NREMT ACTUAL EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide to open
the airway. What method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway
ANS c) Head tilt-Chin lift
2.Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations. How many
breathes will you deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
ANS b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
3.Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
,d) No more than 15 seconds
ANS d) No more than 15 seconds
4.Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of difficulty breathing.
The patient is found in the tripod position in a shopping mall. His respiratory
rate is 26, oxygen saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-
4 word sentences. You should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations
ANS c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
5.You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found sitting upright
on the couch. She complains of shortness of breath on exertion. Her
respiratory rate is 20, she is speaking in full sentences and her oxygen
saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
ANS d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
6.You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground outside a
,bank. He's unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation
of 85%. There is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
ANS b) Open the airway
7.You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty
breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi
unilateral to her right lung. You suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD
ANS c) Pneumonia
8.What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi
ANS a) Wheezing
, 9.You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains of
dizziness and shortness of breath. Which of the following would you
expect on exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting
ANS c) Stridor
10.What separates an allergic reaction from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient
ANS b) How many body systems are affected
11.True or False
Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest and excessive
coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
ANS b) FALSE
12.True or False Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with excessive
Questions and Answers
1.Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide to open
the airway. What method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway
ANS c) Head tilt-Chin lift
2.Your adult patient needs assistance with ventilations. How many
breathes will you deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
ANS b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
3.Your patient requires suction. How long will you suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
,d) No more than 15 seconds
ANS d) No more than 15 seconds
4.Your patient is a 65 year old male who complains of difficulty breathing.
The patient is found in the tripod position in a shopping mall. His respiratory
rate is 26, oxygen saturation comes back at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-
4 word sentences. You should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations
ANS c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
5.You respond to a 44 year old female patient who is found sitting upright
on the couch. She complains of shortness of breath on exertion. Her
respiratory rate is 20, she is speaking in full sentences and her oxygen
saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
ANS d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
6.You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground outside a
,bank. He's unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation
of 85%. There is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
ANS b) Open the airway
7.You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty
breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi
unilateral to her right lung. You suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD
ANS c) Pneumonia
8.What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi
ANS a) Wheezing
, 9.You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains of
dizziness and shortness of breath. Which of the following would you
expect on exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting
ANS c) Stridor
10.What separates an allergic reaction from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient
ANS b) How many body systems are affected
11.True or False
Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest and excessive
coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
ANS b) FALSE
12.True or False Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with excessive
