EMT Practice Questions

You are treating a 2-year-old with a fever. The child is responsive only to painful stimuli. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate?

• Administer asprin

• Administer children's Tylenol

• Provide high-concentration oxygen

• Cool the child with a tepid sponge bath

You are reassessing a patient while waiting for ALS to arrive on the scene. Which of the following should be included in the ongoing assessment?

• Calling for additional help.

• Asking SAMPLE history questions.

• Checking any treatments or interventions.

• Assessing the nature of illness/mechanism of injury.

Bradycardia in the neonate is MOST often a sign of which of the following?

• Hyperthermia

• Hypovolemia

• Hypoxia

• Meconium

Which of the following would be a method to calm a patient with a behavioral emergency?

• Take your time and listen to them.

• Try to interview the patient by yourself.

• Get close and touch the shoulder to show you care.

• If he is having hallucinations, state you see them as well.

When staging at the scene of a mass casualty incident, which of the following items may be left in the first response vehicle?

• C-collars

• Backboards

• Defibrillators

• Bandaging Supplies

1.  You are caring for a patient who has been vomiting large amounts of blood. The first set of vital signs was pulse 100, respirations 24, and BP 150/64. Ten minutes later the vital signs are pulse 122, respirations 28, and BP 150/64. This trend in vital signs is consistent with:

• Compensated shock

• Decompensated shock

• Irreversible shock

• Early obstructive shock

You have a patient who was ejected from a vehicle and all other variables are equal. Which of the following motor vehicle crashes will yield the greatest potential for injury and or death?

• Rollover

• Head-on

• Rotational

• Side-impact

While treating a homeless person at a park for chest pain and dizziness, he tells you the chest pain is the worst pain he has ever had. After checking his vital signs which are: Pulse-88, Respirations-16, and Blood Pressure-120/80, you should:

• Test his blood glucose.

• Check for medical alert tags.

• Treat him with his own nitroglycerin.

• Apply the automated external defibrillator to his chest.

You have an unresponsive snoring patient with an angulated right lower leg, an abdominal evisceration, and a third-degree burn to the right arm. Which of the following should you do first?

• Support the right lower leg.

• Open the airway with a jaw thrust.

• Apply a trauma dressing to the abdominal evisceration.

• Cover the third-degree burn with a sterile burn dressing.

Which organ is the most sensitive to the absence of glucose?

• Brain

• Heart

• Kidneys

• Liver