EMT/NREMT Practice Test (Cardiology)

Question 1

Your patient is a 52-year-old man who is experiencing dull, 
aching chest symptoms. He seems attentive and focused, 
but his skin is pale, cool, and clammy upon assessment.
 What's the next step?

Accepted Answer

Administer Supplemental Oxygen

Answer

Apply an AED

Answer

Assist the patient with his wife’s nitroglycerin

Answer

Obtain SAMPLE History

Question 2

For a newborn (0-3 months), the normal heart rate is:

Accepted Answer

140 – 160

Answer

120 – 140

Answer

80 – 100

Question 3

On the left side of the heart is a two-flap valve called the:

Accepted Answer

Bicuspid valve

Answer

Aortic valve

Answer

Pulmonary Valve

Answer

Bivalve

Question 4

The cardiovascular system, often known as the circulatory system, is made up of three basic components; which of the following is not one of these components?

Accepted Answer

Myoglobin

Answer

Blood vessels

Answer

Blood

Answer

Heart

Question 5

From the outside in, identify the layers of the heart.

Accepted Answer

Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

Answer

Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

Answer

Pericardium, endocardium, epicardium

Answer

Myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

Question 6

Which of the following is a common complaint for chest 
pain caused by a cardiac event?

Accepted Answer

A ton of bricks on my chest

Answer

Dull tooth ache, nagging discomfort

Answer

A tickling feeling

Answer

Sharp stabbing pain which can be located with one finger

Question 7

Which vein carries oxygenated blood and which artery 
carries deoxygenated blood?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary, Pulmonary

Answer

Pulmonary, Aorta

Answer

Aorta, Superior vena cava

Answer

Pulmonary, inferior vena cava

Question 8

The leading causes of death in the United States are:

Accepted Answer

Coronary heart disease.

Answer

Cancer.

Answer

Traumatic injuries.

Answer

Chronic obstructive airway disease.

Question 9

A child's normal heart rate between the ages of one to six is:

Accepted Answer

100 –  120

Answer

80 – 100

Answer

140 – 160

Answer

120 –  140

Question 10

What is the correct blood flow through the heart and lungs?

Accepted Answer

Inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta

Answer

Inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, aorta, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle

Answer

Right atrium, right ventricle, Inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, aorta, left ventricle, left atrium

Answer

Aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, Inferior/superior vena cavae

Your patient is a 52-year-old man who is experiencing dull, aching chest symptoms.He seems attentive and focused, but his skin is pale, cool, and clammy upon assessment. What's the next step?

Your patient is a 52-year-old man who is experiencing dull,
aching chest symptoms.
He seems attentive and focused,
but his skin is pale, cool, and clammy upon assessment.
What's the next step?