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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. Which is the MOST commonly injured organ in pediatric abdominal traumas?

2. You are treating a 2 month old that has been sick with a fever for 3 days. In this case, what does the presence of a sunken fontanelle most likely indicate?

3. What is a prodrome?

4. The largest and most superior area of the brain is?

5. What is the technical name given for a patient's visible indications of his or her mood?

6. Which of the following will occur to a pregnant female's blood pressure in the second trimester? - Nothing will change - It will drop roughly 10-15 mmHg both systolically and diastolically - It will drop significantly - It will rise significantly

7. During restraint of a psychiatric/behavioral patient, how many personnel should be present in an ideal situation?

8. What's the normal respiration rate of a 2 month old baby?

9. Braxton-Hicks contractions are?

10. Your 10 year old patient has been experiencing extreme vomiting, a fever of 102-103, a severe headache and a stiff neck for several hours. The EMS professional should suspect?

11. You are working an MMA event at cageside when a 33 year old fighter attempts a slam and dislocates his own shoulder. The match is stopped and he is brought to you for treatment. What is the most appropriate prehospital treatment for this patient?

12. You respond to the local police department for an officer in possible cardiac arrest. When you arrive on scene, officers have already attached an AED. The AED is in the process of delivering a shock. Your first response should be to:

13. You are dispatched to a football field where a 19-year-old male has a reported arm injury. Your scene is secure and you take BSI precautions. You have made patient contact, checked vital signs, and are now performing a physical exam. While splinting an arm that has sustained a broken humerus, the highest priority is to?

14. The morphology of multifocal PVC's have?

15. What is the correct terminology for the seizure phase where the patient experiences continuous muscle tension?

16. Orthostatic hypotension occurs when?

17. '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?'

18. The type of injury that involves a blunt blow to the chest causing cardiac arrest is termed?

19. Which of the following abnormal birth presentations is most common? - Breech - Compound - Prolapsed cord - Shoulder dystocia

20. Which is true about patients with orthopnea?

21. You arrive on scene and find a 7-year-old female who was involved in a MVC. Your patient's vital signs are BP: 112/80, HR: 138/min, RR: 9 with gurgling sounds. As you prepare to manage this patient's airway, you remember that the narrowest part of this patient's airway is the?

22. You have a patient who has sustained liquid burns to his chest and abdomen, left arm, and front of left leg. What percent of his body is burned?

23. The ease with which the lungs expand during inspiration is called:

24. Rescuers have just returned from a call involving a teen who overdosed on pain killers and ultimately died. What common reaction should you expect to see in these responders after such a call?

25. You have been dispatched to a rehab facility to the report of a stroke. Staff called 911 when they noticed the 91-year-old male patient acting abnormal. The patient is not ambulatory but is normally very talkative. During your Cincinnati Stroke Scale, you notice unequal grip strength with weakness noted in the left hand as well as left arm drift. These findings are called?