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NREMT PARAMEDIC PREP EXAM Q. BANK |
{LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE
ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is
conscious and in considerably respiratory distress. He has a brassy
cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this
patient's life is:
A. hypothermia
B. severe burns
C. severe infection
D. closure of the airway
D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting, you
must be immediately concerned with the potential for closure of the
airway and be prepared to assist ventilations. Signs of airway burns
include respiratory distress, singed nasal hairs, a brassy cough,
difficulty breathing and coughing up soot sputum. Infection, the burns
themselves and hypothermia should concern you; however, airway
problems are the greatest threat to human life.)
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You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is having trouble breathing.
The patient states that it started approximately 15 minutes after she
surfaced. She complains of chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision and
nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism
D
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs
and symptoms are indicative of an air embolism. Divers who suffer
from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive.
Barotrauma usually occurs as the diver is ascending or descending.)
Which of the following is NOT true of the treatment of an impaled
object?
A. remove if blocking the airway
B. stabilize in place
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient
D. control the bleeding
C
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(The treatment of a patient with an impaled object includes: securing
the object in place, exposing the wound area, controlling bleeding,
and using a bulky dressing to help stabilize the object. The only time it
is permissible to remove an impaled object is if it is impeding the
breathing of a patient.)
You are called to the home of a 20-year-old male who is depressed.
The patient states he is going to kill himself. Your first step in treating
this patient after the scene is safe is to:
A. restrain the patient to prevent him from hurting himself
B. ask the patient why he wants to do something so stupid
C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
D. turn the scene over to law enforcement
C
(At this point, the scene is safe and the patient does not appear to be
a threat to anyone. Restraining him would not be appropriate. No
matter how you feel about what the patient is going to do, it is
inappropriate for you to say that the patient is going to do something
stupid. You should continue your treatment of the patient and not
turn the scene over to law enforcement.)
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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
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
D
NREMT PARAMEDIC PREP EXAM Q. BANK |
{LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE
ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is
conscious and in considerably respiratory distress. He has a brassy
cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this
patient's life is:
A. hypothermia
B. severe burns
C. severe infection
D. closure of the airway
D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting, you
must be immediately concerned with the potential for closure of the
airway and be prepared to assist ventilations. Signs of airway burns
include respiratory distress, singed nasal hairs, a brassy cough,
difficulty breathing and coughing up soot sputum. Infection, the burns
themselves and hypothermia should concern you; however, airway
problems are the greatest threat to human life.)
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You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is having trouble breathing.
The patient states that it started approximately 15 minutes after she
surfaced. She complains of chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision and
nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism
D
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs
and symptoms are indicative of an air embolism. Divers who suffer
from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive.
Barotrauma usually occurs as the diver is ascending or descending.)
Which of the following is NOT true of the treatment of an impaled
object?
A. remove if blocking the airway
B. stabilize in place
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient
D. control the bleeding
C
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(The treatment of a patient with an impaled object includes: securing
the object in place, exposing the wound area, controlling bleeding,
and using a bulky dressing to help stabilize the object. The only time it
is permissible to remove an impaled object is if it is impeding the
breathing of a patient.)
You are called to the home of a 20-year-old male who is depressed.
The patient states he is going to kill himself. Your first step in treating
this patient after the scene is safe is to:
A. restrain the patient to prevent him from hurting himself
B. ask the patient why he wants to do something so stupid
C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
D. turn the scene over to law enforcement
C
(At this point, the scene is safe and the patient does not appear to be
a threat to anyone. Restraining him would not be appropriate. No
matter how you feel about what the patient is going to do, it is
inappropriate for you to say that the patient is going to do something
stupid. You should continue your treatment of the patient and not
turn the scene over to law enforcement.)
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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
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
D
