RCHS EMT Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
What is the ideal pulse? - ANSWERS60-100 BPM's
What does the term tachycardia mean in medical terms? - ANSWERSA heart rate over 100 BPM's
What does bradycardia mean? - ANSWERSA heart rate under 60 BPM's
How do you measure pulse on a consciou...
What does the term tachycardia mean in medical terms? - ANSWERSA heart rate over 100 BPM's
What does bradycardia mean? - ANSWERSA heart rate under 60 BPM's
How do you measure pulse on a conscious person? - ANSWERSRadial Pulse
How do you measure pulse on an unconscious person? - ANSWERSCarotid Pulse
What do you look for when assessing a pulse? - ANSWERSRhythm, Rate, Quality
What is the medical term for a weak, or faint pulse? - ANSWERSThready
What is the medical term for a strong pulse? - ANSWERSBounding
what does sp02 measure? - ANSWERSoxygen saturation
What is the normal SP02 percentage? - ANSWERS94-99%
How much of the atmosphere is oxygen? - ANSWERS21%
What is the ideal range for respirations? - ANSWERS12-20 RPM
, What does consolidation mean? - ANSWERSIf the lungs fill with pneumonia or fluid.
How many oxygens per Hemoglobin? - ANSWERS4
What is blood pressure? - ANSWERSthe beat of the heart creates blood pressure- force of the blood
exerting on vessel walls
What are the two numbers when measuring blood pressure? - ANSWERSThe top: Systolic (When your
heart contracts and pushes out blood. The first beat you hear)W
The bottom: Diastolic (When heart relaxes and fills with blood. The last beat you'll hear)
What is the ideal blood pressure? - ANSWERS120/80
Why would athletes train in higher altitudes? - ANSWERSIn order to increase their hemoglobin count as
the body adapts.
What could be a cause of a bad pleth reading on a SP02 - ANSWERSCold hands
Who is Mr. Mountforts favorite artist? - ANSWERSKenny Wayne Shepard
What is EMS - ANSWERSA system, team of healthcare professionals. Provide transportation and
emergency care
Who is EMT governed by? - ANSWERSFederal, state and local laws
What is the a new method of paying paramedics and EMS? (Hint: Study that Mountfort mentioned) -
ANSWERSWhere paramedics are paid upon assessing a patient and taking them to the proper facility. No
longer mileage.
What is one of the main states who do not grant reciprocity? - ANSWERSNew York
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