NREMT Practice Exam – 2026 Practice Questions with Answers for
EMT Certification (Basic Level)
1. Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural-hematoma-
(D) Lower extremity fracture: (C) Subdural hematoma
2. Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts
within the scope of-practice, and does not accept payment-for service?
(A) implied consent laws.
(B) Good-Samaritan-laws.
(C) malfeasance laws.
(D) absolute immunity laws.: (B) Good Samaritan laws
3. You arrive at a two car accident-and the driver of the 1st car is unconscious.
Consent for this patient would be?
,(A) informed.
(B) implied.
(C) expressed.
(D) involuntary.: (B) implied
4. Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus: (B) pancreas
5. Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP.: (C) FCC.
6. What is the rate of chest compressions for a two-year-old in cardiac arrest?
(A) 80/minute.
(B) 100/minute.
(C) 110/minute.
(D) 120/minute.: (B) 100/minute.
7. A BVM with a reservoir and oxygen source (at least 15 LPM) delivers an
oxygen concentration of-
(A) 21%.
(B) 40% to 60%.
(C) 80%.
(D) 100%.:-(D) 100%.
8. Beck's triad (associated with pericardial tamponade) includes: distant heart
tones, JVD, and...
(A) pulse deviation.
(B) narrowing-pulse-pressure.
(C) wheezing.
(D) delayed capillary refill.: (B) narrowing pulse pressure.
, 9. What happens during inspiration?
(A) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax.
(B) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles contract.
(C) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles relax.
(D) the-diaphragm-contracts-and-the-intercostal-muscles-contract.: (D) the
diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
10. When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh
highpitched sound with each breath. What do you suspect?
(A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi.: (A) stridor.
11. Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular-respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation.: (A) irregular respirations. Cushing's reflex is indicative of-a head
injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
12. You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial
APGAR score is 5. What-treatment should you do? A) CPR.
B) effective-ventilation.-
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of-epinephrine.: (B) effective ventilation.
Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and stimulation.
13. All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance.: (D) acceptance.
The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
EMT Certification (Basic Level)
1. Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural-hematoma-
(D) Lower extremity fracture: (C) Subdural hematoma
2. Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts
within the scope of-practice, and does not accept payment-for service?
(A) implied consent laws.
(B) Good-Samaritan-laws.
(C) malfeasance laws.
(D) absolute immunity laws.: (B) Good Samaritan laws
3. You arrive at a two car accident-and the driver of the 1st car is unconscious.
Consent for this patient would be?
,(A) informed.
(B) implied.
(C) expressed.
(D) involuntary.: (B) implied
4. Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus: (B) pancreas
5. Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP.: (C) FCC.
6. What is the rate of chest compressions for a two-year-old in cardiac arrest?
(A) 80/minute.
(B) 100/minute.
(C) 110/minute.
(D) 120/minute.: (B) 100/minute.
7. A BVM with a reservoir and oxygen source (at least 15 LPM) delivers an
oxygen concentration of-
(A) 21%.
(B) 40% to 60%.
(C) 80%.
(D) 100%.:-(D) 100%.
8. Beck's triad (associated with pericardial tamponade) includes: distant heart
tones, JVD, and...
(A) pulse deviation.
(B) narrowing-pulse-pressure.
(C) wheezing.
(D) delayed capillary refill.: (B) narrowing pulse pressure.
, 9. What happens during inspiration?
(A) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax.
(B) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles contract.
(C) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles relax.
(D) the-diaphragm-contracts-and-the-intercostal-muscles-contract.: (D) the
diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
10. When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh
highpitched sound with each breath. What do you suspect?
(A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi.: (A) stridor.
11. Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular-respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation.: (A) irregular respirations. Cushing's reflex is indicative of-a head
injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
12. You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial
APGAR score is 5. What-treatment should you do? A) CPR.
B) effective-ventilation.-
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of-epinephrine.: (B) effective ventilation.
Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and stimulation.
13. All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance.: (D) acceptance.
The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
