NREMT Practice Exam Questions and
Answers 2022\23
The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you have
tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should your next
course of action be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the
baby - Correct answer-Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the
middle
You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a man was
reported to be choking. You enter and find an unconscious cyanotic male on
the floor. He is supine with BBQ sauce on his mouth and napkins in his hand.
What would you do for this patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and administer
back thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the
AED. Tell everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the
prompts
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then
administer high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon
completion of compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest rise
and fall - Correct answer- Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea, and begin
compressions. Upon completion of compressions give two slow breaths
looking for the chest to rise and fall
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed to
the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast and will
not talk to me." You arrive to find the woman lying on her side in the grass.
She is breathing at 7 breaths per minute and her pulse is irregular and very
thready. Her lungs also present with crackles upon auscultation. As you are
taking blood pressure (88/66) the husband tell you that the woman has
been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3 days. What is the most likely
cause of the woman's condition and how would you treat her?
,A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow O2 via
NRB - Correct answer-Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
One pupil is dilated and the other is constricted would suggest what type of
injury?
A. Cervical
B. Cerebral
C. Crovasic
D. Cellular - Correct answer-Cerebral
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) will usually stop after:
A. 30-60 minutes
B. 1-2 days
C. Proper intervention
D. 10-15 minutes - Correct answer-10-15 minutes
Signs and symptoms of Cushing' phenomenon include all of the following
except:
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Biot respirations
D. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Correct answer-Tachycardia
Which of the following choices is a normal systolic blood pressure in a child?
A. Less than 80 mm Hg
B. 70 mm Hg
C. Greater than 70 mm Hg
, D. Greater than 120 mm Hg - Correct answer-Greater than 70 mm Hg
You are assessing an 84 year old man. Upon auscultation of the lungs you
discover crackles or race sounds. He is complaining of chest pain and
congestion. These signs and symptoms can indicate what?
A. An embolism
B. Collapse of the vena cava
C. Right ventricular failure
D. Left ventricular failure - Correct answer-Left ventricular failure
An EMT may be charged with abandonment if they?
A. Don't rescue a patient in a burning building
B. Do something to a patient that results in injury to the patient
C. Leave a patient without the patient's consent and without equal or higher
level care
D. Leave a patient who is triaged green to assist a patient who is triaged
red - Correct answer-Leave a patient without the patient's consent and
without equal or higher level care
You have just arrived on scene of a single vehicle accident involving a truck
that has slid off the road and rolled. Your patient was driving about 40 mph
when he hit an icy spot and went off the road rolling the vehicle one time.
After completing your scene size up, which of the following treatment
choices would be the most appropriate?
A. Check baseline vitals, do a focused exam on the patient's chief complaint
B. Perform a detailed physical examination to uncover any life threatening
injuries
C. Get a SAMPLE history and do a focused physical examination
D. Perform a rapid trauma assessment - Correct answer-Perform a
rapid trauma assessment
A man had both legs burned on the front and back, along with the fronts of
both arms. Approximately what percentage of his body was burned?
A. 36%
Answers 2022\23
The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you have
tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should your next
course of action be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the
baby - Correct answer-Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the
middle
You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a man was
reported to be choking. You enter and find an unconscious cyanotic male on
the floor. He is supine with BBQ sauce on his mouth and napkins in his hand.
What would you do for this patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and administer
back thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the
AED. Tell everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the
prompts
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then
administer high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon
completion of compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest rise
and fall - Correct answer- Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea, and begin
compressions. Upon completion of compressions give two slow breaths
looking for the chest to rise and fall
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed to
the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast and will
not talk to me." You arrive to find the woman lying on her side in the grass.
She is breathing at 7 breaths per minute and her pulse is irregular and very
thready. Her lungs also present with crackles upon auscultation. As you are
taking blood pressure (88/66) the husband tell you that the woman has
been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3 days. What is the most likely
cause of the woman's condition and how would you treat her?
,A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow O2 via
NRB - Correct answer-Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
One pupil is dilated and the other is constricted would suggest what type of
injury?
A. Cervical
B. Cerebral
C. Crovasic
D. Cellular - Correct answer-Cerebral
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) will usually stop after:
A. 30-60 minutes
B. 1-2 days
C. Proper intervention
D. 10-15 minutes - Correct answer-10-15 minutes
Signs and symptoms of Cushing' phenomenon include all of the following
except:
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Biot respirations
D. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Correct answer-Tachycardia
Which of the following choices is a normal systolic blood pressure in a child?
A. Less than 80 mm Hg
B. 70 mm Hg
C. Greater than 70 mm Hg
, D. Greater than 120 mm Hg - Correct answer-Greater than 70 mm Hg
You are assessing an 84 year old man. Upon auscultation of the lungs you
discover crackles or race sounds. He is complaining of chest pain and
congestion. These signs and symptoms can indicate what?
A. An embolism
B. Collapse of the vena cava
C. Right ventricular failure
D. Left ventricular failure - Correct answer-Left ventricular failure
An EMT may be charged with abandonment if they?
A. Don't rescue a patient in a burning building
B. Do something to a patient that results in injury to the patient
C. Leave a patient without the patient's consent and without equal or higher
level care
D. Leave a patient who is triaged green to assist a patient who is triaged
red - Correct answer-Leave a patient without the patient's consent and
without equal or higher level care
You have just arrived on scene of a single vehicle accident involving a truck
that has slid off the road and rolled. Your patient was driving about 40 mph
when he hit an icy spot and went off the road rolling the vehicle one time.
After completing your scene size up, which of the following treatment
choices would be the most appropriate?
A. Check baseline vitals, do a focused exam on the patient's chief complaint
B. Perform a detailed physical examination to uncover any life threatening
injuries
C. Get a SAMPLE history and do a focused physical examination
D. Perform a rapid trauma assessment - Correct answer-Perform a
rapid trauma assessment
A man had both legs burned on the front and back, along with the fronts of
both arms. Approximately what percentage of his body was burned?
A. 36%
