EMT Practice Test Questions and
Answers Latest 2022 Graded A+
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: ✔✔6 breaths and 110 compressions in a
minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? ✔✔heart rat
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EMT Practice Test Questions and
Answers Latest 2022 Graded A+
What is the rate of CPR in breaths and compressions: ✔✔6 breaths and 110 compressions in a
minute
What is considered tachycardic for an adult? ✔✔heart rate more than 100
What is considered bradycardic for an adult? ✔✔Heart rate less than 60
When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? ✔✔if the systolic blood pressure is less than
100
Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? ✔✔it flows to the aortic arch
What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? ✔✔nitroglycerin
What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? ✔✔slowing the heart rate and intestinal
activity
What is the function of the carotid artery? ✔✔it carries blood from the heart to the head
Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? ✔✔open ended questions; it avoids the
yes/no answer
what delivers blood to the right atrium? ✔✔the superior and inferior vena cava
What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? ✔✔it refers to the pressure of the vessels during the
relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
What is TIA ✔✔transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are blocked for a few
minutes
When do you change roles during CPR? ✔✔every two minutes
What is another name for a heart attack? ✔✔acute myocardial infarction
What does nitroglycerin do? ✔✔nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the hearts preload
When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? ✔✔infarcted cells
What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? ✔✔silent heart attack
What is arteriosclerosis? ✔✔thickening of arterial walls
What is pericardial tamponade? ✔✔the heart is impeded by fluid in the pericardium
What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? ✔✔low blood pressure; muffled heart
sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump
If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: ✔✔2 quick rescue breaths then breaths 10-12 every
minute
what does a sphygmonometer measure? ✔✔it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? ✔✔80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? ✔✔speech, facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin ✔✔smooth muscle relaxation, reduces cardiac workload,
dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? ✔✔hypertensive; extremely high blood pressure and
swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? ✔✔blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child ✔✔70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child
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