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NREMT 2025 Practice Questions: Future EMT Group
1. When assessing the work of breathing in a pediatric
patient, you should assess:
A. chest expansion, skin color, and presence of wheezes or
stridor
B. using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of
chest
C. breath sounds bilaterally, ventilation rate, quality, and
volume
D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of any retractions
or nasal flaring
CORRECT ANSWER: D. airway sounds, positioning, and
presence of any retractions or nasal flaring
, 2. Your team is performing CPR on a 68 year old male.
You are assigned the airway. When ventilating him, you
should:
A. ventilate him once when CPR stops after 30 compressions
B. Use a two person ventilation technique
C. Use a BVM that can refill in 3 seconds
D. Ventilate every 15 seconds with BVM
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Use a two person ventilation
technique
3. A 20 year old male was playing basketball and suddenly
developed chest pain and respiratory difficulty. He is
alert and oriented. He complains of chest pain. His vitals
are P=140, R=24, Bp=160/90. He has diminished breath
sounds on the left side. He is likely suffering from:
A. tension pneumothorax
B. simple pneumothorax
C. heat exhaustion
D. heat stroke
CORRECT ANSWER: B. simple pneumothorax
, 4. A tall, thin 21 year old male tells you he has increasing
shortness of breath after playing basketball. He tells you
during the first part of practice he was tired and the
longer he played the more short of breath he became.
You notice swelling around his neck and you hear
crackles when you palpate the skin. You should suspect:
A. pulmonary embolism
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. pernicious anemia
D. cardiomegaly
CORRECT ANSWER: B. spontaneous pneumothorax
5. Which of the following patient presentations represent
the most severe stage of hypoxia?
A. A restless and agitated 72 year old female with vitals:
P=110, R=14, and BP= 148/92
B. A 68 year old male with skin that is cool and clammy. His
vitals: P= 110, R= 18, and BP= 108/72
C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with discolored
fingernail beds
D. A 73 year old female with shortness of breath, headache,
and tachypenic
, CORRECT ANSWER: C. A sleepy and confused 69 year
old male with discolored fingernail beds
6. A 2 year old female who has had a cold for the past two
days now has frequent barking coughing. Her skin is
warm to touch. She has inspiratory stridor, and her SpO2
is 98% on room air. When transporting her, you should
prepare for:
A. respiratory arrest
B. sepsis
C. emesis
D. airway obstruction
CORRECT ANSWER: D. airway obstruction
7. A 67 year old male is unresponsive and snoring. As you
insert a tongue depressor to insert an oropharyngeal
airway, he has a gag reflex. You should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
B. turn him to the recovery position
C. suction his airway
D. maintain head-tilt chin-lift
CORRECT ANSWER: A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
Test Bank with Multiple-Choice
Questions & Verified Answers PDF |
Complete EMT Exam Prep 2026–2027
NREMT 2025 Practice Questions: Future EMT Group
1. When assessing the work of breathing in a pediatric
patient, you should assess:
A. chest expansion, skin color, and presence of wheezes or
stridor
B. using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of
chest
C. breath sounds bilaterally, ventilation rate, quality, and
volume
D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of any retractions
or nasal flaring
CORRECT ANSWER: D. airway sounds, positioning, and
presence of any retractions or nasal flaring
, 2. Your team is performing CPR on a 68 year old male.
You are assigned the airway. When ventilating him, you
should:
A. ventilate him once when CPR stops after 30 compressions
B. Use a two person ventilation technique
C. Use a BVM that can refill in 3 seconds
D. Ventilate every 15 seconds with BVM
CORRECT ANSWER: B. Use a two person ventilation
technique
3. A 20 year old male was playing basketball and suddenly
developed chest pain and respiratory difficulty. He is
alert and oriented. He complains of chest pain. His vitals
are P=140, R=24, Bp=160/90. He has diminished breath
sounds on the left side. He is likely suffering from:
A. tension pneumothorax
B. simple pneumothorax
C. heat exhaustion
D. heat stroke
CORRECT ANSWER: B. simple pneumothorax
, 4. A tall, thin 21 year old male tells you he has increasing
shortness of breath after playing basketball. He tells you
during the first part of practice he was tired and the
longer he played the more short of breath he became.
You notice swelling around his neck and you hear
crackles when you palpate the skin. You should suspect:
A. pulmonary embolism
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. pernicious anemia
D. cardiomegaly
CORRECT ANSWER: B. spontaneous pneumothorax
5. Which of the following patient presentations represent
the most severe stage of hypoxia?
A. A restless and agitated 72 year old female with vitals:
P=110, R=14, and BP= 148/92
B. A 68 year old male with skin that is cool and clammy. His
vitals: P= 110, R= 18, and BP= 108/72
C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with discolored
fingernail beds
D. A 73 year old female with shortness of breath, headache,
and tachypenic
, CORRECT ANSWER: C. A sleepy and confused 69 year
old male with discolored fingernail beds
6. A 2 year old female who has had a cold for the past two
days now has frequent barking coughing. Her skin is
warm to touch. She has inspiratory stridor, and her SpO2
is 98% on room air. When transporting her, you should
prepare for:
A. respiratory arrest
B. sepsis
C. emesis
D. airway obstruction
CORRECT ANSWER: D. airway obstruction
7. A 67 year old male is unresponsive and snoring. As you
insert a tongue depressor to insert an oropharyngeal
airway, he has a gag reflex. You should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
B. turn him to the recovery position
C. suction his airway
D. maintain head-tilt chin-lift
CORRECT ANSWER: A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
