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NREMR Exam – Questions & Expert Verified SolutionsYou arrive on scene with your partner Leonard to the report of a child
appearing lethargic. Upon entering the house, you see a 9-year-old girl lying
on the couch. Her father says she has been breathing strangely and began
vomiting about 45 minutes ago. During your assessment, you determine she
needs to be transported to the ER immediately. Which of the following sets of
vitals would lead you to believe this girl is in need of immediate transport?
Right Ans - BP 100/58, respirations of 14 per minute and a pulse of 130
When someone has an upper airway obstruction you may hear sounds like?
Right Ans - High pitched wheezing when they breath in
An adult with a respiration rate of ______per minute would be considered
within normal limits. A child aged 3-5 with a respiration rate of_______per
minute would be considered within normal limits and an infant who is
breathing at________per minute would be considered within normal limits.
Right Ans - 16, 25, 40
You and your partner Naven have just arrived at a home where a woman in
her 70's was reported to have passed out. You enter the residence to find a
man in his 20's performing rescue breathing on the elderly woman who is
supine on the floor. Naven attaches the AED and advises the man to move
away. He pushes the analyze button and no shock is advised. The two of you
begin CPR, delivering approximately_______________________. After 1 cycle of CPR
an elderly gentleman enters the room and shows you a valid looking DNR
signed by the patient and her doctor. What should you do?______________
Right Ans - 6 breaths and 100 compressions over 1 minute / Respect the DNR
A call has come in for a possible drowning. You and your partner respond to a
public swimming pool a few blocks from the station. A 9-year-old boy
apparently slipped while running, hit his head on the edge of the pool, and fell
in. He has no pulse and he is not breathing. What would be your best choice of
action? Right Ans - Take manual stabilization of the boy's head and neck
while additional rescuers ventilate at about 13 breaths per minute and
provide at least 100 compressions per minute.
You are assisting your partner who is preparing to intubate a 79 year old
woman. You are managing the BVM and begin ventilating and preoxygenating
, the patient at what rate? Right Ans - 12-20 breaths a minute for 1-2
minutes
You and your partner Xavier arrive at a sushi bar to a call of a man choking.
You find him sitting in a back booth, very pale and diaphoretic. He tells you in
a whisper that he has a chunk of fish caught in his throat. What would you do
next? Right Ans - Encourage him to cough it up. The ability to speak
signifies that it is likely high enough in the airway to cough up
Your partner Gina has just finished suctioning some vomit from a patient's
airway with a French tip catheter. What should Gina do next? Right Ans -
Prepare to suction again by rinsing catheter with sterile water
You have an unconscious patient. What do you do? Right Ans - ABCs,
History taking, Rapid full body scan
Respirations in a newborn would be considered normal at ______________.
Right Ans - 60 breathes per minute
You and your partner whom you have been working with for two years are
called to a house where a woman is having chest pain and complaining of
shortness of breath. She is diaphoretic and has a pulse of 110, respirations of
22, and a blood pressure of 140/80. She says she has no cardiac or respiratory
history. You should? Right Ans - Perform your assessment, put her on O2 at
15 lpm, and transport
You are assessing an 84 year old man. Upon auscultation of the lungs you
discover crackles or rale sounds. He is complaining of chest pain and
congestion. These signs and symptoms can indicate? Right Ans - Left
ventricular failure
You arrive on scene with your partner to a call of "man down". You pull into
the driveway of the house in a very exclusive part of town. In the driveway a
man is lying face up with his eyes closed. After making sure the scene is safe,
what actions will help you gather the most information in the shortest period
of time? Right Ans - Check his pulse with your hand while you put your ear
near his mouth and look down at the sternum for chest rise
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