MCIT Exam Questions (NREMT) with correct answers

MCIT Exam Questions (NREMT) |\ |\ |\ |\




with correct answers |\ |\




Which of the following is true concerning the procedure
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for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The bevel should be turned toward the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



nasal septum|\




What is not the priority of an EMT at the scene of a
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hazardous materials incident? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Identification of hazardous materials |\ |\ |\




You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he
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begins to vomit copious amounts of large pieces of
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undigested food. Which of the following would be most |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



effective in clearing the airway? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or
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catheter attached |\




When should the EMT calculate a GCS with a patient who
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suffered a fall of 20 feet from his apartment building? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔En route to the hospital |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,Expert clinicians may use different approaches of thinking
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through problems, but which of the following will they
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have in common? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Strong
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foundation of knowledge |\ |\




What is the primary reason for an EMT to use specific and
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proper medical terminology? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Medical communication needs to be exact and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



consistent


The volume of air that is moved in and out of the chest in
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a normal breath cycle is called - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔tidal volume |\




A 19-year-old male is reported to have taken too many
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narcotic pain pills that were prescribed fro his recent knee
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surgery. He is extremely sleepy with very shallow
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breathing. His color is pale and his SpO2 reading is 84%. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



His body is probably attempting to compensate for his
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poor level of ventilatory effort by stimulation the
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respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



Normally, respiratory drive is triggered by changing levels |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



of: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔carbon dioxide
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You are on the scene of a 16-year-old patient in
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respiratory distress. The patient has a history of asthma. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



After placing the patient on oxygen and performing the
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, primary and secondary assessments, you are confident
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that the patient is indeed having an asthma attack. How
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can you be sure your field diagnosis is correct? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Think of all possible causes of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



respiratory distress and rule them in or out as potential |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



diagnoses based on your clinical findings |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following is a hallmark of irreversible shock?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cell damage and death in the
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vital organs |\




Of the following patients, which injury is the highest
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priority to receive bag-valve mask ventilations - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔15-year-old female who was ejected from a
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vehicle, struck her head on a tree, and displays
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decerebrate movements in response to painful stimuli |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What trauma triage guidelines did the Centers for Disease
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Control and Prevention (CDC) release in order to guide
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the most injured patients into trauma centers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Physiological determinants, anatomic
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criteria, and mechanism of injury |\ |\ |\ |\




Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has
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perforated his hand between the thumb and index finger.
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Which of the following is the best way to manage the
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situation in the prehospital setting?L - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\