NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

What differences in a child's airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult? A. smaller jaw, smaller teeth B. longer airway and small tongue C. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue D. There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults. - C. Smaller Jaw and proportionally larger tongue A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while a normal respiratory rate for a newborn is ____. A. 8 to16 and 20 to 40 B. 22 to 30 and 50 C. 12 to 20 and 30 to 60 D. 12 to 20 and 16 to 24 - C. 12 to 20 and 30 to 60 What is the first thing you should do before inserting a nasopharyngeal airway? A. Make sure the patient does not have a gag reflex. B. Look up the nose to make sure the nostrils are large enough for a nasopharyngeal airway. C. Select the correct size. D. Tilt the head back, lube the airway, and insert it into the nostril. - C. Select the correct size. Emergency care for patients who are not breathing adequately but have a pulse includes all of the following except ____. A. CPR B. supplemental oxygen C. airway management D. ventilatory support - A. CPR You arrive on scene to find a young woman who is having trouble talking. She has hives and is starting to gasp for air. Her friend says she was just stung by a bee. Your immediate actions should include all of the following except ____. A. assess the bee sting for signs of an infection B. administer epinephrine (If your state and local EMS protocols allow) C. provide airway support D. administer supplemental oxygen - A. assess the bee sting for signs of an infection You're called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he "passed out." You assess the scene to be safe. The next thing you should do is: A. Get a blood pressure to determine if it's too low and may have caused him to pass out. B. Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke. C. Check the patient's blood sugar; he might be a diabetic. D. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing. - D. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing. Wheezing can be described as ____. A. wet, crackling sound B. a high-pitched whistling sound C. loud snoring sound D. tiny popping sound - B. a high-pitched whistling sound Wheezing is produced by narrowing or obstruction of the lower airways, which often causes a high-pitched, whistling sound as the air travels through the narrowed space. You're responding to a call for a 44 year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, "I can't breathe." You should do the following: A. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs. B. Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM C. Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can't breathe. D. Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking. - A. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.