NREMT EMT Cognitive Exam — Practice
Patient Treatment and Transport: practice questions
Our NREMT EMT bank has 79 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
How is intranasal naloxone given?
- Sprayed into a nostril using a premeasured device
- Swallowed with water
- Rubbed on the skin
- Injected into a vein by the EMT
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A. Sprayed into a nostril using a premeasured device — The national model lists intranasal, unit-dosed naloxone at the EMR and EMT levels.
Question 2
A patient has frostbite on the toes and a long walk out in the cold ahead. What should you avoid?
- Protecting the toes from further cold
- Removing tight jewelry
- Thawing the toes if they could freeze again
- Covering the area with dry, loose dressings
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C. Thawing the toes if they could freeze again — Refreezing after thawing causes more damage. Do not rub frostbitten tissue.
Question 3
Where is oral glucose placed when given to a patient?
- Into the nose
- Into the eye
- Injected under the skin of the upper arm
- Between the cheek and gum, or swallowed if the patient can
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D. Between the cheek and gum, or swallowed if the patient can — Oral glucose gel is placed in the mouth (between cheek and gum or on the tongue) in a patient who can swallow.
Question 4
What should you do right after a vigorous term newborn is delivered?
- Hold the baby upside down and slap its back
- Dry and warm the baby, and keep it skin-to-skin with the mother
- Cut the cord immediately, before drying or warming the baby
- Wash the baby in cold water
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B. Dry and warm the baby, and keep it skin-to-skin with the mother — Most newborns need only drying, warming and stimulation. Delayed cord clamping is reasonable for vigorous term infants.
Question 5
A patient with asthma uses a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer. What is the purpose of the spacer?
- It makes the medication stronger and longer acting
- It replaces the need to inhale
- It helps more medication reach the lungs
- It stores extra doses
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C. It helps more medication reach the lungs — A spacer holds the aerosol so the patient can inhale it more effectively, reducing deposits in the mouth.