NREMT Practice Test 3 | Free Practice Questions

This practice test is the third free test to prepare you for the questions you will see on the official EMT examination. Answer the 40 questions below and read each explanation to reach the halfway point of our NREMT prep.

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1. Question

What is the leading cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children?

2. Question

When a patient experiences blunt trauma to the chest, such as a baseball to the chest, what are the patient’s most likely potential injuries?

3. Question

A patient has a legal right to refuse care if:

4. Question

While managing a 20-year-old male patient who has been involved in a car accident, he becomes unresponsive. Which technique would you be least likely to use?

5. Question

You respond to a scene where a 16-year-old female has just experienced a tonic-clonic seizure. Her mother is there and tells you she has a seizure disorder. What is the medical term used to describe this type of seizure?

6. Question

7. Question

Which fracture(s) should be treated with a traction splint?

8. Question

What is the definition of situational awareness?

9. Question

You arrive on scene where a 3-year-old male patient seems to be poisoned. Upon questioning his mother, she tells you that she found a container of detergent tipped over in the laundry room. Which of the following is the most likely mechanism of injury for this patient?

10. Question

What does the “Q” in the mnemonic “OPQRST” stand for and what is this mnemonic used to identify in the field?

11. Question

When is the administration of oxygen (O2) to a patient experiencing acute coronary syndrome advisable (assuming you do not have a pulse oximeter to measure the patient’s oxygen saturation)?

12. Question

In which situation is the use of a flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD) contraindicated?

13. Question

Which organ is most likely to be affected by hypoglycemia?

14. Question

The Incident Command System (ICS) is meant to:

15. Question

You are performing rescue breaths on an unconscious patient. However, you do not see adequate chest rise and fall upon giving the rescue breaths with a bag-valve mask (BVM) attached to 100% oxygen. The patient’s oxygen saturation levels are also falling. What should you do?

16. Question

A device that contains a specific amount of inhaled medication that is delivered to the patient’s lungs in bursts is called:

17. Question

A patient is most likely experiencing a heart attack. Which of the following medications, if taken on a regular basis, is known for helping a patient during a heart attack, and why?

18. Question

You are dispatched to a private residence for a 56-year-old female complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing. What is the medical term for difficulty breathing?

19. Question

What is a major concern with pregnant patients who have been diagnosed with placenta previa?

20. Question

You arrive on scene and notice that your patient has sustained an injury to their arm. Upon closer look, you see bright red blood spurting from the patient’s arm. What kind of blood is this?

21. Question

What causes type 2 diabetes?

22. Question

You are dispatched to a private residence for a female patient complaining of chest pain. Upon arrival, you are met by a large man who yells at you to leave. He is threatening you and looks malicious. What do you do, and why?

23. Question

What is the pericardium?

24. Question

Which of the following is NOT one of the three elements that make up the Revised Trauma Score (RTS)?

25. Question

You are attending to an 18-year-old male patient who fell 10 feet from a tree. He has a pulse of 99 BPM, a BP of 130/90, diminished breath sounds, and an open radial fracture. You control the bleeding and prepare to transport the patient. What priority is this patient, and why?

26. Question

Which of the following interventions is of the highest priority in a conscious patient who is experiencing chest pain, has a history of angina, and is prescribed nitroglycerin (NTG)?

27. Question

A nonrebreather mask is a device that is used to provide oxygen to a patient and provides:

28. Question

Bacteria and viruses that cause disease in humans when sputum particles are inhaled, such as the flu, are called:

29. Question

30. Question

Which of these elements does NOT play a role in the Glasgow Coma Scale?

31. Question

What is the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

32. Question

Via a nonrebreather mask, what flow rate delivers 90% oxygen?

33. Question

What does a patient with yellow skin indicate?

34. Question

What is a concern associated with a pregnant patient who is lying supine?

35. Question

Injury to the C3 and C5 vertebrae is most often associated with:

36. Question

Which of the following arrhythmias will an automated external defibrillator (AED) shock?

37. Question

Which of the following describes a type of breathing that is a natural reflex when the brain is not receiving enough oxygen to survive?

38. Question

When providing rescue breaths, what is the proper rate for ventilation in adults vs. children?

39. Question