NREMT Paramedic Prep - Exam Questions and Answers |
Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct
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,Question 1
You are on scene at a motor vehicle accident, and your 20-year-old patient is entrapped. He is unconscious, unresponsive,
and has a palpable carotid pulse that is weak and thready. His breathing is slow and shallow at four times a minute with
equal chest wall expansion. There are no obvious deformity injuries or hemorrhage noted. Fire department on-scene has
stabilized the vehicle and provided you and your partner a relatively safe environment to manage the entrapped patient.
However, access is limited to the seated patient, and extrication is expected to take another twenty minutes.
After having your partner maintain cervical spine stabilization, which of the following would be the best choice for securing
the patient's airway?
A.
Insert a nasal airway and administer high-flow oxygen therapy
B.
Use nasotracheal intubation techniques to gain complete control of the patient's airway and assist ventilation
C.
Intubate the patient using the blind orotracheal intubation technique to maintain in-line mobilization of the spine, then
assist ventilation
D.
Insert a King LTD and begin assisting ventilations with a bag-valve mask
Correct Answer
D.
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,Question 2
You are treating a 20-year-old patient who sustained a full-thickness burn to his entire right lower leg. During your
evaluation, it is quickly determined the patient has no sensation or distal pulses peripherally in the affected limb. If
circulation is not quickly returned to the extremity, which of the following is most likely to occur?
A. Crush injury syndrome
B. Burn shock syndrome
C. Compartment syndrome
D. Lactic acidosis syndrome
Correct Answer
C.
Page 3 of 194
, Question 3
You are cleaning the back of the truck after transporting a trauma patient to the emergency department. Which of the
following contaminated items should not be placed in a plastic biohazard bag?
A. Plastic IV catheter
B. Nasopharyngeal or oral airway
C. French suction catheter
D. Blood-soaked gauze pads
Correct Answer
A.
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Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct
Page 1 of 194
,Question 1
You are on scene at a motor vehicle accident, and your 20-year-old patient is entrapped. He is unconscious, unresponsive,
and has a palpable carotid pulse that is weak and thready. His breathing is slow and shallow at four times a minute with
equal chest wall expansion. There are no obvious deformity injuries or hemorrhage noted. Fire department on-scene has
stabilized the vehicle and provided you and your partner a relatively safe environment to manage the entrapped patient.
However, access is limited to the seated patient, and extrication is expected to take another twenty minutes.
After having your partner maintain cervical spine stabilization, which of the following would be the best choice for securing
the patient's airway?
A.
Insert a nasal airway and administer high-flow oxygen therapy
B.
Use nasotracheal intubation techniques to gain complete control of the patient's airway and assist ventilation
C.
Intubate the patient using the blind orotracheal intubation technique to maintain in-line mobilization of the spine, then
assist ventilation
D.
Insert a King LTD and begin assisting ventilations with a bag-valve mask
Correct Answer
D.
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,Question 2
You are treating a 20-year-old patient who sustained a full-thickness burn to his entire right lower leg. During your
evaluation, it is quickly determined the patient has no sensation or distal pulses peripherally in the affected limb. If
circulation is not quickly returned to the extremity, which of the following is most likely to occur?
A. Crush injury syndrome
B. Burn shock syndrome
C. Compartment syndrome
D. Lactic acidosis syndrome
Correct Answer
C.
Page 3 of 194
, Question 3
You are cleaning the back of the truck after transporting a trauma patient to the emergency department. Which of the
following contaminated items should not be placed in a plastic biohazard bag?
A. Plastic IV catheter
B. Nasopharyngeal or oral airway
C. French suction catheter
D. Blood-soaked gauze pads
Correct Answer
A.
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