NREMT Practice Exam
Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture - ✔✔(C) Subdural hematoma
Which law p
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NREMT Practice Exam
Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions?
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Abdominal bruising
(C) Subdural hematoma
(D) Lower extremity fracture - ✔✔(C) Subdural hematoma
Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts within
the scope of practice, and does not accept payment for service?
(A) implied consent laws.
(B) Good Samaritan laws.
(C) malfeasance laws.
(D) absolute immunity laws. - ✔✔(B) Good Samaritan laws
You arrive at a two car accident and the driver of the 1st car is unconscious. Consent
for this patient would be?
(A) informed.
(B) implied.
(C) expressed.
(D) involuntary. - ✔✔(B) implied
Organ responsible for insulin production.
(A) adrenal
(B) pancreas
(C) thyroid
(D) thymus - ✔✔(B) pancreas
Which federal agency regulates telecommunications in the United States?
(A) FBI.
(B) FDIC.
(C) FCC.
(D) FACEP. - ✔✔(C) FCC.
What is the rate of chest compressions for a two-year-old in cardiac arrest?
(A) 80/minute.
(B) 100/minute.
(C) 110/minute.
(D) 120/minute. - ✔✔(B) 100/minute.
A BVM with a reservoir and oxygen source (at least 15 LPM) delivers an oxygen
concentration of
(A) 21%.
(B) 40% to 60%.
(C) 80%.
(D) 100%. - ✔✔(D) 100%.
Beck's triad (associated with pericardial tamponade) includes: distant heart tones, JVD,
and...
(A) pulse deviation.
(B) narrowing pulse pressure.
(C) wheezing.
(D) delayed capillary refill. - ✔✔(B) narrowing pulse pressure.
What happens during inspiration?
(A) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles relax.
(B) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles contract.
(C) the diaphragm relaxes and the intercostal muscles relax.
(D) the diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract. - ✔✔(D) the
diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscles contract.
When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh high-pitched sound with
each breath. What do you suspect?
(A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi. - ✔✔(A) stridor.
Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation. - ✔✔(A) irregular respirations. Cushing's reflex is indicative of a head
injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial APGAR
score is 5. What treatment should you do?
(A) CPR.
(B) effective ventilation.
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of epinephrine. - ✔✔(B) effective ventilation.
Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and stimulation.
All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance. - ✔✔(D) acceptance.
The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
(2) resistance: the level of resistance to stress raises
(3) exhaustion-as stress continues, coping mechanisms begin to fail
Manual maneuvers used to open a patient's airway
(A) are contraindicated in most patients.
(B) are difficult to perform.
(C) include head-tilt/chin-lift and jaw thrust.
(D) do not usually work without more extensive intervention. - ✔✔(C) include headtilt/chin-lift and jaw thrust.
A patient was struck in the head by a large tree branch while trimming a tree. The next
day, he complains of dizziness and vomiting. You suspect?
(A) an epidural hematoma.
(B) a subdural hematoma.
(C) a concussion.
(D) a contusion. - ✔✔(a) subdural hematoma.
A subdural hematoma is usually due to rupture of small venous vessels. This type of
bleeding is slow and the onset of symptoms may take several hours to develop after the
injury.
Supine hypotensive syndrome occurs from?
(A) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the aorta.
(B) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the inferior vena cava.
(C) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the superior vena cava.
(D) the uterus pushing up on the diaphragm. - ✔✔(B) reduction of cardiac output due to
compression of the inferior vena cava.
The documentation of a baseline neurological status should NOT include which of the
following:
(A) Pulse oximetry
(B) Response to sensory stimulation
(C) Pupillary reaction
(D) Motor function - ✔✔(A) Pulse oximetry
The chest wall is lined by a layer of smooth, glisten
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