EMT Practice Test

Free EMT Practice Test – Pass Your NREMT Exam On The First Try – 100% Pass Guarantee

The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) EMT Basic Test can be nerve-wracking. Our EMT practice tests will accustom you to the same format that the NREMT exam follows. Using our program, you will learn everything you need to know. Also – included in our program is a NREMT test day simulator.

What We Cover:

• Preparatory
• Airway
• Patient assessment
• Common emergency types

• Trauma
• Infants and children
• Operations
• Medical Emergencies

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Splinting
• Immobilization

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1. A 44-year-old male involved in a collision at 50 mph struck the windshield of his vehicle with his face.  Which of the following injuries should you prepare to treat?

 Brain injury

 Airway obstruction

 All of the above

 Cervical spine trauma

2. You are on the scene of a tanker truck versus passenger vehicle collision on a rural highway.  The vehicles are just beyond a curve in the roadway and there is a distinct odor of diesel fuel.  It is dark and there is little traffic.  Which of the following should be used to alert oncoming traffic to the situation?

 Reflective triangles

 Yellow crime scene tape

 Orange traffic cones

 Flares

3. Which of the following is professionally equivalent to the EMT?

 None of the above

 Ambulance technician

 Ambulance driver

 Physician assistant

4. You are on the scene of a 50-year-old male who lacerated his arm on a sheet of plate glass.  He is pale, diaphoretic, and mumbling incoherently.  You have controlled an arterial bleed with direct pressure.  His blood pressure is 76/p, pulse 120, and respiratory rate of 28.  Which of the following signs is the most concerning?

 The blood pressure

 The tachycardia

 The altered mental status

 The respiratory rate

5. An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):

 contusion.

 avulsion.

 abrasion.

 concussion.

6. You are called to a residence for a 60-year-old male complaining of chest pain.  You find the patient seated in bed.  His past medical history includes hypertension and high cholesterol.  The patient presents with hives over the chest, tridor, a swollen tongue, and wheezing in the upper fields.  He denies any shortness of breath or respiratory distress.  What condition do you suspect?

 Asthma

 Acute myocardial infarction

 Anaphylaxis

 Angina pectoris

7. How does aspirin actually reduce the chances that a patient suffering a myocardial infarction will die?

 It reduces the inflammation in the heart.

 It reduces the amount of pain in the heart.

 It reduces the ability of the blood to form clots.

 It prevents a deadly fever from developing.

8. Which of the following is the way in which the heart muscle receives oxygen?

 Blood from the left ventricle enters capillaries in the myocardium.

 Blood from the aorta enters the coronary arteries.

 Blood from the pulmonary vein enters capillaries in the myocardium.

 Blood surrounds the heart in the pericardial sac.

9. Which of the following is NOT typical of angina pectoris?

 Responds to nitroglycerin

 All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

 Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

 Often subsides with rest

10. A patient with bilateral femur fractures would have which of the following?

 A femur fracture in which the bone ends have punctured the muscle and skin of the thigh

 Two fractures in the same femur

 A femur fracture occuring with little or no trauma

 Fractures of both femurs

11. You are assessing a 27-year-old female who is 9 months pregnant with her first child.  She has been having contractions for the past 6 hours.  As you are about to assist her to your cot, she asks you to wait because she feels the need to use the bathroom first.  Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

 Tell the patient she needs to be transported immediately and using the bathroom will have to wait until she arrives at the hospital.

 Advise the patient that this could be an indication that the baby is ready to be born and you need to check to see if the baby’s head is visible.

 Advise the patient that this could be a sign of a serious complication, have her lie on her left side, apply high-concentration oxygen, and transport immediately.

 Allow the patient to use the bathroom as it will make transport, and also delivery, more comfortable.

12. Pain that orginates in an organ, such as the intestines, is called _____ pain.

 parietal

 acute

 referred

 visceral

13. What is the temporary organ of pregnancy, which functions to supply the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients?

 Amnion

 Cervix

 Placenta

 Uterus

14. Which of the following BEST describes the term crowning?

 Complete dilation of the cervix

 The presenting part of the baby being visible at the vaginal opening

 The delivery of the head during a breech birth, completing delivery

 A discharge of bloody mucus

15. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system?

 To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital

 To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and “do no harm,” while providing prompt transport to the hospital

 To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care

 To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on the scene

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