MCIT EXAM QUESTIONS (NREMT) – NREMT STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS
& EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027
Which of the following is true concerning the procedure for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? -
correct answer ✔✔The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum
What is not the priority of an EMT at the scene of a hazardous materials incident? - correct answer
✔✔Identification of hazardous materials
You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of large pieces of
undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in clearing the airway? - correct answer
✔✔Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached
When should the EMT calculate a GCS with a patient who suffered a fall of 20 feet from his apartment
building? - correct answer ✔✔En route to the hospital
Expert clinicians may use different approaches of thinking through problems, but which of the following
will they have in common? - correct answer ✔✔Strong foundation of knowledge
What is the primary reason for an EMT to use specific and proper medical terminology? - correct answer
✔✔Medical communication needs to be exact and consistent
The volume of air that is moved in and out of the chest in a normal breath cycle is called - correct answer
✔✔tidal volume
A 19-year-old male is reported to have taken too many narcotic pain pills that were prescribed fro his
recent knee surgery. He is extremely sleepy with very shallow breathing. His color is pale and his SpO2
reading is 84%. His body is probably attempting to compensate for his poor level of ventilatory effort by
stimulation the respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. Normally, respiratory drive is
triggered by changing levels of: - correct answer ✔✔carbon dioxide
You are on the scene of a 16-year-old patient in respiratory distress. The patient has a history of asthma.
After placing the patient on oxygen and performing the primary and secondary assessments, you are
confident that the patient is indeed having an asthma attack. How can you be sure your field diagnosis is
correct? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔cell damage and death in
the vital organs
Of the following patients, which injury is the highest priority to receive bag-valve mask ventilations -
correct answer ✔✔15-year-old female who was ejected from a vehicle, struck her head on a tree, and
displays decerebrate movements in response to painful stimuli
, What trauma triage guidelines did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release in order
to guide the most injured patients into trauma centers? - correct answer ✔✔Physiological determinants,
anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has perforated his hand between the thumb and
index finger. Which of the following is the best way to manage the situation in the prehospital setting?L -
correct answer ✔✔Leave the hook in place and try not to disturb it.
Which of the following hazards may arise from properly splinting an injured extremity? - correct answer
✔✔ignoring life-threatening problems while focusing on an extremity injury
What best defines the evaluation of the patient's condition in order to provide emergency care? - correct
answer ✔✔patient assessment
which of the following best describes the proper placement of the blood pressure cuff? - correct answer
✔✔Covering two-thirds of the upper arm
All of the following are ways that an EMT can increase both physical and mental well-being, except: -
correct answer ✔✔drinking caffeine instead of alcohol
An increase in the work of breathing is reported as: - correct answer ✔✔labored breathing
The term body mechanics describes the proper use of your body to lift without injury. What are the
three considerations to review before any lift? - correct answer ✔✔The object, your limitations, and
communication
Which of the following is not required to prove a claim of negligence against an EMT? - correct answer
✔✔The patient was in fear of bodily harm at the time of the incident.
You are alone in the back of the ambulance where you are ventilating an apneic patient. Which of the
following is the best way to manage the reassessment? - correct answer ✔✔Continue ventilating the
patient during transport and skip the reassessment
At the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are no apparent hazards, which of the following
guidelines should be followed for establishing a danger zone? - correct answer ✔✔The danger zone
should be 50 feet in all directions
The abdominal cavity can hold up to ________ liter(s) of blood in an adult, leading to the possibility of
massive internal hemorrhage without any external blood loss. - correct answer ✔✔3
A nonrebreather mask at 12 to 15 liters per minute will generally provide the patient what percentage of
oxygen? - correct answer ✔✔80-90
In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided to a
patient? - correct answer ✔✔The triage nurse at the emergency department asks about the care you
provided to the patient.
& EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027
Which of the following is true concerning the procedure for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? -
correct answer ✔✔The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum
What is not the priority of an EMT at the scene of a hazardous materials incident? - correct answer
✔✔Identification of hazardous materials
You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of large pieces of
undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in clearing the airway? - correct answer
✔✔Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached
When should the EMT calculate a GCS with a patient who suffered a fall of 20 feet from his apartment
building? - correct answer ✔✔En route to the hospital
Expert clinicians may use different approaches of thinking through problems, but which of the following
will they have in common? - correct answer ✔✔Strong foundation of knowledge
What is the primary reason for an EMT to use specific and proper medical terminology? - correct answer
✔✔Medical communication needs to be exact and consistent
The volume of air that is moved in and out of the chest in a normal breath cycle is called - correct answer
✔✔tidal volume
A 19-year-old male is reported to have taken too many narcotic pain pills that were prescribed fro his
recent knee surgery. He is extremely sleepy with very shallow breathing. His color is pale and his SpO2
reading is 84%. His body is probably attempting to compensate for his poor level of ventilatory effort by
stimulation the respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. Normally, respiratory drive is
triggered by changing levels of: - correct answer ✔✔carbon dioxide
You are on the scene of a 16-year-old patient in respiratory distress. The patient has a history of asthma.
After placing the patient on oxygen and performing the primary and secondary assessments, you are
confident that the patient is indeed having an asthma attack. How can you be sure your field diagnosis is
correct? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔cell damage and death in
the vital organs
Of the following patients, which injury is the highest priority to receive bag-valve mask ventilations -
correct answer ✔✔15-year-old female who was ejected from a vehicle, struck her head on a tree, and
displays decerebrate movements in response to painful stimuli
, What trauma triage guidelines did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release in order
to guide the most injured patients into trauma centers? - correct answer ✔✔Physiological determinants,
anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
Your patient is a 32-year-old man with a fish hook that has perforated his hand between the thumb and
index finger. Which of the following is the best way to manage the situation in the prehospital setting?L -
correct answer ✔✔Leave the hook in place and try not to disturb it.
Which of the following hazards may arise from properly splinting an injured extremity? - correct answer
✔✔ignoring life-threatening problems while focusing on an extremity injury
What best defines the evaluation of the patient's condition in order to provide emergency care? - correct
answer ✔✔patient assessment
which of the following best describes the proper placement of the blood pressure cuff? - correct answer
✔✔Covering two-thirds of the upper arm
All of the following are ways that an EMT can increase both physical and mental well-being, except: -
correct answer ✔✔drinking caffeine instead of alcohol
An increase in the work of breathing is reported as: - correct answer ✔✔labored breathing
The term body mechanics describes the proper use of your body to lift without injury. What are the
three considerations to review before any lift? - correct answer ✔✔The object, your limitations, and
communication
Which of the following is not required to prove a claim of negligence against an EMT? - correct answer
✔✔The patient was in fear of bodily harm at the time of the incident.
You are alone in the back of the ambulance where you are ventilating an apneic patient. Which of the
following is the best way to manage the reassessment? - correct answer ✔✔Continue ventilating the
patient during transport and skip the reassessment
At the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are no apparent hazards, which of the following
guidelines should be followed for establishing a danger zone? - correct answer ✔✔The danger zone
should be 50 feet in all directions
The abdominal cavity can hold up to ________ liter(s) of blood in an adult, leading to the possibility of
massive internal hemorrhage without any external blood loss. - correct answer ✔✔3
A nonrebreather mask at 12 to 15 liters per minute will generally provide the patient what percentage of
oxygen? - correct answer ✔✔80-90
In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided to a
patient? - correct answer ✔✔The triage nurse at the emergency department asks about the care you
provided to the patient.
