NREMT EXAM 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Protocols. Answer: lists of steps, such as assessments and
interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed
by the Medical Director of an EMS system
◉ Offline Direction. Answer: consists of standing orders issued by the
medical director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
◉ Online Direction. Answer: consists of orders from the on-duty
physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
◉ Standing Orders. Answer: A policy or protocol issued by a Medical
Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills
in certain situations.
◉ HEPA Mask. Answer: High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used
for patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent
airborne transmission
◉ Hepatitis B. Answer: infectious inflammation of the liver caused by
the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure
to contaminated blood or body fluid
,◉ Hepatitis C. Answer: inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis
C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted
sexually)
◉ Tuberculosis. Answer: Infectious disease caused by the tubercle
bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the
respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the
system.
◉ Acute Stress. Answer: short term ; fight or flight response ; effects
disappear quickly after it is over
◉ Scope of Practice. Answer: What we are allowed to do or trained to
do
◉ Standard Care. Answer: the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
◉ Duty to Act. Answer: an obligation to provide care to a patient
◉ Good Samaritan. Answer: a person who voluntarily offers help or
sympathy in times of trouble
,◉ Expressed Consent. Answer: Permission that must be obtained from
every conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency treatment
may be provided
◉ Implied Consent. Answer: The consent it is presumed a patient or
patient's parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an
unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is
needed.
◉ Treatment of a Minor. Answer: Must be given by legal guardian
◉ Involuntary. Answer: Mentally incompetent person
◉ Advanced Directive. Answer: a legal document prepared by a living,
competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the
individual should become unable to make decisions regarding his or her
medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care
◉ Polst. Answer: Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May
include order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
◉ PCR. Answer: Prehospital care report
, ◉ Emergency Move. Answer: a move made when there is an immediate
danger to the patient.
◉ Urgent Move. Answer: Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in
patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
◉ Non urgent move. Answer: No immediate threat to life, are carried
out in such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
◉ bariatric stretcher. Answer: Stretcher for obese patients
◉ scoop stretcher. Answer: this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it
can be used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
◉ basket stretcher. Answer: designed to surround and protect the patient,
this stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another to over
rough terrain.
◉ flexible stretcher. Answer: made of canvas or rubberized or other
flexible material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three
carrying handles on each side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow
hallways
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Protocols. Answer: lists of steps, such as assessments and
interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed
by the Medical Director of an EMS system
◉ Offline Direction. Answer: consists of standing orders issued by the
medical director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
◉ Online Direction. Answer: consists of orders from the on-duty
physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
◉ Standing Orders. Answer: A policy or protocol issued by a Medical
Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills
in certain situations.
◉ HEPA Mask. Answer: High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used
for patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent
airborne transmission
◉ Hepatitis B. Answer: infectious inflammation of the liver caused by
the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure
to contaminated blood or body fluid
,◉ Hepatitis C. Answer: inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis
C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted
sexually)
◉ Tuberculosis. Answer: Infectious disease caused by the tubercle
bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the
respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the
system.
◉ Acute Stress. Answer: short term ; fight or flight response ; effects
disappear quickly after it is over
◉ Scope of Practice. Answer: What we are allowed to do or trained to
do
◉ Standard Care. Answer: the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
◉ Duty to Act. Answer: an obligation to provide care to a patient
◉ Good Samaritan. Answer: a person who voluntarily offers help or
sympathy in times of trouble
,◉ Expressed Consent. Answer: Permission that must be obtained from
every conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency treatment
may be provided
◉ Implied Consent. Answer: The consent it is presumed a patient or
patient's parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an
unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is
needed.
◉ Treatment of a Minor. Answer: Must be given by legal guardian
◉ Involuntary. Answer: Mentally incompetent person
◉ Advanced Directive. Answer: a legal document prepared by a living,
competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the
individual should become unable to make decisions regarding his or her
medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care
◉ Polst. Answer: Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May
include order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
◉ PCR. Answer: Prehospital care report
, ◉ Emergency Move. Answer: a move made when there is an immediate
danger to the patient.
◉ Urgent Move. Answer: Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in
patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
◉ Non urgent move. Answer: No immediate threat to life, are carried
out in such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
◉ bariatric stretcher. Answer: Stretcher for obese patients
◉ scoop stretcher. Answer: this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it
can be used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
◉ basket stretcher. Answer: designed to surround and protect the patient,
this stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another to over
rough terrain.
◉ flexible stretcher. Answer: made of canvas or rubberized or other
flexible material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three
carrying handles on each side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow
hallways
