EMT Practice Test - Question List

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46. When should you give a patient activated charcoal?
  1. During a hypoglycemic episode
  2. After a grand mal seizure
  3. If they suffer 3rd degree burns to their lower extremities
  4. they have been poisoned following emesis or when emesis is contraindicated
47. When should you give a patient epinephrine?
  1. If they are hypertensive
  2. If they are hypoxic
  3. If they are suffering an acute allergic reaction
  4. During a myocardial infarction
48. What class of medicine is aspirin?
  1. Bronchodilator / anti-asthmatic
  2. Narcotic analgesic / anti-emetic
  3. Anti-psychotic / anti-depressant
  4. Platelet inhibitor / anti-inflammatory
49. What is/are common cause(s) of a compromised airway?
  1. The tongue
  2. Burns
  3. Trauma
  4. All of the above
50. Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and asthma are all types of what?
  1. Congenital defects
  2. Obstructive lung diseases
  3. Side effects from alcohol poisoning
  4. Geriatric diseases

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