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NREMT Practice Questions1. B
(Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest
pain, it is important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help
alleviate damage to the heart muscle.): You arrive to find a 48 year old male
complaining that his chest feels heavy. The patient is awake and talking to you.
During your assessment, you note that his skin is pale, cool, and clammy. Your first
step is to:
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin
2. D: Which of the following is the correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, left venntricle,
aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, left
ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left ventricle, aorta
3. A
(The mitral or bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and the left
atrium and the left ventricle. It prevents the blood from back flowing into the
left atrium.): The mitral or bicuspid valve,
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle
4. C
(The treatment of a patient with an impaled object includes: securing the
object in place, exposing the wound area, controlling bleeding, and using a
bulky dressing to help stabilize the object. The only time it is permissible to
remove an impaled object is if it is impeding the breathing of a patient.): Which
of the following is NOT true of the treatment of an impaled object?
A. remove if blocking the airway
B. stabilize in place
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient
D. control the bleeding
5. C: The electrical impulse generated in the right atrium is called the:
A. atrioventricular node
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B. purkinje fibers
C. sinoatriual node
D. bundle of his
6. A
(A puncture is created by an object that is typically sharp and pointed. A
laceration is defined as a jagged cut. An evisceration is typically referred to as
organs protruding.): You are treating a patient that has been involved in a motor
vehicle accident. You can lift a flap of skin on the patient's head. This type of injury
would e referred to as a(n):
A. avulsion
B. laceration
C. evisceration
D. puncture
7. C: Ligaments connect:
A. muscle to bone
B. bones to tendon
C. bone to bone
D. muscle to tendons
8. D
(Heat strokes are considered a true life threatening emergency. A heat stroke
typically occurs after a patient as experienced heat cramps and heat exhaus-
tion.): Which of the following heat emergencies is considered a true emergency?
A. heat cramps
B. heat exhaustion
C. heat infarction
D. heat stroke
9. A: You are treating a patient who has overdosed on a narcotic. The greatest risk
for this patient is:
A. respiratory depression
B. seizures
C. hypertension
D. hyperactivity
10. B: Which of the following is NOT an imminent sign that birthing is going to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head moving down her birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard
11. C: Which of the following patient characteristics does NOT represent a potential
for violence?
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A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice
12. B: There are hollow and solid organs in the abdomen. The gallbladder is con-
sidered a hollow organ. A ruptured hollow organ such as the gallbladder is most
commonly associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis
13. D: A 29 year old male has taken LSD. The patient appears very anxious and in
a panic state. He is showing signs of paranoia. You should:
A. agree withe everything the patient says
B. restrain the patient
C. be aggressive and talk very straight and stern to the patient
D. talk the patient down by reassuring the patient
14. C: The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness
15. C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical care
purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is considered a significant injury in
adults. If this had been an infant or child, it would have been a significant
mechanism of injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be considered
a significant mechanism of injury.): You arrive on the scene of an incident where
a 16 year old male fell approximately 12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient
16. D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachyp-
nea. Less than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is
apnea.): When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath,
you note that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
A. neuropnea
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