NREMT ACTUAL PRACTICE EXAM {LATEST
2026 -2027 Update} QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea - correct answer D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea. Less
than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
,B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust - correct answer B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals
in the vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the patient. Even
though the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent - correct answer B
The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
,C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity - correct answer C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her living
room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness - correct answer D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age. Where
would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
, D. radial artery - correct answer A
The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than the body - correct
answer B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their nose
and lean forward.)
During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side of the chest
moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
2026 -2027 Update} QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea - correct answer D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea. Less
than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
,B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust - correct answer B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals
in the vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the patient. Even
though the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent - correct answer B
The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
,C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity - correct answer C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her living
room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness - correct answer D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age. Where
would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
, D. radial artery - correct answer A
The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than the body - correct
answer B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their nose
and lean forward.)
During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side of the chest
moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
