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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. Your 60 yr old patient is experiencing facial droop on the right side of his face. His grips are equal and strong with equal pupillary response. The remainder of the neuro exam fails to uncover any other obvious neurological deficits. Which of the following should the EMS professional consider?

2. Your patient's skin has been exposed to dry lime. What is the appropriate treatment plan for this patient?

3. Which of the following agencies is responsible for developing the KKK standards for ambulances? - Department of Transportation - Department of Homeland Security - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare - Department of Emergency Medical Service Preparedness

4. What is the primary cause of your respiratory rate increasing during exercise, as compared to your respiratory rate at rest?

5. Your patient is having issues maintaining an adequate blood pressure. Which of the following plays a role in the natural maintenance of a persons blood pressure? - Baroreceptors - Chemoreceptors - Parasympathetic stimulation - Sympathetic stimulation

6. You arrive on the scene of a 25-year-old male who was struck by a vehicle. Bystanders tell you the patient was thrown up onto the hood of the car and back down onto the ground. Upon assessment, you notice the patient to be breathing about 8 times per minute, a large hematoma on his left forehead, and obvious deformity to his right leg. Your next course of action would be?

7. The impaired ability to communicate is a cognitive disturbance and is called:

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. You are called to an unresponsive 10-month-old male. It has been twenty minutes since 911 was called and the baby is still lying prone in his crib. He is apneic, pulseless, his lips and fingers are blue, annd you note lividity. His father tell you that he came in and found him like this. How should you proceed?

10. Where is the next destination for the blood that is returning to the heart via the cardiac veins?

11. Which of the following is an incorrect treatment for a shock patient? - Initiating fluid resuscitation - Control of any life-threatening bleeding - High-flow oxygen via NRB or BVM - Placement in Trendelenburg position

12. An overweight 60 year old female reports new onset pain and swelling in her right lower calf region. During the physical examination, you note a rigid, red, and blotchy area of skin on her right calf that is warm to the touch and painful on palpation across the entire lower leg. Her vitals are within normal limits. However, her right lower extremity pulses are non-palpable distal to the calf. With the limited findings, you quickly suspect:

13. You are assessing a 24-year-old female that complains of pain to both lower abdominal quadrants. She states her last menstrual period was about 8 days ago and the pain started about 3 days ago. She further tells you that she has been running a fever of 101 F for the past couple days. The MOST likely cause of her symptoms is:

14. Of the following conditions, which one is most time sensitive? - Epididymitis - Testicular torsion - Blunt testicular trauma - Orchitis

15. You are dispatched for a full term pregnant female that is complaining of a headache and visual disturbances. On arrival, while assessing the patient, you notice the presence of pedal edema. Before you could question her further, she begins to experience a grand mal seizure. What abnormal condition of pregnancy do you suspect at this point?

16. Which of these conditions is defined as 3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places and is best treated by positive pressure ventilation?

17. Which cellular organelle is responsible for the transportation of substances throughout the cell?

18. For which of the following scenarios might your patient suffer from rhabdomyolysis? - Patient who has been crushed by collapsed wall for 6 hours. - Severe dog bite - Homeless man with open wounds - Puncture wound caused by a rusty nail

19. You are treating a 5-month-old, 20-pound pediatric patient who is hypoglycemia. You are ordered to administer 1 g/kg of 25% Dextrose. How many total milliliters of 25% Dextrose will you give this patient?

20. You respond to a patient who has fallen into an icy pond while ice skating. Upon removal, he has no injuries, but you suspect he is suffering from hypothermia. Your initial action should be?

21. You and your partner are treating a patient after a motorcycle accident. He has an obvious head injury and dyspnea. What is the management for a patient with a head injury and unusual respiratory pattern?

22. Which of the following clinical findings would not warrant the use of an AED? - A pulseless patient - Unresponsive patient - A patient with absent or abnormal breathing - A patient with a history of cardiac arrest

23. You are assessing a 60 year old potential stroke patient and trying to determine if thrombolytic therapy as the hospital will be effective for the patient. What is the FIRST important factor you must determine in order for advanced therapy to be effective?

24. You respond to the home of a 17-year-old female who is having a seizure. Her mother explains that her daughter has a history of seizures. She tells you that her daughter usually has a seizure and then recovers quickly, however, today her daughter had a seizure and before recovering began another seizure. She is experiencing:

25. When performing triage on a trauma patient, what can be said about the patient's circulatory status if he has a palpable radial pulse?