NREMT Practice UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that B
his chest feels heavy. The patient is awake and talking to (Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain,
you. During your assessment, you note that his skin is it is important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate
pale, cool, and clammy. Your first step is to: damage to the heart muscle.)
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin
Which of the following is the correct flow of blood D
through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right
ventricle, left venntricle, aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle,
lungs, right atrium, left ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium,
left ventricle, right atrium, left ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left ventricle, aorta
The mitral or bicuspid valve, A
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium (The mitral or bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and the left
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium and the left ventricle. It prevents the blood from back flowing into the
atrium left atrium.)
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right
ventricle
Which of the following is NOT true of the treatment of C
an impaled object? (The treatment of a patient with an impaled object includes: securing the object
A. remove if blocking the airway in place, exposing the wound area, controlling bleeding, and using a bulky
B. stabilize in place dressing to help stabilize the object. The only time it is permissible to remove
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient an impaled object is if it is impeding the breathing of a patient.)
D. control the bleeding
The electrical impulse generated in the right atrium is C
called the:
A. atrioventricular node
B. purkinje fibers
C. sinoatriual node
D. bundle of his
, You are treating a patient that has been involved in a A
motor vehicle accident. You can lift a flap of skin on the (A puncture is created by an object that is typically sharp and pointed. A
patient's head. This type of injury would e referred to as laceration is defined as a jagged cut. An evisceration is typically referred to as
a(n): organs protruding.)
A. avulsion
B. laceration
C. evisceration
D. puncture
Ligaments connect: C
A. muscle to bone
B. bones to tendon
C. bone to bone
D. muscle to tendons
Which of the following heat emergencies is considered D
a true emergency? (Heat strokes are considered a true life threatening emergency. A heat stroke
A. heat cramps typically occurs after a patient as experienced heat cramps and heat
B. heat exhaustion exhaustion.)
C. heat infarction
D. heat stroke
You are treating a patient who has overdosed on a A
narcotic. The greatest risk for this patient is:
A. respiratory depression
B. seizures
C. hypertension
D. hyperactivity
Which of the following is NOT an imminent sign that B
birthing is going to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head moving down her
birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard
Which of the following patient characteristics does NOT C
represent a potential for violence?
A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice
There are hollow and solid organs in the abdomen. The B
gallbladder is considered a hollow organ. A ruptured
hollow organ such as the gallbladder is most
commonly associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis
Answers
You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that B
his chest feels heavy. The patient is awake and talking to (Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain,
you. During your assessment, you note that his skin is it is important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate
pale, cool, and clammy. Your first step is to: damage to the heart muscle.)
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his neighbor's nitroglycerin
Which of the following is the correct flow of blood D
through the heart and lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, right atrium, right
ventricle, left venntricle, aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle,
lungs, right atrium, left ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings, aorta, left atrium,
left ventricle, right atrium, left ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right
ventricle, lungs, left ventricle, aorta
The mitral or bicuspid valve, A
A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium (The mitral or bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and the left
B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium and the left ventricle. It prevents the blood from back flowing into the
atrium left atrium.)
C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium and the right
ventricle
Which of the following is NOT true of the treatment of C
an impaled object? (The treatment of a patient with an impaled object includes: securing the object
A. remove if blocking the airway in place, exposing the wound area, controlling bleeding, and using a bulky
B. stabilize in place dressing to help stabilize the object. The only time it is permissible to remove
C. remove to accommodate transport of the patient an impaled object is if it is impeding the breathing of a patient.)
D. control the bleeding
The electrical impulse generated in the right atrium is C
called the:
A. atrioventricular node
B. purkinje fibers
C. sinoatriual node
D. bundle of his
, You are treating a patient that has been involved in a A
motor vehicle accident. You can lift a flap of skin on the (A puncture is created by an object that is typically sharp and pointed. A
patient's head. This type of injury would e referred to as laceration is defined as a jagged cut. An evisceration is typically referred to as
a(n): organs protruding.)
A. avulsion
B. laceration
C. evisceration
D. puncture
Ligaments connect: C
A. muscle to bone
B. bones to tendon
C. bone to bone
D. muscle to tendons
Which of the following heat emergencies is considered D
a true emergency? (Heat strokes are considered a true life threatening emergency. A heat stroke
A. heat cramps typically occurs after a patient as experienced heat cramps and heat
B. heat exhaustion exhaustion.)
C. heat infarction
D. heat stroke
You are treating a patient who has overdosed on a A
narcotic. The greatest risk for this patient is:
A. respiratory depression
B. seizures
C. hypertension
D. hyperactivity
Which of the following is NOT an imminent sign that B
birthing is going to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head moving down her
birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard
Which of the following patient characteristics does NOT C
represent a potential for violence?
A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice
There are hollow and solid organs in the abdomen. The B
gallbladder is considered a hollow organ. A ruptured
hollow organ such as the gallbladder is most
commonly associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis
