EMT Scope of Practice Quiz

Which medication is included in the EMT scope of practice?

• Tylenol

• Glucose

• Motrin

• Benadryl

Which medication is included in the EMT scope of practice?

• Pepcid

• Oxygen

• 50% dextrose (D50)

• Benadryl

A patient with difficulty breathing has a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). Which of the following medications is the MDI most likely to contain?

• Albuterol

• Steroids

• Oxygen

• Magnesium

What selection illustrates a generic drug name?

• Albuterol

• Advil

• Aspirin

• Acetylsalicylic acid

You are by the side of an alert and oriented 56-year-old male patient complaining of generalized weakness and a pounding headache. His pulse is 104, respirations 18, and blood pressure 218/110 mmHg. He has a history of high blood pressure for which he takes lisinopril. He states that he has not taken the lisinopril for two weeks and hands you a container with the medication inside. You would:

• assist the patient in taking the lisinopril.

• ensure that it is the patient’s medication and then administer it.

• contact medical direction to request an order for the lisinopril.

• continue treatment and transport to the hospital.

As an EMT, you may assist the patient in taking which of the following prescribed medications?

• Inhalers used for difficulty breathing

• Medications for high blood pressure

• Drugs for heart-rhythm disorders

• Seizure-control medications

A patient with chest pain tells you that he feels the same as when he had a heart attack two years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, vomiting, and has a pulse of 84, respirations of 16, and a blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg. He is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking one of his nitroglycerin pills. Which one of the assessment findings that follows represents a contraindication to the nitroglycerin?

• Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg

• Heart rate below 100

• Nausea and vomiting

• Allergy to aspirin

After assisting a patient with her EpiPen, she tells you that it is much easier for her to breathe. However, her heart rate has increased from 92 to 118 beats per minute. Regarding the epinephrine, the EMT recognizes the increased heart rate as a(n):

• Therapeutic effect

• Side effect

• Contraindication

• Allergy

A patient with a history of diabetes is confused and irritable. According to family members, he accidentally took too much insulin this morning and did not eat breakfast. Since he is conscious with an intact gag reflex, medical command orders you to administer oral glucose. Which one of the following best represents the indication for the medication?

• Medical command authorization

• Confusion and irritability

• History of diabetes

• High blood sugar

After administering oral glucose to a patient with altered mental status, which one of the following best indicates a positive therapeutic effect or response to the medication?

• Blood pressure decrease from 156/90 to 120/80 mmHg

• No signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction

• Pulse oximeter reading of 99% without supplemental oxygen

• Mental status that is now alert and oriented