Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 181:

  What is the correct procedure for handling a used airway?

  A. Discard it in a biohazard trash container.
  B. Clean it with alcohol foam and dry it off.
  C. Disinfect it with bleach and water solution.
  D. Sterilize it in an autoclave or boiling water.
  A. Discard it in a biohazard trash container.

• Question 182:

  Your patient is a 22-year-old male with an object impaled in the right side of his chest, just below the shoulder. After assessing that the object is not blocking his airway, what is the best course of action for this patient.

  A. Remove the object by pushing it through the same direction as it entered.
  B. Remove the object by pulling it back out the way it entered.
  C. Cut the object close to the patient in order to control the bleeding and transport the patient.
  D. Stabilize the object in place, control the bleeding and transport.
  D. Stabilize the object in place, control the bleeding and transport.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The only time you want to remove an impaling object is when it is obstructing the airway, as doing so may cause uncontrolled bleeding and even death. Cutting the object will cause the object to move and could result in further injury.

• Question 183:

  What should you look for to determine if a scene is safe to enter?

  A. Environmental problems, such as unstable terrain, heat, or lack of light.
  B. Hazardous substances or dangers like downed electrical lines, broken glass, etc.
  C. Traffic from civilians, law enforcement or other rescue personnel.
  D. All of the above.
  D. All of the above.

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 184:

  There are few antidotes for the number of poisons available, so what is the treatment goal for a poisoning if there is no antidote?

  A. Removal of poison
  B. Limiting the absorption
  C. Treatment of symptoms
  D. Eliminating the target organ
  A. Removal of poison
  B. Limiting the absorption

• Question 185:

  Maximum amount of time that may pass while attempting an intubation.

  A. 10 Seconds
  B. 30 Seconds
  C. 1 minutes
  D. 10 Minutes
  B. 30 Seconds

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  Explanation/Reference:

  If you are unsuccessful it your intubation you should always cease your attempt after 30 seconds, allow for patient to be hyperventilated and attempt it again.

• Question 186:

  What is the advantage of using the Incident Command System (ICS)?

  A. The ICS gives you a modular organizational structure that can be applied to incidents of all sizes.
  B. The ICS provides a framework to enable federal, state, and local governments, as well as private sector and nongovernmental organizations, to work together effectively.
  C. The ICS provides common guidelines for responding to an incident.
  D. The ICS is a rigid structure to establish command over an incident.
  A. The ICS gives you a modular organizational structure that can be applied to incidents of all sizes.

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 187:

  A 45-year-old male patient is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his position of comfort, your next action should be to:

  A. Ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15 liters per minute.
  B. Ventilate the patient with the bag-valve mask at 15 liters per minute.
  C. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 liters per minute.
  D. Administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6 liters per minute.
  C. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 liters per minute.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  There is no information to indicate that the patient requires ventilatory support. Any patient experiencing chest discomfort should receive the highest possible concentration of oxygen.

• Question 188:

  You are dispatched to a 21-year old male patient who has an elevated pulse. When asked what he was doing, he replies, "I was just running". From the given information, what do you suspect?

  A. The patient needs the AED
  B. Nothing, this is normal at this point
  C. The patient needs to be transported
  D. The patient needs a nitro tablet
  B. Nothing, this is normal at this point

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Due to the fact the patient had been running the elevated pulse is perfectly with normal limits

• Question 189:

  What does the Mitral valve do?

  A. Prevents blood from back-flowing into the left ventricle
  B. Prevents blood from back-flowing into the left Atrium
  C. Prevents blood from back-flowing into the lungs
  D. Prevents blood from flowing between the right and left ventricles
  B. Prevents blood from back-flowing into the left Atrium

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and ventricle and prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium.

• Question 190:

  A device that deliver a specific amount of medication to the lungs, by supplying a short burst of aerosolized medicine that is inhaled by the patient. Is known as a?

  A. Nebulizer
  B. Aero Chamber
  C. Metered Dose Inhaler
  D. Albuterol
  C. Metered Dose Inhaler

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A Metered Dose Inhaler is commonly used to treat Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and other respiratory problems.