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NREMT EXAM

LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||

,QUESTION 1: Which of the following is an example of an unsafe scene for an EMT-Basic
to enter?

A. Fifty-four-year old male with difficulty breathing
B. Twenty-three-year old female with abdominal pain
C. Eighteen-year old adolescent with a gunshot wound to the chest
D. Four-year old child with leg pain

■ CORRECT ANSWER: C. Eighteen-year old adolescent with a
■ REASON: gunshot wound to the chest Reason: Any dispatch to a call with violence involved, such as a
gunshot wound, must be secured by police prior to EMS involvement. The other calls do not give any
inidication of being unsafe. The arterioles connect the and the capillaries. A. Veins B. Venules C. Arteries D.
Vena cavae



QUESTION 2: be secured by police prior to EMS involvement. The other calls do not give
any inidication of being unsafe. The arterioles connect the and the capillaries.

A. Veins
B. Venules
C. Arteries
D. Vena cavae

■ CORRECT ANSWER: C. Arteries
■ REASON: The path of blood flow goes from the heart to the aorta to the arteries to the arterioles to the
capillaries to the venules to the veins to the vena cavae to the heart.



QUESTION 3: The path of blood flow goes from the heart to the aorta to the arteries to the
arterioles to the capillaries to the venules to the veins to the vena cavae to the heart.
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for hypothermia?

A. Thirty-year old firefighter
B. Twelve-year old skier
C. Forty-five year old EMT
D. Seventy-year old librarian

■ CORRECT ANSWER: D. Seventy-year old librarian
■ REASON: Reason: The very young and very old are greater rsk for hypothermia The zygomatic bones are
located in the A. Chest B. Lower leg C. Back D. Face



QUESTION 4: The very young and very old are greater rsk for hypothermia The
zygomatic bones are located in the

A. Chest
B. Lower leg
C. Back
D. Face

■ CORRECT ANSWER: D. Face

,■ REASON: The zygomatic bones are the cheekbones Which of the following federal laws was created to
prevent "patients dumping" and the



QUESTION 5: The zygomatic bones are the cheekbones Which of the following federal
laws was created to prevent "patients dumping" and the practice of denying treatment to
patients with no insurance?

A. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
B. The White Paper Act
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
D. The Medical Practice Act of 1988

■ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active
■ REASON: Labor Act (EMTALA) Reason: The EMTALA was enacted by Congress in 1986 to ensure public
access to emergency services regardless of their ability to pay. This act was also created to prevent hospitals
from dumping their patients on other hospitals because of the patient's financial status. The White Paper (A)
was not an act, but was a paper published in 1966 addressing the inadequacy of pre-hospital emergency
medical care. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (C) was created to protect the
provacy of healthcare information. There is no such act as the Medical Practice Act of 1988 (D). When using
air transport, the EMT-Basic should approach a helicopter A. From the uphill side B. From the rear C. Only
when instructed by a helicopter crew member D. Under no circumsta



QUESTION 6: Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (C) was created to
protect the provacy of healthcare information. There is no such act as the Medical
Practice Act of 1988 (D). When using air transport, the EMT-Basic should approach a
helicopter

A. From the uphill side
B. From the rear
C. Only when instructed by a helicopter crew member
D. Under no circumstances, but instead allow the crew to come to them

■ CORRECT ANSWER: C. Only
■ REASON: when instructed by a helicopter crew member Reason: Helicopters are dangerous vechicles, and
safety rules include never approaching from the uphill side because of the danger of the rotors, or from the
rear because of the tail rotor. In addition, EMT-Basics should never approach until instructed by a helicopter
crew member so that the patient loading can be coordinated safely. Not approaching the helicopter at all may
be impractical due to patient care concerns. Which of the following should be noted as insignificant in
conducting the patient



QUESTION 7: by a helicopter crew member so that the patient loading can be
coordinated safely. Not approaching the helicopter at all may be impractical due to
patient care concerns. Which of the following should be noted as insignificant in
conducting the patient assessment?

A. Medication bottles
B. Comments of bystanders and family members

, C. Physical condition of the patient
D. Patient's medical insurance

■ CORRECT ANSWER: D. Patient's medical insurance
■ REASON: (A), (B), and (C) are all significant in conducting patient assessment. A patient's medical
insurance is not a consideration in treating emergency patients.



QUESTION 8: (A), (B), and (C) are all significant in conducting patient assessment. A
patient's medical insurance is not a consideration in treating emergency patients. Which
of the following is NOT a component of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

A. Eye opening
B. Verbal response
C. Motor response
D. Tactile sensatory response

■ CORRECT ANSWER: D. Tactile sensatory response
■ REASON: (A), (B), and (C) are all components of the Glasgow Coma Scale You have an EMT student
riding with you one day. The student is studying for an upcoming test and cannot remember a legal term. The
student knows that you must have four elements in order to prove this type of claim. The student knows that
the four elements are duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused. What term is the



QUESTION 9: upcoming test and cannot remember a legal term. The student knows that
you must have four elements in order to prove this type of claim. The student knows that
the four elements are duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused. What
term is the EMT student studying?

A. Abandonment
B. Simple negligence
C. Gross negligence
D. Malpractice

■ CORRECT ANSWER: B. Simple negligence
■ REASON: Reason: In order to prove simple (also called ordinary) negligence, there must be four elements;
duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused The head is to the chest. A. Inferior B. Anterior C.
Superior D. Posterior



QUESTION 10: In order to prove simple (also called ordinary) negligence, there must be
four elements; duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused The head is to
the chest.

A. Inferior
B. Anterior
C. Superior
D. Posterior

■ CORRECT ANSWER: C. Superior

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