NREMT Practice Test 4 | Free Practice Questions

Below you will find the fourth of our challenging NREMT practice tests. Work through all 40 questions and explanations to continue your free EMT exam prep now.

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1. Question

Statistically, which of these presents the highest risk for ambulance crashes?

2. Question

During delivery, if a prolapsed cord is present, you must:

3. Question

You are managing a 23-year-old male patient who has been stabbed in the chest. The patient’s ability to breathe is jeopardized because:

4. Question

During a HazMat incident, where are patients decontaminated?

5. Question

You are responding to a motor vehicle accident in which the driver of a car that collided head-on with a semi-truck at high speed has been extricated. How should this patient be transported?

6. Question

In the mnemonic “SAMPLE,” what does the letter “P” stand for?

7. Question

You are attending to an 80-year-old female who seems distracted and even nods off while you are asking questions. To what area of the brain does this patient most likely have an injury or dysfunction?

8. Question

All of the following differential diagnoses are possible in a patient with unequal breath sounds, EXCEPT:

9. Question

How is nitroglycerin (NTG) spray or tablet administered, and in what dose for an adult patient?

10. Question

As an EMT, it is beyond your scope of practice to:

11. Question

You are attending to a 26-year-old female who was jogging when she began to experience severe shortness of breath. She is alert and able to answer your questions in complete sentences, although she continues to cough. What is she most likely experiencing and what would be the best intervention?

12. Question

For a patient with severely altered mental status, what do constricted pupils indicate?

13. Question

What is the first stage of shock?

14. Question

The rule of nines is a measurement tool used to estimate the total surface area of a patient who has been burned. The rule of nines divides the body into sections, each measuring approximately 9% of the body’s surface area. What are the calculations for adult patients?

15. Question

What are the signs and symptoms associated with a mildly hypoxic patient?

16. Question

What is the correct way to dispose of used gauze that treated a wound, a used airway adjunct that treated an unconscious patient, or any materials that have come into contact with the patient’s body fluids?

17. Question

What is a pulmonary embolism?

18. Question

If a patient suffers from a bee sting, what is the proper way to remove the stinger?

19. Question

You arrive on scene, and during your medical assessment, you notice the patient has hot skin, muscle cramps, altered mental status, a headache, bradycardia, and bradypnea (slow breathing rate). What do these signs and symptoms indicate?

20. Question

What does the “X” represent in the mnemonic XABC?

21. Question

What is the function of a heart valve?

22. Question

You arrive on scene, where a man is unresponsive, apneic, and has no heart rate. You begin CPR. The consent given by the patient is an example of:

23. Question

You arrive on scene where a 3-year-old male patient is experiencing shortness of breath with a high-pitched crowing sound. The patient does not have a fever, has not been ill for several months, and has no history of asthma. What is the most likely cause of this patient’s symptoms?

24. Question

What move should be used when transferring a stable patient who is unable to walk from a hospital bed to a gurney?

25. Question

A conscious patient with a history of COPD is experiencing respiratory distress on room air. Patients with COPD will use a backup system to control breathing, otherwise known as a secondary control of breathing. What is this theory of secondary control of breathing called?

26. Question

Which of the following adjectives is NOT acceptable when documenting a patient’s chest pain?

27. Question

While attending to an unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless 70-year-old female, the AED shows, “No shock advised.” What should you do?

28. Question

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of overexposure to a high concentration of oxygen?

29. Question

You respond to a call for an adult male complaining of chest pain. What is the minimum personal protective equipment necessary to wear before providing patient care?

30. Question

You are attending to a female patient who was in the passenger seat when a car collided with her vehicle head-on. She has a GCS of 14, a systolic BP of 80, and a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. What is this patient’s revised trauma score?

31. Question

What does CHF stand for, and what is it?

32. Question

You arrive on scene of a possible drug overdose and find an unconscious, unresponsive patient lying on the floor of the bathroom. What is the first step you take after assuring the scene is safe and donning the appropriate PPE?

33. Question

A patient with localized severe burns states that he feels no pain at all. How is this possible?

34. Question

Why should an EMT check all the equipment in the ambulance and complete an official checklist given by the company?

35. Question

Respiration is the process of exchanging what two gases?

36. Question

Hypothermia is defined as a core temperature below ____.

37. Question

You arrive at a trauma scene and begin your primary assessment. As you assess the patient, you notice a tracheal deviation to the left side. What does this generally indicate?

38. Question