The following 40 questions will help test your knowledge and test-taking skills while providing detailed explanations to ensure you know why each answer is correct or incorrect. This NREMT practice test is the first of our six free tests that will help you earn your EMT certification.
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Question 1 of 40
1. Question
You’re dispatched to a park where a 15-year-old male has a severe, life-threatening injury to his leg. His friends called 9-1-1 after they could not reach his parents. What form of consent gives you the ability to begin treating this patient?
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Question 2 of 40
2. Question
You arrive on scene to a patient who has fallen off of a roof. During your primary assessment you discover the patient needs to be treated for apnea. What is the proper way to open the patient’s airway?
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Question 3 of 40
3. Question
A patient has left-sided heart failure. What kind of edema would the patient have?
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Question 4 of 40
4. Question
What causes the fruity or acetone breath often seen in type 1 diabetes?
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Question 5 of 40
5. Question
If there is a major open wound to the neck, what kind of dressing should be applied?
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Question 6 of 40
6. Question
When the buttocks of a baby present first during birth, this is called:
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Question 7 of 40
7. Question
Which of the following is the division point between the upper and lower airway?
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Question 8 of 40
8. Question
There are several dysrhythmias that can occur in the heart. Of the following, which is the most likely to lead to death?
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Question 9 of 40
9. Question
A 32-year-old male patient was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a car. He is found conscious, 10 yards from the motorcycle, and has a bleeding laceration on his torso. When you assess his mental status, you find that he is A/O x1. This is a finding consistent with:
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Question 10 of 40
10. Question
What is the first step to controlling an arterial bleed caused by a laceration to the hand?
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Question 11 of 40
11. Question
A 36-year-old pregnant female is experiencing unusually painful cramps when you arrive. She tells you she has 2 kids, has had 3 miscarriages, and is 6 months pregnant. What is her GPA?
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Question 12 of 40
12. Question
You respond to a call for a psychologically disturbed patient in the middle of a mall parking lot. What is the best way to establish rapport with the patient?
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Question 13 of 40
13. Question
In the mnemonic “CBRNE,” the letter “R” stands for “radiological”, as in a radiological terrorist attack. Under which of the remaining types of terrorist attacks would an anthrax poisoning fall?
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Question 14 of 40
14. Question
What is coronary blood flow, and why is it important?
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Question 15 of 40
15. Question
A condition characterized by high blood pressure and high protein count in the urine that usually occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy is:
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Question 16 of 40
16. Question
Describe agonal respirations or breaths:
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Question 17 of 40
17. Question
You arrive on scene of a single-vehicle car crash. The car is on fire, there is a patient in the car, and the fire department is on scene. What is the first thing you should do?
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Question 18 of 40
18. Question
Which of the following is the least commonly seen sign or symptom of a spinal injury?
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Question 19 of 40
19. Question
Dispatch has notified you that the patient has tuberculosis. What precautions should you take?
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Question 20 of 40
20. Question
With asthma, patients can suffer from:
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Question 21 of 40
21. Question
All of the following are rules that pertain to suctioning an adult patient’s airway EXCEPT:
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Question 22 of 40
22. Question
You are managing an elderly female patient with a heart rate of 55 beats per minute (BPM). The most appropriate way to describe her heart rate is:
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Question 23 of 40
23. Question
You have just been hired as an EMT on an ambulance where your partner is a paramedic. He decides to quiz you on the acronym “DCAP-BTLS.” What does the “C” stand for?
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Question 24 of 40
24. Question
You arrive on scene where a 50-year-old male patient is sitting on a park bench. He complains of dyspnea, chest pain, and abdominal pain but mentions that the chest pain is bothering him the most. Which of these symptoms would you consider as this patient’s chief complaint?
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Question 25 of 40
25. Question
Which of the following is NOT part of the primary assessment for a patient who has been in a traumatic car accident?
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Question 26 of 40
26. Question
A patient with either type of diabetes has an issue with what organ secreting what hormone?
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Question 27 of 40
27. Question
An EMT who attended to a patient who died at the hospital after being in a motor vehicle collision is being sued. What must the family of the deceased individual prove in order to show that the EMT was at fault?
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Question 28 of 40
28. Question
What is the order in which delivering a baby occurs?
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Question 29 of 40
29. Question
What is a GCS, and what score indicates severe cognitive dysfunction?
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Question 30 of 40
30. Question
When analyzing the abdomen, what are the general signs you are looking for?
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Question 31 of 40
31. Question
What is the final stage of hyperthermia?
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Question 32 of 40
32. Question
What is the primary concern if a patient inhales a harmful chemical/toxin?
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Question 33 of 40
33. Question
Which side of the heart is larger and why?
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Question 34 of 40
34. Question
What is the normal heart rate range for infants?
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Question 35 of 40
35. Question
When receiving orders from Medical Direction (a physician) over the radio, what should you do after receiving the orders?
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Question 36 of 40
36. Question
The practice of protecting yourself from the patient’s body fluids or bacteria is called:
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Question 37 of 40
37. Question
A 50-year-old female patient is found lying unconscious on the floor of her home. After manually opening the patient’s airway, you use an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) to maintain the patient’s airway. You decide on which size of OPA to use by measuring from the patient’s ______ to their ______.
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Question 38 of 40
38. Question
Which of the following signs would suggest a patient is experiencing anaphylaxis (the most severe allergic reaction)?
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Question 39 of 40
39. Question
Question 39:
You are attending to a 34-year-old male patient who has fallen down the stairs. When you arrive, he is alert and oriented, and his pulse is 88 BPM. You decide to transport him to the nearest hospital since there is a large bruise on his head. En route, he becomes altered. When you reassess his vitals, his blood pressure is 210/105, his pulse is 56, and one of his pupils is unequal and nonreactive to light. What is this patient most likely suffering from?
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Question 40 of 40
40. Question
You respond to a call for a 35-year-old female in labor. Upon physical examination, you see that the baby is crowning. What is the best course of action?
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