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NREMT Crash Course Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) White Paper - ️️ In 1966, a paper titled "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published by the National Academy of Sciences. This paper, commonly referred to as ________ __________ is cons...

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  • August 15, 2024
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NREMT Crash Course Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)


White Paper - ✔️✔️In 1966, a paper titled "Accidental Death and Disability: The
Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published by the National Academy of
Sciences. This paper, commonly referred to as ________ __________ is considered
the birth of modern EMS

American Heart Association - ✔️✔️In the 1980s, the ______ ______ ________ increases
the emphasis on cardiovascular disease prevention, science, and education. Additional
levels of training are added to the existing curriculum and despite advances, the scope
of practice for various levels lacks unity.

U.S. Department of Transportation - ✔️✔️In the 70s, this federal agency developed the
first EMT National Standard Curriculum including textbooks and paramedic NSC

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration - ✔️✔️In the 1990s, the _____ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ advocates for
the creation of a national training curriculum and the _______ ___ ____ ___ ___ begins
work on the EMS Agenda for the Future

National EMS Education Standards (NEMSES) - ✔️✔️In the 2000s, the NHTSA identifies
universal knowledge and skills for EMS professionals through the new _________
________ ______ __________. This new curriculum replaces the National Standard
Curricula created by USDOT.




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EMR - ✔️✔️CPR, AED, Oral airways, airway obstruction, manual airway techniques, BVM
ventilation, oxygen therapy, airway suctioning, manual BP, auto injector, bleeding
control, assisted childbirth

EMT - ✔️✔️EMR skills + humidified oxygen, venturi mask, automated transport
ventilators, nasal airways, pulse oximetry, auto BP, assisted medications, spinal
immobilization, splinting, tourniquet, MAST/PASG, mechanical CPR, assisted
complicated childbirth

AEMT - ✔️✔️EMT skills + multilumen airways, blood glucose monitoring, IV/IO insertion,
medication administration

Paramedic - ✔️✔️AEMT skills + BiPap/CPAP, needle decompression, percutaneous
cricothyrotomy, ETCO2/capnography, NG/OG tube, intubation, direct laryngoscopy,
PEEP, ECG interpretation, manual defibrillation/cardioversion, transcutaneous external
pacing, extensive medication administration, thrombolytic therapy

Scene safety - ✔️✔️What is an EMT's first priority ALWAYS?

Acute stress - ✔️✔️an immediate physiological and psychological reaction to a specific
event. The event triggers the body's fight or flight response

Delayed stress - ✔️✔️a stress reaction that develops after the stressful event. It does not
interfere with the EMT's ability to perform during the stressful event. Posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) is an example of ________ _______

Cumulative stress - ✔️✔️the result of exposure to stressful situations over a prolonged
period of time. This leads to burnout for many EMTs.

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) - ✔️✔️is a formalized process to help
emergency workers deal with stress

- diffusing sessions are held within 4 hours of the incident

- debriefing sessions are held 24 to 72 hours after the incident




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Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ✔️✔️oversees regulations concerning
workplace safety, including infectious disease precautions

Minimum PPE - ✔️✔️Gloves and eye protection should be used during any patient
contact situation and are examples of...

Expanded PPE - ✔️✔️The use of disposable gown and mask for significant contact with
body fluids. Use a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask or a N-95 respirator for
suspected airborne disease exposure, such as tuberculosis

not enter; emergency care - ✔️✔️Unless cleared by a hazmat specialist, an EMT is
expected to _____ ______ and not begin _______ ______ until patients have been
decontaminated or otherwise cleared by hazmat crews

not enter; safe distance - ✔️✔️When it comes to crime scenes, EMS providers should
____ ______ a crime scene unless law enforcement has determined it is safe. EMS
providers may be advised to respond to the call but maintain a _____ _______ away
until cleared by law enforcement. This is sometimes called "staging for PD"

highly reflective traffic safety vest - ✔️✔️In extrication situations, federal law requires
EMS workers wear approved _______ ______ ____ ____ ______ when working on
roadways, around traffic, or at an accident scene

Power lift - ✔️✔️A method of lifting where one keeps the object close to the body, using
the legs to lift and not the back (legs bent, back straight). Use a power grip with palms
UP and all fingers wrapped around the object.

Urgent move - ✔️✔️the patient has a potentially life-threatening injury or illness and must
be moved quickly for evaluation and transport



includes rapid extrication




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Rapid extrication - ✔️✔️an urgent move used for patients in a motor vehicle; it requires
multiple rescuers and a long backboard. The patient is rotated onto a backboard with
manual cervical spine precautions and removed from the vehicle

Non-urgent moves - ✔️✔️used when there are no hazards and no life-threatening
conditions apparent.



includes direct ground lift, extremity lift, direct carry method, and draw sheet method

Log roll technique - ✔️✔️commonly used to place a patient on a backboard or assess the
posterior, can be done while maintaining manual cervical spine precautions



should have at least 3 trained personnel

Stair-chair - ✔️✔️excellent for staircases, small elevators, etc. Does not allow for manual
cervical spine protection, CPR, or artificial ventilation

Backboard - ✔️✔️used primarily for cervical spine immobilization, allows for CPR and
artificial ventilation.



requires 4 people

scoop stretcher - ✔️✔️allows for easy positioning with minimal patient movement. good
for reducing patient discomfort during movement

rear - ✔️✔️when approaching a helicopter, never approach from the

left - ✔️✔️if the patient is pregnant and needs to be on a backboard, they should be
placed on the ___ side

advance directives - ✔️✔️written instructions, signed by the patient, specifying the
patient's wishes regarding treatment and resuscitative efforts




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