EMT Midterm Questions and Answers

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EMT Midterm Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

What is the first step in patient assessment?✔✔A. Scene size-up

• Secondary assessment
• Taking vital signs
• Patient history

What should you do if a patient suddenly becomes unresponsive during transport?

• Continue driving

✔✔B. Stop and reassess airway, breathing, and circulation

• Call dispatch and wait
• Give water

Which of the following is a late sign of hypoxia?

• Restlessness

✔✔B. Cyanosis 1 / 4

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• Increased heart rate
• Alertness

What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive trauma patient?

• Head tilt-chin lift

✔✔B. Jaw-thrust maneuver

• Abdominal thrusts
• Sniffing position

What does the presence of snoring respirations most likely indicate?

• Fluid in lungs

✔✔B. Airway obstruction by tongue

• Hyperventilation
• Chest trauma

What is the primary purpose of the primary assessment?

• To perform CPR
• To diagnose the illness 2 / 4

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✔✔C. To identify and treat life-threatening issues

• To take vital signs

What does the “P” in OPQRST stand for?

• Position

✔✔B. Provocation

• Pulse
• Pain scale

What is the term for inadequate blood circulation to the body’s tissues?

• Hypertension
• Ventricular failure

✔✔C. Shock

• Bradycardia

When ventilating a patient with a BVM, what is the proper ventilation rate for an adult?

• 40–60 breaths per minute
• 5–6 seconds per breath 3 / 4

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✔✔C. 1 breath every 5–6 seconds

• 2 breaths every 3 seconds

Which of the following is a contraindication for using an OPA (oropharyngeal airway)?

• Apneic patient

✔✔B. Conscious patient with intact gag reflex

• Patient with snoring
• Pediatric patient

What should you do if a conscious patient has mild airway obstruction?✔✔A. Encourage coughing

• Begin back blows
• Start chest compressions
• Administer oxygen immediately

Which of these is a sign of compensated shock?✔✔A. Increased heart rate

• Low blood pressure
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