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LATEST- NREMT PRACTICE EXAM 100% SOLVEDWhich of the following is an example of an unsafe scene for an EMT-Basic to enter?
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 ANS-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 ANS-C. Arteries
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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 ANS-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
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C. Back
D. Face CORRECT ANS-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 ANS-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
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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 ANS-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?
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