NREMT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS ( COURTESY OF JEDIMEDIC.)
Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture Accurate Answer - (C) Subdural
hematoma
Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts
within the scope of practice, and does not accept payment for service?
(A) implied consent laws.
(B) Good Samaritan laws.
(C) malfeasance laws.
(D) absolute immunity laws. Accurate Answer - (B) Good Samaritan
laws
You arrive at a two car accident and the driver of the 1st car is unconscious.
Consent for this patient would be?
(A) informed.
(B) implied.
(C) expressed.
(D) involuntary. Accurate Answer - (B) implied
Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus Accurate Answer - (B) pancreas
Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
,(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP. Accurate Answer - (C) FCC.
What is the rate of chest compressions for a two-year-old in cardiac arrest?
(A) 80/minute.
(B) 100/minute.
(C) 110/minute.
(D) 120/minute. Accurate Answer - (B) 100/minute.
A BVM with a reservoir and oxygen source (at least 15 LPM) delivers an
oxygen concentration of
(A) 21%.
(B) 40% to 60%.
(C) 80%.
(D) 100%. Accurate Answer - (D) 100%.
Beck's triad (associated with pericardial tamponade) includes: distant heart
tones, JVD, and...
(A) pulse deviation.
(B) narrowing pulse pressure.
(C) wheezing.
(D) delayed capillary refill. Accurate Answer - (B) narrowing pulse
pressure.
What happens during inspiration?
(A) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax.
(B) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles contract.
(C) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles relax.
(D) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
Accurate Answer - (D) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles
contract.
When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh high-pitched
sound with each breath. What do you suspect?
, (A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi. Accurate Answer - (A) stridor.
Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation. Accurate Answer - (A) irregular respirations.
Cushing's reflex is indicative of a head injury with increased intracranial
pressure (ICP).
You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial
APGAR score is 5. What treatment should you do?
(A) CPR.
(B) effective ventilation.
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of epinephrine. Accurate Answer - (B) effective
ventilation.
Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and
stimulation.
All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance. Accurate Answer - (D) acceptance.
The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
(2) resistance: the level of resistance to stress raises
(3) exhaustion-as stress continues, coping mechanisms begin to fail
Manual maneuvers used to open a patient's airway
ANSWERS ( COURTESY OF JEDIMEDIC.)
Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture Accurate Answer - (C) Subdural
hematoma
Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts
within the scope of practice, and does not accept payment for service?
(A) implied consent laws.
(B) Good Samaritan laws.
(C) malfeasance laws.
(D) absolute immunity laws. Accurate Answer - (B) Good Samaritan
laws
You arrive at a two car accident and the driver of the 1st car is unconscious.
Consent for this patient would be?
(A) informed.
(B) implied.
(C) expressed.
(D) involuntary. Accurate Answer - (B) implied
Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus Accurate Answer - (B) pancreas
Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
,(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP. Accurate Answer - (C) FCC.
What is the rate of chest compressions for a two-year-old in cardiac arrest?
(A) 80/minute.
(B) 100/minute.
(C) 110/minute.
(D) 120/minute. Accurate Answer - (B) 100/minute.
A BVM with a reservoir and oxygen source (at least 15 LPM) delivers an
oxygen concentration of
(A) 21%.
(B) 40% to 60%.
(C) 80%.
(D) 100%. Accurate Answer - (D) 100%.
Beck's triad (associated with pericardial tamponade) includes: distant heart
tones, JVD, and...
(A) pulse deviation.
(B) narrowing pulse pressure.
(C) wheezing.
(D) delayed capillary refill. Accurate Answer - (B) narrowing pulse
pressure.
What happens during inspiration?
(A) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax.
(B) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles contract.
(C) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles relax.
(D) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
Accurate Answer - (D) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles
contract.
When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh high-pitched
sound with each breath. What do you suspect?
, (A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi. Accurate Answer - (A) stridor.
Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation. Accurate Answer - (A) irregular respirations.
Cushing's reflex is indicative of a head injury with increased intracranial
pressure (ICP).
You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial
APGAR score is 5. What treatment should you do?
(A) CPR.
(B) effective ventilation.
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of epinephrine. Accurate Answer - (B) effective
ventilation.
Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and
stimulation.
All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance. Accurate Answer - (D) acceptance.
The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
(2) resistance: the level of resistance to stress raises
(3) exhaustion-as stress continues, coping mechanisms begin to fail
Manual maneuvers used to open a patient's airway
