NREMT PRACTICE EXAM LATEST |CONTAINS 300 REAL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE | BEST UPDATED NREMT EXAM!!
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NREMT PRACTICE EXAM LATEST
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DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE | BEST UPDATED NREMT EXAM!!
You are dispatched along with the fire department to a report of a person on fire behind
a residence. You respond priority and arrive simultaneously with the fir...
NREMT PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2024-2025
|CONTAINS 300 REAL QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE | BEST UPDATED NREMT EXAM!!
You are dispatched along with the fire department to a report of a person on fire behind
a residence. You respond priority and arrive simultaneously with the fire department. A
woman tells you her husband was lighting his charcoal grill with gasoline and there was
an explosion. The patient is a male subject who is conscious, alert, and oriented times
three. He states he was trying to light the grill when the gasoline exploded. He denies
any dyspnea. The physical exam reveals second degree burns to both arms and there
is no other part of the body burnt. What percentage of the patient's body in burnt?
A. Nine percent
B. Eighteen percent
C. Twenty-seven percent
D. Twenty percent - ANSWER- B. Eighteen percent
Reason: By the Rule of Nines, each arm is 9 percent of body surface, so both arms
would be a total of 18 percent
In the scenario in question 127 what priority is this patient?
,A. Nonpriority
B. Moderate
C. Critical
D. Fatal - ANSWER- C. Critical
Reason: Second-degree, or partial-thickness, burns are critical if they involve an entire
body part. Normally a second-degree burn would be considered critical only if it involved
more than 30 percent of body area.
Which of the following radiation waves can be stopped with a piece of paper?
A. Alpha waves
B. Beta waves
C. Gamma waves
D. X radiation - ANSWER- A. Alpha waves
Reason: Alpha radiation is a very heavy short-range radiation that can be stopped by
paper, clothing, or skin. The other three forms of radiation can penetrate through paper.
You are dispatched to the high school football field for a player injured. You respond
priority and arrive on scene wearing suitable precautions. The trainer advises you he
suspects the player has a fractured fibula. The patient is conscious, alert, and oriented
,times three and his only complaint is severe pain in his lower leg. When considering
what type of splint you are going to apply, you must always splint the suspected fracture
site and the
A. Inferior joint
B. Adjacent joints
C. Adjacent bone
D. Superior joint - ANSWER- B. Adjacent joints
Reason: A properly applied splint always secures the broken bone and both adjacent
joints, not just one adjacent joint.
In the scenario in question 130, which situation would lead you to attempt to reduce the
broken bone?
A. Lower leg fracture
B. Absence of distal pulse
C. Hypovolemic shock
D. Femur fracture - ANSWER- B. Absence of distal pulse
Reason: If a fracture occludes the artery feeding the distal portion of the extremity, then
the cells will die and amputation becomes a real possibility. The goal in realigning the
, bone is to restore circulation to the extremity. The other fractures should be splinted as
they are found.
The letter "M" in the acronym SAMPLE stands for
A. Menstrual period
B. Medications
C. Most active symptom
D. Morning routine - ANSWER- B. Medications
Reason: SAMPLE stands for Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history,
Last oral intake, and Events leading up to this situation.
The epiglottis in a pediatric patient is ____ in the airway than in an adult patient.
A. More sensitive
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. More anterior - ANSWER- B. Higher
Reason: The epiglottis is higher in the airway of an infant, an important anatomical
difference
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