NREMT STUDY GUIDE EXAM NUMBER
2 (NEWSTONE TEST
PREP)QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Are Critical incident management meetings supervised? Yes or No - ANSWERNo
Name an inappropriate method in helping someone with grief? - ANSWERReassuring
the families of the outcome of the patient
When is BVM ventilation contraindicated? - ANSWERBVM ventilation is contraindicated
if there is a complete upper airway obstruction.
During resuscitation suctioning should be limited to how many seconds? -
ANSWERDuring resuscitation suctioning should be limited to 15 seconds.
When commencing bag to stoma ventilations you notice air escaping through the man's
nose and mouth with each breath. What should you do? - ANSWERManually seal the
man's mouth and nose.
What is the correct way of protecting a 7 year old child after a suspected spinal injury? -
ANSWER. immobilize the child on a rigid board of appropriate size.
. Use a pediatric collar device.
. manually tape a towel to the board to support the head and neck if the cervical
immobilization device does not fit.
Following a motorcycle crash, a patient was brought in with paralysis of the left lower
limb and exaggerated reflex activities of upper limbs. A spinal injury is suspected. What
is least likely a mechanism of injury? - ANSWERFall on an outstretched arm.
Under what conditions should you remove a helmet? - ANSWERYoui are unable to
perform proper spinal immoblization.
, You are responding to a male 36 year old driver who sustained a facial trauma injury in
a motor vehicle crash. Name some emergency responses: - ANSWER. Thoroughly
assess the facial tissue, oral cavity, teeth and other facial organs.
. If bleeding, regularly suction blood from the oral cavity.
. Treat any teeth avulsion with saline gauze.
You are responding to a 12 year old male with a bleeding nose following a fall on his
face. Which of the following management protocols is unsuitable for this child? -
ANSWERPositioning him supine on his bed. Nver put in a supine position because
there may be bleeding into and obstruction of the airway. It is recommended that
patients be placed in a left lateral position.
A 6 year old male has severe facial lacerations after a head-on collision with an
automobile. In your primary assessment which features are important to consider before
triaging him as a high priority patient? - ANSWER. Respiratory distress.
. Altered mental status.
. Hemorrhagaia
You are responding to a 4 year old male with a foreign body in his left eye. Name an
inappropriate intervention? - ANSWERPatch the eye to reduce irritation.
Flow -restricted oxygen-powered ventilation devices provide oxygen at a peak rate of
what? - ANSWER40 L/min
Name a principle that is not appropriate in reporting the patient over the radio? -
ANSWERUsing the patient's first name
Name preassignment operations - ANSWER. inspecting the hood of the ambulance.
. inspecting the batteries in the AED.
. Charging the portable suction equipment
Which is unlikely to increase the risk of your ambulance crashing en route to the
incident location? - ANSWERUsing headlights
You are going at an intersection and the traffic light changes from green to yellow. What
is the most appropriate response? - ANSWERSlow down and stop if the light turns red.
In which of the following cases is the use of escorts and multiple ambulances are
acceptable? - ANSWERUnfamiliar routes.
To reduce the risk of crashes of escorts and multiple ambulances, which of the following
guidelines is unnecessary - ANSWERusing sirens
2 (NEWSTONE TEST
PREP)QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Are Critical incident management meetings supervised? Yes or No - ANSWERNo
Name an inappropriate method in helping someone with grief? - ANSWERReassuring
the families of the outcome of the patient
When is BVM ventilation contraindicated? - ANSWERBVM ventilation is contraindicated
if there is a complete upper airway obstruction.
During resuscitation suctioning should be limited to how many seconds? -
ANSWERDuring resuscitation suctioning should be limited to 15 seconds.
When commencing bag to stoma ventilations you notice air escaping through the man's
nose and mouth with each breath. What should you do? - ANSWERManually seal the
man's mouth and nose.
What is the correct way of protecting a 7 year old child after a suspected spinal injury? -
ANSWER. immobilize the child on a rigid board of appropriate size.
. Use a pediatric collar device.
. manually tape a towel to the board to support the head and neck if the cervical
immobilization device does not fit.
Following a motorcycle crash, a patient was brought in with paralysis of the left lower
limb and exaggerated reflex activities of upper limbs. A spinal injury is suspected. What
is least likely a mechanism of injury? - ANSWERFall on an outstretched arm.
Under what conditions should you remove a helmet? - ANSWERYoui are unable to
perform proper spinal immoblization.
, You are responding to a male 36 year old driver who sustained a facial trauma injury in
a motor vehicle crash. Name some emergency responses: - ANSWER. Thoroughly
assess the facial tissue, oral cavity, teeth and other facial organs.
. If bleeding, regularly suction blood from the oral cavity.
. Treat any teeth avulsion with saline gauze.
You are responding to a 12 year old male with a bleeding nose following a fall on his
face. Which of the following management protocols is unsuitable for this child? -
ANSWERPositioning him supine on his bed. Nver put in a supine position because
there may be bleeding into and obstruction of the airway. It is recommended that
patients be placed in a left lateral position.
A 6 year old male has severe facial lacerations after a head-on collision with an
automobile. In your primary assessment which features are important to consider before
triaging him as a high priority patient? - ANSWER. Respiratory distress.
. Altered mental status.
. Hemorrhagaia
You are responding to a 4 year old male with a foreign body in his left eye. Name an
inappropriate intervention? - ANSWERPatch the eye to reduce irritation.
Flow -restricted oxygen-powered ventilation devices provide oxygen at a peak rate of
what? - ANSWER40 L/min
Name a principle that is not appropriate in reporting the patient over the radio? -
ANSWERUsing the patient's first name
Name preassignment operations - ANSWER. inspecting the hood of the ambulance.
. inspecting the batteries in the AED.
. Charging the portable suction equipment
Which is unlikely to increase the risk of your ambulance crashing en route to the
incident location? - ANSWERUsing headlights
You are going at an intersection and the traffic light changes from green to yellow. What
is the most appropriate response? - ANSWERSlow down and stop if the light turns red.
In which of the following cases is the use of escorts and multiple ambulances are
acceptable? - ANSWERUnfamiliar routes.
To reduce the risk of crashes of escorts and multiple ambulances, which of the following
guidelines is unnecessary - ANSWERusing sirens
