NREMT AEMT PREP QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
M.O.I. - ANSWERMechanism of Injury, vehicles, falls etc.
what do you generally set oxygen to? - ANSWER15L/M
How to open airway for a trauma victim? - ANSWERchin lift/jaw thrust
electrolyte that regulates extracellular fluid, and is responsible for control of stomach ph
- ANSWERchloride
lactated ringer's - ANSWERhypovolemic shock, do not use in congestive heart failure or
renal failure
pursed lips breathing - ANSWERthink emphysema
dura mater vs pia mater - ANSWERdura coats the skull, pia coats the brain
diverticulitis - ANSWERinflamed small pockets, chills and fever
Islet of langerhans - ANSWERsecrete insulin and glucagon
narcan dose - ANSWER.4-2 mg
lacrimation - ANSWERcrying
SLUDGE - ANSWERused for organophosphates, salivation, lacrimation, urination,
defication, gastrointestinal distress, and emisis
symptoms previa vs abruptio - ANSWERprevia= bright red bleeding
abruptio= dark bleeding
portions of skull - ANSWERfrontal, occipital, temporal, parietal (sides)
calcaneous - ANSWERheel bone
normal respiratory rate for children and infants - ANSWERc: 15-30 I: 25-50
,two major bones of the pelvis - ANSWERilium (superior and widest) and ischium
epiglottis - ANSWERstructure that prevents foreign matter from entering the trachea
larynx - ANSWERvoice box
bronchi - ANSWERtwo large branches that come off the trachea
apneic - ANSWERnot breathing
N.O.I - ANSWERnature of illness
AVPU - ANSWERAlert, verbal/vocal, pain, unconscious
skin CTC - ANSWERcolor,temperature, condition (normal is warm,pink and dry)
hypoperfusion - ANSWERShock.... decreased delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells)
OPQRST - ANSWERfor conditions occuring right now (medical) Onset, Provocation,
quality,radiation, severity, time
Onset - ANSWERWhat were you doing when this happened? did it happen suddenly or
gradually? could ...... have caused this?
Provocation - ANSWERWhat makes your pain feel better or worse? does it hurt when
you do .........?
quality - ANSWERHow would you describe your pain? what does your pain feel like?
radiation - ANSWERWhere does it hurt the most? is it staying in one spot? where was it
when the pain started
severity - ANSWERon scale of 1 to 10 how bad is your pain?
time - ANSWERhow long has it been since the pain started?
signs versus symptoms - ANSWERsigns: something you see
symptoms: something they tell you
nitroglycerin - ANSWERvasodilation of coronary arteries
What is first priority after personal safety? - ANSWERpatient care
brady (root) - ANSWERbelow normal, slow
, tachy (root) - ANSWERabove normal, rapid
tachypnea - ANSWERrapid breathing
plegia - ANSWERparalysis of the limbs quadraplegia (four limbs) quad=4
bilateral - ANSWERboth sides
dorsal/ventral - ANSWERdorsal: back of body
ventral: front of body
palmar/plantar - ANSWERpalmar: palm of the hand
plantar: sole of the foot
where to place stethescope for lung sounds? - ANSWERmid-clavicular lines
fowler position - ANSWERsitting up
integumentary system - ANSWERforms protective barrier and aids in temperature
regulation (skin, hair, nails and sweat glands)
zygomatic - ANSWERbones that form the structure of the cheeks
proximate cause - ANSWERwhen what you did caused further harm.
why would you use an emergency move? - ANSWERscene is unsafe, you must get to
other patients, care of life threatening injuries requires repositioning
when to use a urgent move? - ANSWERwhen patients condition is declining:
backboarding, removing from a car etc.
what side should you roll recovery position? - ANSWERleft side
malleolus - ANSWERankle bone
c1 and c2 - ANSWERatlas and axis
How many total vertebrae? - ANSWER33
diaphragm - ANSWERmuscular structure that divides the chest from the abdomen
ventalation vs respiration - ANSWERventilation is moving gases between inhaled air
and blood, respiration is the moving of oxygen between blood and cells
what is the muscle of the heart? - ANSWERmyocardium
what is the pacemaker of the heart - ANSWERsinoatrial node (SA node)
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
M.O.I. - ANSWERMechanism of Injury, vehicles, falls etc.
what do you generally set oxygen to? - ANSWER15L/M
How to open airway for a trauma victim? - ANSWERchin lift/jaw thrust
electrolyte that regulates extracellular fluid, and is responsible for control of stomach ph
- ANSWERchloride
lactated ringer's - ANSWERhypovolemic shock, do not use in congestive heart failure or
renal failure
pursed lips breathing - ANSWERthink emphysema
dura mater vs pia mater - ANSWERdura coats the skull, pia coats the brain
diverticulitis - ANSWERinflamed small pockets, chills and fever
Islet of langerhans - ANSWERsecrete insulin and glucagon
narcan dose - ANSWER.4-2 mg
lacrimation - ANSWERcrying
SLUDGE - ANSWERused for organophosphates, salivation, lacrimation, urination,
defication, gastrointestinal distress, and emisis
symptoms previa vs abruptio - ANSWERprevia= bright red bleeding
abruptio= dark bleeding
portions of skull - ANSWERfrontal, occipital, temporal, parietal (sides)
calcaneous - ANSWERheel bone
normal respiratory rate for children and infants - ANSWERc: 15-30 I: 25-50
,two major bones of the pelvis - ANSWERilium (superior and widest) and ischium
epiglottis - ANSWERstructure that prevents foreign matter from entering the trachea
larynx - ANSWERvoice box
bronchi - ANSWERtwo large branches that come off the trachea
apneic - ANSWERnot breathing
N.O.I - ANSWERnature of illness
AVPU - ANSWERAlert, verbal/vocal, pain, unconscious
skin CTC - ANSWERcolor,temperature, condition (normal is warm,pink and dry)
hypoperfusion - ANSWERShock.... decreased delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells)
OPQRST - ANSWERfor conditions occuring right now (medical) Onset, Provocation,
quality,radiation, severity, time
Onset - ANSWERWhat were you doing when this happened? did it happen suddenly or
gradually? could ...... have caused this?
Provocation - ANSWERWhat makes your pain feel better or worse? does it hurt when
you do .........?
quality - ANSWERHow would you describe your pain? what does your pain feel like?
radiation - ANSWERWhere does it hurt the most? is it staying in one spot? where was it
when the pain started
severity - ANSWERon scale of 1 to 10 how bad is your pain?
time - ANSWERhow long has it been since the pain started?
signs versus symptoms - ANSWERsigns: something you see
symptoms: something they tell you
nitroglycerin - ANSWERvasodilation of coronary arteries
What is first priority after personal safety? - ANSWERpatient care
brady (root) - ANSWERbelow normal, slow
, tachy (root) - ANSWERabove normal, rapid
tachypnea - ANSWERrapid breathing
plegia - ANSWERparalysis of the limbs quadraplegia (four limbs) quad=4
bilateral - ANSWERboth sides
dorsal/ventral - ANSWERdorsal: back of body
ventral: front of body
palmar/plantar - ANSWERpalmar: palm of the hand
plantar: sole of the foot
where to place stethescope for lung sounds? - ANSWERmid-clavicular lines
fowler position - ANSWERsitting up
integumentary system - ANSWERforms protective barrier and aids in temperature
regulation (skin, hair, nails and sweat glands)
zygomatic - ANSWERbones that form the structure of the cheeks
proximate cause - ANSWERwhen what you did caused further harm.
why would you use an emergency move? - ANSWERscene is unsafe, you must get to
other patients, care of life threatening injuries requires repositioning
when to use a urgent move? - ANSWERwhen patients condition is declining:
backboarding, removing from a car etc.
what side should you roll recovery position? - ANSWERleft side
malleolus - ANSWERankle bone
c1 and c2 - ANSWERatlas and axis
How many total vertebrae? - ANSWER33
diaphragm - ANSWERmuscular structure that divides the chest from the abdomen
ventalation vs respiration - ANSWERventilation is moving gases between inhaled air
and blood, respiration is the moving of oxygen between blood and cells
what is the muscle of the heart? - ANSWERmyocardium
what is the pacemaker of the heart - ANSWERsinoatrial node (SA node)
