EMT BASIC REVIEW FOR NREMT CBT
EXAMINATIONS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The scene size-up includes all of the following components,
except:
A. determining scene safety
B. applying personal protective gear
C. assessing the need for assistance
D. evaluating the mechanism of injury. Answer: B
◉ Which of the following actions should be carried out during the
initial assessment?
A. assessing the skin
B. palpating the cranium
C. auscultating the lungs
D. obtaining a blood pressure. Answer: A
◉ Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is
conscious and in considerably respiratory distress. He has a brassy
cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this
patient's life is:
,A. hypothermia
B. severe burns
C. severe infection
D. closure of the airway. Answer: D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting,
you must be immediately concerned with the potential for closure of
the airway and be prepared to assist ventilations. Signs of airway
burns include respiratory distress, singed nasal hairs, a brassy
cough, difficulty breathing and coughing up soot sputum. Infection,
the burns themselves and hypothermia should concern you;
however, airway problems are the greatest threat to human life.)
◉ Immediately upon delivery of a newborn's head, you should first:
A. dry the face
B. cover the eyes
C. suction the nose
D. suction the mouth. Answer: D
◉ Which of the following conditions would most likely cause flushed
skin?
A. shock
B. hypoxia
C. exposure to heat
D. low blood pressure. Answer: C
,(Flushed or red skin commonly is seen in patients who are exposed
to heat. Fever can also cause flushed skin. Shock and low blood
pressure generally cause the skin to become pale, and hypoxia
causes cyanosis, a bluish-gray tint to the skin.)
◉ After a patient has a seizure, they will have a gradual state of
awakening. This phase of a seizure is called:
A. the tonic phase
B. the postictal phase
C. the clonic phase
D. an aura. Answer: B
◉ The process of losing heat through direct contact is called:
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. evaporation. Answer: C
◉ You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is having trouble
breathing. The patient states that it started approximately 15
minutes after she surfaced. She complains of chest pain, dizziness,
blurred vision and nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely
suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
, B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism. Answer: D
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs
and symptoms are indicative of an air embolism. Divers who suffer
from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive.
Barotrauma usually occurs as the diver is ascending or descending.)
◉ You are called to the home of a 20-year-old male who is
depressed. The patient states he is going to kill himself. Your first
step in treating this patient after the scene is safe is to:
A. restrain the patient to prevent him from hurting himself
B. ask the patient why he wants to do something so stupid
C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
D. turn the scene over to law enforcement. Answer: C
(At this point, the scene is safe and the patient does not appear to be
a threat to anyone. Restraining him would not be appropriate. No
matter how you feel about what the patient is going to do, it is
inappropriate for you to say that the patient is going to do
something stupid. You should continue your treatment of the patient
and not turn the scene over to law enforcement.)
◉ The patient is bleeding severely from the lower leg. You have
applied direct pressure and elevated the leg. Your next step is to:
EXAMINATIONS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The scene size-up includes all of the following components,
except:
A. determining scene safety
B. applying personal protective gear
C. assessing the need for assistance
D. evaluating the mechanism of injury. Answer: B
◉ Which of the following actions should be carried out during the
initial assessment?
A. assessing the skin
B. palpating the cranium
C. auscultating the lungs
D. obtaining a blood pressure. Answer: A
◉ Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. He is
conscious and in considerably respiratory distress. He has a brassy
cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this
patient's life is:
,A. hypothermia
B. severe burns
C. severe infection
D. closure of the airway. Answer: D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting,
you must be immediately concerned with the potential for closure of
the airway and be prepared to assist ventilations. Signs of airway
burns include respiratory distress, singed nasal hairs, a brassy
cough, difficulty breathing and coughing up soot sputum. Infection,
the burns themselves and hypothermia should concern you;
however, airway problems are the greatest threat to human life.)
◉ Immediately upon delivery of a newborn's head, you should first:
A. dry the face
B. cover the eyes
C. suction the nose
D. suction the mouth. Answer: D
◉ Which of the following conditions would most likely cause flushed
skin?
A. shock
B. hypoxia
C. exposure to heat
D. low blood pressure. Answer: C
,(Flushed or red skin commonly is seen in patients who are exposed
to heat. Fever can also cause flushed skin. Shock and low blood
pressure generally cause the skin to become pale, and hypoxia
causes cyanosis, a bluish-gray tint to the skin.)
◉ After a patient has a seizure, they will have a gradual state of
awakening. This phase of a seizure is called:
A. the tonic phase
B. the postictal phase
C. the clonic phase
D. an aura. Answer: B
◉ The process of losing heat through direct contact is called:
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. evaporation. Answer: C
◉ You are called to assist s SCUBA diver who is having trouble
breathing. The patient states that it started approximately 15
minutes after she surfaced. She complains of chest pain, dizziness,
blurred vision and nausea and vomiting. The patient is most likely
suffering from:
A. pneumothorax
, B. decompression sickness
C. barotrauma
D. an air embolism. Answer: D
(Any of these could be associated with dive incidents but these signs
and symptoms are indicative of an air embolism. Divers who suffer
from decompression sickness, or the bends, typically do not develop
signs and symptoms of the bends for 12 to 24 hours after their dive.
Barotrauma usually occurs as the diver is ascending or descending.)
◉ You are called to the home of a 20-year-old male who is
depressed. The patient states he is going to kill himself. Your first
step in treating this patient after the scene is safe is to:
A. restrain the patient to prevent him from hurting himself
B. ask the patient why he wants to do something so stupid
C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
D. turn the scene over to law enforcement. Answer: C
(At this point, the scene is safe and the patient does not appear to be
a threat to anyone. Restraining him would not be appropriate. No
matter how you feel about what the patient is going to do, it is
inappropriate for you to say that the patient is going to do
something stupid. You should continue your treatment of the patient
and not turn the scene over to law enforcement.)
◉ The patient is bleeding severely from the lower leg. You have
applied direct pressure and elevated the leg. Your next step is to:
