EMT Certification Test 2025-2026 Practice Test Bank
3 | Emergency Medical Technician Exam 2025| 2025
Latest NREMT Certification Exam Prep Test Bank 3
with 180 Questions and Correct Answers (new!)
EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they
are in contact with patients who would have which of the following?
A. HIV
B. TB
C. open wounds
D. hepatitis B - ANSWER-B
You are called to assist a 60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache.
Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first
action?
A. check the patient's airway, breathing and circulation
B. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance
D. open all the windows and determine the source of the gas leak - ANSWER-C
The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that results in sudden cardiac
arrest is called:
A. pulseless electrical activity
B. ventricular fibrillation
C. ventricular tachycardia
D. asystole - ANSWER-B
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,Which of the following is the highest priority patient?
A. 57 year old male with chest pain and systolic blood pressure of 80
B. 40 year old female with moderate pain from a leg injury
C. 75 year old male who appears confused but responds to commands
D. 25 year old female in labor with contractions six minutes apart - ANSWER-A
Of the following, which body fluid has the most potential to transmit blood-borne
diseases?
A. nasal discharge
B. vomitus
C. amniotic fluid
D. feces - ANSWER-C
Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she was
decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli?
A. she will be upset when you take her from her mother's arms
B. she will be unable to tell you how old she is if you ask her
C. she will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak
D. she will try to pull away from a painful stimulus on her toe - ANSWER-C
What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant?
A. palpate the carotid pulse
B. palpate the brachial pulse
C. palpate the radial pulse
D. observe capillary refill time - ANSWER-B
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,A 45 year old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his
position of comfort, your next action should be to
A. ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
B. ventilate the patient with the bag-valve-mask at 15L/min
C. administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
D. administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6L/min - ANSWER-C
Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?
A. alert 2-year-old child in car seat who was in a medium-speed crash
B. alert 20-year-old male who fell ten feet and is complaining of leg pain
C. alert 65-year-old female who fell in the bathtub and is complaining of wrist pain
D. alert 11-year-old who tripped while roller-skating and fell down three steps -
ANSWER-A
After arriving at the hospital you notice blood on your stretcher. The most
appropriate way to disinfect the stretcher is a(n)
A. 1:10 ratio of bleach to water solution
B. 1:100 ratio of bleach to water solution
C. 1:1000 ratio of bleach to water solution
D. straight bleach solution - ANSWER-A
In which of the following situations may an EMT-B place their hands in a patient's
vagina?
A. there is never an incident that allows this
B. a breech birth
C. to examine the vagina
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, D. to relieve pressure on a prolapsed cord - ANSWER-D
You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The
patient is awake and talking to you. During your assessment, you note that his skin
is pale, cool, and clammy. Your first step is to:
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin - ANSWER-B
(Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain, it
is important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate
damage to the heart muscle.)
Which of the following is the correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, left venntricle,
aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium,
left ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left ventricle,
aorta - ANSWER-D
The mitral or bicuspid valve,
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle - ANSWER-A
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3 | Emergency Medical Technician Exam 2025| 2025
Latest NREMT Certification Exam Prep Test Bank 3
with 180 Questions and Correct Answers (new!)
EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they
are in contact with patients who would have which of the following?
A. HIV
B. TB
C. open wounds
D. hepatitis B - ANSWER-B
You are called to assist a 60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache.
Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first
action?
A. check the patient's airway, breathing and circulation
B. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs
C. remove the patient from the house to your ambulance
D. open all the windows and determine the source of the gas leak - ANSWER-C
The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that results in sudden cardiac
arrest is called:
A. pulseless electrical activity
B. ventricular fibrillation
C. ventricular tachycardia
D. asystole - ANSWER-B
pg. 1
,Which of the following is the highest priority patient?
A. 57 year old male with chest pain and systolic blood pressure of 80
B. 40 year old female with moderate pain from a leg injury
C. 75 year old male who appears confused but responds to commands
D. 25 year old female in labor with contractions six minutes apart - ANSWER-A
Of the following, which body fluid has the most potential to transmit blood-borne
diseases?
A. nasal discharge
B. vomitus
C. amniotic fluid
D. feces - ANSWER-C
Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she was
decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli?
A. she will be upset when you take her from her mother's arms
B. she will be unable to tell you how old she is if you ask her
C. she will attempt to locate her parents' voices when they speak
D. she will try to pull away from a painful stimulus on her toe - ANSWER-C
What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant?
A. palpate the carotid pulse
B. palpate the brachial pulse
C. palpate the radial pulse
D. observe capillary refill time - ANSWER-B
pg. 2
,A 45 year old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his
position of comfort, your next action should be to
A. ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
B. ventilate the patient with the bag-valve-mask at 15L/min
C. administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
D. administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6L/min - ANSWER-C
Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?
A. alert 2-year-old child in car seat who was in a medium-speed crash
B. alert 20-year-old male who fell ten feet and is complaining of leg pain
C. alert 65-year-old female who fell in the bathtub and is complaining of wrist pain
D. alert 11-year-old who tripped while roller-skating and fell down three steps -
ANSWER-A
After arriving at the hospital you notice blood on your stretcher. The most
appropriate way to disinfect the stretcher is a(n)
A. 1:10 ratio of bleach to water solution
B. 1:100 ratio of bleach to water solution
C. 1:1000 ratio of bleach to water solution
D. straight bleach solution - ANSWER-A
In which of the following situations may an EMT-B place their hands in a patient's
vagina?
A. there is never an incident that allows this
B. a breech birth
C. to examine the vagina
pg. 3
, D. to relieve pressure on a prolapsed cord - ANSWER-D
You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The
patient is awake and talking to you. During your assessment, you note that his skin
is pale, cool, and clammy. Your first step is to:
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin - ANSWER-B
(Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain, it
is important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate
damage to the heart muscle.)
Which of the following is the correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, left venntricle,
aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium,
left ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left ventricle,
aorta - ANSWER-D
The mitral or bicuspid valve,
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle - ANSWER-A
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