Free EMT Practice Test

Question 1

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

12

Answer

4

Question 2

A patient with bilateral femur fractures would have which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Fractures of both femurs

Answer

A patient with bilateral femur fractures would have which of the following?

Answer

A femur fracture in which the bone ends have punctured the muscle and skin of the thigh

Answer

Two fractures in the same femur

Question 3

You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon.  Upon arrival, a frantic mother tell you that her 4-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, stung repeatedly by several bees.  The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother’s commands.  Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings.  Her body is covered in hives.  Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99 percent.  Her lungs sounds are clear and equal bilaterally.  You decide to administer oxygen.  What is the best method?

Accepted Answer

Administer oxygen by blow-by.

Answer

Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.

Answer

Administer oxygen by bag-valve mask.

Answer

Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

Question 4

What is the temporary organ of pregnancy, which functions to supply the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients?

Accepted Answer

Uterus

Answer

Cervix

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Placenta

Answer

Amnion

Question 5

You are on the scene of a tanker truck versus passenger vehicle collision on a rural highway.  The vehicles are just beyond a curve in the roadway and there is a distinct odor of diesel fuel.  It is dark and there is little traffic.  Which of the following should be used to alert oncoming traffic to the situation?

Accepted Answer

Reflective triangles

Answer

Orange traffic cones

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Yellow crime scene tape

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Flares

Question 6

The muscular organ in which a baby develops during pregnancy is called the:

Accepted Answer

placenta.

Answer

uterus

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amniotic sac.

Answer

fetus.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a consideration that should be used by the EMT in establishing the size of the danger zone?

Accepted Answer

The amount of equipment needed

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Presence of hazardous material

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Wind direction

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Fire

Question 8

You respond to a 75-year-old female who is complaining of epigastric pain that feels like heartburn and radiates to the right shoulder.  Her vital signs are stable and she has a previous history of an myocardial infarction.  She has prescription nitroglycerine tablets.  An ALS unit is en route.  After performing a physical examination and applying oxygen by nasal cannula, you should:

Accepted Answer

cancel the ALS unit: this is just gallstones and BLS can transport.

Answer

contact medical control regarding the administration of the patient’s nitroglycerin.

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apply the AED and prepare for imminent cardiac arrest from a myocardial infarction.

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transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

Question 9

Which of the following BEST describes the events that occur during the first stage of labor?

Accepted Answer

Thinning and dilation of the cervix

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Rupture of the amniotic sac

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Expulsion of the placenta

Answer

Expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal

Question 10

Which of the following must be treated by the EMT if present in a patient with an apparent behavioral emergency?

Accepted Answer

Hypoglycemia

Answer

Acute alcohol intoxication

Answer

Suicidal ideology

Answer

Severe clinical depression