NREMT Pocket Prep (2023 NREMT PARAMEDIC EXAM) Complete Questions with highlighted Answers

NREMT Pocket Prep (2023 NREMT PARAMEDIC EXAM) Complete Questions with highlighted Answers What are the late signs of hemorrhagic shock? Rapid breathing, cool clammy skin, dull slightly dilated pupils Is carbon monoxide an internal factor or external factor for respiration? External Name 3 of the AHA recommended management principles for ROSC patients. Initiate Targeted Temperature Management if patient is comatose, Administer colloid/vasopressor to a goal blood pressure of 90 systolic or MAP 65mmHg, and obtain 12- lead. According to the NREMT, what is the dose of NARCAN for a patient with suspected opiod overdose? Narcan 2mg IN (1mg per nare) Name 3 WMD chemical agent exposures that a paramedic can see symptoms of on scene? Pulmonary agents, nerve agents, and vesicant agents. (Vesicant agents include mustard gas and primarily affect DNA to cause cellular damage) Why is an uncuffed ET tube appropriate for a 6 year old child? Pediatrics of this age range have a narrowing of the trachea at the level of the cricoid cartilage. Name the major signs of hypothermia. Lack of coordination, confusion and memory loss, lack of shivering, weak pulses, slowed speech, drowsiness and very low energy, and slow shallow breathing. In dislocations and fractures, splinting is normally done in the position it is found. If circulation is compromised, a paramedic may attempt to manipulate the injury one time to regain circulation. What is the one anatomical location that is the exception to this rule and therefore contraindicated in the prehospital setting? Elbow dislocations and fractures, due to the anatomical position of these injuries.