Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  Medical control has ordered you to assist a patient with a metered dose inhaler. Before assisting this patient you must ensure what?

  A. Its not leaking
  B. It is there medication and is within the expiration date
  C. They are not choking
  D. The hospital has more of the same medication for arrival
  B. It is there medication and is within the expiration date

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Before assisting anyone with a metered dose inhaler you must make sure it is there medication and is not out of date.

• Question 82:

  What complaints describes a typical presentation of chest pain is often used to describe a cardiac event type of pain?

  A. Sharp stabbing pain which can be located with one finger
  B. A ton of bricks on my chest
  C. A tickling feeling
  D. Dull tooth ach nagging discomfort
  B. A ton of bricks on my chest

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Typical cardiac related chest pain is often referred to as a pressure, like "a ton of bricks on my chest" or an elephant sitting on their chest. You can rule out a cardiac event on type of chest pain described alone. Some patients will have atypical chest pain which could be described as anything from sharp pain to a pulled muscle to a tooth ach. Sharp stabbing pain which can be located with one finger is often a Pulmonary Embolism.

• Question 83:

  You encounter a 4-month-old baby in cardiac arrest of unknown cause. What type of defibrillator is recommended and ideal to use?

  A. any AED
  B. AED with pediatric dose attenuator
  C. manual defibrillator
  D. AED without pediatric dose attenuator
  C. manual defibrillator

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 84:

  It would be indicated to remove a patient's nitroglycerin patch when the patient is _____?

  A. in cardiac arrest and hypotensive
  B. in cardiac arrest and hypertensive
  C. exhibiting angina and hypotensive
  D. hypertensive and dizzy
  A. in cardiac arrest and hypotensive

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 85:

  What is triage?

  A. A method of bandaging a wound.
  B. A method to determine how fast to transport a patient.
  C. A method of sorting patients based on their severity of injury.
  D. A method to determine how many personnel to care for a patient.
  C. A method of sorting patients based on their severity of injury.

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 86:

  The normal heart rate for a newborn is:

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

• Question 87:

  What is the first step that must be taken in artificial ventilation with a bag valve-mask unit in patients with no suspected trauma?

  A. Insert an airway adjunct and select the correct mask size.
  B. Have an assistant squeeze the bag until the patient's chest rises.
  C. Position the mask correctly on the face using both hands.
  D. Place the patient's head in a hyper extended, sniffing position.
  D. Place the patient's head in a hyper extended, sniffing position.

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 88:

  When the diaphragm relaxes it regains it's domed shape causing an increase in thoracic pressure forcing air out of the lungs. To have air forced out of the lungs the pressure in the thorax must rise above _______________ pressure?

  A. Trans thoracic
  B. Atmospheric
  C. Trans abdominal
  D. Respiratory
  B. Atmospheric

• Question 89:

  EMS should set up in which zone during a HazMat incident?

  A. Hot zone
  B. Warm zone
  C. Luke warm zone
  D. Cold zone
  D. Cold zone

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The EMS crew is not protected with the appropriate personal protective gear to operate in the hot or warm zones. Patients must be decontaminated thoroughly prior to the EMS sector taking over care of the patient. There are not exceptions here, the potential of exposure to the hazardous material is too great.

• Question 90:

  Your 26-year-old female patient has been pulled out of a house fire. Her chest and arms have been burned. The area is charred and the patient states she has little pain in the burned area. What is the most likely classification of this patient's burns?

  A. Full thickness
  B. Superficial partial thickness burns
  C. Deep partial thickness burns
  D. Superficial
  A. Full thickness

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The patient is most likely experiencing a full thickness burn with disruption of the soft tissue through the nerve root. They are typically painless, with the exception of the penumbra, because of the lack of nerve stimulation.