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NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
PERFECT SOLUTIONS 2026
The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness - correct-answer -C
You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male fell approximately
12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient - correct-answer -C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical care
purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is considered a significant injury in adults.
If this had been an infant or child, it would have been a significant mechanism of
injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be considered a significant
mechanism of injury.)
When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note
that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
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A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea - correct-answer -D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea.
Less than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust - correct-answer -B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other
individuals in the vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the
patient. Even though the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin
to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent - correct-answer -B
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The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity - correct-answer -C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her
living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness - correct-answer -D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age.
Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery - correct-answer -A
The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
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B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than the body -
correct-answer -B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their
nose and lean forward.)
During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side of the
chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
C. subcutaneous emphysema
D. paradoxical movement - correct-answer -D
A minute after a baby is born, the heart rate is less than 60 beat per minute. You
should:
A. blow by oxygen
B. attempt to stimulate the newborn
C. aggressively warm the newborn
D. begin chest compressions - correct-answer -D
NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
PERFECT SOLUTIONS 2026
The most serious side effect of alcohol consumption is:
A. liver damage
B. hepatitis
C. death
D. loss of consciousness - correct-answer -C
You arrive on the scene of an incident where a 16 year old male fell approximately
12 feet. That would be considered:
A. a trauma alert
B. a significant mechanism of injury
C. not a significant mechanism of injury
D. a case with a load 'n' go patient - correct-answer -C
(A patient over the age of 8 is considered an adult for most medical care
purposes. A fall of greater than 20 feet is considered a significant injury in adults.
If this had been an infant or child, it would have been a significant mechanism of
injury since any fall greater than 10 feet would be considered a significant
mechanism of injury.)
When assessing a 35 year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note
that her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
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A. neuropnea
B. apnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea - correct-answer -D
(Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are considered tachypnea.
Less than 12 breaths per minute is bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.)
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A. head-tilt/chin-lift
B. jaw thrust maneuver
C. neck-lift/head-tilt
D. head-tilt/jaw-thrust - correct-answer -B
You arrive on the scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other
individuals in the vicinity to give any other information or permission to treat the
patient. Even though the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin
to do so because of"
A. expressed consent
B. implied consent
C. advanced directives
D. emergency consent - correct-answer -B
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The AED is used to treat patients in:
A. asystole
B. ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
C. ventricular fibrillation
D. pulseless electrical activity - correct-answer -C
You arrive on the scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her
living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to"
A. begin chest compressions
B. apply the AED
C. maintain an open airway
D. assess level of consciousness - correct-answer -D
You arrive on the scene to find an unconscious patient about 14 years of age.
Where would you assess for a pulse on this patient?
A. carotid artery
B. brachial artery
C. femoral artery
D. radial artery - correct-answer -A
The appropriate care for a patient with epistaxis is to:
A. have the patient lay down and remain calm
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B. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean forward
C. pinch the nostrils and have the patient lean back
D. have the patient lay in a supine position with his head lower than the body -
correct-answer -B
(Epistaxis is a nose bleed. In these cases you should have the patient pinch their
nose and lean forward.)
During your assessment of a patient's chest you note that the left side of the
chest moves opposite to the right. This is called:
A. crepitus
B. paradigmal motion
C. subcutaneous emphysema
D. paradoxical movement - correct-answer -D
A minute after a baby is born, the heart rate is less than 60 beat per minute. You
should:
A. blow by oxygen
B. attempt to stimulate the newborn
C. aggressively warm the newborn
D. begin chest compressions - correct-answer -D
