NREMT STUDY GUIDE | 72 Questions |
100% Correct Answers
A) An exaggerated immune system response to any substance Correct Answer: Which of the
following MOST accurately defines an allergic reaction?
A) An exaggerated immune system response to any substance
B) Destruction of the immune system by an external substance
C) A release of erythrocytes in response to a foreign substance
D) A direct negative effect on the body by an external substance
D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, supine position with legs elevated 6" to 12" and transport
Correct Answer: You are caring for a conscious, confused patient with left-sided hemiparalysis.
His airway is patent and his respirations are 22 breaths/minute with adequate tidal volume.
Treatment for this patient should include:
A) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, left lateral recumbent position, and transport.
B) Assisted ventilation with a BVM, right lateral recumbent position, and transport
C) An oral airway, assisted ventilation with a BVM, Fowler's position, and transport
D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, supine postition with the legs elevated 6" to 12" and
transport
B) Kidney Correct Answer: A young female presents with costovertebral angle tenderness. She
is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. Which of the following organs is MOST likely
causing her pain?
A) Liver
B) Kidney
C) Pancreas
D) Gallbladder
B) Assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic BP is less than 100 mm Hg Correct
Answer: A 62 year-old male presents with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being the
same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin, but
states he has not taken any. After administering 100% oxygen and contacting medical control
you should:
A) Begin immediate transport and request rendezvous with a paramedic unit.
B) Assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic BP is less than 100 mm HG
C) Administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin before assessing his blood pressure
D) Administer the nitroglycerin unless he has taken Viagra within the past 72 hours
A) Assess for the presence of a brachial pulse Correct Answer: You receive a call to a local
daycare center for an unconscious 8-month-old infant. Upon arrival, you perform an assessment
and determine that the infant is not breathing. After delivering two rescue breaths, you should:
A) Assess for the presence of a brachial pulse.
B) Begin chest compressions and request backup
C) Immediately transport the child to the hospital
D) Assess for a carotid pulse for 10 to 15 seconds
, D) Rocky mountain spotted fever Correct Answer: You are dispatched to a residence for a
young female who is "sick" The patient complains of a rash to her lower extremities and truncal
area. Your assessment reveals a small, painful blister on her inner thigh. As your partner is
taking the patient's vital signs, she states that she and her family returned from a camping trip 2
days ago. On the bass of this patient's presentation, you should suspect:
A) Lyme disease
B) An allergic reaction
C) Exposure to poison ivy
D) Rocky mountain spotted fever
A) Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital Correct
Answer: You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-
year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law
enforcement officer advises you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15
minutes. What should you do?
A) Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
B) Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent
C) Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital
D) Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for treatment
C) Continue attempted ventilations and transport immediately Correct Answer: You and your
partner are caring for a critically injured patient. Your partner is controlling severe bleeding from
the patient's lower extremities as you attempt ventilations with a BVM. After repositioning the
mask several times, you are unable to effectively ventilate the patient. you should:
A) Begin ventilations using the mount-to-mask technique
B) Hyperextend the patient's head and reattempt ventilations
C) Continue attempted ventilations and transport immediately
D) Suction his airway for 30 seconds and reattempt ventilations
D) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders Correct Answer: You and your
partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the
remote location that you are in, you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
A) Perform CPR only and initiate immediate transport
B) Make continuous attempts to contact medical control
C) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation
D) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
D) Request additional personnel before making any attempt to lift him Correct Answer: You and
your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male with acute abdominal pain. As you enter
his residence, you find him lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 300 pounds. Your FIRST action should be to:
A) Request the fire department if one attempt to move him fails
B) Encourage the patient to walk himself to the awaiting ambulance
C) Assess him and them move him to the stretcher with a direct carry
D) Request additional personnel before making any attempt to lift him
100% Correct Answers
A) An exaggerated immune system response to any substance Correct Answer: Which of the
following MOST accurately defines an allergic reaction?
A) An exaggerated immune system response to any substance
B) Destruction of the immune system by an external substance
C) A release of erythrocytes in response to a foreign substance
D) A direct negative effect on the body by an external substance
D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, supine position with legs elevated 6" to 12" and transport
Correct Answer: You are caring for a conscious, confused patient with left-sided hemiparalysis.
His airway is patent and his respirations are 22 breaths/minute with adequate tidal volume.
Treatment for this patient should include:
A) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, left lateral recumbent position, and transport.
B) Assisted ventilation with a BVM, right lateral recumbent position, and transport
C) An oral airway, assisted ventilation with a BVM, Fowler's position, and transport
D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, supine postition with the legs elevated 6" to 12" and
transport
B) Kidney Correct Answer: A young female presents with costovertebral angle tenderness. She
is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. Which of the following organs is MOST likely
causing her pain?
A) Liver
B) Kidney
C) Pancreas
D) Gallbladder
B) Assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic BP is less than 100 mm Hg Correct
Answer: A 62 year-old male presents with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being the
same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin, but
states he has not taken any. After administering 100% oxygen and contacting medical control
you should:
A) Begin immediate transport and request rendezvous with a paramedic unit.
B) Assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic BP is less than 100 mm HG
C) Administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin before assessing his blood pressure
D) Administer the nitroglycerin unless he has taken Viagra within the past 72 hours
A) Assess for the presence of a brachial pulse Correct Answer: You receive a call to a local
daycare center for an unconscious 8-month-old infant. Upon arrival, you perform an assessment
and determine that the infant is not breathing. After delivering two rescue breaths, you should:
A) Assess for the presence of a brachial pulse.
B) Begin chest compressions and request backup
C) Immediately transport the child to the hospital
D) Assess for a carotid pulse for 10 to 15 seconds
, D) Rocky mountain spotted fever Correct Answer: You are dispatched to a residence for a
young female who is "sick" The patient complains of a rash to her lower extremities and truncal
area. Your assessment reveals a small, painful blister on her inner thigh. As your partner is
taking the patient's vital signs, she states that she and her family returned from a camping trip 2
days ago. On the bass of this patient's presentation, you should suspect:
A) Lyme disease
B) An allergic reaction
C) Exposure to poison ivy
D) Rocky mountain spotted fever
A) Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital Correct
Answer: You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-
year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law
enforcement officer advises you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15
minutes. What should you do?
A) Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
B) Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent
C) Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital
D) Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for treatment
C) Continue attempted ventilations and transport immediately Correct Answer: You and your
partner are caring for a critically injured patient. Your partner is controlling severe bleeding from
the patient's lower extremities as you attempt ventilations with a BVM. After repositioning the
mask several times, you are unable to effectively ventilate the patient. you should:
A) Begin ventilations using the mount-to-mask technique
B) Hyperextend the patient's head and reattempt ventilations
C) Continue attempted ventilations and transport immediately
D) Suction his airway for 30 seconds and reattempt ventilations
D) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders Correct Answer: You and your
partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the
remote location that you are in, you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
A) Perform CPR only and initiate immediate transport
B) Make continuous attempts to contact medical control
C) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation
D) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
D) Request additional personnel before making any attempt to lift him Correct Answer: You and
your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male with acute abdominal pain. As you enter
his residence, you find him lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 300 pounds. Your FIRST action should be to:
A) Request the fire department if one attempt to move him fails
B) Encourage the patient to walk himself to the awaiting ambulance
C) Assess him and them move him to the stretcher with a direct carry
D) Request additional personnel before making any attempt to lift him
