NREMT PARAMEDIC TEST |ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED EDITION
|GRADED A+
Question 1
What are the late signs of hemorrhagic shock?
CORRECT ANSWER
Rapid breathing, cool clammy skin, dull slightly dilated pupils
Question 2
Is carbon monoxide an internal factor or external factor for respiration?
CORRECT ANSWER
External
Question 3
Name 3 of the AHA reccomended managment principles for ROSC patients.
CORRECT ANSWER
Initiate Targeted Temperature Management if patient is comatose, Administer
colloid/vasopressor to a goal blood pressure of <90 systolic or MAP <65mmHg, and obtain
12-lead. (THINK TAKE PT TO THE MOVIES)
Question 4
According to the NREMT, what is the dose of NARCAN for a patient with suspected opiod
overdose?
CORRECT ANSWER
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,Narcan 2mg IN (1mg per nare)
Question 5
Name 3 WMD chemical agent exposures that a paramedic can see symptoms of on scene?
CORRECT ANSWER
Pulmonary agents, nerve agents, and vesicant agents. (Vesicant agents include mustard
gas and primarily affect DNA to cause cellular damage)
Question 6
Why is an uncuffed ET tube appropriate for a 6 year old child?
CORRECT ANSWER
Pediatrics of this age range have a narrowing of the trachea at the level of the cricoid
cartilage.
Question 7
Name the major signs of hypothermia.
CORRECT ANSWER
Lack of coordination, confusion and memory loss, lack of shivering, weak pulses, slowed
speech, drowsiness and very low energy, and slow shallow breathing.
Question 8
In dislocations and fractures, splinting is normally done in the position it is found. If
circulation is comprimised, a paramedic may attempt to manipulate the injury one time to
regain circulation. What is the one anatomical location that is the exception to this rule
and therefore contraindicated in the prehospital setting?
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Elbow dislocations and fractures, due to the anatomical position of these injuries.
Question 9
Name 3 common SSRI medications.
CORRECT ANSWER
Zoloft (Sertaline), Prozac (Fluoxetine), and Paxil (Paroxetine)
Question 10
Define how to calculate the rate of an irregular rhythm and how and why it should be
used.
CORRECT ANSWER
The range of an irregular heart rate can be determined by calculating the heart rate of the
QRS complexes closest together and the QRS complexes furthest apart. The two rates can
be calculated using the block or memory method.
Question 11
Regarding irregular heart rates, how do you perform the 6 second method? How do you
perform the 10 second method? *NOTE, NREMT DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS METHOD EXISTS,
BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW ANYWAY
CORRECT ANSWER
Viewing the rhythm strip, on a 6-second strip count the number of QRS complexes and
multiply by 10. For a 10 second strip, count the number of QRS complexes and multiply by
6.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED EDITION
|GRADED A+
Question 1
What are the late signs of hemorrhagic shock?
CORRECT ANSWER
Rapid breathing, cool clammy skin, dull slightly dilated pupils
Question 2
Is carbon monoxide an internal factor or external factor for respiration?
CORRECT ANSWER
External
Question 3
Name 3 of the AHA reccomended managment principles for ROSC patients.
CORRECT ANSWER
Initiate Targeted Temperature Management if patient is comatose, Administer
colloid/vasopressor to a goal blood pressure of <90 systolic or MAP <65mmHg, and obtain
12-lead. (THINK TAKE PT TO THE MOVIES)
Question 4
According to the NREMT, what is the dose of NARCAN for a patient with suspected opiod
overdose?
CORRECT ANSWER
1
@THE STUDY VAULT
,Narcan 2mg IN (1mg per nare)
Question 5
Name 3 WMD chemical agent exposures that a paramedic can see symptoms of on scene?
CORRECT ANSWER
Pulmonary agents, nerve agents, and vesicant agents. (Vesicant agents include mustard
gas and primarily affect DNA to cause cellular damage)
Question 6
Why is an uncuffed ET tube appropriate for a 6 year old child?
CORRECT ANSWER
Pediatrics of this age range have a narrowing of the trachea at the level of the cricoid
cartilage.
Question 7
Name the major signs of hypothermia.
CORRECT ANSWER
Lack of coordination, confusion and memory loss, lack of shivering, weak pulses, slowed
speech, drowsiness and very low energy, and slow shallow breathing.
Question 8
In dislocations and fractures, splinting is normally done in the position it is found. If
circulation is comprimised, a paramedic may attempt to manipulate the injury one time to
regain circulation. What is the one anatomical location that is the exception to this rule
and therefore contraindicated in the prehospital setting?
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@THE STUDY VAULT
, CORRECT ANSWER
Elbow dislocations and fractures, due to the anatomical position of these injuries.
Question 9
Name 3 common SSRI medications.
CORRECT ANSWER
Zoloft (Sertaline), Prozac (Fluoxetine), and Paxil (Paroxetine)
Question 10
Define how to calculate the rate of an irregular rhythm and how and why it should be
used.
CORRECT ANSWER
The range of an irregular heart rate can be determined by calculating the heart rate of the
QRS complexes closest together and the QRS complexes furthest apart. The two rates can
be calculated using the block or memory method.
Question 11
Regarding irregular heart rates, how do you perform the 6 second method? How do you
perform the 10 second method? *NOTE, NREMT DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS METHOD EXISTS,
BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW ANYWAY
CORRECT ANSWER
Viewing the rhythm strip, on a 6-second strip count the number of QRS complexes and
multiply by 10. For a 10 second strip, count the number of QRS complexes and multiply by
6.
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@THE STUDY VAULT
