NREMT EMT Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When assessing a conscious patient with an MOI that suggests spinal injury, you should: - determine if the strength in all extremities is equal. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should: - allow him time to think about the question and respond to it. While at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients a...

NREMT EMT Revision Exercise 2023 3 effects of intracranial pressure on vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER-bradycardia, irregular breathing, hypertension ___ ___ is part of a syndrome called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - CORRECT ANSWER-chronic bronchitis ___ ___ is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute bronchitis a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not full...

NREMT EMT Exam Review 2023 (Questions and Answers) Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions? (A) Hypoglycemia (B) Abdominal bruising (C) Subdural hematoma (D) Lower extremity fracture - CORRECT ANSWER-(C) Subdural hematoma Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts within the scope of practice, and does not accept payment for service? (A) implied consent laws. (B) Good Samaritan laws. (C) malfeasance laws. (D) absolute im...

NREMT EMT Study Guide 2023 The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you have tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should your next course of action be? A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the baby - CORRECT ANSWER-Clamp the cord in ...

NREMT EMT Practice Questions and Correct Answers 2023

Volume 1 Final Exam(NREMT EMT) 2023 COPD - CORRECT ANSWER-disease of the lung characterized by shortness of breath, and wheezing COPD meds - CORRECT ANSWER-home O2, bronchodilators and steroids COPD presenting symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER-breathing progressively worsens over time COPD risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER-long term smokers COPD when shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWER-upon exertion COPD cough pattern - CORRECT ANSWER-chronic coughing COPD sputum - CORRECT ANSWER-thick COPD n...

Complete Examination For NREMT EMT Course 2023 Patient Refusal - CORRECT ANSWER-Patients may refuse care and/or transport if they so wish unless one of the following is true: -Altered mental status -Threat to Public -Minor with no guardian In order to refuse care or transport, they have to explicitly state that they are refusing care or transport. Medical Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER-Medical malpractice is the act of an individual breaching or deviating from their scope of practic...

NREMT EMT Study Guide 2023 The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you have tried unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should your next course of action be? A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the baby - CORRECT ANSWER-Clamp the cord in ...

NREMT EMT Exam Review 2023 (Questions and Answers) Shaken Baby Syndrome can cause which of the following conditions? (A) Hypoglycemia (B) Abdominal bruising (C) Subdural hematoma (D) Lower extremity fracture - CORRECT ANSWER-(C) Subdural hematoma Which law protects an EMT if the EMT acts in good faith, is not negligent, acts within the scope of practice, and does not accept payment for service? (A) implied consent laws. (B) Good Samaritan laws. (C) malfeasance laws. (D) absolute im...

Advanced Questions and Reviewed Answers For NREMT EMT (2023) What differences in a child's airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult? A. smaller jaw, smaller teeth B. longer airway and small tongue C. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue D. There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Smaller Jaw and proportionally larger tongue A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while...