Test Prep EMT Exam
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Updated On: 15-Feb-2026

You’re called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he “passed out.” You assess the scene to be safe.

The next thing you should do is:

  1. Check the patient’s blood sugar; he might be a diabetic.
  2. Get a blood pressure to determine if it’s too low and may have caused him to pass out.
  3. Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke.
  4. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.

Answer(s): D



Wheezing can be described as______________.

  1. a high-pitched whistling sound
  2. tiny popping sound
  3. wet, crackling sound
  4. loud snoring sound

Answer(s): A



You’re responding to a call for a 44-year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, “I can’t breathe.”

You should do the following:

  1. Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.
  2. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.
  3. Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.
  4. Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can’t breathe.

Answer(s): B



When assessing breathing, tidal volume refers to______________.

  1. whether a person inhales and exhales for the same amount of time
  2. the rate at which a person breathes
  3. the depth of the breath
  4. how regular breathing appears

Answer(s): C



You are treating an adult patient who is unresponsive and just vomited. You need to suction his airway. You should suction the patient’s airway for no more than ______________at a time.

  1. 10-15 seconds
  2. 15-20 seconds
  3. less 5 seconds
  4. as long as it takes to remove all of the vomit from the airway

Answer(s): A






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