NREMT® EMR EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 150 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Brady Slow
Tachy dRapi
Hyper Above
Hypo Under
Naso NOse
Oro Mouth
Hem-, Hema-, hemo- Blood
Anterior Front of body
Posterior Back of body
Imaginary vertical line drawn from head to toe that divides the body into equal
Midline
left and right sides
Medial Closer to the midline
Lateral Farther from the midline
Proximal Close to the point where the arm or leg is attached
Distal Distant from where the arm or leg is attached
Superior Closer to head
Options
Inferior Closer to toes
Nasophraynx Nose
Oropharynx mouth
larynx voice box
trachea wind pipe
epiglottis at end of larynx, keeps food from entering the larynx
Diaphragm Large muscle that forms the bottom of the chest cavity
Blood receives oxygen from lungs, travels to the heart which then pumps to
Circulatory System
the rest of the body.
Right Atruim receives blood from veins
left atrium receives blood from the lungs
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right ventricle Pumps blood to the lungs for oxygen
left ventricle pumps blood to the body
Three major artieries Femoral (pelvis area), radial (wrist), carotid (neck)
patella knee
humerus arm
ulna forearm
clavicle collar bone
coccyx tailbone
cervical spine neck
thoracic spine upper back
lumbar spine lower back
sacrum base of spine
What does the pancreas do? Produces insulin
Average pulse for infants, children, 100-180-------------70-150---------60-100
adults
Average respirations for infants, 25-60 ----------------------- 15-30 ------------ 12-20
children, adults
Average systolic BP for infants, children, 50-95 ------------- 80-110 --------90- 140
adults
Tongue are proportionally larger than adults. This makes it more likely to block
Children and infant tongues
airways.
Why do children usually experience Blocked airway or stopped breathing
cardiac arrest?
Used when there could be a neck injury and tilting the neck could cause
Jaw Thrust
permanent paralysis
When to do finger sweeps Patient must be unconcious, no reflex (even gag)
Infant: 5 seconds
What are the max times you can suction
Child: 10 seconds
for?
Adult: 15 seconds
How do you measure an OPA? Corner of mouth to earlobe
What happens in a mild airway Coughing and gagging. Some air passes through
obstruction
What happens in a severe airway Silent cough, cannot breathe, speech is impossible
obstruction?
Treatment for a completely obstructed airway in a conscious adult. Abdominal
Heimlich manuever
thrusts.
Place infant in a facedown position over one arm. Deliver 5 back slaps
How do you do heimlich for an infant? between the shoulder blades. Deliver 5 chest thrusts in middle of sternum
(using two fingers).
Percent oxygen present in the air 21%
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