NREMT EMT Certification Test Toolkit Exam
Questions with Distinction level solution Latest
2024/2025
Occluded correct answer closed off
Dyspnea correct answer difficult or labored respiration
Hypoperfusion correct answer inadequate perfusion also known as shock
Secondary assessment correct answer after immediate life- or limb-threatening
injuries/illnesses have been identified, this more thorough evaluation is performed to
identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries
Physical exam, Baseline vitals, History correct answer Three major steps in secondary
assessments
Cerebrospinal fluid correct answer clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain
Jugular vein distention correct answer the visible bulging of the jugular vein when the
Pt is in semi-fowlers position or full fowlers position. This is indicative of inadaquate
blood movement through the heart and/or lungs
Tension pneumothorax correct answer a pneumothorax with rapid accumulation of air
in the pleural space causing severely high intrapleural pressures with resultant tension
on the heart and great vessels
Pericardial tamponade correct answer filling of the pericardial sac with fluid, which in
turn limits the filling and function of the heart.
Sputum correct answer material expelled from the lungs by coughing
,What is pms correct answer Pulses
Motor function
Sensation
MOI falls correct answer Adults 20 feet
Children/infants more than 10 feet or 2or3 times their height
Glasgow coma scale correct answer Used for head trauma- Score 3-15, based on Eye
opening, Verbal response and Motor response.
Less than 13 correct answer Rapid transport (what's the number on the GCS)
Brain herniation correct answer Increasing intracranial pressure related to the
presence of lg pocket of blood (hematoma)
Ruq correct answer contains majority of liver, gallbladder, small portion of pancreas,
right kidney, small intestines, and colon.
Luq correct answer stomach
Spleen
Left lobe of liver
Body of pancreas
L kidney and
Llq correct answer contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left
fallopian tube, left ureter
Rlq correct answer contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right
fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
, Sublingual correct answer beneath the tongue
Oral correct answer Swallowed
Inhalation correct answer breathing in
Intramuscular correct answer into the muscle
Right date, right patient, right drug, right dose, right route correct answer the 5 rights
Shock correct answer Inadequate tissue perfusion
Also know as hypoperfusion
Types of shock correct answer Hypovolemic
Distributive
Cardiogenic
Obstructive
Hypovolemic shock correct answer shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
Distributive shock correct answer less distribution of blood to areas = venous pooling,
most common in general anesthesia and spinal cord injuries and septic shock (bacterial
infection where toxins in blood). Cause: general anesthesia and spinal cord injuries and
septic shock
Cardiogenic shock correct answer shock that results from failure of the heart in its
pumping action.
Obstructive shock correct answer mechanical obstruction or compressing that
prevents blood from reaching the heart
Questions with Distinction level solution Latest
2024/2025
Occluded correct answer closed off
Dyspnea correct answer difficult or labored respiration
Hypoperfusion correct answer inadequate perfusion also known as shock
Secondary assessment correct answer after immediate life- or limb-threatening
injuries/illnesses have been identified, this more thorough evaluation is performed to
identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries
Physical exam, Baseline vitals, History correct answer Three major steps in secondary
assessments
Cerebrospinal fluid correct answer clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain
Jugular vein distention correct answer the visible bulging of the jugular vein when the
Pt is in semi-fowlers position or full fowlers position. This is indicative of inadaquate
blood movement through the heart and/or lungs
Tension pneumothorax correct answer a pneumothorax with rapid accumulation of air
in the pleural space causing severely high intrapleural pressures with resultant tension
on the heart and great vessels
Pericardial tamponade correct answer filling of the pericardial sac with fluid, which in
turn limits the filling and function of the heart.
Sputum correct answer material expelled from the lungs by coughing
,What is pms correct answer Pulses
Motor function
Sensation
MOI falls correct answer Adults 20 feet
Children/infants more than 10 feet or 2or3 times their height
Glasgow coma scale correct answer Used for head trauma- Score 3-15, based on Eye
opening, Verbal response and Motor response.
Less than 13 correct answer Rapid transport (what's the number on the GCS)
Brain herniation correct answer Increasing intracranial pressure related to the
presence of lg pocket of blood (hematoma)
Ruq correct answer contains majority of liver, gallbladder, small portion of pancreas,
right kidney, small intestines, and colon.
Luq correct answer stomach
Spleen
Left lobe of liver
Body of pancreas
L kidney and
Llq correct answer contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left
fallopian tube, left ureter
Rlq correct answer contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right
fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
, Sublingual correct answer beneath the tongue
Oral correct answer Swallowed
Inhalation correct answer breathing in
Intramuscular correct answer into the muscle
Right date, right patient, right drug, right dose, right route correct answer the 5 rights
Shock correct answer Inadequate tissue perfusion
Also know as hypoperfusion
Types of shock correct answer Hypovolemic
Distributive
Cardiogenic
Obstructive
Hypovolemic shock correct answer shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
Distributive shock correct answer less distribution of blood to areas = venous pooling,
most common in general anesthesia and spinal cord injuries and septic shock (bacterial
infection where toxins in blood). Cause: general anesthesia and spinal cord injuries and
septic shock
Cardiogenic shock correct answer shock that results from failure of the heart in its
pumping action.
Obstructive shock correct answer mechanical obstruction or compressing that
prevents blood from reaching the heart
