NREMT EMR Actual Exam Practice
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1. Dispatch info should contain - ANSWER Nature of call, name and location
of patient, number of patients, and special considerations. Also should obtain
call back number
2. What to consider when selecting best route - ANSWER Traffic patterns and
time of day
3. Does patient outcome improve when using lights and sirens - ANSWER
Not significantly but does increase risk of car crashes
4. Bus rescue - ANSWER Use one window or door to transport supplies. Use
another window or door to transport patients
5. Zones of hazmat incident - ANSWER Hot zone: contaminated area
Warm zone: where decontamination occurs
Cold zone: safe area
6. Mass Causality Incident - ANSWER Incident that has more patients than
you are prepared to deal with
7. Traffic incident zones - ANSWER 1. Advanced warning zone (pink
diamond warning sign)
2. Transition area (marked by flares or cones to move traffic away)
, 3. Buffer zone (area where traffic is slowed and funneled away from the
incident)
4. Protection vehicle (directly upstream to block and direct traffic)
5. Work space (location of the incident)
6. Termination area (directly downstream allows motorist to resume normal
traffic)
8. First step in START - ANSWER ask everyone who can get up and walk to
move away from the immediate rescue scene to a designated safe area
9. Second step in START - ANSWER Assess patients for no more than a
minute to find red tags.
10.What to examine and in what order - ANSWER 1. Breathing
2. Circulation
3. Mental status
11.Breathing - ANSWER greater than 30 bpm is red tag. if not breathing
attempt to open airway, if they start breathing give red tag. If patient does
not start breathing, black tag. If patient is breathing slower than 30 bpm
move to circulation
12.Circulation - ANSWER Check carotid pulse. If weak or irregular, red tag. If
strong move on to mental status. Do not spend time controlling any bleeding
unless you can apply a quick tourniquet. Get patient to control it or ask a
green tag patient to control it. If no pulse, black tag
13.Mental status - ANSWER If adequate breathing and circulation. See if
patient responds to verbal stimuli. If yes, yellow tag. If unresponsive, red
tag.
,14.National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANSWER Developed
through department of homeland security for immediate response and long
term recovery of natural and human made incidents of all sizes.
15.Components of NIMS - ANSWER -resource management
-command and coordination
-communications and information management
16.What do lights and sirens give you - ANSWER They allow you to request
right of way, they do not give it
17.A helicopter landing zone should be: - ANSWER 100 feet by 100 feet in
size, and on a surface that is firm, level, and free of debris
18.Helicopter wash - ANSWER The wind created by helicopter blades
spinning
19.Where to approach helicopters - ANSWER 12 o'clock
20.What can you do to spilled fuel if fire department is taking too long -
ANSWER Cover with dirt to decrease the amount of vapor
21.What kind of glass is on windshield and which is on sides and rear windows
- ANSWER Windshield, and front window on newer cars, is made of
plastic-laminated glass and needs to be cut. Side and rear windows are
usually tempered glass and can be broken easily
22.Order of extrication - ANSWER 1. Scene assessment
2. Stabilize scene and control hazards
3. Gain access to patients
, 4. Provide initial emergency care
5. Help disentangle patients
6. Help prep the patients for removal
7. Remove patients
23.Water rescue order of rescuing - ANSWER Reach, throw, row, go
24.Concerns with water rescue - ANSWER ABCs. Especially breathing. May
need rescue breathes or CPR.
25.Diving conditions - ANSWER Air embolism and decompression sickness
(the bends). Probably will not be able to distinguish between them. Both are
caused by air bubbles released in the body due to changes in pressure
26.Signs air bubbles are in the brain or spinal cord - ANSWER Dizziness,
difficulty speaking, difficulty seeing, decreased consciousness
27.Signs air bubbles cause a collapsed lung - ANSWER Chest pain, shortness
of breath, pink or bloody froth coming from mouth or nose
28.Treatment for diving conditions - ANSWER Maintain ABCs. Administer
oxygen. They need hyperbaric chamber
29.Ice rescue - ANSWER Mark last known location. Do not go on ice if you
may fall through. Same rule as water rescue: reach, throw, row, go
30.If vehicle is on the ice - ANSWER Have them open a door to slow the
sinking if ice breaks. If they can not, open a window to give better escape
route
Questions with 100% Accurate
Answers | Expert Graded A+
1. Dispatch info should contain - ANSWER Nature of call, name and location
of patient, number of patients, and special considerations. Also should obtain
call back number
2. What to consider when selecting best route - ANSWER Traffic patterns and
time of day
3. Does patient outcome improve when using lights and sirens - ANSWER
Not significantly but does increase risk of car crashes
4. Bus rescue - ANSWER Use one window or door to transport supplies. Use
another window or door to transport patients
5. Zones of hazmat incident - ANSWER Hot zone: contaminated area
Warm zone: where decontamination occurs
Cold zone: safe area
6. Mass Causality Incident - ANSWER Incident that has more patients than
you are prepared to deal with
7. Traffic incident zones - ANSWER 1. Advanced warning zone (pink
diamond warning sign)
2. Transition area (marked by flares or cones to move traffic away)
, 3. Buffer zone (area where traffic is slowed and funneled away from the
incident)
4. Protection vehicle (directly upstream to block and direct traffic)
5. Work space (location of the incident)
6. Termination area (directly downstream allows motorist to resume normal
traffic)
8. First step in START - ANSWER ask everyone who can get up and walk to
move away from the immediate rescue scene to a designated safe area
9. Second step in START - ANSWER Assess patients for no more than a
minute to find red tags.
10.What to examine and in what order - ANSWER 1. Breathing
2. Circulation
3. Mental status
11.Breathing - ANSWER greater than 30 bpm is red tag. if not breathing
attempt to open airway, if they start breathing give red tag. If patient does
not start breathing, black tag. If patient is breathing slower than 30 bpm
move to circulation
12.Circulation - ANSWER Check carotid pulse. If weak or irregular, red tag. If
strong move on to mental status. Do not spend time controlling any bleeding
unless you can apply a quick tourniquet. Get patient to control it or ask a
green tag patient to control it. If no pulse, black tag
13.Mental status - ANSWER If adequate breathing and circulation. See if
patient responds to verbal stimuli. If yes, yellow tag. If unresponsive, red
tag.
,14.National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANSWER Developed
through department of homeland security for immediate response and long
term recovery of natural and human made incidents of all sizes.
15.Components of NIMS - ANSWER -resource management
-command and coordination
-communications and information management
16.What do lights and sirens give you - ANSWER They allow you to request
right of way, they do not give it
17.A helicopter landing zone should be: - ANSWER 100 feet by 100 feet in
size, and on a surface that is firm, level, and free of debris
18.Helicopter wash - ANSWER The wind created by helicopter blades
spinning
19.Where to approach helicopters - ANSWER 12 o'clock
20.What can you do to spilled fuel if fire department is taking too long -
ANSWER Cover with dirt to decrease the amount of vapor
21.What kind of glass is on windshield and which is on sides and rear windows
- ANSWER Windshield, and front window on newer cars, is made of
plastic-laminated glass and needs to be cut. Side and rear windows are
usually tempered glass and can be broken easily
22.Order of extrication - ANSWER 1. Scene assessment
2. Stabilize scene and control hazards
3. Gain access to patients
, 4. Provide initial emergency care
5. Help disentangle patients
6. Help prep the patients for removal
7. Remove patients
23.Water rescue order of rescuing - ANSWER Reach, throw, row, go
24.Concerns with water rescue - ANSWER ABCs. Especially breathing. May
need rescue breathes or CPR.
25.Diving conditions - ANSWER Air embolism and decompression sickness
(the bends). Probably will not be able to distinguish between them. Both are
caused by air bubbles released in the body due to changes in pressure
26.Signs air bubbles are in the brain or spinal cord - ANSWER Dizziness,
difficulty speaking, difficulty seeing, decreased consciousness
27.Signs air bubbles cause a collapsed lung - ANSWER Chest pain, shortness
of breath, pink or bloody froth coming from mouth or nose
28.Treatment for diving conditions - ANSWER Maintain ABCs. Administer
oxygen. They need hyperbaric chamber
29.Ice rescue - ANSWER Mark last known location. Do not go on ice if you
may fall through. Same rule as water rescue: reach, throw, row, go
30.If vehicle is on the ice - ANSWER Have them open a door to slow the
sinking if ice breaks. If they can not, open a window to give better escape
route
