EMT BASIC REVIEW FOR NREMT CBT
EXAMINATIONS PRACTICE TESTED QUESTIONS
2026 VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
◉ A 29 year old male has taken LSD. The patient appears very
anxious and in a panic state. He is showing signs of paranoia. You
should:
A. agree withe everything the patient says
B. restrain the patient
C. be aggressive and talk very straight and stern to the patient
D. talk the patient down by reassuring the patient. Answer: D
◉ The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness. Answer: C
◉ You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male
fell approximately 12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
,B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient. Answer: C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical
care purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is considered a
significant injury in adults. If this had been an infant or child, it
would have been a significant mechanism of injury since any fall
greater than 10 feet would be considered a significant mechanism of
injury.)
◉ When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of
breath, you note that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per
minute. This is considered:
A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea. Answer: D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are
considered tachypnea. Less than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea
and absent breathing is apnea.)
◉ You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You
should open the patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
,B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust. Answer: B
◉ You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are
no other individuals in the vicinity to give any other information or
permission to treat the patient. Even though the patient cannot give
you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent. Answer: B
◉ The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity. Answer: C
◉ You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on
the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient
is to"
A. begin chest compressions
, B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness. Answer: D
◉ You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14
years of age. Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery. Answer: A
◉ The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than
the body. Answer: B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient
pinch their nose and lean forward.)
◉ During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left
side of the chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
EXAMINATIONS PRACTICE TESTED QUESTIONS
2026 VERIFIED ANSWER KEY
◉ A 29 year old male has taken LSD. The patient appears very
anxious and in a panic state. He is showing signs of paranoia. You
should:
A. agree withe everything the patient says
B. restrain the patient
C. be aggressive and talk very straight and stern to the patient
D. talk the patient down by reassuring the patient. Answer: D
◉ The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness. Answer: C
◉ You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male
fell approximately 12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
,B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient. Answer: C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical
care purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is considered a
significant injury in adults. If this had been an infant or child, it
would have been a significant mechanism of injury since any fall
greater than 10 feet would be considered a significant mechanism of
injury.)
◉ When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of
breath, you note that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per
minute. This is considered:
A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea. Answer: D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are
considered tachypnea. Less than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea
and absent breathing is apnea.)
◉ You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You
should open the patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
,B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust. Answer: B
◉ You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are
no other individuals in the vicinity to give any other information or
permission to treat the patient. Even though the patient cannot give
you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent. Answer: B
◉ The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity. Answer: C
◉ You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on
the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient
is to"
A. begin chest compressions
, B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness. Answer: D
◉ You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14
years of age. Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery. Answer: A
◉ The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than
the body. Answer: B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient
pinch their nose and lean forward.)
◉ During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left
side of the chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
