NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
When assessing the work of breathing in a pediatric patient, you
should assess
A. chest expansion, skin color, and presence of wheezes or stridor
B. using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of chest
C. breath sounds bilaterally, ventilation rate, quality, and volume
D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of any retractions or
nasal flaring -
correct answer ✅D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of
any retractions or nasal flaring
Your team is performing CPR on a 68 year old male. You are
assigned the airway. When ventilating him, you should:
A. ventilate him once when CPR stops after 30 compressions
B. Use a two person ventilation technique
C. Use a BVM that can refill in 3 seconds
D. Ventilate every 15 seconds with BVM -
correct answer ✅B. Use a two person ventilation technique
A 20 year old male was playing basketball and suddenly developed
chest pain and respiratory difficulty. He is alert and oriented. He
complains of chest pain. His vitals are P=140, R=24, Bp=160/90. He
,NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
has diminished breath sounds on the left side. He is likely suffering
from:
A. tension pneumothorax
B. simple pneumothorax
C. heat exhaustion
D. heat stroke -
correct answer ✅B. simple pneumothorax
A tall, thin 21 year old male tells you he has increasing shortness of
breath after playing basketball. He tells you during the first part of
practice he was tired and the longer he played the more short of
breath he became. You notice swelling around his neck and you
hear crackles when you palpate the skin. You should suspect:
A. pulmonary embolism
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. pernicious anemia
D. cardiomegaly -
correct answer ✅B. spontaneous pneumothorax
Which of the following patient presentations represent the most
severe stage of hypoxia?
,NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
A. A restless and agitated 72 year old female with vitals: P=110,
R=14, and BP= 148/92
B. A 68 year old male with skin that is cool and clammy. His vitals:
P= 110, R= 18, and BP= 108/72
C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with discolored
fingernail beds
D. A 73 year old female with shortness of breath, headache, and
tachypenic -
correct answer ✅C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with
discolored fingernail beds
A 2 year old female who has had a cold for the past two days now
has frequent barking coughing. Her skin is warm to touch. She has
inspiratory stridor, and her SpO2 is 98% on room air. When
transporting her, you should prepare for:
A. respiratory arrest
B. sepsis
C. emesis
D. airway obstruction -
correct answer ✅D. airway obstruction
, NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
A 67 year old male is unresponsive and snoring. As you insert a
tongue depressor to insert an oropharyngeal airway, he has a gag
reflex. You should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
B. turn him to the recovery position
C. suction his airway
D. maintain head-tilt chin-lift -
correct answer ✅A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
A 6 year old male has a fever and difficulty breathing. He is anxious,
sitting in a tripod position, and complains of a sore throat. You
should suspect:
A. rubeola
B. pertussis
C. epiglottitis
D. esophagitis -
correct answer ✅C. epiglottitis
The mother of a 3 month old male tells you that his apnea monitor
alarmed and when she checked on him he was not breathing. She
stimulated him and called 9-1-1. He is now breathing on his own.
Answers: Future EMT Group
When assessing the work of breathing in a pediatric patient, you
should assess
A. chest expansion, skin color, and presence of wheezes or stridor
B. using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of chest
C. breath sounds bilaterally, ventilation rate, quality, and volume
D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of any retractions or
nasal flaring -
correct answer ✅D. airway sounds, positioning, and presence of
any retractions or nasal flaring
Your team is performing CPR on a 68 year old male. You are
assigned the airway. When ventilating him, you should:
A. ventilate him once when CPR stops after 30 compressions
B. Use a two person ventilation technique
C. Use a BVM that can refill in 3 seconds
D. Ventilate every 15 seconds with BVM -
correct answer ✅B. Use a two person ventilation technique
A 20 year old male was playing basketball and suddenly developed
chest pain and respiratory difficulty. He is alert and oriented. He
complains of chest pain. His vitals are P=140, R=24, Bp=160/90. He
,NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
has diminished breath sounds on the left side. He is likely suffering
from:
A. tension pneumothorax
B. simple pneumothorax
C. heat exhaustion
D. heat stroke -
correct answer ✅B. simple pneumothorax
A tall, thin 21 year old male tells you he has increasing shortness of
breath after playing basketball. He tells you during the first part of
practice he was tired and the longer he played the more short of
breath he became. You notice swelling around his neck and you
hear crackles when you palpate the skin. You should suspect:
A. pulmonary embolism
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. pernicious anemia
D. cardiomegaly -
correct answer ✅B. spontaneous pneumothorax
Which of the following patient presentations represent the most
severe stage of hypoxia?
,NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
A. A restless and agitated 72 year old female with vitals: P=110,
R=14, and BP= 148/92
B. A 68 year old male with skin that is cool and clammy. His vitals:
P= 110, R= 18, and BP= 108/72
C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with discolored
fingernail beds
D. A 73 year old female with shortness of breath, headache, and
tachypenic -
correct answer ✅C. A sleepy and confused 69 year old male with
discolored fingernail beds
A 2 year old female who has had a cold for the past two days now
has frequent barking coughing. Her skin is warm to touch. She has
inspiratory stridor, and her SpO2 is 98% on room air. When
transporting her, you should prepare for:
A. respiratory arrest
B. sepsis
C. emesis
D. airway obstruction -
correct answer ✅D. airway obstruction
, NREMT 2026 Practice Questions And
Answers: Future EMT Group
A 67 year old male is unresponsive and snoring. As you insert a
tongue depressor to insert an oropharyngeal airway, he has a gag
reflex. You should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
B. turn him to the recovery position
C. suction his airway
D. maintain head-tilt chin-lift -
correct answer ✅A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway
A 6 year old male has a fever and difficulty breathing. He is anxious,
sitting in a tripod position, and complains of a sore throat. You
should suspect:
A. rubeola
B. pertussis
C. epiglottitis
D. esophagitis -
correct answer ✅C. epiglottitis
The mother of a 3 month old male tells you that his apnea monitor
alarmed and when she checked on him he was not breathing. She
stimulated him and called 9-1-1. He is now breathing on his own.
