NAEMT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made?
A. Exsanguinating hemorrhage
B. Scene safety
C. Airway
D. Breathing - ANS -B. Scene safety
EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted to
immobilize a pediatric patient into a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is
in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
A. Adjust the cervical collar
B. Logroll patient into a left recumbent position
C. Place padding under the patient's head and neck
D. Place padding under the patient's torso - ANS -D. Place padding under patient's torso
The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begin with which of the following?
A. Assessment of scene safety and situation
B. Information provided by the dispatcher
C. The initial assessment
D. The primary survey - ANS -B. Information provided by the dispatcher
Which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care?
A. Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
B. Complete a thorough head to toe survey before initiating treatment
C. Rescuer safety is secondary to caring for the patient
D. Use chilled intravenous fluids to promote hypothermia - ANS -A. Ensure adequate
airway and ventilation
When energy produced by the cells occurs during a state of adequate oxygenation, it is
referred to as which of the following conditions?
, A. Aerobic metabolism
B. Anaerobic metabolism
C. Lactic acidosis
D. Ketosis - ANS -A.
In a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be
treated first?
A. A 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
B. A 28 year old male with an arm amputation who has bleeding controlled with a
tourniquet
C. A 14 year old pulseless female with grey matter visible from a head wound
D. A 78 year old male awake and unable to hear - ANS -A.
A 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipple down. What level of the spine do you
suspect he injured?
A. C3
B. T4
C. T10
D. T12 - ANS -B.
A 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic amputation of
his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. The
victim is conscious and in severe pain. Your first action should be to do which of the
following
A. Provide IV analgesia
B. Out on pressure dressing
C. Confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
D. Check the airway - ANS -C.
___________is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest.
A. Respiratory rate increase
B. Oxygen saturation decrease
C. Pulse rate increase
D. Blood pressure decrease - ANS -A.
Of the following, which preventable cause of secondary brain injury is addressable
during the transport phase?
A. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
When approaching a trauma patient, what is the first assessment that must be made?
A. Exsanguinating hemorrhage
B. Scene safety
C. Airway
D. Breathing - ANS -B. Scene safety
EMS arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have attempted to
immobilize a pediatric patient into a long backboard. They note that the patient's head is
in a flexed position. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
A. Adjust the cervical collar
B. Logroll patient into a left recumbent position
C. Place padding under the patient's head and neck
D. Place padding under the patient's torso - ANS -D. Place padding under patient's torso
The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begin with which of the following?
A. Assessment of scene safety and situation
B. Information provided by the dispatcher
C. The initial assessment
D. The primary survey - ANS -B. Information provided by the dispatcher
Which of the following is a Golden Principle of trauma care?
A. Ensure adequate airway and ventilation
B. Complete a thorough head to toe survey before initiating treatment
C. Rescuer safety is secondary to caring for the patient
D. Use chilled intravenous fluids to promote hypothermia - ANS -A. Ensure adequate
airway and ventilation
When energy produced by the cells occurs during a state of adequate oxygenation, it is
referred to as which of the following conditions?
, A. Aerobic metabolism
B. Anaerobic metabolism
C. Lactic acidosis
D. Ketosis - ANS -A.
In a blast related multiple patient situation, which of the following patients should be
treated first?
A. A 33 year old female with altered level of consciousness and decreased capillary refill
B. A 28 year old male with an arm amputation who has bleeding controlled with a
tourniquet
C. A 14 year old pulseless female with grey matter visible from a head wound
D. A 78 year old male awake and unable to hear - ANS -A.
A 30 year old male is thrown from his horse, landing on the top rail of a pipe fence and
now has a loss of sensation from the nipple down. What level of the spine do you
suspect he injured?
A. C3
B. T4
C. T10
D. T12 - ANS -B.
A 30 year old male is injured in a terror bombing. He experiences traumatic amputation of
his left leg at knee level. An improvised tourniquet was put in place by bystanders. The
victim is conscious and in severe pain. Your first action should be to do which of the
following
A. Provide IV analgesia
B. Out on pressure dressing
C. Confirm the tourniquet was properly applied
D. Check the airway - ANS -C.
___________is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest.
A. Respiratory rate increase
B. Oxygen saturation decrease
C. Pulse rate increase
D. Blood pressure decrease - ANS -A.
Of the following, which preventable cause of secondary brain injury is addressable
during the transport phase?
A. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
