NREMT 2025 Primary Assessment Guide – Essential Skills & Procedures

NREMT Primary Assessment 2025 – Step-
by-Step Guide & Key Skills




17624 - What should you ask to find out a patient's chief complaint?

Select one:

a. How are you feeling today?

b. Could you tell me what your chief complaint is?

c. What is your problem?

d. Why did you call EMS today? - ANSWERWER ✨✔---d



14690 - A 14 year old male is lying supine at a high school football game. He is unresponsive, cyanotic,
and has snoring respirations. What should you do?

Select one:

a. Administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.

b. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.

c. Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask.

d. Open the airway with a manual maneuver. - ANSWERWER ✨✔---d



17628 - What should you do after completing the scene size-up and primary survey for a trauma
patient?

Select one:

a. Obtain a SAMPLE history.

b. Assess baseline vital signs.

, c. Manually stabilize the head and neck.

d. Reconsider the mechanism of injury. - ANSWERWER ✨✔---d



17631 - Which mental status is the most life-threatening?

Select one:

a. Responsive to painful stimulus

b. Responsive to verbal stimulus

c. Unresponsive

d. Disoriented - ANSWERWER ✨✔---c



10188 - What should you do to determine if your patient is breathing?

Select one:

a. Place your hand on his chest.

b. Assess his skin color.

c. Put your ear to his mouth.

d. Put your hand under his nose. - ANSWERWER ✨✔---c



17630 - How should a properly sized cervical collar fit?

Select one:

a. The collar supports the chin.

b. The collar stretches the neck.

c. The collar rests on the clavicles.

d. The collar constricts the neck. - ANSWERWER ✨✔---c



14241 - A 33 year old male is lying supine on the floor after falling off a ladder. He has an obvious head
injury and bleeding. What should you do?

Select one:

a. Assess his level of consciousness.

b. Insert an oral airway.