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

 visceral

 acute

 referred

 parietal

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

 Complete dilation of the cervix

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

 A discharge of bloody mucus

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

3. 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?

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

 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.

 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.

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

 Expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal

 Expulsion of the placenta

 Rupture of the amniotic sac

 Thinning and dilation of the cervix

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

 Calm and reassure the patient.

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

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

 Establish control of the situation by a show of force.

6. 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

 Psychotic episode

 Behavioral emergency

 Psychosomatic reaction

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

 Superficial partial thickness

 Deep partial thickness

 Superficial

 Full thickness

8. Which of the following is NOT a consideration that should be used by the EMT in establishing the size of the danger zone?

 Wind direction

 The amount of equipment needed

 Presence of hazardous material

 Fire

9. How many cervical vertebrae are there?

 7

 4

 12

 5

10. 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:

 transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

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

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

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

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

 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

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

12. 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?

 Flares

 Orange traffic cones

 Yellow crime scene tape

 Reflective triangles

13. 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.

14. 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

 Severe clinical depression

 Hypoglycemia

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

 Blood is not pumped to the lungs.

 Blood is not pumped to the brain.

 Blood cannot return from the brain to the heart.

 Blood cannot return from the lungs.

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