PARAMEDIC NATIONAL REGISTRY LATEST 2026 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔NTG: Dosage - ✔✔0.4mg SL, repeat every 3-5 min for 15 min
✔✔NTG: Indications - ✔✔chest pain of cardiac origin, angina, acute CHF
✔✔NTG: Side Effects - ✔✔headache, hypotension, tachycardia
✔✔occurs when an object migrates from one part of the body and causes a blockage of
a blood vessel in another part of the body - ✔✔embolism
✔✔Order of preference for artifical breathing techniques, best to worst - ✔✔Mouth to
mask, 2-rescuer BVM, Flow-restricted O2 powered device, 1-rescuer BVM
✔✔orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT-B - ✔✔on-line medical
direction
✔✔Oximeter reading in a normal, healthy person - ✔✔96-100
✔✔Pertinant characteristics of breathing - ✔✔rate, rhythm, quality, depth
✔✔Prior to delivery, if the mother is in the supine position, she may develop dizziness
and a drop in blood pressure. This is called: - ✔✔supine hypotensive syndrome
✔✔Signs of internal bleeding include: - ✔✔Bruising, swelling, and pain over vital
organs; painful, swollen, or deformed extremities
✔✔Small round purplish spots, called petechiae, are caused by: - ✔✔capillary bleeding
✔✔Splinting a closed, angulated fracture in the position in which it was found may
cause a(n) _______ during transport. - ✔✔open fracture
✔✔standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMTs to do things without
speaking to the med director - ✔✔off-line medical direction
✔✔This increases in adults with breathing difficulty. - ✔✔Pulse rate
✔✔the amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by breaths/minute -
✔✔minute volume
✔✔The butt or feet of a baby presents first - ✔✔Breech presentation
, ✔✔The condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs because of the inadequate
pumping of the heart is called - ✔✔CHF
✔✔the formation of a clot or thrombus inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of
blood through the circulatory system - ✔✔thrombosis
✔✔The normal headfirst delivery of a baby is called a: - ✔✔Cephalic presentation
✔✔The primary electrical disturbance that results in cardiac arrest is... - ✔✔Ventricular
fibrillation
✔✔The required amount of suctioning that a suction unit must provide. - ✔✔30 L/min,
300 mmHg
✔✔The spinal column is made up of _______ separate irregularly shaped bones called
vertebrae - ✔✔33
✔✔Type _ diabetes usually develops in adults and often is controlled by diet and oral
medication. - ✔✔2
✔✔Type _ diabetes usually develops in childhood, and requires at least daily doses of
supplemental insulin. - ✔✔1
✔✔Usually only _______ patients can develop hemorrhagic shock due to a closed head
injury. - ✔✔infant
✔✔Ventilation rate for adults - ✔✔12/min
✔✔Ventilation rate for children - ✔✔20/min
✔✔Ventilation rate for infants - ✔✔20/min
✔✔What is a very late sign of an ectopic pregnancy? - ✔✔Low BP
✔✔When gases enter the bloodstream as the result of a damaged lung, it is called a(n)
- ✔✔arterial gas embolism
✔✔When pressure increases inside the skull because of swelling of brain tissue, blood
flow is decreased. This results in... - ✔✔the brain being starved for oxygen and carbon
dioxide increasing, causing more swelling.
✔✔The major artery of the arm - ✔✔brachial artery
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔NTG: Dosage - ✔✔0.4mg SL, repeat every 3-5 min for 15 min
✔✔NTG: Indications - ✔✔chest pain of cardiac origin, angina, acute CHF
✔✔NTG: Side Effects - ✔✔headache, hypotension, tachycardia
✔✔occurs when an object migrates from one part of the body and causes a blockage of
a blood vessel in another part of the body - ✔✔embolism
✔✔Order of preference for artifical breathing techniques, best to worst - ✔✔Mouth to
mask, 2-rescuer BVM, Flow-restricted O2 powered device, 1-rescuer BVM
✔✔orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT-B - ✔✔on-line medical
direction
✔✔Oximeter reading in a normal, healthy person - ✔✔96-100
✔✔Pertinant characteristics of breathing - ✔✔rate, rhythm, quality, depth
✔✔Prior to delivery, if the mother is in the supine position, she may develop dizziness
and a drop in blood pressure. This is called: - ✔✔supine hypotensive syndrome
✔✔Signs of internal bleeding include: - ✔✔Bruising, swelling, and pain over vital
organs; painful, swollen, or deformed extremities
✔✔Small round purplish spots, called petechiae, are caused by: - ✔✔capillary bleeding
✔✔Splinting a closed, angulated fracture in the position in which it was found may
cause a(n) _______ during transport. - ✔✔open fracture
✔✔standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMTs to do things without
speaking to the med director - ✔✔off-line medical direction
✔✔This increases in adults with breathing difficulty. - ✔✔Pulse rate
✔✔the amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by breaths/minute -
✔✔minute volume
✔✔The butt or feet of a baby presents first - ✔✔Breech presentation
, ✔✔The condition of excessive fluid buildup in the lungs because of the inadequate
pumping of the heart is called - ✔✔CHF
✔✔the formation of a clot or thrombus inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of
blood through the circulatory system - ✔✔thrombosis
✔✔The normal headfirst delivery of a baby is called a: - ✔✔Cephalic presentation
✔✔The primary electrical disturbance that results in cardiac arrest is... - ✔✔Ventricular
fibrillation
✔✔The required amount of suctioning that a suction unit must provide. - ✔✔30 L/min,
300 mmHg
✔✔The spinal column is made up of _______ separate irregularly shaped bones called
vertebrae - ✔✔33
✔✔Type _ diabetes usually develops in adults and often is controlled by diet and oral
medication. - ✔✔2
✔✔Type _ diabetes usually develops in childhood, and requires at least daily doses of
supplemental insulin. - ✔✔1
✔✔Usually only _______ patients can develop hemorrhagic shock due to a closed head
injury. - ✔✔infant
✔✔Ventilation rate for adults - ✔✔12/min
✔✔Ventilation rate for children - ✔✔20/min
✔✔Ventilation rate for infants - ✔✔20/min
✔✔What is a very late sign of an ectopic pregnancy? - ✔✔Low BP
✔✔When gases enter the bloodstream as the result of a damaged lung, it is called a(n)
- ✔✔arterial gas embolism
✔✔When pressure increases inside the skull because of swelling of brain tissue, blood
flow is decreased. This results in... - ✔✔the brain being starved for oxygen and carbon
dioxide increasing, causing more swelling.
✔✔The major artery of the arm - ✔✔brachial artery
