NREMT Practice Questions with Complete
Solutions
Which of the following is NOT an imminent sign that birthing is going to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head moving down her birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard B
Which of the following patient characteristics does NOT represent a potential for violence?
A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice C
There are hollow and solid organs in the abdomen. The gallbladder is considered a hollow organ.
A ruptured hollow organ such as the gallbladder is most commonly associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis B
,A 29 year old male has taken LSD. The patient appears very anxious and in a panic state. He is
showing signs of paranoia. You should:
A. agree withe everything the patient says
B. restrain the patient
C. be aggressive and talk very straight and stern to the patient
D. talk the patient down by reassuring the patient D
The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness C
You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male fell approximately 12 feet. That
would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical care purposes. A fall of
greater than 20 feet is considered a significant injury in adults. If this had been an infant or child,
it would have been a significant mechanism of injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be
considered a significant mechanism of injury.)
,When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note that her
breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea. Less than 12
breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the patient's airway
by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals in the
vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the patient. Even though the patient
cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent B
, The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of 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 D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age. Where would you
assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery A
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
Solutions
Which of the following is NOT an imminent sign that birthing is going to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head moving down her birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard B
Which of the following patient characteristics does NOT represent a potential for violence?
A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice C
There are hollow and solid organs in the abdomen. The gallbladder is considered a hollow organ.
A ruptured hollow organ such as the gallbladder is most commonly associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis B
,A 29 year old male has taken LSD. The patient appears very anxious and in a panic state. He is
showing signs of paranoia. You should:
A. agree withe everything the patient says
B. restrain the patient
C. be aggressive and talk very straight and stern to the patient
D. talk the patient down by reassuring the patient D
The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness C
You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male fell approximately 12 feet. That
would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical care purposes. A fall of
greater than 20 feet is considered a significant injury in adults. If this had been an infant or child,
it would have been a significant mechanism of injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be
considered a significant mechanism of injury.)
,When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note that her
breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea. Less than 12
breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the patient's airway
by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals in the
vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the patient. Even though the patient
cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent B
, The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of 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 D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age. Where would you
assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery A
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
