NREMT Practice Test 6 | Free Practice Questions

Our final EMT practice test includes 40 more multiple choice questions. By working through these practice questions you will improve your test-taking skills and your EMT knowledge.

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1. Question

2. Question

Which of the following is NOT a branch of an incident command system in the National Incident Management System?

3. Question

You respond to a 25-year-old female patient who has a laceration to her neck. She is conscious and answers your questions. What is the most appropriate dressing for this patient if she is bleeding profusely and the blood is bright red and spurting?

4. Question

Which of the following mechanisms of injury is least likely associated with a spinal injury?

5. Question

6. Question

As an EMT, you have a certain scope of practice, called standing orders. Who is responsible for signing the standing orders?

7. Question

Hypoxic drive is generally associated with which disease?

8. Question

What does right-sided heart failure typically cause?

9. Question

10. Question

What is the most appropriate device to use for a closed and isolated mid-shaft femur fracture?

11. Question

What valve opens during right ventricular contraction, and what valve closes?

12. Question

What is emphysema, and what are the signs and symptoms associated with it?

13. Question

While you are writing your narrative on the events that transpired during a call, you have trouble spelling a particular medical term that describes the patient’s condition. You are unable to access a dictionary or look up the word quickly. What do you do?

14. Question

What does the acronym THREAT represent when referring to an active shooter response?

15. Question

You arrive at a home where a 5-year-old male patient with Down syndrome is having trouble breathing. Upon palpation of his radial pulse, you notice that his pulse is irregular and slow at a rate of 60 BPM. The patient’s heart problems are a result of:

16. Question

You arrive on scene of a multiple-vehicle accident. You finish attending to one patient and find a man complaining about pain in his neck on the other side of the street. After asking him a few questions, you realize this man was the driver of one of the cars in the crash. What should you do?

17. Question

A 2-year-old female patient was running with a candy cane in her mouth when she fell. The candy cane punctured the roof of her mouth and entered the nasal cavity. What is the most appropriate intervention?

18. Question

You respond to a call where a 44-year-old female with a history of epilepsy is experiencing a seizure. You arrive during the tonic-clonic phase of the seizure. What is the most appropriate intervention?

19. Question

You arrive at the home of a 44-year-old male with severe abdominal pain. He tells you that five days ago, he was hit in the stomach with a baseball bat. Upon examination, his abdomen is rigid. What is the most likely differential diagnosis for this patient?

20. Question

You are managing an 18-year-old male patient who is alert with a heart rate of 50 BPM, respiratory rate of 16 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 90/60. When reporting the patient’s vitals to the hospital you are transporting him to, you tell them that he is:

21. Question

You are dispatched to a chemically hazardous scene. How can you tell if the scene is safe to approach?

22. Question

You are assisting your partner with a patient who is having difficulty breathing at her local gym. The patient has a history of asthma but forgot her metered-dose inhaler (MDI) at home. Your partner asks you to set up an SVN for a breathing treatment. What is an SVN?

23. Question

Which of the following is the most muscular of the pumping chambers of the heart?

24. Question

What is the most serious local cold injury?

25. Question

Scuba divers who ascend too rapidly are at risk of:

26. Question

What is a thermal burn caused by?

27. Question

Usually, when a baby is delivered, it is covered in healthy amniotic fluid. If a baby is delivered with fluid that is greenish/brownish in color and is foul-smelling, it is referred to as:

28. Question

The pulmonary veins bring ______ blood back to the ______ of the heart.

29. Question

When responding to a hazardous materials (HazMat) incident, where should you, as the EMT, be stationed?

30. Question

31. Question

You are attending to a 14-year-old with shortness of breath and chest tightness. She has a history of sickle cell disease. What is the most likely pathological reason for her shortness of breath that would help you direct your patient care?

32. Question

You are attending to a 12-year-old female patient who is in anaphylactic shock after a bee sting. What is the simple definition of anaphylactic shock?

33. Question

You arrive on scene where a 14-year-old male has been hit in the face by a soccer ball, causing his nose to bleed. When reporting the patient’s injury to emergency department staff, how would you describe his injury?

34. Question

Regardless of the Apgar score, if the baby’s pulse is below 60, you must:

35. Question

36. Question

You arrive on scene where a 31-year-old male patient has fallen from his roof while cleaning. Which type of shock should you be most concerned about if there is evidence of spinal injury and no open wounds?

37. Question

You respond to a call where a 65-year-old female is reported to have an altered mental status. Upon arriving at the scene, the patient is slurring her words and has facial drooping on the left side. What is the most probable differential diagnosis for this patient?

38. Question

The term “moderate burns” describes a certain degree of burn covering a certain percentage of the body (using the rule of nines for adults). Which of the following does NOT fall under the moderate burns category for adult patients?

39. Question

What are the contraindications to administering nitroglycerin?

40. Question

There are a set of procedures to follow when entering a HazMat scene. Which is the decontamination zone? When is it appropriate to remove a patient from the hot zone and bypass the decontamination zone?

The pulmonary veins bring blood back to the of the heart.