NREMT Practice Exam – 2025 Practice Questions with Answers for
EMT Certification (Basic Level)
This document includes a full set of realistic practice questions and answer explanations
for the 2025 NREMT Basic EMT exam. It covers all required knowledge areas including
airway management, trauma care, cardiology, medical emergencies, obstetrics, EMS
operations, and patient assessment. Created to mirror the official National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians exam format, this guide is ideal for learners aiming for
first-time success on the NREMT.
1. Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture: (C) Subdural hematoma
2. 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.: (B) Good Samaritan laws
,3. 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.: (B) implied
4. Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus: (B) pancreas
5. Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP.: (C) FCC.
6. 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.: (B) 100/minute.
7. 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%.: (D) 100%.
, 8. 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.: (B) narrowing pulse pressure.
9. 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.: (D) the
diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
10. 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.: (A) stridor.
11. Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation.: (A) irregular respirations. Cushing's reflex is indicative of a
head injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
12. 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.: (B) effective ventilation.
EMT Certification (Basic Level)
This document includes a full set of realistic practice questions and answer explanations
for the 2025 NREMT Basic EMT exam. It covers all required knowledge areas including
airway management, trauma care, cardiology, medical emergencies, obstetrics, EMS
operations, and patient assessment. Created to mirror the official National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians exam format, this guide is ideal for learners aiming for
first-time success on the NREMT.
1. Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture: (C) Subdural hematoma
2. 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.: (B) Good Samaritan laws
,3. 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.: (B) implied
4. Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus: (B) pancreas
5. Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP.: (C) FCC.
6. 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.: (B) 100/minute.
7. 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%.: (D) 100%.
, 8. 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.: (B) narrowing pulse pressure.
9. 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.: (D) the
diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
10. 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.: (A) stridor.
11. Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation.: (A) irregular respirations. Cushing's reflex is indicative of a
head injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
12. 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.: (B) effective ventilation.
