NR EMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity
ANS: C
2. You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floorof her
living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness
ANS: D
3. You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years ofage.
Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery
ANS: A
4. The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than thebody
ANS: B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their
,nose and lean forward.)
5. During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side ofthe
chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
C. subcutaneous emphysema
D. paradoxical movement
ANS: D
6. A minute after a baby is born, the heart rate is less than 60 beat per
minute. You should:
A. blow by oxygen
B. attempt to stimulate the newborn
C. aggressively warm the newborn
D. begin chest compressions
ANS: D
7. You arrive on the scene to find an unresponsive female patient who is in her
car in the garage. The car is still running and the door is closed. Looking through
an outside window, your next action would be to:
A. attempt and immediate rescue
B. open the large garage door and any other outside openings
C. wait for the car to run out of gas
D. shut the car off immediately and remove the patie
ANS: B
8. When you listen to the lungs of an asthma patient you would expect tohear:
A. wheezes
B. rales
C. stridor
D. rhonchi
ANS: A
,9. Tidal volume is best defined as the:
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath
B. volume of air that remains in the upper airway
C. total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding
D. volume of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute
ANS: A(average is 500 ml)
10. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factorwill
provide you with the most information regarding the patient's condition?
A. pupil size
B. heart rate
C. mental status
D. blood pressure
ANS: C
11. Which of the following would findings would be most significant duringan
assessment of a patient with a severe headache?
A. pain in both legs
B. chest discomfort
C. unilateral weakness
D. abdominal tenderness
ANS: C
12. Seizures in children most often are the result of:
A. a life threatening infection
B. a temperature greater than 102 F
C. an abrupt rise in body temperature
D. an inflammatory process in the brain
ANS: C
13. A 34-year-old woman, who is 36 weeks pregnant, is having a seizure. After you
protect her airway and ensure adequate ventilation, you should transporther:
A. on her left side
B. in the prone position
, C. in the supine position
D. in a semisitting position
ANS: A
14. Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharyngeal airway
ANS: C
15. 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
ANS: B
16. 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
ANS: A
17. 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
ANS: D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting, you must be
1. The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity
ANS: C
2. You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floorof her
living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness
ANS: D
3. You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years ofage.
Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery
ANS: A
4. The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than thebody
ANS: B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their
,nose and lean forward.)
5. During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side ofthe
chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
C. subcutaneous emphysema
D. paradoxical movement
ANS: D
6. A minute after a baby is born, the heart rate is less than 60 beat per
minute. You should:
A. blow by oxygen
B. attempt to stimulate the newborn
C. aggressively warm the newborn
D. begin chest compressions
ANS: D
7. You arrive on the scene to find an unresponsive female patient who is in her
car in the garage. The car is still running and the door is closed. Looking through
an outside window, your next action would be to:
A. attempt and immediate rescue
B. open the large garage door and any other outside openings
C. wait for the car to run out of gas
D. shut the car off immediately and remove the patie
ANS: B
8. When you listen to the lungs of an asthma patient you would expect tohear:
A. wheezes
B. rales
C. stridor
D. rhonchi
ANS: A
,9. Tidal volume is best defined as the:
A. volume of air inhaled on a single breath
B. volume of air that remains in the upper airway
C. total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding
D. volume of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute
ANS: A(average is 500 ml)
10. During transport of a patient with a head injury, what assessment factorwill
provide you with the most information regarding the patient's condition?
A. pupil size
B. heart rate
C. mental status
D. blood pressure
ANS: C
11. Which of the following would findings would be most significant duringan
assessment of a patient with a severe headache?
A. pain in both legs
B. chest discomfort
C. unilateral weakness
D. abdominal tenderness
ANS: C
12. Seizures in children most often are the result of:
A. a life threatening infection
B. a temperature greater than 102 F
C. an abrupt rise in body temperature
D. an inflammatory process in the brain
ANS: C
13. A 34-year-old woman, who is 36 weeks pregnant, is having a seizure. After you
protect her airway and ensure adequate ventilation, you should transporther:
A. on her left side
B. in the prone position
, C. in the supine position
D. in a semisitting position
ANS: A
14. Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharyngeal airway
ANS: C
15. 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
ANS: B
16. 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
ANS: A
17. 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
ANS: D
(Because of the signs and symptoms that this patient is exhibiting, you must be
