NREMT Practice Exam Questions
and Answer
The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you
have tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should
your next course of action be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the baby
- Correct Answer Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a man was
reported to be choking. You enter and find an unconscious cyanotic
male on the floor. He is supine with BBQ sauce on his mouth and
napkins in his hand. What would you do for this patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and
administer back thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the
AED. Tell everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the prompts
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and Answer
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then
administer high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon
completion of compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest
rise and fall - Correct Answer Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea, and begin
compressions. Upon completion of compressions give two slow breaths
looking for the chest to rise and fall
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed
to the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast
and will not talk to me." You arrive to find the woman lying on her side
in the grass. She is breathing at 7 breaths per minute and her pulse is
irregular and very thready. Her lungs also present with crackles upon
auscultation. As you are taking blood pressure (88/66) the husband tell
you that the woman has been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3
days. What is the most likely cause of the woman's condition and how
would you treat her?
A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's
position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
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and Answer
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow O2
via NRB - Correct Answer Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and
transport
One pupil is dilated and the other is constricted would suggest what
type of injury?
A. Cervical
B. Cerebral
C. Crovasic
D. Cellular - Correct Answer Cerebral
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) will usually stop after:
A. 30-60 minutes
B. 1-2 days
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and Answer
C. Proper intervention
D. 10-15 minutes - Correct Answer 10-15 minutes
Signs and symptoms of Cushing' phenomenon include all of the
following except:
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Biot respirations
D. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Correct Answer Tachycardia
Which of the following choices is a normal systolic blood pressure in a
child?
A. Less than 80 mm Hg
B. 70 mm Hg
and Answer
The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you
have tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should
your next course of action be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the baby
- Correct Answer Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a man was
reported to be choking. You enter and find an unconscious cyanotic
male on the floor. He is supine with BBQ sauce on his mouth and
napkins in his hand. What would you do for this patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and
administer back thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the
AED. Tell everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the prompts
,NREMT Practice Exam Questions
and Answer
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then
administer high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon
completion of compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest
rise and fall - Correct Answer Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea, and begin
compressions. Upon completion of compressions give two slow breaths
looking for the chest to rise and fall
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed
to the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast
and will not talk to me." You arrive to find the woman lying on her side
in the grass. She is breathing at 7 breaths per minute and her pulse is
irregular and very thready. Her lungs also present with crackles upon
auscultation. As you are taking blood pressure (88/66) the husband tell
you that the woman has been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3
days. What is the most likely cause of the woman's condition and how
would you treat her?
A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's
position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
,NREMT Practice Exam Questions
and Answer
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow O2
via NRB - Correct Answer Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and
transport
One pupil is dilated and the other is constricted would suggest what
type of injury?
A. Cervical
B. Cerebral
C. Crovasic
D. Cellular - Correct Answer Cerebral
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) will usually stop after:
A. 30-60 minutes
B. 1-2 days
, NREMT Practice Exam Questions
and Answer
C. Proper intervention
D. 10-15 minutes - Correct Answer 10-15 minutes
Signs and symptoms of Cushing' phenomenon include all of the
following except:
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Biot respirations
D. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Correct Answer Tachycardia
Which of the following choices is a normal systolic blood pressure in a
child?
A. Less than 80 mm Hg
B. 70 mm Hg
