Multiple choice NREMT questions and
answers
Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide to open the airway. What
method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway - Correct Answers -c) Head tilt-Chin lift
Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations. How many breathes will you
deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds - Correct Answers -b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
d) No more than 15 seconds - Correct Answers -d) No more than 15 seconds
Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of difficulty breathing. The patient is
found in the tripod position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26, oxygen
saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-4 word sentences. You
should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations - Correct Answers -c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather
mask at 15 LPM
You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found sitting upright on the couch.
She complains of shortness of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is
speaking in full sentences and her oxygen saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
,b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM - Correct Answers -d) Start oxygen with
nasal cannula at 4 LPM
Which of the following is an emergency in which the heart does not pump effectively,
leading to a backup of fluid and pulmonary edema?
a) emphysema
b) asthma
c) CHF
d) COPD - Correct Answers -c) CHF
Laryngothracheobronchitis is also known as
a) croup
b) RSV
c) CF
d) emphysema - Correct Answers -a) croup
Which of the following are signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism?
a) A history of chronic or terminal illness, productive cough, weakness, low pulse
oximeter reading
b) a history of repiratory problems, thoracic trauma, and absent lung sounds
c) A possible history of recent surgery, or long bone fracture, chest pain, tachypnea
d) A possible cardiac history, rales, pedal edema, and orthopnea - Correct Answers -c)
A possible history of recent surgery, or long bone fracture, chest pain, tachypnea
Which of the following is characterized by rapid breathing and is often associated with
distraught patients?
a) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Edema
b) Hyperventilation syndrome
c) RSV
d) COPD - Correct Answers -b) Hyperventilation syndrome
Which of the following statements regarding angina is correct?
a) you should always assume a patient with chest pain is experiencing angina
b) Angina pain typically lasts at least 30 minutes
c) Angina usually occurs during physical activity or stress
d) EMTs can administer naloxone to reduce pain from angina - Correct Answers -c)
Angina usually occurs during physical activity or stress
Your patient is experiencing orthopnea. This means the patient has
a) difficulty breathing while lying down
b) distending neck veins while seated
c) increased dyspnea at night
d) acute swelling of the feet or ankles - Correct Answers -a) difficulty breathing while
lying down
, You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground outside a bank. He's
unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation of 85%. There is no
emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask - Correct Answers -b) Open the airway
You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty breathing, fatigue and
nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi unilateral to her right lung. You
suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD - Correct Answers -c) Pneumonia
What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi - Correct Answers -a) Wheezing
You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains of dizziness and
shortness of breath. Which of the following would you expect on exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting - Correct Answers -c) Stridor
What separates an allergic reaction from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient - Correct Answers -b) How many body systems are affected
True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest and excessive
coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE - Correct Answers -b) FALSE
True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with excessive damage at the
alveoli level.
answers
Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide to open the airway. What
method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway - Correct Answers -c) Head tilt-Chin lift
Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations. How many breathes will you
deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds - Correct Answers -b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
d) No more than 15 seconds - Correct Answers -d) No more than 15 seconds
Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of difficulty breathing. The patient is
found in the tripod position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26, oxygen
saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-4 word sentences. You
should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations - Correct Answers -c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather
mask at 15 LPM
You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found sitting upright on the couch.
She complains of shortness of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is
speaking in full sentences and her oxygen saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
,b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM - Correct Answers -d) Start oxygen with
nasal cannula at 4 LPM
Which of the following is an emergency in which the heart does not pump effectively,
leading to a backup of fluid and pulmonary edema?
a) emphysema
b) asthma
c) CHF
d) COPD - Correct Answers -c) CHF
Laryngothracheobronchitis is also known as
a) croup
b) RSV
c) CF
d) emphysema - Correct Answers -a) croup
Which of the following are signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism?
a) A history of chronic or terminal illness, productive cough, weakness, low pulse
oximeter reading
b) a history of repiratory problems, thoracic trauma, and absent lung sounds
c) A possible history of recent surgery, or long bone fracture, chest pain, tachypnea
d) A possible cardiac history, rales, pedal edema, and orthopnea - Correct Answers -c)
A possible history of recent surgery, or long bone fracture, chest pain, tachypnea
Which of the following is characterized by rapid breathing and is often associated with
distraught patients?
a) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Edema
b) Hyperventilation syndrome
c) RSV
d) COPD - Correct Answers -b) Hyperventilation syndrome
Which of the following statements regarding angina is correct?
a) you should always assume a patient with chest pain is experiencing angina
b) Angina pain typically lasts at least 30 minutes
c) Angina usually occurs during physical activity or stress
d) EMTs can administer naloxone to reduce pain from angina - Correct Answers -c)
Angina usually occurs during physical activity or stress
Your patient is experiencing orthopnea. This means the patient has
a) difficulty breathing while lying down
b) distending neck veins while seated
c) increased dyspnea at night
d) acute swelling of the feet or ankles - Correct Answers -a) difficulty breathing while
lying down
, You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground outside a bank. He's
unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation of 85%. There is no
emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask - Correct Answers -b) Open the airway
You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty breathing, fatigue and
nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi unilateral to her right lung. You
suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD - Correct Answers -c) Pneumonia
What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi - Correct Answers -a) Wheezing
You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains of dizziness and
shortness of breath. Which of the following would you expect on exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting - Correct Answers -c) Stridor
What separates an allergic reaction from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient - Correct Answers -b) How many body systems are affected
True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest and excessive
coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE - Correct Answers -b) FALSE
True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with excessive damage at the
alveoli level.
