NREMT Practice Questions Part 2
This flashcard reviews basic anatomy relevant to EMS and medical emergencies. It identifies the pancreas as the organ responsible for insulin production, which is crucial for managing blood glucose levels, especially in diabetic patients.
The production of insulin occurs in the
A. pancreas
B. liver
C. gallbladder
D. kidney
A
Key Terms
The production of insulin occurs in the
A. pancreas
B. liver
C. gallbladder
D. kidney
A
You are treating a 62-year-old female patient who is complaining of shortness of breath, chest pain, and is coughing up a frothy sputum. You would suspect this patient has:
A. right sided congestive heart failure
B. left sided congestive heart failure
C. emphysema
D. pneumonia
B
You arrive on the scene of a 2 year old that has a barking cough, low-grade fever, and cold-like symptoms. You suspect
Croup
The three main bones of the arm are the:
A. humerus, tibia, and radius
B. humerus, ulna, and fibula
C. humerus, tibia, and fibula
D. humerus, ulna, and radius
D. humerus, ulna, and radius
Which of the following is not considered a significant mechanism of injury for an adult?
A. roll-over vehicle
B. falls greater than 10 feet
C. penetrations of head, chest, or abdomen
D. ejection from vehicle
B
Your patient has what appears to be a dislocated shoulder. Treatment for this patient should be:
A. sling and swathe the injured shoulder
B. immobilize the arm to the side of the patient
C. reset the shoulder and then immobilize
D. wrap the upper body in a pillow and immobilize both arms
A
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The production of insulin occurs in the | A |
You are treating a 62-year-old female patient who is complaining of shortness of breath, chest pain, and is coughing up a frothy sputum. You would suspect this patient has: | B |
You arrive on the scene of a 2 year old that has a barking cough, low-grade fever, and cold-like symptoms. You suspect | Croup |
The three main bones of the arm are the: | D. humerus, ulna, and radius |
Which of the following is not considered a significant mechanism of injury for an adult? | B |
Your patient has what appears to be a dislocated shoulder. Treatment for this patient should be: | A |
You arrive on the scene to discover a patient who refuses to allow you to touch her. You feel the patient is in need in treatment and attempt to take her blood pressure. You have just committed: | B |
You are assessing a 24-year-old male who was involved in a bar room brawl. Witnesses say the patient was struck with a barstool. The patient is unresponsive. You note battle signs on your assessment. This is a sign of: | B |
Your patient is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. The patient does not complain of any pain or tenderness in the abdomen during your assessment. The patient's pulse is 128 and he is having difficulty breathing. His skin is pale, cool and clammy. You noticed he has a jaundiced appearance. You would suspect this patient has: | B |
There are three stages of labor. In the second stage of labor. | C |
You are at the scene of a mass casualty incident. Who is in charge of the overall scene? | B |
You arrive at the scene of a possible unconscious patient located in a lab setting. On the exterior of the room there is a NFPA diamond with a 4 in the blue portion of the diamond. This is an: | A |
You have just intubated a patient in cardiac arrest. Your partner tells you he hears breath sounds on the right side but not on the left. You would suspect: | A |
You are attempting to intubate a patient. The vocal cords appear anterior and you are having a difficult time visualizing them. You could | B |
Which of the following medications is an EMT-B not allowed to assist the patient in taking? | A |
Which of the following is not part of the history or secondary exam? | A |
In which age is capillary refill most useful? | B |
You are assessing a conscious patient complaining of chest pain. Which mnemonic will assist you in assessing the patient's current chief complaint? | C |
The patient you are treating has white, waxy skin on both hands. The patient's hands feel as if they're frozen. They are swollen and you notice that blisters are forming. Which of the following would you not want to do in caring for the patient. | A |
The kidneys are located in the | A |
The right side of the heart has a three-flap valve called the | D |
Which of the following is a late sign of shock? | A |
You should never approach a helicopter from the: | B |
EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they are in contact with patients who would have which of the following? | B |
You are called to assist a 60-year-old female who consists of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first action? | C |
The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that results in sudden cardiac arrest is called: | B |
Which of the following is the highest priority patient? | A |
Of the following, which body fluid has the most potential to transmit blood-borne diseases? | C |
Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she was decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli? | C |
What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant? | B |
A 45 year old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his position of comfort, your next action should be to | C |
Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries? | A |
After arriving at the hospital you notice blood on your stretcher. The most appropriate way to disinfect the stretcher is a(n) | A |
In which of the following situations may an EMT-B place their hands in a patient's vagina? | D |
Which of the following is NOT a risk for a stroke? | C |
During your assessment you find a possible fractured leg and hear the bones grinding together. This is called: | A |
You are the first on the scene of a mass casualty incident. Your responsibility is to | D |
To assess the motor function in the lower extremities of a responsive patient you want to: | A |
Which patient can safely receive only a focused physical examination rather than a rapid trauma assessment? | B |
Immediately after delivering a shock with an AED t a patient in cardiac arrest, you should: | D |
In which of the following situations should you call for immediate assistance? | A |
The air sacs in the lung where oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange occurs are the | D |
Which of the following is a sign of inadequate breathing? | D |
Pink or bloody sputum is often seen in patients with | D |
A patient complaining of facial paralysis on one side of his face with tearing, localized pain, and sensitivity may be suffering from the most common form of facial paralysis called: | D |
A gurgling sound heard with artificial ventilation is a sign that | A |
If a person was hit by an object described in the following, which would have the potential to cause the most damage? | C |
Which rhythm often converts to ventricular fibrillation? | B |
You are transporting a patient who has been resuscitated but is still unresponsive. You should check the patient's pulse every: | C |
What is the primary action of nitroglycerin? | D |
Patients commonly describe heart attack pain as which of the following characteristics? | B |
In pedestrian versus automobile impacts, which of the following statements are true? | A |
Your patient has profuse bleeding from a wound on her lower leg but no signs of skeletal injury. The steps you should take to stop the bleeding in the correct order, are: | A |
Where should you place your hands when using the head-tilt chin-lift maneuver to open an unconscious patient's airway? | D |
When performing the modified jaw-thrust maneuver to open your patient's airway, which of the following steps is NOT correct? | D |
Following an explosion, a patient is trapped in a collapsed structure and suffers crush injuries to both lower extremities. How would the injuries be classified based on the blast-injury phase? | C |
When splinting an injured limb, you should assess pulse, motor function, and sensation distal to the injury | D |
The golden hour in emergency medicine refers to the first 60 minutes after the | B |
Your patient is a 25-year-old female who is severely hypothermic after having plunged into an icy river. Although she was rescued after only a few minutes in the water, she is showing a diminished level of responsiveness. Your care should include | B |
Your unconscious patient has blood in his airway. You should: | A |
Your patient is behaving abnormally but refuses treatment after falling down a flight of stairs. Before transporting the patient without consent, you should: | B |
You should not suction a patient's airway for more than 15 seconds because: | C |
Which of the following is true regarding using a pocket mask to ventilate a nonbreathing patient? | C |
To which patient should you administer oral glucose? | A |
The focused history for patients with altered mental status should include questions about a history of trauma, diabetes, seizures and which of the following? | C |
All of the following may be signs of an allergic reaction except: | D |
Under medical direction, the EMT-Basic may administer epinephrine to a patient with respiratory distress or hypoperfusion resulting from an allergic reaction if the: | C |
Ethics is best described as: | A |
A sign of generalized cold emergency, or hypothermia, is cool skin on the | D |
Which of the following indicates that a patient with hyperthermia is in serious danger? | A |