NREMT practice questions with 100%
correct answers
upon assessing a newborn right after delivery you note that it is breathing and has a HR
of 80 beats/ min. MOST appropriate inital management for newborn - Correct Answers -
initiate positive pressure ventilation
which is NOT part of an injury or illness prevention program - Correct Answers -training
a group of daycare emplyees on infant and child CPR
Which is the MOST common cause of shock in infants and children - Correct Answers -
deydration
which is the MOST reliable indicator of a fracture to a spinal vertebra - Correct Answers
-palpable pain at site of injury
A 5 yo boy was hit by a car when he ran out into street. He is lying supine 15 feet from
the car. Based on age and MOI which is his PRIMARY injury - Correct Answers -pelvic
injury
(adult: below knees)
hypoxia-induced unresponsiveness during a submersion injury is usually the result of -
Correct Answers -laryngospasm
asymmetrical chest wall movement indicated - Correct Answers -decreased air
movement into one lung
spilling an unknown liquid onto ground - Correct Answers -park upwind and uphill
if shock is advised most likely - Correct Answers -v-fib
child develops stranger anxiety when - Correct Answers -toddler (1-3)
stabbed in RL chest, semiconscious with labored breathing, collapsed JV and no breath
sounds on right - Correct Answers -hemothorax (blood in pleural space compresses the
lung)
-pneumothorax wont have collapsed JV
ultimate authority for all issues regarding patient care at the scene of a mass casualty
incident - Correct Answers -EMS medical director
, MOST in need of rapid head to toe exam - Correct Answers -responsive 22 yo with
small gunshot to ab
which sign would you expect to see in the early stages of shock - Correct Answers -
restlessness
After restoring pulse in cardiac arrest pt. you transport. En route the pt goes back into
cardiac arrest. you - Correct Answers -tell your pt to stop ambulance
(you start CPR but AED is on and needs to get rhythm)
when transporting an elderly woman who was complaining of nausea and vomit and
weaknes she becomes unresponsive you - Correct Answers -quickly look at her chest
for obvious movement
After blunt injury to anterior torso a pt is coughing up bright red blood. most suspicious
of - Correct Answers -bleeding in the lungs
when caring for a critically injured pt it is MOST appropriate to perform secondary
assessment - Correct Answers -while you are en route to hospital
Which of the following is a physiological effect of epinephrine when used to treat
anaphylactic shock - Correct Answers -it is a bronchodilator, it improves the pts
breathing
which of the following signs or symptoms is MOST suggestive of a systemic reaction
following injestion of a posion - Correct Answers -tachycardia and hypotension
Newborn has cyanosis to chest and face and a HR of 90 beats/ min you first - Correct
Answers -begin artificial ventilations
LEAST suggestive of cardiac comprimise - Correct Answers -palpable pain to chest
the presence of subcutaneous emphysema after blunt trauma to the anterior neck
should make you MOST suspicious for a - Correct Answers -fractured larynx
60 yo man is in cardiac arrest. you begin CPR while your pt applies AED. You receive a
no shock you should - Correct Answers -resume CPR begining with chest compressions
(after 2 min reanalyze)
which is the primary pace maker which sets the normal rate for the heart - Correct
Answers -SA node
after assisting a pt with her epi you - Correct Answers -place the device in a punture
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upon assessing a newborn right after delivery you note that it is breathing and has a HR
of 80 beats/ min. MOST appropriate inital management for newborn - Correct Answers -
initiate positive pressure ventilation
which is NOT part of an injury or illness prevention program - Correct Answers -training
a group of daycare emplyees on infant and child CPR
Which is the MOST common cause of shock in infants and children - Correct Answers -
deydration
which is the MOST reliable indicator of a fracture to a spinal vertebra - Correct Answers
-palpable pain at site of injury
A 5 yo boy was hit by a car when he ran out into street. He is lying supine 15 feet from
the car. Based on age and MOI which is his PRIMARY injury - Correct Answers -pelvic
injury
(adult: below knees)
hypoxia-induced unresponsiveness during a submersion injury is usually the result of -
Correct Answers -laryngospasm
asymmetrical chest wall movement indicated - Correct Answers -decreased air
movement into one lung
spilling an unknown liquid onto ground - Correct Answers -park upwind and uphill
if shock is advised most likely - Correct Answers -v-fib
child develops stranger anxiety when - Correct Answers -toddler (1-3)
stabbed in RL chest, semiconscious with labored breathing, collapsed JV and no breath
sounds on right - Correct Answers -hemothorax (blood in pleural space compresses the
lung)
-pneumothorax wont have collapsed JV
ultimate authority for all issues regarding patient care at the scene of a mass casualty
incident - Correct Answers -EMS medical director
, MOST in need of rapid head to toe exam - Correct Answers -responsive 22 yo with
small gunshot to ab
which sign would you expect to see in the early stages of shock - Correct Answers -
restlessness
After restoring pulse in cardiac arrest pt. you transport. En route the pt goes back into
cardiac arrest. you - Correct Answers -tell your pt to stop ambulance
(you start CPR but AED is on and needs to get rhythm)
when transporting an elderly woman who was complaining of nausea and vomit and
weaknes she becomes unresponsive you - Correct Answers -quickly look at her chest
for obvious movement
After blunt injury to anterior torso a pt is coughing up bright red blood. most suspicious
of - Correct Answers -bleeding in the lungs
when caring for a critically injured pt it is MOST appropriate to perform secondary
assessment - Correct Answers -while you are en route to hospital
Which of the following is a physiological effect of epinephrine when used to treat
anaphylactic shock - Correct Answers -it is a bronchodilator, it improves the pts
breathing
which of the following signs or symptoms is MOST suggestive of a systemic reaction
following injestion of a posion - Correct Answers -tachycardia and hypotension
Newborn has cyanosis to chest and face and a HR of 90 beats/ min you first - Correct
Answers -begin artificial ventilations
LEAST suggestive of cardiac comprimise - Correct Answers -palpable pain to chest
the presence of subcutaneous emphysema after blunt trauma to the anterior neck
should make you MOST suspicious for a - Correct Answers -fractured larynx
60 yo man is in cardiac arrest. you begin CPR while your pt applies AED. You receive a
no shock you should - Correct Answers -resume CPR begining with chest compressions
(after 2 min reanalyze)
which is the primary pace maker which sets the normal rate for the heart - Correct
Answers -SA node
after assisting a pt with her epi you - Correct Answers -place the device in a punture
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