NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 84 yr old with full thickness burn to mouth, chest and abdomen-
What is the biggest concern? Answer: BSA of the burns
◉ What is your joule setting for an unstable pt in A-Fib with RVR
Answer: 100 Joules
◉ Your patient presents with audible wheezes as you prepare an
SVN of Albuterol when your patient stops wheezing what do you do?
Answer: Prepare to intubate
◉ What is the most plentiful ion in the body? Answer: Calcium
◉ On scene of a bus crash what do you do first? Answer: Additional
Resources
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Lidocaine Answer: 1 mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Epinephrine Answer: 0.01 mg/kg
Max 1 mg
,◉ What is your pediatric dose for Atropine Answer: 0.02 mg/kg IV
or 0.03 mg/kg ET Max 0.5 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Adenosine Answer: 0.1-0.2 mg/kg
Max 12 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Naloxone (Narcan) Answer: 0.1 -
0.2 mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Sodium Bicarbonate Answer: 1
mEq/kg slow push IV (same as adult)
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Amiodarone Answer: 5 mg/kg
repeat up to 15 mg/kg Max 300 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose of Calcium Chloride Answer: 20
mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Magnesium Sulfate Answer: 20-50
mg/kg
◉ What is a mobile device that can transmit and receive? Answer:
Mobil or Portable Radio
, ◉ What does Atropine do? Answer: Competitive agonist to
acetylcholine at muscarinic receptor sites. Blocks parasympathetic
response and lets sympathetic response take over. Increases heart
rate, conduction velocity, and contraction; bronchodilation;
◉ Initial joule setting for pediatric pt? Answer: SVT- 0.5-1.0
Joule/KG, repeat at 2 J/KG
V-Fib/ Pulseless Tach- 2J, then 4J
◉ What is Diltiazam? Answer: Calcium Channel Blocker
◉ Pt. has JVD and clear and equal lung sounds. What is most likely
the cause of this? Answer: Pericardial Tamponade
◉ Pt. is cool, clammy skin. Fever of 101. Low BP, high pulse, high
respirations; recently hospitalized. What do you suspect? Answer:
Septic Shock
◉ Laryngeotracheobronchiolitis Answer: Croup
◉ Kid has a fever and cold symptoms for 5 days. Wakes up with DB
and cough; what do you suspect? Answer: Croup
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 84 yr old with full thickness burn to mouth, chest and abdomen-
What is the biggest concern? Answer: BSA of the burns
◉ What is your joule setting for an unstable pt in A-Fib with RVR
Answer: 100 Joules
◉ Your patient presents with audible wheezes as you prepare an
SVN of Albuterol when your patient stops wheezing what do you do?
Answer: Prepare to intubate
◉ What is the most plentiful ion in the body? Answer: Calcium
◉ On scene of a bus crash what do you do first? Answer: Additional
Resources
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Lidocaine Answer: 1 mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Epinephrine Answer: 0.01 mg/kg
Max 1 mg
,◉ What is your pediatric dose for Atropine Answer: 0.02 mg/kg IV
or 0.03 mg/kg ET Max 0.5 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Adenosine Answer: 0.1-0.2 mg/kg
Max 12 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Naloxone (Narcan) Answer: 0.1 -
0.2 mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Sodium Bicarbonate Answer: 1
mEq/kg slow push IV (same as adult)
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Amiodarone Answer: 5 mg/kg
repeat up to 15 mg/kg Max 300 mg
◉ What is your pediatric dose of Calcium Chloride Answer: 20
mg/kg
◉ What is your pediatric dose for Magnesium Sulfate Answer: 20-50
mg/kg
◉ What is a mobile device that can transmit and receive? Answer:
Mobil or Portable Radio
, ◉ What does Atropine do? Answer: Competitive agonist to
acetylcholine at muscarinic receptor sites. Blocks parasympathetic
response and lets sympathetic response take over. Increases heart
rate, conduction velocity, and contraction; bronchodilation;
◉ Initial joule setting for pediatric pt? Answer: SVT- 0.5-1.0
Joule/KG, repeat at 2 J/KG
V-Fib/ Pulseless Tach- 2J, then 4J
◉ What is Diltiazam? Answer: Calcium Channel Blocker
◉ Pt. has JVD and clear and equal lung sounds. What is most likely
the cause of this? Answer: Pericardial Tamponade
◉ Pt. is cool, clammy skin. Fever of 101. Low BP, high pulse, high
respirations; recently hospitalized. What do you suspect? Answer:
Septic Shock
◉ Laryngeotracheobronchiolitis Answer: Croup
◉ Kid has a fever and cold symptoms for 5 days. Wakes up with DB
and cough; what do you suspect? Answer: Croup
