NREMT EMT Certification Pre course Study Guide
Exam Questions and Verified for Accuracy Answers
2024/2025
What condition is characterized my gasping, labored breathing, and strange
vocalizations? Correct answer agonal Breaths
(agonal respirations are also commonly seen in cases of cardiac arrest, and may persist
for several minutes after cessation of heartbeat)
What is the maximum amount of time that may pass while attempting an intubation?
Correct answer 30 seconds
(if you are unsuccessful with your intubation, you should always cease your attempt
after 30 seconds, allow for the patient to be hyperventilated and try it again)
What condition is characterized by a high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow
in the upper airway? It may be inspiratory or present on both inspiration and expiration
correct answer stridor
(stridor is a severe upper airway obstruction)
The inability to move enough air required for adequate perfusion is known as what
correct answer Respiratory Failure
(Respiratory failure is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory
system. Respiratory failure can be indicated by observing a drop in O2 saturation and
breathing rate/quality
Which is not a correct technique for confirming correct ET tube placement correct
answer visualizing rise and fall of chest
(seeing movement of the chest wall does not garuntee correct et tube placement)
Two large tubes that bring air to and from the lungs are knows as what? Correct
answer bronchi
(the trachea leads to the bronchi which lead to the bronchioles)
, What term refers to the expansion of the stomach caused by excessive ventilation
pressures which causes excess air to enter the stomach instead of the lungs correct
answer Gastric Distention
(gastric distention should be avoided as it often leads to vomiting and aspiration of said
emesis)
Which of the following is NOT a sign of adequate breathing? Correct answer Breathing
limited to abdominal muscles
( using abdominal muscles to breath is a sign of labored breathing NOT of adequate
breathing)
Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patients___? Correct answer Nail beds
(Early signs of cyanosis often presents more clearly in the nail beds and lips)
Oral and nasal airway should be correct answer used to keep the tongue from blocking
the airway
(when a patients is unconscious, the tongue has a tendency to fall back in the mouth
and block the airway an oral or nasal airway is used to prevent this)
Which medication that will open bronchioles and increase effectiveness of breathing is
typically used to treat a patient with shortness of breath? Correct answer
bronchodilators
(Bronchodilators are used to dilate or widen the bronchioles allowing air to more easily
flow through them. A common bronchodilator is albuterol)
Blue or grayish coloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood is called>
correct answer cyanosis
(cyanosis occurs when the oxygen saturation of arterial blood falls below 85-90%. It is
often presented in the lips and nail beds first)
Exam Questions and Verified for Accuracy Answers
2024/2025
What condition is characterized my gasping, labored breathing, and strange
vocalizations? Correct answer agonal Breaths
(agonal respirations are also commonly seen in cases of cardiac arrest, and may persist
for several minutes after cessation of heartbeat)
What is the maximum amount of time that may pass while attempting an intubation?
Correct answer 30 seconds
(if you are unsuccessful with your intubation, you should always cease your attempt
after 30 seconds, allow for the patient to be hyperventilated and try it again)
What condition is characterized by a high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow
in the upper airway? It may be inspiratory or present on both inspiration and expiration
correct answer stridor
(stridor is a severe upper airway obstruction)
The inability to move enough air required for adequate perfusion is known as what
correct answer Respiratory Failure
(Respiratory failure is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory
system. Respiratory failure can be indicated by observing a drop in O2 saturation and
breathing rate/quality
Which is not a correct technique for confirming correct ET tube placement correct
answer visualizing rise and fall of chest
(seeing movement of the chest wall does not garuntee correct et tube placement)
Two large tubes that bring air to and from the lungs are knows as what? Correct
answer bronchi
(the trachea leads to the bronchi which lead to the bronchioles)
, What term refers to the expansion of the stomach caused by excessive ventilation
pressures which causes excess air to enter the stomach instead of the lungs correct
answer Gastric Distention
(gastric distention should be avoided as it often leads to vomiting and aspiration of said
emesis)
Which of the following is NOT a sign of adequate breathing? Correct answer Breathing
limited to abdominal muscles
( using abdominal muscles to breath is a sign of labored breathing NOT of adequate
breathing)
Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patients___? Correct answer Nail beds
(Early signs of cyanosis often presents more clearly in the nail beds and lips)
Oral and nasal airway should be correct answer used to keep the tongue from blocking
the airway
(when a patients is unconscious, the tongue has a tendency to fall back in the mouth
and block the airway an oral or nasal airway is used to prevent this)
Which medication that will open bronchioles and increase effectiveness of breathing is
typically used to treat a patient with shortness of breath? Correct answer
bronchodilators
(Bronchodilators are used to dilate or widen the bronchioles allowing air to more easily
flow through them. A common bronchodilator is albuterol)
Blue or grayish coloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood is called>
correct answer cyanosis
(cyanosis occurs when the oxygen saturation of arterial blood falls below 85-90%. It is
often presented in the lips and nail beds first)
