NREMT-EMR questions with correct answers

The primary assessment of an adult with chest pain includes: Correct Answer-Determine the transport priority. Determining the patient transport priority is a component of the primary assessment. Scene safety is determined during the scene size up. Determining specifics about the patients pain and reassessing vitals are done later in the assessment process. You are caring for a six-year-old patient with respiratory distress. The pulse oximeter (Sa02) reads 93%. Your management of the patient should include: Correct Answer-Administer sufficient oxygen to maintain a pulse oximeter reading of at least 94% Oxygen is indicated for patients with signs or symptoms of hypoxia, including a pulse oximeter below 94%. EMTs should not withhold oxygen from a patient with a pulse oximeter below 94%. EMTs do not contact the patient€™s physician for medical direction, nor do they administer MDIs which are not prescribed to the patient. Which of the following interventions should be performed first for an unresponsive patient with a suspected spinal cord injury? Correct Answer-Jaw thrust maneuver. The head-tilt, chin-lift is contraindicated for patients with suspected spinal injury. Manual airway techniques, in this case the jaw thrust maneuver, should be performed before inserting a mechanical airway adjunct. You are caring for a 22-year-old female who complains of respiratory distress after exercising. She is alert, speaking full sentences, and has a persistent cough. She is most likely experiencing: Correct Answer-Respiratory distress with adequate breathing. The patient is alert and speaking full sentences. These signs indicate the patient is breathing adequately. Respiratory paralysis and respiratory arrest are not possible because the patient is alert and speaking.