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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 the home of a 6-year-old female. Her father states that she went to bed two hours ago and was feeling fine, but woke up unable to breathe. You note a 104-degree temperature and inspiratory stridor. The patient is sitting upright, in obvious respiratory distress. What is the most likely diagnosis?

2. What two hormones does the placenta secrete?

3. You are treating a patient who was rescued from a house fire and sustained multiple burns. Following assessment, you note burns to the anterior torso, back, right leg, and left forearm. By rule of nines, what percentage of the patient's body surface area is burned?

4. Which bone of the face is most commonly fractured?

5. Your 10 year old patient presents to you with bilateral knee contusions. Which of the following is likely to result from this injury type?

6. In which of the following scenarios would the use of Fentanyl be contraindicated? - A 36-year-old female who's showing signs of hypovolemic shock after an MVA - As a premedication for a patient who is about to undergo RSI - 12-year-old male who broke his ulna - A 19-year-old male complaining of severe abdominal pain

7. You are dispatched to a private residence for a sick child. When you arrive you find a 5-year-old child lying on the couch. He is very quiet and withdrawn. His mother tells you that he is complaining of a stomach ache, and she thinks that he might have gotten food poisoning at his daycare center. When examining the child you notice a large bruise on his abdomen and several smaller red marks on his back. The mother refuses to let you transport the child to the hospital. Your best course of action is to:

8. Your 8-year-old male patient has dark red blood steadily flowing from a laceration on his arm. You note that this type of bleeding is most likely?

9. You and a partner are dispatched on a non-emergent fall patient. However, on arrival, you surprisingly find an unconscious 52-year-old male that fell from a second-story window. How should you first proceed?

10. The mechanical expansion of the thorax and lungs is caused by the internal/external intercostal muscles and ________.

11. Every little box on a 12-lead EKG is representative of how many seconds of recording?

12. Your 58-year-old female patient complains of weakness, joint pain, and nausea. She states that she just returned from a trip to Hawaii earlier that morning and has felt awful since returning. What would be the next appropriate question to ask?

13. You arrive on scene to find an adult in cardiac arrest. During CPR, what do you want to avoid the most?

14. 'You are on scene with a 62-year-old male patient complaining of severe chest pain. He was eating dinner with his family when he began experiencing sudden, ''10/10'' chest pain. The patient took one of his own nitro prior to your arrival but experienced no relief. Your patient is pale, cool, and diaphoretic and says he feels like he is going to ''pass out''. Vitals: BP 110/52, P 62, SpO2 93%. 12-lead shows ST-elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. Which medication should not be administered to this patient?'

15. What's the normal respiration rate of an 8 year old?

16. An example of a simplex communication system is?

17. You suspect your post-MI patient is suffering from the beginning stages of cardiogenic shock. If so, which of the following signs and symptoms would you expect to see? - HTN, narrowing PP, and pedal edema - Altered LOR, tachycardia, pulmonary edema - Anxiety, widened pulse pressure, and cyanosis - Tachycardia, hypertension and JVD.

18. Which of the following is considered to be the most common cause of non-traumatic abdominal pain? - PID - Aortic aneurysm - Abruptio placentae - Dysmenorrhea

19. The dermis and epidermis are layers of skin that are responsible for which of the following? - Organ protection - Blood cell production - Movement - Metabolism of insulin

20. Which of the following does the blood-brain barrier not allow to pass through to the brain? - Water - Glucose - Sodium - Oxygen

21. You are called to assist a 46 yr old male patient that is having problems maintaining an adequate blood glucose level. What's one of the major complications of long term hypoglycemia?

22. When an EMT deviates from the normal standard of care when treating a patient and it results in further injury, what offense has he committed?

23. You arrive on scene to find an unconscious male patient supine on his living room floor. The patient is a known diabetic. At time of assessment, he presents with snoring respirations. The most likely cause of this is?

24. You are assessing a chest pain patient, with a past history of angina pectoris, AMI, and hypertension. The patient states the chest pain began substernal, radiated to his left arm and rated 8 on the pain scale. His pain was relieved by 2 nitroglycerin within 6 minutes of onset prior to your arrival. Hee is now refusing care and states the pain is completely gone. What condition do you feel most likely caused his chest pain?

25. You are called to the home of a neonate with a fever. The fever has lasted about 3 hours at the time you arrive. Which is the BEST treatment plan for this patient during transport?

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