing and gasping for breath and has a pulse rate of 88/min. You may assist her to use an inhaler if
11. The major purpose of the EMT's interactions with a patient during transport is to continuously evaluate the patient's
12. All of the following are signs and symptoms of possible head trauma EXCEPT
13. Your patient is a 19-year-old male who has been in a motorcycle crash. Vital signs are pulse, 92 and weak; respirations, 28, shallow; BP 116/80. He has suspected spinal injury, as well as a deformed, swollen, painful right foot. Blood loss is not significant. Your care should focus on
14. The signs and symptoms of shock represent the body's attempt to
15. When assessing your patient's airway, you hear snoring sounds. You should suspect that
16. You would place your patient's foot in a position of comfort by
17. It is necessary to wear a mask and eye protection when
18. Your patient is bleeding heavily from a single spot on her leg. You attempt to stop the bleeding with a gloved fingertip placed over the wound but are unsuccessful. Your next step should be to
19. The nasopharyngeal airway is preferred over the oropharyngeal airway for responsive patients because it
20. Fontanelles are the
21. Emergency care for a responsive child with a foreign-body airway obstruction includes
22. Under medical direction, the EMT-Basic may administer epinephrine to a patient with respiratory distress or hypoperfsion resulting from an allergic reaction if the
23. The purpose of listening with a stethoscope is to determine whether breath sounds are
24. Which type of splint should you use for an angulated injury?
25. The term psychotic refers to persons who are