Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 331:

  The normal heart rate for a child between the ages of 1-6:

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

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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.

• Question 332:

  Arriving on scene of a multi car accident the in charge EMT tells dispatch that they have arrived and what they have found: "Squad 3 on scene there is a three car accident all patients are out and walking on the scene."

  What is the information called?

  A. Scene arrival notification
  B. Dispatch information
  C. Scene size up
  D. Report to receiving facility
  C. Scene size up

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A scene size up allows for several things 1) lets other responding companies to know what to expect once they arrive on scene. 2) Allows for an upgrading or downgrading of the assignment. 3) lets dispatch know what to expect in adding extra resources.

• Question 333:

  Cardiac output is the product of _______.

  A. HR and EF
  B. HR and Diastolic pressure
  C. Diastolic and Systolic pressure
  D. HR and Stroke Volume
  D. HR and Stroke Volume

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• Question 334:

  Your patient is a known diabetic who takes up to four insulin injections a day. Today he is found unresponsive, diaphoretic, tachycardic and breathing 18 times a minute. What is likely the patients chief complain?

  A. Hypoglycemia
  B. Hyperglycemia
  C. CVA
  D. Hypertensive crisis
  A. Hypoglycemia

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A known insulin dependant diabetic with the above symptoms is most likely hypoglycemia. The tachycardia and diaphoresis is from a catecholamine release trying to mobilize more glucose. This patient may very well have hypertension it just is not the reason for the unresponsiveness.

• Question 335:

  Which of the following statements regarding continuing education is most valued by the public?

  A. It shows that the paramedic is truly concerned about providing the best.
  B. It satisfies guidelines for the paramedic to meet state recertification.
  C. It allows the paramedic to maintain their National Registry certification.
  D. It provides the opportunity for the paramedic to learn of new or changing medications and skills.
  D. It provides the opportunity for the paramedic to learn of new or changing medications and skills.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Since medicine is a constantly evolving profession, the paramedic must stay abreast of current information, techniques, and medications. And while it is true within the profession that state EMS boards and the National Registry of EMTs will define specific requirements for continuing education in order to stay certified, these reasons would be least important to the community. What the community would want most is a paramedic who is abreast of the most current assessment and treatment modalities, so that they would receive the best care possible.

• Question 336:

  Name the three types of muscles in the human body?

  A. Abdominal, skeletal, and circulatory
  B. Smooth, digestive and voluntary
  C. Involuntary, voluntary and cardiac
  D. Striated, smooth and cardiogenic
  C. Involuntary, voluntary and cardiac

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• Question 337:

  Which of the following is an early, and the most prominent, finding in a crush injury?

  A. Pain
  B. Pulselessness
  C. Paresthesia
  D. Paralysis
  A. Pain

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Pain is generally the most obvious sign of a crush injury and tends to present earliest out of all of the other associated signs and symptoms.

• Question 338:

  The left atrium:

  A. Receives blood from the veins of the body.
  B. Receives blood from the pulmonary veins.
  C. Pumps blood to the lungs.
  D. Pumps blood to the body.
  B. Receives blood from the pulmonary veins.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Pulmonary veins return oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium, where it is sent to the left ventricle and pumped to the rest of the body.

• Question 339:

  What do you mean by body mechanics?

  A. Proper use of the body so as to reduce injury and help move patients.
  B. Having the strength to lift a patient.
  C. Isotonic exercise techniques that improve the spine's ability to withstand stress.
  D. Individuals who perform work on the human body.
  A. Proper use of the body so as to reduce injury and help move patients.

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• Question 340:

  Select the safest method for handling a patient with an impaled object in the thigh.

  A. Stabilize the impaled object with bulky dressing; do not remove the object.
  B. Complete patient assessment and, if stable, hold pressure with sterile gauze, carefully remove the object, and apply pressure dressing.
  C. Only remove impaled objects that are in the mouth.
  D. Hold pressure around site with sterile gauze, carefully remove the object and apply an occlusive dressing.
  A. Stabilize the impaled object with bulky dressing; do not remove the object.

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