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EMT NREMT Study Guide (2000 Quiz Set} Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With Elaborated 100% Correct Complete Solutions Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!! Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by CORRECT ANSWER correctly positioning the head Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid trauma assessment? CORRECT ANSWER an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm? CORRECT ANSWER Radius During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused by CORRECT ANSWER decreased blood flow to the skin An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction of the CORRECT ANSWER liver What is an example of abandonment? CORRECT ANSWER A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an unresponsive 6-month old patient? CORRECT ANSWER Brachial During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note massive facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy skin. What should be your most immediate concern? CORRECT ANSWER Potential obstruction of the airway You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on heroin and is unconscious with shallow breathing and cyanosis to the face. The patient suddenly begins to vomit. What should you do first? CORRECT ANSWER Turn the patient onto his side. The scene size up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT A. determining scene safety B. applying personal protective gear C. assessing the need for assistance D. evaluating the mechanism of injury CORRECT ANSWER applying personal protective gear In which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway be indicated? A. Any patient suspected of having hypoxia B. A semiconscious patient with an intact gag reflex C. A semiconscious patient who took an overdose of propoxyphene D. An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the ears CORRECT ANSWER An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the ears Upon arriving at the scene of a multiple vehicle crash, you can see that at least two patients have been ejected from their vehicles. What should you do next? A. Begin triage B. Treat the most critical patient first C. Gather all of the patients together D. Call for at least one more ambulance CORRECT ANSWER Call for at least one more ambulance A 75 year old man has generalized weakness and chest pain. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin and he states that he has not taken any of his medication. After initiating oxygen therapy, you should next A. apply the AED and prepare the patient for immediate transport B. perform a detailed physical examination to located any other problems. C. contact medical control for permission to assist the patient with his nitroglycerin. D. complete a focused physical examination, including obtaining baseline vital signs. CORRECT ANSWER complete a focused physical examination, including obtaining baseline vital signs.

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EMT NREMT Study Guide (2000 Quiz Set} Comprehensive Resource To Help
You Ace 2026-2027 Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With
Elaborated 100% Correct Complete Solutions
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!




Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by correctly positioning the head


Which of the following patients would be most in need of an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the
a rapid trauma assessment? abdomen


Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, Radius
painful deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?


During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a decreased blood flow to the skin
gunshot wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale.
This finding is most likely caused by


An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper liver
quadrant of her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her
skin. You should suspect dysfunction of the


What is an example of abandonment? A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate




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,Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a Brachial
pulse in an unresponsive 6-month old patient?


During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note Potential obstruction of the airway
massive facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy
skin. What should be your most immediate concern?


You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on Turn the patient onto his side.
heroin and is unconscious with shallow breathing and
cyanosis to the face. The patient suddenly begins to
vomit. What should you do first?


The scene size up includes all of the following applying personal protective gear
components, EXCEPT


A. determining scene safety
B. applying personal protective gear
C. assessing the need for assistance
D. evaluating the mechanism of injury


In which of the following patients would an An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the ears
oropharyngeal airway be indicated?


A. Any patient suspected of having hypoxia
B. A semiconscious patient with an intact gag reflex
C. A semiconscious patient who took an overdose of
propoxyphene
D. An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the
ears


Upon arriving at the scene of a multiple vehicle crash, Call for at least one more ambulance
you can see that at least two patients have been ejected
from their vehicles. What should you do next?


A. Begin triage
B. Treat the most critical patient first
C. Gather all of the patients together
D. Call for at least one more ambulance


A 75 year old man has generalized weakness and chest complete a focused physical examination, including obtaining baseline vital signs.
pain. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin and he
states that he has not taken any of his medication. After
initiating oxygen therapy, you should next


A. apply the AED and prepare the patient for immediate
transport
B. perform a detailed physical examination to located any
other problems.
C. contact medical control for permission to assist the
patient with his nitroglycerin.
D. complete a focused physical examination, including
obtaining baseline vital signs.



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,Which of the following organs is not part of the Gallbladder
endocrine system?


A. Thyroid
B. Pituitary
C. Pancreas
D. Gallbladder


Which of the following injuries or conditions should be Bleeding within the oral cavity
managed first?


A. Fluid drainage from both ears
B. Bleeding within the oral cavity
C. A large open abdominal wound
D. Bilateral fractures of the femurs


You arrive at a residence where you find a man lying has sustained an injury
unconscious in his front yard. There were no witnesses to
the event that caused the unconsciousness. In assessing
this man, you must assume that he


A. has sustained an injury
B. is having a heart attack
C. is having a diabetic reaction
D. is having a heat-related emergency


When is the best time to perform a detailed physical While enroute to the hospital
examination?


A. While enroute to the hospital
B. After all life threats have been ruled out
C. Immediately after taking baseline vital signs
D. Following the initial assessment of a trauma patient.


Which of the following conditions would most likely Exposure to heat
cause flushed skin?


A. Shock
B. Hypoxia
C. Exposure to heat
D. Low blood pressure


During the rapid trauma assessment of a patient with Prevent air from entering the wound.
multiple injuries, you expose the chest and find an open
wound with blood bubbling from it. What should you do
next?


A. Apply 100% supplemental oxygen.
B. Provide rapid transport to the hospital
C. Prevent air from entering the wound.
D. Place a porous dressing over the wound.




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, You are called to a local park for a 7-year old boy with allergic reaction
respiratory distress. During your assessment, you find that
the patient is wheezing and has wide-spread hives and
facial edema. What should you suspect has occurred?


A. Heat emergency
B. allergic reaction
C. Acute asthma attack
D. Exposure to a poisonous plant


A common side effect of nitroglycerin is headache


A. nausea
B. headache
C. hypertension
D. chest discomfort


As you assess a 56-year old man, you note that he is perform CPR until the AED is ready to use
pulseless and apneic. As your partner gets the AED from
the ambulance, you should


A. obtain a medical history from the wife.
B. place the patient in the recovery position
C. perform CPR until the AED is ready to use
D. conduct a detailed examination of the patient.


Prescribed inhalers, such as albuterol (Ventolin), relieve relaxing the smooth muscle of the bronchioles.
respiratory distress by


A. constricting the bronchioles in the lungs.
B. contracting the smaller airways in the lungs.
C. relaxing the smooth muscle of the bronchioles.
D. dilating the large mainstem bronchi of the airway.


In a patient with cardiac compromise, you would be headache
LEAST likely to encounter


A. anxiety
B. dyspnea
C. headache
D. chest pain


When monitoring a patient with a head injury, the most level of consciousness
reliable indicator of his or her condition is the


A. pupillary reaction
B. level of consciousness
C. systolic blood pressure
D. rate and depth of breathing




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