EMT Practice Test

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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 of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?

 A section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems

 A lung that has been punctured by a fractured rib, resulting in a buildup of air

 The fracture of at least four ribs in two or more places

 The fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places

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

 All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

 Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

 Often subsides with rest

 Responds to nitroglycerin

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

 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

4. Which of the following describes the mid-line of the body?

 The intersection of two imaginary lines crossing at the umbilicus

 An imaginary line dividing the body into a front and back portion

 An imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion

 An imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves

5. 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.

6. Which of the following would be the result of an obstruction in a branch of the pulmonary artery?

 Blood is not pumped to the brain.

 Blood cannot return from the lungs.

 Blood cannot return from the brain to the heart.

 Blood is not pumped to the lungs.

7. 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

8. 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?

 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.

 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 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.

9. 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 nasal cannula.

 Administer oxygen by bag-valve mask.

 Administer oxygen by blow-by.

 Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

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

 Blood from the pulmonary vein enters capillaries in the myocardium.

 Blood surrounds the heart in the pericardial sac.

 Blood from the left ventricle enters capillaries in the myocardium.

 Blood from the aorta enters the coronary arteries.

11. How many cervical vertebrae are there?

 12

 7

 5

 4

12. 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

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

 Superficial

 Full thickness

 Deep partial thickness

 Superficial partial thickness

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

 Constriction of blood vessels

 Solving complex math problems

 Speaking

 Running or walking

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

 fetus.

 amniotic sac.

 placenta.

 uterus

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