Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  You are dispatched to the scene of a 9-year-old girl who has been struck by a car. Police are unable to reach her parents. What gives you the ability to treat the girl?

  A. Expressed Consent
  B. Revoked Consent
  C. Implied Consent
  D. Informed Consent
  C. Implied Consent

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  Explanation/Reference:

  In the absence of a parent or guardian, evaluation, treatment and/or transport of a child should not be delayed pending parental consent. Therefore consent is "implied" assuming the parent would want you to help there child.

• Question 72:

  If a patient refuses treatment and an EMT treats the patient anyway what crime and the EMT be charged with?

  A. Medical Malpractice
  B. Battery
  C. Slander
  D. Kidnapping
  B. Battery

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  Explanation/Reference:

  To treat a patient without some form of legal consent could be considered Battery

• Question 73:

  Emergency care for patients who are not breathing adequately but have a pulse includes all of the following except ____.

  A. airway management
  B. supplemental oxygen
  C. CPR
  D. ventilatory support
  C. CPR

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• Question 74:

  Which of the following is NOT part of the lower airway?

  A. The larynx
  B. The trachea
  C. The epiglottis
  D. The bronchi
  C. The epiglottis

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• Question 75:

  In which of the following situations you should call for immediate assistance?

  A. You must care for two critical patients with gunshot wounds.
  B. Your patient is a 26-year-old woman in active labor.
  C. Your patient is a child with fever who has had a brief seizure.
  D. Your partner is needed to stabilize the cervical spine.
  A. You must care for two critical patients with gunshot wounds.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  You could make the argument that you need additional help in the management of each of these situations; however, the one with the most critical need is when you must care for more than one critical patient. Both patients with gunshot wounds need immediate attention, so you should call for backup.

• Question 76:

  Inspiration is best described as:

  A. A voluntary or involuntary contraction of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm, creating positive pressure within the lung.
  B. A voluntary or involuntary contraction of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm, creating negative pressure within the lung.
  C. An exclusively voluntary contraction of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm, creating positive pressure within the lung.
  D. An exclusively involuntary contraction of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm, creating negative pressure within the lung.
  B. A voluntary or involuntary contraction of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm, creating negative pressure within the lung.

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• Question 77:

  Which of the following statements about the assessment of the patient with cardiac compromise is correct?

  A. Patients usually describe cardiac pain as localized and moderately severe.
  B. The purpose of the focused history is to determine whether to use the AED.
  C. You cannot determine the degree of cardiac damage in the field.
  D. You should not ask patients about nitroglycerin or other drug use.
  C. You cannot determine the degree of cardiac damage in the field.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  It is impossible to determine the actual degree of tissue damage in the field, so the purpose of the focused assessment is to gather information for the receiving facility. You should always ask about medications; it is the M of SAMPLE. The focused history has nothing to do with AED use. Cardiac pain has all sorts of presentations, making it difficult to differentiate from other conditions.

• Question 78:

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

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Patient information can be released only if the patient has signed a specific consent form.

• Question 79:

  Which of the following body fluids has the most potential to transmit a blood-borne pathogen?

  A. Faeces
  B. Nasal discharge
  C. Vomitus
  D. Amniotic fluid
  D. Amniotic fluid

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• Question 80:

  You respond to a call for a man with an ALOC. When you arrive on scene, you find a male patient who is behaving erratically. He is screaming and pacing. Witnesses say he is threatening to “kill someone.”

  You should immediately ____.

  A. Approach the man and try to verbally de-escalate the situation.
  B. Approach him and quickly administer a sedative so he can relax.
  C. Place restraints on the man to make sure he does not hurt himself or others.
  D. Call for law enforcement backup before approaching the man.
  D. Call for law enforcement backup before approaching the man.

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