NREMT Practice Tests
NREMT Practice Test 3
Sharpen your emergency medical skills with our third free EMT practice test. Work through 20 realistic questions covering patient assessment, airway management, medical emergencies, and other essential EMT concepts. Each question includes a detailed explanation to help you review the material and prepare for the National Registry exam.
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
According to your county’s protocol, as an EMT, you are required to request medical direction via radio prior to the administration of prescribed nitroglycerin. This is called:
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
You arrive on the scene, where you find a 23-year-old male patient who is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. You begin CPR and send your partner to retrieve the AED from the ambulance. After placing the defibrillator pads on the patient’s chest, your partner notices a sudden influx of air that seems to fill the patient’s abdomen. Should you leave the defibrillator pads on the patient? Why?
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
A patient who has experienced a DVT is at higher risk for what type of CVA?
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
You are transporting a perfectly stable patient and are having a nice conversation with him in the back of the ambulance. As you unload the patient and go into the hospital, you notice that the hospital is very busy. You are unable to find a nurse to transfer the paperwork and care over to. The patient seems to be in stable condition, so you unload the patient from your gurney, help him to a chair, high-five him, and tell him that a nurse will see him shortly to help him to his room. You leave the paperwork with the patient to give to the nurse. You then exit the scene and go back to your ambulance with your partner to prepare for your next call. You have just committed:
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
When a patient is breathing at a rapid rate (40 breaths per minute) and that breathing is shallow, the patient is at risk of:
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Which triad characterizes cardiac tamponade? Why?
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
What route of medication administration is typically used with an auto-injector?
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
To treat a pregnant patient for shock:
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
What is a coup-contrecoup injury caused by?
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Where is a nasal cannula to be placed, and what is the maximum flow rate?
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
You are an off-duty EMT and on a date with your significant other. Suddenly, you hear someone say, “Help! My son is choking!” You then save the day by performing the Heimlich maneuver. In the process, you give the child a harmless bruise. The mother is angry about the bruise and threatens to take legal action. What law protects you from this legal action?
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Injury to which portion of the spine is most frequently associated with priapism?
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Which of the following would indicate that a conscious patient is experiencing an obstructed upper airway?
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
When assessing a patient who may have experienced a stroke, you choose to use the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale. Which of the following is NOT a part of this screening tool?
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
You respond to a call for a 16-year-old female with a history of epilepsy who is experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure. What is the most appropriate intervention?
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
You respond to a call for a 50-year-old male patient with a history of type 2 diabetes with an altered mental status. His wife checked his blood glucose level using an at-home meter. A reading below what value would indicate a hypoglycemic diabetic emergency?
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
You arrive at an apartment where a 60-year-old male is seated on the couch clutching his chest. He is diaphoretic and complains of chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. Which of these symptoms is the most common indicator of acute coronary syndrome?
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
A 30-year-old female fell from a tree trying to retrieve a kitten. She is A/O x4 and there are no immediate life threats. However, upon assessment of her rib cage and auscultation of her chest, you realize that part of the chest is moving in the opposite direction than the rest of the chest. You also hear crackling under the skin. These two findings indicate significant mechanisms of injury and are called:
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
After transporting a patient to the emergency department, where would you generally clean the patient compartment?
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
You are interviewing a patient who tells you he had a previous appendectomy. What is this patient referring to?
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