Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 341:

  Wheezing can be described as ____.

  A. a high-pitched whistling sound
  B. tiny popping sound
  C. wet, crackling sound
  D. loud snoring sound
  A. a high-pitched whistling sound

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• Question 342:

  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
  B. Responding to a call

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Emergency warning lights are often over looked in busy high traffic areas, headlights can make difference when safety counts. Even during daylight hours they increase the chances that the ambulance will be seen. Some headlights are wired to flash when the other emergency warning lights are on which enhances the distance down range the ambulance can be seen.

• Question 343:

  You are treating an adult patient who is unresponsive and just vomited. You need to suction his airway. You should suction the patient's airway for no more than ______ at a time.

  A. 10-15 seconds
  B. 15-20 seconds
  C. less 5 seconds
  D. as long as it takes to remove all of the vomit from the airway
  A. 10-15 seconds

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• Question 344:

  What artery caries deoxygenated blood and which vein caries oxygenated blood?

  A. Pulmonary, Aorta
  B. Pulmonary, inferior vena cava
  C. Pulmonary, Pulmonary
  D. Aorta, Superior vena cava
  C. Pulmonary, Pulmonary

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The pulmonary artery is the only artery to carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs for gas exchange. The pulmonary vein is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood back to the heart. Typically the arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart to the systemic circulation. Veins typically carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. The aorta is the main artery exiting the left ventricle to the body and the vena cava's return blood back to the right side of the heart.

• Question 345:

  A law that provides protection to someone who provides help too an injured person from legal action is known as what?

  A. No law exists.
  B. Duty to act.
  C. Good Samaritan law
  D. EMT Registration
  C. Good Samaritan law

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Under the common law, Good Samaritan laws provide a defense against torts over the activity of attempted rescue.

• Question 346:

  Research shows that most of the cases of inappropriately delivered shocks from an AED have been caused by:

  A. Mechanical interference.
  B. Improperly charged batteries.
  C. Malfunctioning electrodes.
  D. Human error.
  D. Human error.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Almost all documented cases of inappropriate shocks have been attributed to human error, such as using the AED in a moving vehicle or operating it on a patient with a pulse.

• Question 347:

  What is among the greatest causes of crashes in a modern ambulance?

  A. distracted driving
  B. increased vehicle traffic
  C. high speed driving
  D. other vehicles
  A. distracted driving

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• Question 348:

  Which of the following is the proper way to treat a child with a mild airway obstruction?

  A. Apply abdominal thrusts and back blows.
  B. Immediately provide transportation to the hospital and do not agitate the child.
  C. Do a finger sweep.
  D. Try to relieve the airway obstruction.
  B. Immediately provide transportation to the hospital and do not agitate the child.

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• Question 349:

  You are dispatched to a 50-year old male patient who is having extreme chest pain. Of the following, which is a contraindication to administer nitro?

  A. The patient has prescription
  B. Medical direction approves
  C. The patient has a systolic BP of > 100
  D. The patient has a systolic BP of
  C. The patient has a systolic BP of > 100

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Because Nitro is a Vasodilator it should not be administered to a patient with a systolic blood pressure of below 100, because it may cause their blood pressure to drop to a dangerous level

• Question 350:

  Asthma generally produces ______ sounds and is often auscultated in the _______.

  A. Wheezing, lower airway
  B. Wheezing, upper airway
  C. Wheezing and Chyene Stokes, lower airway
  D. Rhonchi, lower airway
  A. Wheezing, lower airway

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