Multiple choice NREMT questions
1. c) Head tilt-Chin lift: Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide
to open the airway. What method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway
2. b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds: Your adult patient needs assistance with venti-
lations. How many breathes will you deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
3. d) No more than 15 seconds: Your patient requires suction. How long will you
suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
d) No more than 15 seconds
4. c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM: Your patient is a 65 year
old male who complains of difficulty breathing. The patient is found in the tripod
position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26, oxygen saturation comes back
at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-4 word sentences. You should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations
5. d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM: You respond to a 44 year old
female patient who is found sitting upright on the couch. She complains of shortness
of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is speaking in full sentences
and her oxygen saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
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6. b) Open the airway: You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground
outside a bank. He's unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation
of 85%. There is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
7. c) Pneumonia: You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty
breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi unilat-
eral to her right lung. You suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD
8. a) Wheezing: What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi
9. c) Stridor: You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains
of dizziness and shortness of breath. Which of the following would you expect on
exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting
10. b) How many body systems are affected: What separates an allergic reaction
from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient
11. b) FALSE: True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest
and excessive coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
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12. b) FALSE: True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with exces-
sive damage at the alveoli level.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
13. a) TRUE: Emphysema patients are typically underweight and have pursed lip
breathing.
a) true
b) false
14. b) Emphysema patients are typically thin with pursed lip breathing.: Which
statement below is TRUE about COPD patients?
a) Chronic bronchitis patients are called pink puffers.
b) Emphysema patients are typically thin with pursed lip breathing.
c) Emphysema patients have tight airways and excessive mucus.
d) COPD is similar to CHF because they both cause pulmonary edema.
15. b) FALSE: True or False: Pulmonary Embolism is a condition that only affects
the very young and very old in society.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
16. c) 60 year old male with cancer who currently smokes.: Which patient is
MOST at risk of a pulmonary embolism?
a) 76 year old female who just flew 3 hours.
b) 42 year old smoker with gout.
c) 60 year old male with cancer who currently smokes.
d) 30 year old female on birth control.
17. a) Deoxygenated: Blood that travels through the right side of the heart is...
a) Deoxygenated
b) Oxygenated
c) None of the above
18. b) Pulmonary Artery: After blood travels through the right ventricle it heads to
the...
a) Left Atrium
b) Pulmonary Artery
c) Aorta
d) Pulmonary Vein
19. c) Aorta: Once blood reaches the left ventricle it will be sent to the...
a) Pulmonary Vein
b) SVC and IVC
c) Aorta
d) Right Atrium
1. c) Head tilt-Chin lift: Your patient is found unresponsive laying in bed. You decide
to open the airway. What method should you use?
a) Jaw - Thrust maneuver
b) Suction before opening airway
c) Head tilt-Chin lift
d) Insert an OPA first before opening airway
2. b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds: Your adult patient needs assistance with venti-
lations. How many breathes will you deliver?
a) 10 breaths per minute
b) 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
c) 24 breaths per minute
d) 1 breath every 6-7 seconds
3. d) No more than 15 seconds: Your patient requires suction. How long will you
suction the patient for?
a) No more than 30 seconds
b) No more than 5 seconds
c) No more than 20 seconds
d) No more than 15 seconds
4. c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM: Your patient is a 65 year
old male who complains of difficulty breathing. The patient is found in the tripod
position in a shopping mall. His respiratory rate is 26, oxygen saturation comes back
at 90%, he is able to speak but in 3-4 word sentences. You should...
a) Lay the patient flat first
b) Start oxygen via nasal cannula at 4 LPM
c) Start oxygen via non-rebreather mask at 15 LPM
d) Start assisting his ventilations
5. d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM: You respond to a 44 year old
female patient who is found sitting upright on the couch. She complains of shortness
of breath on exertion. Her respiratory rate is 20, she is speaking in full sentences
and her oxygen saturation comes back at 92%. You should...
a) Start a non-rebreather mask at 10-15 LPM
b) Assist her ventilations with a BVM
c) Insert a NPA first before considering oxygen
d) Start oxygen with nasal cannula at 4 LPM
, Multiple choice NREMT questions
6. b) Open the airway: You respond to a 26 year old male found laying on the ground
outside a bank. He's unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 and oxygen saturation
of 85%. There is no emesis or blood present on scene. You should next...
A) Suction his airway first
b) Open the airway
c) Start BVM ventilations immediately
d) Provide oxygen with a non-rebreather mask
7. c) Pneumonia: You respond to a 74 year old patient who complains of difficulty
breathing, fatigue and nausea. You auscultate lung sounds and find rhonchi unilat-
eral to her right lung. You suspect...
a) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
b) Asthma
c) Pneumonia
d) COPD
8. a) Wheezing: What does asthma, anaphylaxis, and COPD have in common?
a) Wheezing
b) Rales
c) Absent Lung Sounds
d) Rhonchi
9. c) Stridor: You respond to a structure fire and find one patient who complains
of dizziness and shortness of breath. Which of the following would you expect on
exam?
a) Absent Lung Sounds
b) Wheezing
c) Stridor
d) Vomiting
10. b) How many body systems are affected: What separates an allergic reaction
from anaphylaxis?
a) The presence of hives
b) How many body systems are affected
c) The type of allergen
d) The age of the patient
11. b) FALSE: True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have a thin, barrel chest
and excessive coughing.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
, Multiple choice NREMT questions
12. b) FALSE: True or False: Chronic Bronchitis patients have problems with exces-
sive damage at the alveoli level.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
13. a) TRUE: Emphysema patients are typically underweight and have pursed lip
breathing.
a) true
b) false
14. b) Emphysema patients are typically thin with pursed lip breathing.: Which
statement below is TRUE about COPD patients?
a) Chronic bronchitis patients are called pink puffers.
b) Emphysema patients are typically thin with pursed lip breathing.
c) Emphysema patients have tight airways and excessive mucus.
d) COPD is similar to CHF because they both cause pulmonary edema.
15. b) FALSE: True or False: Pulmonary Embolism is a condition that only affects
the very young and very old in society.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
16. c) 60 year old male with cancer who currently smokes.: Which patient is
MOST at risk of a pulmonary embolism?
a) 76 year old female who just flew 3 hours.
b) 42 year old smoker with gout.
c) 60 year old male with cancer who currently smokes.
d) 30 year old female on birth control.
17. a) Deoxygenated: Blood that travels through the right side of the heart is...
a) Deoxygenated
b) Oxygenated
c) None of the above
18. b) Pulmonary Artery: After blood travels through the right ventricle it heads to
the...
a) Left Atrium
b) Pulmonary Artery
c) Aorta
d) Pulmonary Vein
19. c) Aorta: Once blood reaches the left ventricle it will be sent to the...
a) Pulmonary Vein
b) SVC and IVC
c) Aorta
d) Right Atrium
