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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 have been dispatched for a ''behavioral emergency'' at a local homeless shelter. Police are on scene with a 57-year-old male who became confused this morning. The patient's friends indicate this is abnormal for the patient and that he started walking ''weird'' suddenly and appears to be ''staring off into space''. Your patient has been homeless for as long as his friends can remember and is a chronic alcoholic. You notice distention of the patient's abdomen. What do you think is wrong with your patient and what substance is responsible for this condition?'

2. A 38-year-old male has been pulled from a river in the middle of January. It is unknown how long the patient has been in the river. He is pulseless and apneic so you direct your partner to start CPR immediately. You attach the defibrillation pads and find the patient to be in V-Fib. You deiver one defibrillation and initiate CPR again. The patient feels extremely cold to the touch and an axillary temperature reads 80.5 F. Your partner just completed another two minutes of CPR. The cardiac monitor still shows V-Fib. Which of the following is the most appropriate action? - Initiate IV/IO therapy and give Epi, followed by Amiodarone and continuous warm fluid administration until the patient's core temperature rises above 86 F. CPR will not be effective until the patient is properly rewarmed. - Stop all treatment and transport the patient immediately. Attempt to move the patient as little as possible so they won't go into asystole. - Resume CPR and initiate rapid transport. Do not administer drug or electrical therapy and perform continuous CPR until the patient has been rewarmed to a core temperature of 86 degrees F. - Perform defibrillation and continue CPR. Continue defibrillating the patient every 2 minutes until ROSC is achieved.

3. Which of the following cations is most likely to be prescribed for someone with bipolar disorder? - Calcium - Potassium - Lithium - Sodium

4. When assessing the front and back of an object, these can be referred to as anterior and posterior in medical terms. The terms _____ and _____ can also be used to describe front and back.

5. Why is BSI important?

6. Your adult chest pain patient refuses to allow you to administer NTG for his chest pain, even though he rates the pain at an 8 on the pain scale. He states he does not like nitroglycerin because of the main side effect. What would that side effect likely be?

7. As you approach your patient, he grabs your arm and tells you anxiously that he is choking on a piece of meat. Your first course of action should be?

8. The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a liquid can be ignited is known as?

9. A 21-year-old female presents with a fever, dysuria, and lower abdominal pain. Which of the following should you expect?

10. Your patient is a 6 month old that has a large amount of mucus in the oropharynx; what's the max. time you should suction the infant at one time?

11. The diaphragm contracts during?

12. Which of the following personality disorders is characterized by an impulse to pull out one's own hair? - Hysteria - Trichotillomaniac - Obsessive-compulsive - Histrionic

13. You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a single car accident. As you approach the scene, you see four patients, two who have been ejected from their vehicle and two are still in the vehicle. You should:

14. What are the receptors found in the carotid, aorta, and kidneys that are sensitive to changes in blood pressure?

15. Sickle cell disease is a condition that primarily affects which of the following body systems? - Urologic - Gastrointestinal - Blood - Skin

16. When you inhale, the diaphragm is:

17. What is the cause of digital clubbing?

18. As you perform triage at a MVC, you find a 34-year-old female patient sitting in her car unable to remember the events of the collision. She appears to not know what happened and is attempting to get out of the vehicle, even though you clearly directed her to stay in her seat. HR: 90, R 20, Cap refill <2 s. How would you classify this patient?

19. What pediatric age group i most at risk for being involved in an MVA?

20. 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

21. Mrs. Smith is terminally ill with breast cancer. She is under the care of hospice in her own home. She has a written document that states she does not want to be resuscitated if her heart stops beating or she stops breathing. This document is referred to as:

22. All of the following are possible locations to obtain a patient's temperature. Which is the most accurate? - Oral - Rectal - Tympanic - Axillary

23. You are called to the home of a 70-year-old male with SOB. Upon arrival, you find the patient to have crackles/rales bilaterally, oxygen saturation levels of 89%, and is hot to the touch. Oxygen improves SpO2. You would expect?

24. Which blood vessel is responsible for carrying non-oxgenated blood to the lungs to be oxygenated?

25. You're called to a private residence for a 72-year-old male who has AMS. VS are B 102/58, HR 104, RR 6/min, SpO2 of 88%. What should be your first intervention?