EMT Practical Exam Medical Scenarios Questions

1) For that same patient, what immediate airway support should students recognize is needed?

2) When assisting the Adult Asthma patient who has his own bronchodilator inhaler, which vital-sign threshold would contra-indicate a second dose of albuterol?

3) In Adult Cardiac Arrest, what complication should the crew be ready to manage once CPR begins?

4) In the Chest-Pain (no nitroglycerin) scenario, what rating does the patient assign to the pain on a 0-to-10 scale?

5) Pediatric Poisoning directs the team to give activated charcoal at what dose?

6) Which side-effect does that patient already report from the first nitro dose?

7) In Adult Respiratory Distress (no meds), which lung finding must students note?

8) In Conscious Patient with Head Injuries, which statement best describes the patient’s disposition?

9) In the Basic Trauma Assessment scenario, how are the patient’s pupils described?

10) In the C-Spine Immobilization – Neurological Deficit scenario, the patient is lying:

11) In the Multiple-Casualty Incident scenario, why is CPR not begun on Patient #1?

12) In the AED Use scenario, the obstructed airway must be cleared within:

13) In that same scenario, what position do rescuers initially find the patient in?

14) When dispatched to the Do-Not-Resuscitate patient, what communication step with medical control is explicitly required?

15) In Cardiac Chest-Pain (no nitro), the patient rates the pain as:

16) Approximately how much external blood loss is noted for that patient?

17) While caring for the Pediatric Poisoning patient, which single piece of information must the team obtain before giving activated charcoal?

18) After the airway is cleared and shocks delivered, the patient should convert to:

19) In Cardiac Chest-Pain with Nitroglycerin, how many additional nitro tablets should be given?

20) In the Impaled Object scenario, the patient is found in what position?

21) What respiratory rate accompanies that severe asthma attack?

22) In the Multiple-Casualty Incident, why should CPR not be started on Patient #1 (cardiac arrest)?

23) In the Sick Child with Respiratory Difficulty scenario, which airway action is contra-indicated and must be avoided?

24) For the SCUBA Diving Emergency, which body position is recommended during initial care?

25) In the Fractured Clavicle scenario, what was the mechanism of injury?

26) On arrival, that diabetic patient’s mental status is described as:

27) The Responsive Diabetic Patient should receive oral glucose. According to the scenario, what change confirms that treatment is effective?

28) For the Anaphylaxis with Autoinjector scenario, the very first drug intervention should be:

29) The Motorcycle/ATV Crash patient’s compromised airway is described as:

30) The patient in the Abdominal-Pain scenario has a BP of 94/50 and pulse 110. Which oxygen therapy is specifically expected of the student?

31) Under the AED Use scenario, how long should it take the team to clear an obstructed airway once they assume airway control?

32) According to the Bleeding Control scenario, which method controls the fore-arm hemorrhage?

33) How is that clavicle-injured patient supporting the affected arm?

34) In the Basic Medical Assessment scenario, after confirming the scene is safe, what is the next critical step the EMT must demonstrate?

35) The Burns of Upper Extremity scenario stresses that rescuers must:

36) For the SCUBA Diving Emergency, the preferred body position during care is:

37) In Responsive Diabetic Patient, which change confirms oral-glucose therapy worked?

38) According to the Anaphylaxis with Autoinjector scenario, what is the very first pharmacological intervention after confirming the AMPLE history?

39) In the Overdose Patient scenario, the man is found supine and snoring. Which airway maneuver must occur before inserting an OPA?

40) In the Adult Respiratory Distress (no meds) call, which lung finding should a competent student report?

41) What legal reminder is included in that same bleeding-control scenario?

42) In the Do Not Resuscitate scenario, crews must contact medical control to:

43) The unconscious head-injury patient presents with which blood pressure?

44) In Sick Child with Respiratory Difficulty, which airway action is specifically contra-indicated?

45) In Chest Injuries Following Fall, what abnormal heart finding can students hear on auscultation?

46) What respiratory rate is recorded for that child?

47) In the inhaler-asthma scenario, how many bronchodilator doses has the patient taken before EMS arrival?

48) For the Chest-Pain with Nitroglycerin scenario, how many additional nitro tablets should the EMT administer after the first has already been taken?

49) How long has that cardiac-arrest patient been pulseless when the team arrives?

50) In the Gunshot Wound to Thigh scenario, distal assessment reveals: