NREMT COGNITIVE EXAM PREP 2024 NEWEST
310 QUESTIONS AND GUARANTEED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Levels of EMS training - ANSWER>>EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
7 different specialty facility's, that patient can be transported too - ANSWER>>1) Stroke center
2) cardiac center 3) trauma center 4) behavioral center 5) pediatric center 6) obstetric center 7)
poison center
What is always a EMT's first priority with scene safety - ANSWER>>EMT's own personal safety
What is a HEPA mask or N-95 Respirator used for? - ANSWER>>For suspected disease exposure,
such as tuberculosis
What does "staging for PD" mean? - ANSWER>>EMS responders maintaining a safe distance
from crime scene until law enforcement clears it.
Emergency move def - ANSWER>>When scene is dangerous and the patient must be moved
before providing patient care.
Urgent move def - ANSWER>>When patient has potentially life threatening injuries or illness
and must be moved quickly for evaluation and transport
Scope of practice def - ANSWER>>Scope of practice outlines the actions a provider is legally
allowed to preform based on his or her license or certification level
Standard of care - ANSWER>>Required level of care with in a EMT's scope of practice
Expressed consent - ANSWER>>When a patient is alert and oriented enough to give verbal or
non verbal consent
Implied consent - ANSWER>>The assumption of consent for emergency care from a
unresponsive or incompetent patient
,Involuntary consent - ANSWER>>For mentally incompetent adults or those in the custody of
law enforcement
Minors consent - ANSWER>>Minors are not competent to accept or refuse care, unless they're
a emancipated minor
6 different EMS communications - ANSWER>>1) Portable radio 2) mobile radio 3) repeater 4)
base station 5) mobile data computers(MDCS) 6) cellular phones
patient care report (PCR) - ANSWER>>Provides important information to those that will
continue patient care after your work is done
Anatomy def - ANSWER>>Study of the body's structure
Physiology def - ANSWER>>Study of the body's function
Pathophysiology def - ANSWER>>The study of disease
Homeostasis def - ANSWER>>A state of balance and equilibrium with in the body(every cell,
tissue, organ and system in the human body functions to maintain homeostasis
3 Planes of the body - ANSWER>>1) Midline(divides body from left and right) 2) traverse(top
and bottom of body from belly button) 3) frontal(divides body into anterior and posterior)
Anterior and posterior def - ANSWER>>Anterior is front and posterior is back
Medial and lateral - ANSWER>>Medial: towards the midline
Lateral: away from the midline
4 body positions - ANSWER>>1) supine 2) prone 3) Fowler 4) recovery position
The 4 adominal quadrants - ANSWER>>1) left upper quadrant(LUQ) 2) right upper
quadrant(RUQ) 3) left lower quadrant(LLQ) 4) right lower quadrant(RLQ)
Tendons, ligaments and cartilage def - ANSWER>>Tendons: connect bone to muscle, Ligaments:
connect bone to bone, Cartilage: connective tissue that allows smooth movement of the joints
, How many vertebrae are there in the spinal column and what are the groups - ANSWER>>Spinal
column consist of 33 vertebrae. Cervical: 7 C1 to C7, Thoracic: 12 T1 to T12, Lumbar: 5 L1 to L5,
Sacrum: 5 fused vertebrae, Coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae
What is the Thoracic cavity and what does it house? - ANSWER>>Thoracic cavity is the rib cage
and it houses the heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, and great vessels
What are the 3 types of muscles - ANSWER>>smooth(digestive tract and blood vessels),
skeletal(biceps/triceps), cardiac(heart)
5 components of upper airway - ANSWER>>1) nose/mouth 2) nasopharynx 3) oropharnyx 4)
larynx(voice box) 5) epiglottis
5 Components of the Lower Airway - ANSWER>>1) trachea 2) carina(where trachea branches of
to the bronchi) 3) left and right mainstem bronchi 4) bronchioles 5) alveoli's
What is negative pressure breathing vs positive pressure breathing? - ANSWER>>Negative
pressure breathing is: Inhalation, Positive pressure breathing is: Exhalation
Carbon dioxide drive def - ANSWER>>The primary mechanism of breathing control for most
people
Hypoxic drive def - ANSWER>>Hypoxic drive is the back up system for CO2 drive
What are the breathing rates for an Adult, pediatric and infant patients - ANSWER>>Adult: 12-
20 bpm, Pediatric: 15-30 bpm, Infant: 25-50 bpm
Agonal breaths def - ANSWER>>Dying gasps; slow and shallow; will not move air into alveoli
What does the left pump of the heart do? - ANSWER>>Receives oxygenated blood from the
lungs and sends it throughout the body
What does the right pump of the heart do? - ANSWER>>Receives deoxygenated blood from the
body and sends it to the lungs to drop of CO2 and pick up oxygen on its way to the left heart
pump
4 components of blood - ANSWER>>plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
310 QUESTIONS AND GUARANTEED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Levels of EMS training - ANSWER>>EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
7 different specialty facility's, that patient can be transported too - ANSWER>>1) Stroke center
2) cardiac center 3) trauma center 4) behavioral center 5) pediatric center 6) obstetric center 7)
poison center
What is always a EMT's first priority with scene safety - ANSWER>>EMT's own personal safety
What is a HEPA mask or N-95 Respirator used for? - ANSWER>>For suspected disease exposure,
such as tuberculosis
What does "staging for PD" mean? - ANSWER>>EMS responders maintaining a safe distance
from crime scene until law enforcement clears it.
Emergency move def - ANSWER>>When scene is dangerous and the patient must be moved
before providing patient care.
Urgent move def - ANSWER>>When patient has potentially life threatening injuries or illness
and must be moved quickly for evaluation and transport
Scope of practice def - ANSWER>>Scope of practice outlines the actions a provider is legally
allowed to preform based on his or her license or certification level
Standard of care - ANSWER>>Required level of care with in a EMT's scope of practice
Expressed consent - ANSWER>>When a patient is alert and oriented enough to give verbal or
non verbal consent
Implied consent - ANSWER>>The assumption of consent for emergency care from a
unresponsive or incompetent patient
,Involuntary consent - ANSWER>>For mentally incompetent adults or those in the custody of
law enforcement
Minors consent - ANSWER>>Minors are not competent to accept or refuse care, unless they're
a emancipated minor
6 different EMS communications - ANSWER>>1) Portable radio 2) mobile radio 3) repeater 4)
base station 5) mobile data computers(MDCS) 6) cellular phones
patient care report (PCR) - ANSWER>>Provides important information to those that will
continue patient care after your work is done
Anatomy def - ANSWER>>Study of the body's structure
Physiology def - ANSWER>>Study of the body's function
Pathophysiology def - ANSWER>>The study of disease
Homeostasis def - ANSWER>>A state of balance and equilibrium with in the body(every cell,
tissue, organ and system in the human body functions to maintain homeostasis
3 Planes of the body - ANSWER>>1) Midline(divides body from left and right) 2) traverse(top
and bottom of body from belly button) 3) frontal(divides body into anterior and posterior)
Anterior and posterior def - ANSWER>>Anterior is front and posterior is back
Medial and lateral - ANSWER>>Medial: towards the midline
Lateral: away from the midline
4 body positions - ANSWER>>1) supine 2) prone 3) Fowler 4) recovery position
The 4 adominal quadrants - ANSWER>>1) left upper quadrant(LUQ) 2) right upper
quadrant(RUQ) 3) left lower quadrant(LLQ) 4) right lower quadrant(RLQ)
Tendons, ligaments and cartilage def - ANSWER>>Tendons: connect bone to muscle, Ligaments:
connect bone to bone, Cartilage: connective tissue that allows smooth movement of the joints
, How many vertebrae are there in the spinal column and what are the groups - ANSWER>>Spinal
column consist of 33 vertebrae. Cervical: 7 C1 to C7, Thoracic: 12 T1 to T12, Lumbar: 5 L1 to L5,
Sacrum: 5 fused vertebrae, Coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae
What is the Thoracic cavity and what does it house? - ANSWER>>Thoracic cavity is the rib cage
and it houses the heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, and great vessels
What are the 3 types of muscles - ANSWER>>smooth(digestive tract and blood vessels),
skeletal(biceps/triceps), cardiac(heart)
5 components of upper airway - ANSWER>>1) nose/mouth 2) nasopharynx 3) oropharnyx 4)
larynx(voice box) 5) epiglottis
5 Components of the Lower Airway - ANSWER>>1) trachea 2) carina(where trachea branches of
to the bronchi) 3) left and right mainstem bronchi 4) bronchioles 5) alveoli's
What is negative pressure breathing vs positive pressure breathing? - ANSWER>>Negative
pressure breathing is: Inhalation, Positive pressure breathing is: Exhalation
Carbon dioxide drive def - ANSWER>>The primary mechanism of breathing control for most
people
Hypoxic drive def - ANSWER>>Hypoxic drive is the back up system for CO2 drive
What are the breathing rates for an Adult, pediatric and infant patients - ANSWER>>Adult: 12-
20 bpm, Pediatric: 15-30 bpm, Infant: 25-50 bpm
Agonal breaths def - ANSWER>>Dying gasps; slow and shallow; will not move air into alveoli
What does the left pump of the heart do? - ANSWER>>Receives oxygenated blood from the
lungs and sends it throughout the body
What does the right pump of the heart do? - ANSWER>>Receives deoxygenated blood from the
body and sends it to the lungs to drop of CO2 and pick up oxygen on its way to the left heart
pump
4 components of blood - ANSWER>>plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
