NREMT: Cardiology and Resuscitation Example
Questions with correct answers
You are resuscitating an 84-year-old male who is in cardiac arrest. Why
is it important that you allow his chest to fully recoil while performing
chest compressions?
A. It helps decrease electrical impedance across the chest.
B. It helps improve exhalation.
C. It helps improve blood flow to the heart.
D. It helps decrease rescuer fatigue. Correct Answer-C. It helps improve
blood flow to the heart
An unresponsive 63-year-old female is in cardiac arrest after an opioid
overdose. You should first:
A. Ventilate her
B. Administer naloxone
C. Attach the AED and analyzer her rhythm
D. Begin chest compressions Correct Answer-D. Begin chest
compressions
An unresponsive 74-year-old female complained of a severe headache
just prior to having a seizure. Her husband tells you she does not have a
history of seizures. Her pupils are 4 mm, and her gaze deviates to the
right. You hear snoring respirations every five seconds. You should:
,A. administer naloxone.
B. suction her airway.
C. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. administer oral glucose. Correct Answer-C. insert and oropharyngeal
airway
A 44-year-old female tells you she feels palpitations and is short of
breath. She tells you she is taking medication to treat her atrial
fibrillation. Her lungs are clear to auscultation. Her vital signs are P 106
and irregular, R 18, BP 146/84, and
SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer aspirin.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather.
C. transport her.
D. administer oxygen by nasal cannula. Correct Answer-D. administer
oxygen by nasal cannula
An unresponsive 75-year-old female was struck by lightning. EMRs tell
you she was apneic and pulseless, so they began CPR. They tell you they
have been resuscitating her for five minutes. You should next:
A. apply the AED while they continue compressions.
B. look for entry and exit wounds.
, C. have them stop CPR so you can assess her.
D. apply a mechanical CPR device. Correct Answer-A. Apply the AED
while they continue compressions
An unresponsive 78-year-old male was found on the tiled floor of his
bathroom. His clothing is wet, and you smell urine. You do not observe
chest rise or feel a pulse. His skin is cyanotic. His hands and feet are
cold to the touch. His core is warm. You should suspect:
A. death, attach the AED and analyze his rhythm.
B. cardiac arrest and begin chest compressions.
C. moderate hypothermia and ventilate him.
D. severe hypothermia and attach the AED. Correct Answer-B. cardiac
arrest and begin chest compressions
During your resuscitation efforts, you have defibrillated an unresponsive
42-year-old male twice. While your partner is performing chest
compressions, it appears that the patient is taking breaths. You should
suspect:
A. incorrect hand positioning.
B. return of a pulse.
C. diaphragmic spasms.
D. failure to allow full recoil of the chest. Correct Answer-B. return of a
pulse
Questions with correct answers
You are resuscitating an 84-year-old male who is in cardiac arrest. Why
is it important that you allow his chest to fully recoil while performing
chest compressions?
A. It helps decrease electrical impedance across the chest.
B. It helps improve exhalation.
C. It helps improve blood flow to the heart.
D. It helps decrease rescuer fatigue. Correct Answer-C. It helps improve
blood flow to the heart
An unresponsive 63-year-old female is in cardiac arrest after an opioid
overdose. You should first:
A. Ventilate her
B. Administer naloxone
C. Attach the AED and analyzer her rhythm
D. Begin chest compressions Correct Answer-D. Begin chest
compressions
An unresponsive 74-year-old female complained of a severe headache
just prior to having a seizure. Her husband tells you she does not have a
history of seizures. Her pupils are 4 mm, and her gaze deviates to the
right. You hear snoring respirations every five seconds. You should:
,A. administer naloxone.
B. suction her airway.
C. insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. administer oral glucose. Correct Answer-C. insert and oropharyngeal
airway
A 44-year-old female tells you she feels palpitations and is short of
breath. She tells you she is taking medication to treat her atrial
fibrillation. Her lungs are clear to auscultation. Her vital signs are P 106
and irregular, R 18, BP 146/84, and
SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer aspirin.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather.
C. transport her.
D. administer oxygen by nasal cannula. Correct Answer-D. administer
oxygen by nasal cannula
An unresponsive 75-year-old female was struck by lightning. EMRs tell
you she was apneic and pulseless, so they began CPR. They tell you they
have been resuscitating her for five minutes. You should next:
A. apply the AED while they continue compressions.
B. look for entry and exit wounds.
, C. have them stop CPR so you can assess her.
D. apply a mechanical CPR device. Correct Answer-A. Apply the AED
while they continue compressions
An unresponsive 78-year-old male was found on the tiled floor of his
bathroom. His clothing is wet, and you smell urine. You do not observe
chest rise or feel a pulse. His skin is cyanotic. His hands and feet are
cold to the touch. His core is warm. You should suspect:
A. death, attach the AED and analyze his rhythm.
B. cardiac arrest and begin chest compressions.
C. moderate hypothermia and ventilate him.
D. severe hypothermia and attach the AED. Correct Answer-B. cardiac
arrest and begin chest compressions
During your resuscitation efforts, you have defibrillated an unresponsive
42-year-old male twice. While your partner is performing chest
compressions, it appears that the patient is taking breaths. You should
suspect:
A. incorrect hand positioning.
B. return of a pulse.
C. diaphragmic spasms.
D. failure to allow full recoil of the chest. Correct Answer-B. return of a
pulse
