EMT Practice Test Questions and Answers 2023 What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: - Correct Answer 6 breaths and 110 compressions in a minute What is considered tachycardic for an adult? - Correct Answer heart rate more than 100 What is considered bradycardic for an adult? - Correct Answer Heart rate less than 60 When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? - Correct Answer if the systolic blood pressure is less than 100 Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? - Correct Answer it flows to the aortic arch What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? - Correct Answer nitroglycerin What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? - Correct Answer slowing the heart rate and intestinal activity What is the function of the carotid artery? - Correct Answer it carries blood from the heart to the head Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - Correct Answer open ended questions; it avoids the yes/no answer what delivers blood to the right atrium? - Correct Answer the superior and inferior vena cava What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? - Correct Answer it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure What is TIA - Correct Answer transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few minutes When do you change roles during CPR? - Correct Answer every two minutes What is another name for a heart attack? - Correct Answer acute myocardial infarction What does nitroglycerin do? - Correct Answer nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload 1 / 2
When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? - Correct Answer infarcted cells What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? - Correct Answer silent heart attack What is arteriosclerosis? - Correct Answer thickening of arterial walls What is pericardial tamponade? - Correct Answer the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? - Correct Answer low blood pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: - Correct Answer 2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every minute what does a sphygmonometer measure? - Correct Answer it measures blood pressure what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - Correct Answer 80-110 what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - Correct Answer speech, facial droop, arm drift what are the actions of nitroglycerin - Correct Answer smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - Correct Answer hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures what is an ischemic stroke? - Correct Answer blood flow being cut off from part of the brain what is the normal heart rate for a child - Correct Answer 70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - Correct Answer 15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? - Correct Answer 5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - Correct Answer respiratory arrest what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - Correct Answer the diameter of a tube
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