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. 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.

 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.

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

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

 Superficial

 Full thickness

 Deep partial thickness

 Superficial partial thickness

3. 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:

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

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

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

 transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

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

 Cervical and sacra

 Thoracic and sacra

 Thoracic and lumbar

 Cervical and lumbar

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

 None of the above

 Ambulance driver

 Ambulance technician

 Physician assistant

6. During which stage of labor is the baby born?

 Ninth

 First

 Second

 Third

7. Which of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?

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

 The fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places

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

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

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

 Severe clinical depression

 Acute alcohol intoxication

 Suicidal ideology

 Hypoglycemia

9. 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 surrounds the heart in the pericardial sac.

 Blood from the aorta enters the coronary arteries.

 Blood from the pulmonary vein enters capillaries in the myocardium.

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

 Responds to nitroglycerin

 Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

 Often subsides with rest

 All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

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

 Constriction of blood vessels

 Running or walking

 Solving complex math problems

 Speaking

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

 Mental illness

 Psychosomatic reaction

 Psychotic episode

 Behavioral emergency

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

 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 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

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

 placenta.

 fetus.

 amniotic sac.

 uterus

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

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

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

 The intersection of two imaginary lines crossing at the umbilicus

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

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