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HOSA EMT (2025/ 2026 ) | Qs & As| Grade A| 100%
Correct (Verified Answers)
What is the largest indicator of early respiratory distress in pediatric patients? -
(answers)Nasal flaring
What is the Heart rate/Respiratory rate of a newborn to 1 year? - (answers)140
Bpm and 40/minute
What is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 1-4 years? - (answers)120 Bpm and
30/minute
what is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 4-12 Years? - (answers)100 bpm and
20/minute
How do you calculate the average systolic BP of a child 1-10 years old? -
(answers)80 mmHg + (2X Years of age)
What Does APGAR Stand for? - (answers)Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity,
Respiration. A Perfect APGAR score is 10.
What is the McRobert Position? - (answers)A position where pregnant mothers
who must wait to deliver due to turtle signs, must be put into. They lie on their
backs with the knees drawn up as close to the body as possible.
How many liters of blood are in the average 3 year old? - (answers)about 3 lits.
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What percent of oxygen is room air? - (answers)21%
What is "air" mostly composed of? - (answers)Nitrogen ( about 78%)
What are signs of Decompensated shock in pediatric patients? - (answers)Absent
peripheral pulses, and absent cap refill (more than 4 secs).
If a patient is found unconscious and there are no bystanders, what type of
consent allows the patient to be treated? - (answers)Implied consent
What is involuntary consent? - (answers)When a patient does not wish to be
transported, but is AMS. An incarcerated patient, or a mentally ill patient.
What is the part of the blood that fights infection? - (answers)White blood cells
What is the part of the blood that clots? - (answers)Platelets
The Autonomic Nervous system is divided into what? - (answers)The sympathetic
and Parasympathetic Nervous system
The adrenal glands secret what? - (answers)Epinephrine (Adrenaline) and
norepinephrine (To delay muscle fatigue).
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The Glawsgo coma scale has the highest rating of how many points? - (answers)15
What are the 3 parts of the Glaswgo coma scale? - (answers)Eye opening
response (Max 4 points), Verbal response (Max 5 points), and Motor response
(Max 6 points)
What drug is giving for grand mal seizures. - (answers)Diazepam 5-10 mg
Tp wave is representative of what? - (answers)ventricular repolarization
Which type of trauma is the most common cause of death and disability? -
(answers)Blunt
Who is responsible for sorting patients based on severity of injury in an MCI? -
(answers)triage officer
Where in the lungs does gas exchange occur - (answers)Between the alveoli and
capillaries
What is eclampsia - how to treat - (answers)seizure during preclampsia - TX mag
sulfate 2 -5glvp slow
What is intracellular cation? - (answers)Potassium K
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What is extracellular cation? - (answers)Sodium NA
What are the Sign/symptom of an aortic aneurism? - (answers)Chest pain radiate
towards back also deficit in pulse on one side
What is chronotrophy? - (answers)Pertain to heart rate
What is inotrophy? - (answers)Pertain to cardiac contractile force
Domo trophy? - (answers)Speed of impulse transmission
What is sever on apgar scale - (answers)0-3
What is moderate on apgar scale - (answers)4-6
What is excellent apgar scale - (answers)7-10
What is abrubpto placenta? - (answers)separation of the placenta and the uterine
wall
What is ectopic pregnancy? - (answers)implantation of the egg outside uterus -
normally in Fallopian tube - detected 2-12th week - brownish blood
HOSA EMT (2025/ 2026 ) | Qs & As| Grade A| 100%
Correct (Verified Answers)
What is the largest indicator of early respiratory distress in pediatric patients? -
(answers)Nasal flaring
What is the Heart rate/Respiratory rate of a newborn to 1 year? - (answers)140
Bpm and 40/minute
What is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 1-4 years? - (answers)120 Bpm and
30/minute
what is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 4-12 Years? - (answers)100 bpm and
20/minute
How do you calculate the average systolic BP of a child 1-10 years old? -
(answers)80 mmHg + (2X Years of age)
What Does APGAR Stand for? - (answers)Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity,
Respiration. A Perfect APGAR score is 10.
What is the McRobert Position? - (answers)A position where pregnant mothers
who must wait to deliver due to turtle signs, must be put into. They lie on their
backs with the knees drawn up as close to the body as possible.
How many liters of blood are in the average 3 year old? - (answers)about 3 lits.
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What percent of oxygen is room air? - (answers)21%
What is "air" mostly composed of? - (answers)Nitrogen ( about 78%)
What are signs of Decompensated shock in pediatric patients? - (answers)Absent
peripheral pulses, and absent cap refill (more than 4 secs).
If a patient is found unconscious and there are no bystanders, what type of
consent allows the patient to be treated? - (answers)Implied consent
What is involuntary consent? - (answers)When a patient does not wish to be
transported, but is AMS. An incarcerated patient, or a mentally ill patient.
What is the part of the blood that fights infection? - (answers)White blood cells
What is the part of the blood that clots? - (answers)Platelets
The Autonomic Nervous system is divided into what? - (answers)The sympathetic
and Parasympathetic Nervous system
The adrenal glands secret what? - (answers)Epinephrine (Adrenaline) and
norepinephrine (To delay muscle fatigue).
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The Glawsgo coma scale has the highest rating of how many points? - (answers)15
What are the 3 parts of the Glaswgo coma scale? - (answers)Eye opening
response (Max 4 points), Verbal response (Max 5 points), and Motor response
(Max 6 points)
What drug is giving for grand mal seizures. - (answers)Diazepam 5-10 mg
Tp wave is representative of what? - (answers)ventricular repolarization
Which type of trauma is the most common cause of death and disability? -
(answers)Blunt
Who is responsible for sorting patients based on severity of injury in an MCI? -
(answers)triage officer
Where in the lungs does gas exchange occur - (answers)Between the alveoli and
capillaries
What is eclampsia - how to treat - (answers)seizure during preclampsia - TX mag
sulfate 2 -5glvp slow
What is intracellular cation? - (answers)Potassium K
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What is extracellular cation? - (answers)Sodium NA
What are the Sign/symptom of an aortic aneurism? - (answers)Chest pain radiate
towards back also deficit in pulse on one side
What is chronotrophy? - (answers)Pertain to heart rate
What is inotrophy? - (answers)Pertain to cardiac contractile force
Domo trophy? - (answers)Speed of impulse transmission
What is sever on apgar scale - (answers)0-3
What is moderate on apgar scale - (answers)4-6
What is excellent apgar scale - (answers)7-10
What is abrubpto placenta? - (answers)separation of the placenta and the uterine
wall
What is ectopic pregnancy? - (answers)implantation of the egg outside uterus -
normally in Fallopian tube - detected 2-12th week - brownish blood
