NREMT Test Bank
Exam(2023)Correctly Answered
And Explanations / A GRADE
Which of the following is an example of an unsafe scene for an EMT-Basic to
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A. Fifty-four-year old male with difficulty breathing
B. Twenty-three-year old female with abdominal pain
C. Eighteen-year old adolescent with a gunshot wound to the chest
D. Four-year old child with leg pain - correct answer C. Eighteen-year old adolescent
with a gunshot wound to the chest
Reason: Any dispatch to a call with violence involved, such as a gunshot wound, must
be secured by police prior to EMS involvement. The other calls do not give any
inidication of being unsafe.
The arterioles connect the _________ and the capillaries.
A. Veins
B. Venules
C. Arteries
D. Vena cavae - correct answer C. Arteries
Reason: The path of blood flow goes from the heart to the aorta to the arteries to the
arterioles to the capillaries to the venules to the veins to the vena cavae to the heart.
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for hypothermia?
A. Thirty-year old firefighter
B. Twelve-year old skier
C. Forty-five year old EMT
D. Seventy-year old librarian - correct answer D. Seventy-year old librarian
Reason: The very young and very old are greater rsk for hypothermia
The zygomatic bones are located in the
A. Chest
B. Lower leg
C. Back
D. Face - correct answer D. Face
Reason: The zygomatic bones are the cheekbones
Which of the following federal laws was created to prevent "patients dumping" and the
practice of denying treatment to patients with no insurance?
A. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
B. The White Paper Act
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
D. The Medical Practice Act of 1988 - correct answer A. Emergency Medical Treatment
and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
Reason: The EMTALA was enacted by Congress in 1986 to ensure public access to
emergency services regardless of their ability to pay. This act was also created to
prevent hospitals from dumping their patients on other hospitals because of the patient's
financial status. The White Paper (A) was not an act, but was a paper published in 1966
addressing the inadequacy of pre-hospital emergency medical care. The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (C) was created to protect the
provacy of healthcare information. There is no such act as the Medical Practice Act of
1988 (D).
When using air transport, the EMT-Basic should approach a helicopter
A. From the uphill side
B. From the rear
C. Only when instructed by a helicopter crew member
D. Under no circumstances, but instead allow the crew to come to them - correct
answer C. Only when instructed by a helicopter crew member
Reason: Helicopters are dangerous vechicles, and safety rules include never
approaching from the uphill side because of the danger of the rotors, or from the rear
because of the tail rotor. In addition, EMT-Basics should never approach until instructed
by a helicopter crew member so that the patient loading can be coordinated safely. Not
approaching the helicopter at all may be impractical due to patient care concerns.
Which of the following should be noted as insignificant in conducting the patient
assessment?
A. Medication bottles
B. Comments of bystanders and family members
C. Physical condition of the patient
D. Patient's medical insurance - correct answer D. Patient's medical insurance
Reason: (A), (B), and (C) are all significant in conducting patient assessment. A
patient's medical insurance is not a consideration in treating emergency patients.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
A. Eye opening
B. Verbal response
C. Motor response
D. Tactile sensatory response - correct answer D. Tactile sensatory response
Reason: (A), (B), and (C) are all components of the Glasgow Coma Scale
You have an EMT student riding with you one day. The student is studying for an
upcoming test and cannot remember a legal term. The student knows that you must
have four elements in order to prove this type of claim. The student knows that the four
elements are duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused. What term is the
EMT student studying?
A. Abandonment
B. Simple negligence
C. Gross negligence
D. Malpractice - correct answer B. Simple negligence
Reason: In order to prove simple (also called ordinary) negligence, there must be four
elements; duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused
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