Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 271:

  Your patient has an injury that consists of overstretched and torn ligaments. What type of injury does this patient have?

  A. Strain
  B. Sprain
  C. Fracture
  D. Dislocation
  B. Sprain

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  Explanation/Reference:

  In a pre-hospital setting, you would treat all of the above injuries the same, but this particular injury is a sprain. Sprains occur to the ligaments, dislocations are in the joint, fractures are bone related, and strains are muscle injuries.

• Question 272:

  Which of the following patients would be most appropriate for triage to a non-trauma center?

  A. A 67-year-old female who was electrocuted by a 220-volt electrical outlet.
  B. A 19-year-old male involved in a single car MVC at a rate of 25 miles per hour.
  C. A 25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh.
  D. A 14-year-old male who fell 11 feet out of a tree, landing on his back.
  C. A 25-year-old female with a 1-inch laceration on her thigh.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Of the 4 choices, the patient with a laceration on her thigh has an isolated injury and can be effectively managed by a non-trauma center. The other 3 patients require a more thorough assessment and therefore should be evaluated at a trauma center.

• Question 273:

  When dealing with a medical call, your primary assessment should focus on ____.

  A. a thorough head to toe exam
  B. patient's mechanism of injury
  C. complete medical history
  D. the nature of the illness, chief complaint, and symptoms
  D. the nature of the illness, chief complaint, and symptoms

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• Question 274:

  A device, which delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs in the form of short burst of aerosolized medicine that is inhaled by the patient, is called as?

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

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 275:

  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
  B. Gastric Distention

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Gastric Distention should be avoided as it often leads to vomiting and aspiration of said emesis.

• Question 276:

  While assessing the carotid and radial pulse in your unresponsive patient, you determine that the carotid pulse is weak and rapid, and the peripheral pulses are absent. What other clinical assessment finding would you expect to be present?

  A. An irregular rhythm of the pulse
  B. A decrease in the respiratory rate
  C. Cool and pale skin
  D. An increase in arterial pressure
  C. Cool and pale skin

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Checking the central and peripheral pulses in the unresponsive patient will give the paramedic a rough estimate of peripheral perfusion. In this instance, where there is no peripheral pulse and a weak central pulse, the inference can be made that there is poor peripheral perfusion. Another expected finding in this patient then would be cool and pale skin from the diminished peripheral blood flow.

• Question 277:

  Paradoxical motion of the chest during exhalation is often caused by what type of injury?

  A. Larynx
  B. Criciod Cartilage
  C. Epiglottis
  D. Diaphragm
  C. Epiglottis

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A Flail Chest occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in multiple places, separating a segment, so a part of the chest wall moves independently. This independent movement is known as Paradoxical motion.

• Question 278:

  The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that causes sudden cardiac arrest is called:

  A. Ventricular Fibrillation
  B. Asystole
  C. Pulseless electrical cavity (PEA)
  D. Ventricular Tachycardia
  A. Ventricular Fibrillation

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• Question 279:

  Every squad should contact dispatch a certain minimum number of times on every call. What is this number?

  A. 4
  B. 5
  C. 6
  D. 7
  C. 6

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• Question 280:

  The normal heart rate for an infant under the age of 1 is:

  A. 140 - 160
  B. 120 - 140
  C. 100 - 120
  D. 80- 100
  B. 120 - 140

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The normal heart rate for a newborn is 140 - 160 and an infant's is 120 - 140 beats per minutes. Children between the ages of 1-6 have a heart rate of 100 - 120, while children over the age of 6 have a heart rate of 80 - 100 BPM.