NREMT B Exam Practice_Questions
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The NREMT exam asks questions on these topics: - Airway, Respiration & Ventilation - Cardiology & Resuscitation - Trauma - Medical/Obstetrics/Gynecology - EMS Operations All sections, except EMS Operations, have a content distribution of 85% adult and 15% pediatrics [based questions].  Topic weightage: For the EMT exam, 18%-22% of questions asked will cover airway, respiration, and ventilation; 20%-24% will cover cardiology and resuscitation; 14%-18% will cover trauma; 27%-31% will cover medical/obstetrics/gynecology; and 10%-14% will cover EMS operations.  For the EMR, advanced EMT... Show more
NREMT B Exam Practice_Questions
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1. You are called to a traffic accident where a 30-year-old male is moaning and complaining of abdominal pain. His pulse is 110, his blood pressure is 120/80, his skin is pale, cool and clammy, and his pupils are not reactive to light. What is probably causing this lack of pupil reactivity?

2. The thorax is separated from the abdomen by the?

3. You are assessing a newborn infant. Which of the following breathing rates are you most likely going to see in a healthy newborn? - 40-60/min - 70/min - 80/min - 12-20/min

4. In order for an infant to be considered premature, they must be born before how many weeks of gestation?

5. Which of the following should be accomplished on the initial examination of an unconscious adult male that has a pulse and is breathing? - Palpating the entire head to assess for the possibility of a head injury - Assess his skin to ensure adequate perfusion is occurring - Auscultating the patients lungs to ensure he is breathing - Obtain a blood pressure to ensure he is alive

6. Your patient has been vomiting and has had diarrhea for the last several hours. Which pH imbalance would you suspect?

7. Your patient is a 48-year-old female who had leg surgery a week ago, and now presents with respiratory distress. She is lying in her bed, complaining of pleuritic-like pain. You note distended neck veins and she is tachycardic. The most likely diagnosis is?

8. You are treating a diabetic patient who is hypoglycemic and unconscious. You administer dextrose to the patient and he awakens. He tells you that he does not want to go to the hospital. He is fully conscious and alert and even after you explain the need for him to be evaluated, he still refuses. You should:

9. When performing your rapid trauma assessment you note the presence of Battle's sign. This is usually a late sign of which type of injury?

10. All of the following may cause seizures, except? - Brief sun exposure - Epilepsy - Head injury - Medications

11. The nurse turns to you and says that the female patient you brought in is primigravida. This term refers to which of the following definitions? - A woman who is pregnant for the very first time - A first-time abortion - A woman who has been pregnant before, but has a history of abortions - A first-time deliver of a healthy baby.

12. 'You have been dispatched to a report of a ''man down''. Upon your arrival, you find an unconscious, 20-year-old female patient. Your patient is laying in a large pool of urine and has fast, deep respirations. Vitals: BP 94/60, P 128, RR 32, SpO2 95%, CBG 419 mg/dL. What is your differential diagnosis?'

13. While responding with lights and sirens to a possible drowning, you approach a school bus facing the opposite direction with their red lights activated and stop sign extended. How should you proceed past the school bus?

14. You respond to a drowning victim who is face down in waist-deep, still water. The first thing you should do is:

15. You are on scene with a 54-year-old female complaining of fever, nausea, and severe RUQ pain. What do you expect?

16. A woman called 911 when she saw a man collapse at a park. When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting on a bench. He is conscious, appears alert, and has a small laceration to his forehead. The woman tells your partner that the man was unresponsive for about 2-3 minutes. You should:

17. Sandy has fallen from her bicycle and sprained her ankle. She has significantly, but incompletely torn a ligament. Her pain level is moderate to severe. The joint is intact but unstable. Sandy is suffering from what type of sprain?

18. You are using a BVM to assist ventilations in an altered patient with a gag reflex. You begin to notice reduced bag compliance and a decreasing SpO2. What should you do first?

19. You are transporting an adult male patient for difficulty breathing. The patient was involved in a fall at work and suffered a minor hip fracture and head injury a couple days ago. He now presents with labored breathing and a respiratory rate of 30. He has a heart rate of 104 with a blood pressure of 98/70. Breath sounds reveal diffuse rales. The patient denies any other pain or illness, other than those related to his recent fall. What is the most likely cause of his respiratory disease?

20. You are on scene with a 22-year-old female at a supermarket. The patient is complaining of shortness of breath; she states the pain came on suddenly and is a sharp stabbing pain on the left side of her chest. She is restless and anxious, her skin is cool and clammy, and her respiratory rate is 26. The only medication she states she takes is birth control pills. You should suspect:

21. What is the compression rate for a 10-year-old male in cardiac arrest?

22. When assisting your psychiatric patient, you find that he has been described Haldol and Thorazine. You know these medications are:

23. Nitroglycerin is an effective medication to help reduce chest pain that is caused by ischemia. Which of the following patients would you withhold nitroglycerin from?

24. What PPE are appropriate for managing a patient with a persistent cough for 2 weeks?

25. You respond to a 16-year-old patient found unconscious in her backyard by her parents. She has a newly developing skin rash and is having difficulty breathing. You note that she is wheezing. Her parents state she has no history of allergies or breathing problems. Which of the following is most likely to be the cause of her condition? - Febrile seizure - Epiglottitis - Status asthmaticus - Anaphylaxis

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