Prepare for the big day with our EMT Practice Tests. Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
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1. 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?

Orange traffic cones

Flares

Reflective triangles

Yellow crime scene tape

Question 1 of 15

2. Which of the following medical conditions may be the underlying cause of an apparent behavioral emergency?

Establish control of the situation by a show of force.

Quickly perform a head-to-toe exam and transport without delay.

Calm and reassure the patient.

Find out if the patient's insurance covers psychiatric treatment.

Question 2 of 15

3. Which of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?

A lung that has been punctured by a fractured rib, resulting in a buildup of air

The fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places

The fracture of at least four ribs in two or more places

A section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems

Question 3 of 15

4. Which of the following is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

Speaking

Running or walking

Constriction of blood vessels

Solving complex math problems

Question 4 of 15

5. An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):

contusion.

avulsion.

concussion.

abrasion.

Question 5 of 15

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

Presence of hazardous material

Fire

The amount of equipment needed

Wind direction

Question 6 of 15

7. A burn extending into the substances fat would be classified as which type of burn?

Deep partial thickness

Superficial

Superficial partial thickness

Full thickness

Question 7 of 15

8. 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?  

Administer oxygen by blow-by.

Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.

Administer oxygen by bag-valve mask.

Question 8 of 15

9. Which of the following BEST describes the term crowning?

The presenting part of the baby being visible at the vaginal opening

The delivery of the head during a breech birth, completing delivery

A discharge of bloody mucus

Complete dilation of the cervix

Question 9 of 15

10. 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:

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

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

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

transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

Question 10 of 15

11. Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?

Decreased blood pressure

Sudden increase in heart rate

Difficulty breathing

All of the above

Question 11 of 15

12. Which of the following is professionally equivalent to the EMT?

Ambulance driver

Ambulance technician

None of the above

Physician assistant

Question 12 of 15

13. You are assessing a 27-year-old female who is 9 months pregnant with her first child.  She has been having contractions for the past 6 hours.  As you are about to assist her to your cot, she asks you to wait because she feels the need to use the bathroom first.  Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

Tell the patient she needs to be transported immediately and using the bathroom will have to wait until she arrives at the hospital.

Advise the patient that this could be an indication that the baby is ready to be born and you need to check to see if the baby's head is visible.

Allow the patient to use the bathroom as it will make transport, and also delivery, more comfortable.

Advise the patient that this could be a sign of a serious complication, have her lie on her left side, apply high-concentration oxygen, and transport immediately.

Question 13 of 15

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

Fractures of both femurs

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

Two fractures in the same femur

A femur fracture occuring with little or no trauma

Question 14 of 15

15. What is the first medication that should  be administered to a patient experiencing chest pain with difficulty breathing?

Oxygen

Nitroglycerin

Aspirin

Albuterol

Question 15 of 15

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