EMT Practical Exam Medical Scenarios Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17) What respiratory rate is recorded for that child?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25) What respiratory rate accompanies that severe asthma attack?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39) 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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