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NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2024-2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He is alert and oriented but upon
assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy. What is your next step? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Administer Supplemental oxygen
Cardiac Compromise - CORRECT ANSWER-Any type of heart problem. Cardiac compromise is a blanket
term used to describe any type of heart problem. As an EMT-B it allows you to identify cardiac problems
without going above your scope of practice
an AED is used to treat patients is - CORRECT ANSWER-Ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia
the normal heart rate for a new born (0-3 months) is - CORRECT ANSWER-140-160
the two flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the - CORRECT ANSWER-Mitral Valve also
known as the Bicuspid Valve. The three flap valve is called the Tricuspid valve
Name the layers of the heart form the outside in - CORRECT ANSWER-Epicardium, Myocardium, and
Endocardium
what complain is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a cardiac event - CORRECT ANSWER-A
ton of bricks. or an elephant sitting on my chest.
A sharp stabbing pain is often a Pulmonary Embolism
What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein carried oxygenated bleed? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Pulmonary artery, and Pulmonary vein
which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation - CORRECT ANSWER-Plaque
NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2024-2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
, you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who is in severe abdominal pain and
vomited twice before your arrival. she ate cheesecake right before. what is the cause of her pain -
CORRECT ANSWER-acute gastroenteritis- may be caused by a bacterial or viral ingestion, toxic ingestion,
or ingestion of lactose in a lactose intolerant patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting
diarrhea, and abdominal cramping.
your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe, crushing, feeling in the center of his
chest and shortness of breath that began while he was mowing his lawn 45 mins prior to you arrival. he
is now only responding to painful stimuli. presently his minute ventilation is still adequate, his pulse
oximeter reads 95% on room air and you find his skin to be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your
initial action be. - CORRECT ANSWER-12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs. Upon arrival you find a 76 year
old patient sitting in a wheelchair. assessment confirms pitting edema to both lower legs you are able to
palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink and dry. her lungs are clear bilaterally. which
conditions do you suspect - CORRECT ANSWER-chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a
result of right sided congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein distention and ascites
present as well. the most common cause of right sided heart failure is left sided heart failure. therefore,
you may not s&s of left sided heart failure as a dry hacking couch or coughing up pink frothy sputum,
shortness of breath orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and fatigue.
you arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. which of the following questions is NOT an
important factor in care of the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-Height of the ladder
You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck by a car. Police are unable to
reach her parents. what gives you the ability to treat the girl - CORRECT ANSWER-implied consent
you are dispatched to a call for a injured man. as you approach the door of the home, a man opens the
door and tells you "this is none of your business" and to "get out of here". What is the correct course of
action in this case? - CORRECT ANSWER-return to the ambulance drive a safe distance away and call for
police to help was correct
If a patient refuses treatment and an EMT treats the patient anyway, what crime can the EMT be
charged with. - CORRECT ANSWER-battery
This practice of protecting yourself and your patient from the transfer of bodily fluids is known as what?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Body substance isolation
NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2024-2025 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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