NREMT Exam Review – 100+ Practice
Questions & Verified Answers for EMT
, Certification Exam Prep EMT Complete
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Practice Questions, Answers & Rationales
1. You arrive at a motor-vehicle collision and notice a leaking fuel tank. What should you do
FIRST?
A. Begin treating the most seriously injured patient
B. Determine the number of patients
C. Ensure scene safety and identify hazards
D. Begin obtaining SAMPLE history
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Ensure scene safety and identify hazards
Rationale: Scene safety is the priority. An unsafe scene can place the EMT, patient, and
bystanders at risk. Hazards must be identified and appropriate precautions taken before patient
care begins.
2. An unresponsive adult patient has abnormal gasping respirations. What should the EMT
do?
A. Consider the gasping an adequate breathing pattern
B. Provide oxygen by nasal cannula
C. Begin appropriate resuscitative care
D. Obtain a blood pressure before intervening
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Begin appropriate resuscitative care
Rationale: Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. An unresponsive patient with abnormal
gasping requires immediate assessment and appropriate resuscitation.
3. Which finding is the MOST concerning during the primary assessment of an adult patient?
A. Mild headache
B. Open airway with normal breathing
C. Severe respiratory distress
D. Minor abrasion to the arm
, CORRECT ANSWER: C. Severe respiratory distress
Rationale: Airway and breathing problems can rapidly become life-threatening and take priority
during the primary assessment.
4. A patient has severe external bleeding from the thigh. What should the EMT do FIRST?
A. Obtain a complete medical history
B. Control the bleeding
C. Determine the patient's blood glucose
D. Apply a cold pack
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Control the bleeding
Rationale: Life-threatening hemorrhage is an immediate priority. The EMT should rapidly
control severe bleeding while continuing the primary assessment.
5. Which assessment is designed to identify immediate life threats?
A. Secondary assessment
B. Primary assessment
C. SAMPLE history
D. OPQRST assessment
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Primary assessment
Rationale: The primary assessment focuses on immediately life-threatening problems involving
the airway, breathing, circulation, mental status, and other critical findings.
6. A patient complains of chest discomfort. Which question is MOST appropriate when using
OPQRST?
A. "What medications do you take?"
B. "When did you last eat?"
C. "What makes the discomfort better or worse?"
D. "Who is your primary physician?"
CORRECT ANSWER: C. "What makes the discomfort better or worse?"
Questions & Verified Answers for EMT
, Certification Exam Prep EMT Complete
Study Guide (PDF)
Practice Questions, Answers & Rationales
1. You arrive at a motor-vehicle collision and notice a leaking fuel tank. What should you do
FIRST?
A. Begin treating the most seriously injured patient
B. Determine the number of patients
C. Ensure scene safety and identify hazards
D. Begin obtaining SAMPLE history
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Ensure scene safety and identify hazards
Rationale: Scene safety is the priority. An unsafe scene can place the EMT, patient, and
bystanders at risk. Hazards must be identified and appropriate precautions taken before patient
care begins.
2. An unresponsive adult patient has abnormal gasping respirations. What should the EMT
do?
A. Consider the gasping an adequate breathing pattern
B. Provide oxygen by nasal cannula
C. Begin appropriate resuscitative care
D. Obtain a blood pressure before intervening
CORRECT ANSWER: C. Begin appropriate resuscitative care
Rationale: Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. An unresponsive patient with abnormal
gasping requires immediate assessment and appropriate resuscitation.
3. Which finding is the MOST concerning during the primary assessment of an adult patient?
A. Mild headache
B. Open airway with normal breathing
C. Severe respiratory distress
D. Minor abrasion to the arm
, CORRECT ANSWER: C. Severe respiratory distress
Rationale: Airway and breathing problems can rapidly become life-threatening and take priority
during the primary assessment.
4. A patient has severe external bleeding from the thigh. What should the EMT do FIRST?
A. Obtain a complete medical history
B. Control the bleeding
C. Determine the patient's blood glucose
D. Apply a cold pack
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Control the bleeding
Rationale: Life-threatening hemorrhage is an immediate priority. The EMT should rapidly
control severe bleeding while continuing the primary assessment.
5. Which assessment is designed to identify immediate life threats?
A. Secondary assessment
B. Primary assessment
C. SAMPLE history
D. OPQRST assessment
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Primary assessment
Rationale: The primary assessment focuses on immediately life-threatening problems involving
the airway, breathing, circulation, mental status, and other critical findings.
6. A patient complains of chest discomfort. Which question is MOST appropriate when using
OPQRST?
A. "What medications do you take?"
B. "When did you last eat?"
C. "What makes the discomfort better or worse?"
D. "Who is your primary physician?"
CORRECT ANSWER: C. "What makes the discomfort better or worse?"
