Test Prep EMT Exam Questions

Question 6 of 316

You’re called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he “passed out.” You assess the scene to be safe.
The next thing you should do is:

Check the patient’s blood sugar; he might be a diabetic.

Get a blood pressure to determine if it’s too low and may have caused him to pass out.

Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke.

Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.

Correct Answer: D

Question 7 of 316

Wheezing can be described as ____.

a high-pitched whistling sound

tiny popping sound

wet, crackling sound

loud snoring sound

Correct Answer: A

Question 8 of 316

You’re responding to a call for a 44-year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, “I can’t breathe.”
You should do the following:

Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.

Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.

Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.

Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can’t breathe.

Correct Answer: B

Question 9 of 316

When assessing breathing, tidal volume refers to ____.

whether a person inhales and exhales for the same amount of time

the rate at which a person breathes

the depth of the breath

how regular breathing appears

Correct Answer: C

Question 10 of 316

You are treating an adult patient who is unresponsive and just vomited. You need to suction his airway. You should suction the patient’s airway for no more than ______ at a time.

10-15 seconds

15-20 seconds

less 5 seconds

as long as it takes to remove all of the vomit from the airway

Correct Answer: A