LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Where does the modern EMS system have its origin? - CORRECT ANSWER The
modern EMS system has its origins in funeral homes, which often operated ambulances.
However, funeral home operators were often serving competing business interests and
patients received little trained care until the hospital.
What is considered the "birth" of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWER In 1966, a paper titled
"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published
by the National Academy of Sciences. This paper is widely known in the EMS profession
as the White Paper. The White Paper is widely considered the birth of modern EMS. It
spotlighted inadequacies of prehospital care in the United States, particularly related to
trauma.
Who developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum? - CORRECT ANSWER
Early in the 1970s, the US Department of Transportation developed the first EMT
National Standard Curriculum.
What are the levels of EMS training? - CORRECT ANSWER Emergency Medical
Responder (EMR): provides basic, immediate care including bleeding control, CPR, AED
and emergency childbirth.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): includes all EMR skills, advanced oxygen and
ventilation skills, pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure monitoring, and
administration of certain medications.
,LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT): includes all EMT skills, advanced
airway devices, intravenous and intraosseous access, blood glucose monitoring, and
administration of additional medications.
Paramedic: includes all preceding training levels, advanced assessment and
management skills, various invasive skills, and extensive pharmacology interventions.
This is the highest level of prehospital care outlined in the National EMS Education
Standards.
What are EMT roles and responsibilities? - CORRECT ANSWER Equipment
preparedness
Emergency vehicle operations
Establish, maintain scene safety
Patient assessment and treatment
Lifting and moving
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Patient advocacy
Professional development
Quality improvement
Illness and injury prevention
Maintain certification/licensure
,LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What is the role of the medical director? - CORRECT ANSWER The medical director
is a physician responsible for providing medical oversight. The medical director oversees
quality improvement.
What are the two types of medical direction? - CORRECT ANSWER Online medical
direction: direct contact between the physician and EMT via or radio.
Offline medical direction: written guidelines and protocols.
What is an EMT's first priority? - CORRECT ANSWER The EMT's first priority is
always his or her own safety. Scene safety is always the top priority!
The EMT's safety priorities after personal safety are for his/her partner(s), patients and
bystanders.
What are the types of stress? - CORRECT ANSWER Acute stress: an immediate
physiological and psychological reaction to a specific event.
Delayed stress: a stress reaction that develops after the stressful event. It does not
interfere with the EMT's ability to perform during the stressful event. PTSD is an
example of delayed stress.
Cumulative stress: the result of exposure to stressful situations over a prolonged period
of time.
, LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What are the stages of grief? - CORRECT ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
How can you prevent the risk of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately report
exposures to the designated infection control officer.
Handwashing is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection. Hand
sanitizers can be effective, but soap and water is preferred when available.
What are the two types of PPE? - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum PPE: gloves and eye
protection should be used during any patient contact situation.
Expanded PPE: use disposable gown and mask for significant contact with any body
fluid--for example, during childbirth. Use a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask o
N-95 respirator for suspected airborne disease exposure, such as tuberculosis.
What are emergency moves? - CORRECT ANSWER These are used when the scene
is dangerous and the patient must be moved before providing patient care. Types of
emergency moves include the armpit-forearm drag, shirt drag, and blanket drag.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Where does the modern EMS system have its origin? - CORRECT ANSWER The
modern EMS system has its origins in funeral homes, which often operated ambulances.
However, funeral home operators were often serving competing business interests and
patients received little trained care until the hospital.
What is considered the "birth" of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWER In 1966, a paper titled
"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published
by the National Academy of Sciences. This paper is widely known in the EMS profession
as the White Paper. The White Paper is widely considered the birth of modern EMS. It
spotlighted inadequacies of prehospital care in the United States, particularly related to
trauma.
Who developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum? - CORRECT ANSWER
Early in the 1970s, the US Department of Transportation developed the first EMT
National Standard Curriculum.
What are the levels of EMS training? - CORRECT ANSWER Emergency Medical
Responder (EMR): provides basic, immediate care including bleeding control, CPR, AED
and emergency childbirth.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): includes all EMR skills, advanced oxygen and
ventilation skills, pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure monitoring, and
administration of certain medications.
,LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT): includes all EMT skills, advanced
airway devices, intravenous and intraosseous access, blood glucose monitoring, and
administration of additional medications.
Paramedic: includes all preceding training levels, advanced assessment and
management skills, various invasive skills, and extensive pharmacology interventions.
This is the highest level of prehospital care outlined in the National EMS Education
Standards.
What are EMT roles and responsibilities? - CORRECT ANSWER Equipment
preparedness
Emergency vehicle operations
Establish, maintain scene safety
Patient assessment and treatment
Lifting and moving
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Patient advocacy
Professional development
Quality improvement
Illness and injury prevention
Maintain certification/licensure
,LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What is the role of the medical director? - CORRECT ANSWER The medical director
is a physician responsible for providing medical oversight. The medical director oversees
quality improvement.
What are the two types of medical direction? - CORRECT ANSWER Online medical
direction: direct contact between the physician and EMT via or radio.
Offline medical direction: written guidelines and protocols.
What is an EMT's first priority? - CORRECT ANSWER The EMT's first priority is
always his or her own safety. Scene safety is always the top priority!
The EMT's safety priorities after personal safety are for his/her partner(s), patients and
bystanders.
What are the types of stress? - CORRECT ANSWER Acute stress: an immediate
physiological and psychological reaction to a specific event.
Delayed stress: a stress reaction that develops after the stressful event. It does not
interfere with the EMT's ability to perform during the stressful event. PTSD is an
example of delayed stress.
Cumulative stress: the result of exposure to stressful situations over a prolonged period
of time.
, LATEST NREMT Cognitive Exam Prep 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What are the stages of grief? - CORRECT ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
How can you prevent the risk of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately report
exposures to the designated infection control officer.
Handwashing is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection. Hand
sanitizers can be effective, but soap and water is preferred when available.
What are the two types of PPE? - CORRECT ANSWER Minimum PPE: gloves and eye
protection should be used during any patient contact situation.
Expanded PPE: use disposable gown and mask for significant contact with any body
fluid--for example, during childbirth. Use a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask o
N-95 respirator for suspected airborne disease exposure, such as tuberculosis.
What are emergency moves? - CORRECT ANSWER These are used when the scene
is dangerous and the patient must be moved before providing patient care. Types of
emergency moves include the armpit-forearm drag, shirt drag, and blanket drag.
