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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. Which portions of the spine are the most vulnerable to injury

 Cervical and sacra

 Cervical and lumbar

 Thoracic and lumbar

 Thoracic and sacra

2. Which of the following BEST describes the events that occur during the first stage of labor?

 Expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal

 Rupture of the amniotic sac

 Thinning and dilation of the cervix

 Expulsion of the placenta

3. The muscular organ in which a baby develops during pregnancy is called the:

 amniotic sac.

 uterus

 placenta.

 fetus.

4. 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

5. 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

6. Which of the following medical conditions may be the underlying cause of an apparent behavioral emergency?

 Calm and reassure the patient.

 Establish control of the situation by a show of force.

 Quickly perform a head-to-toe exam and transport without delay.

 Find out if the patient’s insurance covers psychiatric treatment.

7. You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon.  Upon arrival, a frantic mother tell you that her 4-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, stung repeatedly by several bees.  The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother’s commands.  Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings.  Her body is covered in hives.  Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99 percent.  Her lungs sounds are clear and equal bilaterally.  You decide to administer oxygen.  What is the best method?  

 Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

 Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.

 Administer oxygen by bag-valve mask.

 Administer oxygen by blow-by.

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

 To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care

 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 capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on the scene

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

9. A burn extending into the substances fat would be classified as which type of burn?

 Full thickness

 Superficial

 Deep partial thickness

 Superficial partial thickness

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

 It reduces the ability of the blood to form clots.

 It prevents a deadly fever from developing.

 It reduces the inflammation in the heart.

 It reduces the amount of pain in the heart.

11. Which of the following must be treated by the EMT if present in a patient with an apparent behavioral emergency?

 Suicidal ideology

 Acute alcohol intoxication

 Hypoglycemia

 Severe clinical depression

12. You respond to a 75-year-old female who is complaining of epigastric pain that feels like heartburn and radiates to the right shoulder.  Her vital signs are stable and she has a previous history of an myocardial infarction.  She has prescription nitroglycerine tablets.  An ALS unit is en route.  After performing a physical examination and applying oxygen by nasal cannula, you should:

 contact medical control regarding the administration of the patient’s nitroglycerin.

 apply the AED and prepare for imminent cardiac arrest from a myocardial infarction.

 transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

 cancel the ALS unit: this is just gallstones and BLS can transport.

13. 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 respiratory rate

 The altered mental status

14. Which of the following is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

 Speaking

 Solving complex math problems

 Running or walking

 Constriction of blood vessels

15. When a person acts in a manner that is unacceptable to himself or those around him, this would be considered which of the following?

 Psychosomatic reaction

 Mental illness

 Behavioral emergency

 Psychotic episode

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