Medical Tests EMT-TEST Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests EMT-TEST Online Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  While responding ambulances are particularly at risk of collisions in these areas?

  A. Pulling out of their bay
  B. Freeway driving
  C. Intersections
  D. Arriving on scene
  C. Intersections

• Question 202:

  You are treating an 11-month old girl child.

  How will you check if she has a decreased mental status and responds to verbal stimuli or not?

  A. She will try and pull away from a painful stimulus in her toe.
  B. She will get upset when you take her from her mother's arms.
  C. She will try to locate her parents’ voices when they speak.
  D. She will be unable to tell you how old is she, if you ask her.
  C. She will try to locate her parents’ voices when they speak.

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• Question 203:

  You are assessing a 53-year-old female who neighbors discovered acting funny. The patient appears to be fatigued and confused and exhibiting slurred speech. She is breathing and has a pulse and skin that is cool and mottled. Vital signs are pulse 68 beats per minute, respirations 14 per minute, blood pressure 108/60 mmHg, and temperature 92.7 degrees Fahrenheit. There are no signs of trauma to the patient. Patient prescriptions of Verapamil, Digoxin, Synthroid, and nitroglycerin are found in the bedroom. Allergies are unknown. The temperature in her apartment is 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

  Based on the assessment findings, which of the following conditions is most likely a contributing factor to the patient's condition?

  A. Hypothyroidism
  B. Hypertension
  C. Atrial fibrillation
  D. Seizure
  A. Hypothyroidism

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• Question 204:

  Which of the following symptoms will make you suspect a diabetic emergency?

  A. Diminished lung sounds
  B. Recent change in mental status
  C. Widening pulse pressure
  D. Decreased heart rate
  B. Recent change in mental status

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• Question 205:

  You are planning to hold a Continuing Education (CE) seminar with your service's medical director. After you both decide that behavioral emergencies need to be addressed, he asks you to define normal behavior. How would you reply?

  A. Behavior that does not hurt anyone.
  B. Behavior that society views as acceptable.
  C. Behavior that the person believes is normal.
  D. A person's observable conduct or activity.
  B. Behavior that society views as acceptable.

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• Question 206:

  Select the best option to identify possible symptoms of a genitourinary (GU) injury.

  A. bloody stool, hematuria
  B. hematoma, ureteral bleeding
  C. perineal bleeding, ecchymosis
  D. hematuria, blood at opening of urethra
  D. hematuria, blood at opening of urethra

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• Question 207:

  Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury?

  A. impaled object in scapula
  B. epistaxis
  C. unequal pupil dilation
  D. eye hyphema
  C. unequal pupil dilation

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• Question 208:

  Vital signs should be assessed at least every ____ minutes for a patient in unstable condition.

  A. 5
  B. 10
  C. 2
  D. 8
  A. 5

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• Question 209:

  Which of the following is the proper way to treat a child with a mild airway obstruction?

  A. Apply abdominal thrusts and back blows.
  B. Immediately provide transportation to the hospital and do not agitate the child.
  C. Do a finger sweep.
  D. Try to relieve the airway obstruction.
  B. Immediately provide transportation to the hospital and do not agitate the child.

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• Question 210:

  Which of the following medications would you expect to find a patient who is being treated for peptic ulcer disease to be taking?

  A. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
  B. Calcium channel blocker
  C. Aspirin
  D. Antibiotic
  D. Antibiotic

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