NREMT Online Practice Questions and Answers

What airway opening maneuver should be used on a man that has fallen off a ladder and is suffering from respiratory distress?

A. Head Tilt - Chin Lift

B. Intubation

C. Bite Block

D. Jaw Thrust

The inability to move enough air required for adequate perfusion is what?

A. Respiratory Arrest

B. Respiratory Failure

C. Cardiac Failure

D. Pleurisy

Two large tubes that bring air two and from the lungs.

A. Bronchi

B. Larynx

C. Diaphragm

D. Ronchi

Expansion of the stomach caused by too forceful ventilation pressures, which causes excess air to enter the stomach instead of the lungs.

A. Inflation

B. Gastric Distention

C. Gastric Bypass

D. Eviscertion

Which of the following is not a sign of adequate breathing.

A. Air moving in and out of the nose and mouth.

B. Equal expansion of both sides of the chest

C. Breathing limited to abdominal muscles.

D. Absence of blue / grey skin coloration

Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patients _______?

A. Tongue

B. Earlobes

C. Nail beds

D. All of the above

You arrive at the scene of en elderly women who has fallen and injured her ribs. She is breathing very rapidly at a rate of 40 and shallow. How is this a serious life threat.

A. She is inhaling to much oxygen

B. Her minute volume may be diminished

C. Her minute volume may is excessive

D. She has exceeded her dead space

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body tissues?

A. Right atrium

B. Right ventricle

C. Left atrium

D. *Left ventricle

"You are dispatched to a 65-year old male who is complaining of severe chest pain, and has a history of cardiac problems. What is the primary role of medical direction in this scenario? "

A. Medical direction serves no purpose

B. Give authorization for interventions

C. Talk to and calm the patient

D. Talk to the family and calm them

You find that your diabetic patient is hypoglycemic, you have oral glucose to give to the patient. You will give 15 grams of instant glucose to the following patients except?

A. Conscious with blood sugar

B. Semi conscious with gag reflex and the ability to swallow

C. Semi conscious without the ability to swallow

D. Conscious with an altered mental status and blood sugar of 80mg/dl

You have a patient that has suffered frostbite to his fingers. How should you prepare the patient's fingers for transport?

A. Message the fingers and hands in an effort to restore circulation.

B. Wrap the fingers individually.

C. Place a heat pack in the palm of the patient's hands.

D. Submerge the fingers in warm water.

You arrive to find the patient actively seizing. What is your primary concern with this patient?

A. What type of seizure is the patient having:

B. Past medical history

C. Last seizure

D. Airway

While responding ambulances are particularly at risk of collisions in these areas?

A. Pulling out of their bay

B. Freeway driving

C. Intersections

D. Arriving on scene

Headlights are often over looked as part of the emergency warning lighting system, the headlights should be used while______________?

A. On the road

B. Responding to a call

C. Returning from a call

D. Transporting to the hospital

Which statement about patient confidentiality is correct?

A. Patients who are cared for in a public place lose their right to confidentiality.

B. The right to confidentiality does not apply to minors or to wards of the state.

C. The patient who signs a statement releasing confidential information relinquishes all rights to privacy.

D. A patient must sign a written release before any confidential information can be disclosed.