NEW NREMT EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2026/2027
EMT's top priority - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>personal safety (then partners,
patients, bystanders)
CISM - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>critical incident stress management; defusing
sessions within 4 hrs of incident, debriefing sessions 24-72 hrs after
stages of grief - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>denial, anger, bargaining, depression,
acceptance
ERG - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Emergency Response Guidebook
emergency moves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>when scene is dangerous and
patient must be moved before care; armpit-forearm drag, shirt drag, blanket drag
urgent move - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>when patient has potentially life-
threatening injuries/illness and must be moved quickly; rapid extrication is an
urgent move used for patients in a motor vehicle
non-urgent moves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>direct ground lift, extremity lift,
direct carry method, draw sheet method
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,log roll technique - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>to place patient on backboard or
assess posterior; at least 3 trained personnel
Who establishes the scope of practice for EMS providers? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>states; NEMSES aligns scope of practice throughout US
Who establishes standard of care? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>NEMSES, state,
med direction, EMS agency, textbooks, care considered acceptable by similarly
trained providers in same community
Good Samaritan laws - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>protect someone who renders
care as long as not being compensated and gross negligence not committed; vary
bw states
assault vs. battery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>assault = perceived threat of
immediate bodily harm
battery = physically touching w/o consent
most common reason EMS providers are sued civilly? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>negligence
What paper is considered the birth of modern EMS? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society (1966); the "White Paper"
What group developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum (NSC)? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in the 1970s
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,What group wrote the EMS Agenda for the Future document? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
What is NEMSES? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>National EMS Education
Standards identified by NHTSA; universal knowledge and skills replacing the NSC
Components of the EMS System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Public access,
clinical care, medical direction, integrated health systems, prevention, research,
communications, HR, legislation and regulation, evaluation, finance, public
education, education systems
EMR - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>basic, immediate care including bleeding
control, CPR, AED, emergency childbirth
EMT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all EMR skills, advanced oxygen and
ventilation skills, pulse oximetry, noninvasive BP monitoring, admin of certain meds
AEMT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all EMT skills, advanced airway devices, IV
and IO access, blood glucose monitoring, admin of additional meds
Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all AEMT skills, advanced assessment
and management skills, various invasive skills, extensive pharmacology
interventions
what must plaintiff prove in civil lawsuit for negligence? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>duty to act, breech of duty, damage, causation (proximate cause)
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, what 4 things does competency require? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>person, place,
time, event
how to reduce liability on patient refusal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ensure
patient is absolutely competent, provide excellent care and convince patient to
accept transport, ensure patient is fully informed, contact med control, document
well
when can EMTs release confidential patient info w/o consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>for continuity of care, for billing, valid subpoena, reporting
possible crimes, abuse, assault, neglect, certain injuries, or communicable diseases
COBRA and EMTALA - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>guarantee public access to
emergency care and stop inappropriate transfer of patients
definitive signs of death - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>decomposition, rigor mortis,
dependent lividity, decapitation
when do you notify authorities? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>dead on arrival,
suicide attempts, assault or sexual assault, child or elder abuse, suspected crime,
childbirth
communication devices - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>portable radios, mobile radios,
repeater, base station, mobile data computers (MDC)
relaying patient info to medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>unit
designation, certification level, destination, ETA, patient age, sex, CC, LOC,
history of present illness or MOI, assoc symptoms or pertinent negatives, vitals,
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2026/2027
EMT's top priority - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>personal safety (then partners,
patients, bystanders)
CISM - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>critical incident stress management; defusing
sessions within 4 hrs of incident, debriefing sessions 24-72 hrs after
stages of grief - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>denial, anger, bargaining, depression,
acceptance
ERG - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Emergency Response Guidebook
emergency moves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>when scene is dangerous and
patient must be moved before care; armpit-forearm drag, shirt drag, blanket drag
urgent move - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>when patient has potentially life-
threatening injuries/illness and must be moved quickly; rapid extrication is an
urgent move used for patients in a motor vehicle
non-urgent moves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>direct ground lift, extremity lift,
direct carry method, draw sheet method
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,log roll technique - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>to place patient on backboard or
assess posterior; at least 3 trained personnel
Who establishes the scope of practice for EMS providers? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>states; NEMSES aligns scope of practice throughout US
Who establishes standard of care? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>NEMSES, state,
med direction, EMS agency, textbooks, care considered acceptable by similarly
trained providers in same community
Good Samaritan laws - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>protect someone who renders
care as long as not being compensated and gross negligence not committed; vary
bw states
assault vs. battery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>assault = perceived threat of
immediate bodily harm
battery = physically touching w/o consent
most common reason EMS providers are sued civilly? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>negligence
What paper is considered the birth of modern EMS? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society (1966); the "White Paper"
What group developed the first EMT National Standard Curriculum (NSC)? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in the 1970s
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,What group wrote the EMS Agenda for the Future document? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
What is NEMSES? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>National EMS Education
Standards identified by NHTSA; universal knowledge and skills replacing the NSC
Components of the EMS System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Public access,
clinical care, medical direction, integrated health systems, prevention, research,
communications, HR, legislation and regulation, evaluation, finance, public
education, education systems
EMR - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>basic, immediate care including bleeding
control, CPR, AED, emergency childbirth
EMT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all EMR skills, advanced oxygen and
ventilation skills, pulse oximetry, noninvasive BP monitoring, admin of certain meds
AEMT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all EMT skills, advanced airway devices, IV
and IO access, blood glucose monitoring, admin of additional meds
Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all AEMT skills, advanced assessment
and management skills, various invasive skills, extensive pharmacology
interventions
what must plaintiff prove in civil lawsuit for negligence? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>duty to act, breech of duty, damage, causation (proximate cause)
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, what 4 things does competency require? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>person, place,
time, event
how to reduce liability on patient refusal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ensure
patient is absolutely competent, provide excellent care and convince patient to
accept transport, ensure patient is fully informed, contact med control, document
well
when can EMTs release confidential patient info w/o consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>for continuity of care, for billing, valid subpoena, reporting
possible crimes, abuse, assault, neglect, certain injuries, or communicable diseases
COBRA and EMTALA - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>guarantee public access to
emergency care and stop inappropriate transfer of patients
definitive signs of death - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>decomposition, rigor mortis,
dependent lividity, decapitation
when do you notify authorities? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>dead on arrival,
suicide attempts, assault or sexual assault, child or elder abuse, suspected crime,
childbirth
communication devices - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>portable radios, mobile radios,
repeater, base station, mobile data computers (MDC)
relaying patient info to medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>unit
designation, certification level, destination, ETA, patient age, sex, CC, LOC,
history of present illness or MOI, assoc symptoms or pertinent negatives, vitals,
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