AEMT Final Review
The branch of pharmacology concerned with the ways drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized,
and eliminated from the body is:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics -
Answer: C - Pharmacokinetics
The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms
is collectively known as:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics -
Answer: A - Pharmacology
Which of the following drug administration routes is considered parenteral?
A) Medications swallowed in pill form
B) Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
C) Medications given down an NG tube
D) All of the above -
Answer: B - Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
Which of the following medications are administered in such a way that they bypass the hepatic
portal system?
A) Aspirin and nitroglycerin
B) Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
C) Aspirin and oral glucose
D) Acetaminophen and aspirin -
Answer: B - Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
The MOST common medication administered sublingually by AEMTs is:
A) Nitroglycerin
B) Aspirin
C) Abuterol
D) Nitrous oxide -
Answer: A - Nitroglycerin
What is the MOST common type of medication error resulting in death accounting for over 40
percent of all medication error related deaths?
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,A) Incorrect drug route of the drug
B) Wrong dosage of the drug
C) Giving the wrong drug
D) Improper documentation of the drug -
Answer: B - Wrong dosage of the drug
Which orders may be given in an emergency situation in the hospital, such as during cardiac arrest
resuscitation attempts, or in other situations with critical patients?
A) Face-to-face written orders
B) Face-to face verbal orders
C) Face-to-face standing orders
D) Face-to-face retrograde orders -
Answer: B - Face-to-face verbal orders
Parenteral routes of drug administration in the AEMT scope of practice include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Inhalation
B) Intravenous bolus
C) Intramuscular injection
D) Oral -
Answer: D - Oral
MOST drugs that you will administer to pediatric patients are based on:
A) Weight in kilograms
B) Body surface area
C) The patient's age
D) Weight in pounds -
Answer: A - Weight in kilograms
When performing a venipuncture on a patient what is the correct way to hold the IV needle?
A) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
B) Hold the IV needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin with the bevel up
C) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or greater to the skin with the bevel down
D) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel down -
Answer: A - Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
As an AEMT you are ordered by your medical direction physician to administer 0.3 mg of
epinephrine 1:1000 by subcutaneous (SC) injection. Your correct needle length and gauge for this
administration would to use a:
A) 18 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
B) 21 gauge needle - 1.0 inches long
C) 23 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
D) 25 gauge needle - 5/8 inches long -
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, Answer: D - 25 guage needle - 5/8 inches long
All of the following are indications for intravenous access EXCEPT:
A) Drug administration
B) Obtaining venous blood specimens
C) Fluid and blood replacement
D) Allergy testing -
Answer: D - Allergy testing
Put the steps for obtaining medication from a glass ampule in the proper order.
1. Snap off top of ampule using gauze to protect fingers.
2. Hold ampule upright and tap to dislodge trapped solution.
3. Withdraw medication into hypodermic needle and administer medication.
4. Confirm medication, allergies, dose, and expiration date.
5. Dispose of needle, syringe, and broken glass ampule.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
D) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 -
Answer: C - 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
Macrodrip tubing is indicated for all of the following patients EXCEPT a:
A) 68-year-old in anaphylactic shock
B) 77-year-old in CHF
C) 24-year-old in heat exhaustion
D) 17-year-old gunshot victim -
Answer: B - 77-year-old in CHF
In a microdrip administration set, how many drops usually make up one mL?
A) 20 drops
B) 10 drops
C) 60 drops
D) 50 drops -
Answer: C - 60 drops
Which of the following medications may an AEMT administer by intramuscular injection?
A) Dextrose 50 percent and glucagon
B) Nitroglycerin and epinephrine 1:1000
C) Epinephrine 1:1000 and glucagon
D) Nitroglycerin and dextrose 50 percent -
Answer: C - Epinephrine 1:1000 and glucagon
Which of the following are considered peripheral veins that can be used for cannulation?
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, A) External jugular veins
B) Hand veins
C) Forearm veins
D) All of the above -
Answer: D - All of the above
The bone MOST commonly used for intraosseous access is the:
A) Fibula
B) Femur
C) Tibia
D) Sternum -
Answer: C -Tibia
Which intravenous catheter is pReferenceerred for peripheral venous access?
A) Butterfly catheter
B) Hollow-needle catheter
C) Over-the-needle catheter
D) Catheter inserted through the needle -
Answer: C - Over-the-needle catheter
Which of the following drug orders is incorrect?
A) Aspirin, 325mg, PO
B) Dextrose 50 percent, 25g, IM
C) NTG, 0.4 mg, SL, every five minutes, up to three doses
D) Naloxone, 2 mg, IV push -
Answer: B - Dextrose 50 percent, 25g, IM
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding placement of a constricting band when
initiating IV access in the hand or arm?
A) The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede arterial blood flow without
restricting venous passage
B) The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede venous blood flow without
restricting arterial passage
C) The constricting band should be placed distal to the intended site of puncture
D) Never leave the band in place for more than three minutes -
Answer: B - The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede venous blood flow
without restricting arterial passage
Orally administered drugs are largely absorbed through the:
A) Stomach
B) Colon
C) Duodenum
D) Spleen -
Answer: C - Duodenum
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The branch of pharmacology concerned with the ways drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized,
and eliminated from the body is:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics -
Answer: C - Pharmacokinetics
The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms
is collectively known as:
A) Pharmacology
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmacokinetics
D) Pharmacostatics -
Answer: A - Pharmacology
Which of the following drug administration routes is considered parenteral?
A) Medications swallowed in pill form
B) Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
C) Medications given down an NG tube
D) All of the above -
Answer: B - Nitroglycerine spray under the tongue
Which of the following medications are administered in such a way that they bypass the hepatic
portal system?
A) Aspirin and nitroglycerin
B) Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
C) Aspirin and oral glucose
D) Acetaminophen and aspirin -
Answer: B - Oral glucose and nitroglycerin
The MOST common medication administered sublingually by AEMTs is:
A) Nitroglycerin
B) Aspirin
C) Abuterol
D) Nitrous oxide -
Answer: A - Nitroglycerin
What is the MOST common type of medication error resulting in death accounting for over 40
percent of all medication error related deaths?
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,A) Incorrect drug route of the drug
B) Wrong dosage of the drug
C) Giving the wrong drug
D) Improper documentation of the drug -
Answer: B - Wrong dosage of the drug
Which orders may be given in an emergency situation in the hospital, such as during cardiac arrest
resuscitation attempts, or in other situations with critical patients?
A) Face-to-face written orders
B) Face-to face verbal orders
C) Face-to-face standing orders
D) Face-to-face retrograde orders -
Answer: B - Face-to-face verbal orders
Parenteral routes of drug administration in the AEMT scope of practice include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Inhalation
B) Intravenous bolus
C) Intramuscular injection
D) Oral -
Answer: D - Oral
MOST drugs that you will administer to pediatric patients are based on:
A) Weight in kilograms
B) Body surface area
C) The patient's age
D) Weight in pounds -
Answer: A - Weight in kilograms
When performing a venipuncture on a patient what is the correct way to hold the IV needle?
A) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
B) Hold the IV needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin with the bevel up
C) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or greater to the skin with the bevel down
D) Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel down -
Answer: A - Hold the IV needle at a 45-degree angle or less to the skin with the bevel up
As an AEMT you are ordered by your medical direction physician to administer 0.3 mg of
epinephrine 1:1000 by subcutaneous (SC) injection. Your correct needle length and gauge for this
administration would to use a:
A) 18 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
B) 21 gauge needle - 1.0 inches long
C) 23 gauge needle - 1.5 inches long
D) 25 gauge needle - 5/8 inches long -
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, Answer: D - 25 guage needle - 5/8 inches long
All of the following are indications for intravenous access EXCEPT:
A) Drug administration
B) Obtaining venous blood specimens
C) Fluid and blood replacement
D) Allergy testing -
Answer: D - Allergy testing
Put the steps for obtaining medication from a glass ampule in the proper order.
1. Snap off top of ampule using gauze to protect fingers.
2. Hold ampule upright and tap to dislodge trapped solution.
3. Withdraw medication into hypodermic needle and administer medication.
4. Confirm medication, allergies, dose, and expiration date.
5. Dispose of needle, syringe, and broken glass ampule.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
D) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 -
Answer: C - 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
Macrodrip tubing is indicated for all of the following patients EXCEPT a:
A) 68-year-old in anaphylactic shock
B) 77-year-old in CHF
C) 24-year-old in heat exhaustion
D) 17-year-old gunshot victim -
Answer: B - 77-year-old in CHF
In a microdrip administration set, how many drops usually make up one mL?
A) 20 drops
B) 10 drops
C) 60 drops
D) 50 drops -
Answer: C - 60 drops
Which of the following medications may an AEMT administer by intramuscular injection?
A) Dextrose 50 percent and glucagon
B) Nitroglycerin and epinephrine 1:1000
C) Epinephrine 1:1000 and glucagon
D) Nitroglycerin and dextrose 50 percent -
Answer: C - Epinephrine 1:1000 and glucagon
Which of the following are considered peripheral veins that can be used for cannulation?
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, A) External jugular veins
B) Hand veins
C) Forearm veins
D) All of the above -
Answer: D - All of the above
The bone MOST commonly used for intraosseous access is the:
A) Fibula
B) Femur
C) Tibia
D) Sternum -
Answer: C -Tibia
Which intravenous catheter is pReferenceerred for peripheral venous access?
A) Butterfly catheter
B) Hollow-needle catheter
C) Over-the-needle catheter
D) Catheter inserted through the needle -
Answer: C - Over-the-needle catheter
Which of the following drug orders is incorrect?
A) Aspirin, 325mg, PO
B) Dextrose 50 percent, 25g, IM
C) NTG, 0.4 mg, SL, every five minutes, up to three doses
D) Naloxone, 2 mg, IV push -
Answer: B - Dextrose 50 percent, 25g, IM
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding placement of a constricting band when
initiating IV access in the hand or arm?
A) The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede arterial blood flow without
restricting venous passage
B) The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede venous blood flow without
restricting arterial passage
C) The constricting band should be placed distal to the intended site of puncture
D) Never leave the band in place for more than three minutes -
Answer: B - The constricting band should be just tight enough to impede venous blood flow
without restricting arterial passage
Orally administered drugs are largely absorbed through the:
A) Stomach
B) Colon
C) Duodenum
D) Spleen -
Answer: C - Duodenum
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