This section of our NREMT Study Guide provides a comprehensive overview of EMS operations, which accounts for 10%–14% of the overall exam. This guide covers the nine phases of an ambulance call, safe driving practices, air medical operations, and establishing a landing zone. After you have completed reviewing the study guide, you will find five practice questions … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide will help you prepare for the obstetrics & gynecology portion of the EMT exam. This study guide covers the different stages of pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, patient assessment of a pregnant patient, delivery of a newborn, post-delivery care, and delivery and post-delivery complications. After reviewing this Obstetrics & Gynecology study … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide is for the medical portion of the exam, which, combined with obstetrics & gynecology, accounts for 27%–31% of the total content. These topics carry the highest percentage of questions on the exam, so it’s important to have a good understanding of the material. In this section you will learn how … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide covers trauma, which accounts for 14%–18% of the EMT exam. Our overview includes causes of traumatic injuries, mechanisms of injury and multisystem trauma, categories of traumatic injuries, bleeding control, spinal immobilization, and how to identify and treat shock. After you have reviewed this section of our study guide, you will … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide will help you prep for the Resuscitation portion of the exam. Resuscitation & Cardiology account for 20%–24% of the exam. This section of our study guide covers cardiac arrest, how to identify when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required, how to perform CPR on infants, children, and adults, what … Read more
In this section of our NREMT Study Guide, we will help you prepare for the Cardiology portion of the exam. This section covers the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, common disorders or conditions associated with the cardiovascular system and ischemic heart disease, the signs and symptoms of each to assist you in forming … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide will prepare you for the ventilation portion of the exam. We will cover normal ventilation, ventilation/perfusion ratio and mismatch, factors that affect pulmonary ventilation, and ventilation techniques when providing rescue breathing for patients who are apneic and have a pulse or for patients who are breathing inadequately. Ventilating … Read more
This section of our NREMT Study Guide will focus on preparing you for the respiration portion of the exam. Here, we will cover factors affecting respiration, the many different types of respiratory illnesses and diseases, the signs and symptoms of each, and how to treat each respiratory emergency following your EMT training and local protocols. … Read more
In this section of our NREMT Study Guide, we will help you prepare for the airway portion of the exam. It covers airway management and oxygen therapy, opening a patient’s airway using different maneuvers, airway adjuncts used by EMTs, and oxygen-delivery equipment used on patients with difficulty breathing or mild to moderate hypoxia. After you … Read more