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EMT Drug Quiz Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the most important step before administering any medication to a patient?✔✔ Confirm the five rights: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time.
What is the common route for administering a patient’s own prescribed nitroglycerin?✔✔ Sublingual (under the tongue).
What is the primary use of activated charcoal in EMS?✔✔ To bind to ingested poisons in the digestive system and prevent absorption.
What is the most important contraindication for administering oral glucose?✔✔ The patient is unconscious or cannot protect their airway.
What does aspirin do for a patient with chest pain?✔✔ It reduces blood clotting and helps maintain blood flow in coronary arteries.
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What is the usual route of administration for epinephrine in anaphylaxis?✔✔ Intramuscular injection using an auto-injector.
When should an EMT administer a patient’s prescribed inhaler?✔✔ When the patient is experiencing shortness of breath and has a history of asthma or bronchospasm.
What is the most common side effect of nitroglycerin?✔✔ A drop in blood pressure.
What is the dose of aspirin typically given to a patient with chest pain?✔✔ 160 to 325 mg, chewed.
When should you not give a second dose of nitroglycerin?✔✔ If the patient’s systolic blood pressure is below 90 mmHg.
What is the action of epinephrine during an allergic reaction?
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