NREMT

NREMT practice questions, page 5 of 9, with answer review and explanations.

Question 21

Expansion of the stomach caused by too forceful ventilation pressures, which causes excess air to enter the stomach instead of the lungs.

  1. Inflation
  2. Gastric Distention
  3. Gastric Bypass
  4. Eviscertion

Question 22

Which of the following is not a sign of adequate breathing.

  1. Air moving in and out of the nose and mouth.
  2. Equal expansion of both sides of the chest
  3. Breathing limited to abdominal muscles.
  4. Absence of blue / grey skin coloration

Question 23

Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patients _______?

  1. Tongue
  2. Earlobes
  3. Nail beds
  4. All of the above

Question 24

An oral and nasal airway should be:

  1. Cleaned well for reuse after the run
  2. Inserted in all critically injured patients
  3. Used to keep the tongue from blocking the airway
  4. used in order to prevent the need for suctioning

Question 25

Which medication that will open bronchioles and increase effectiveness of breathing is typically used to treat a patient with shortness of breath?

  1. Bronchodilators
  2. Bronchoconstrictors
  3. Anti-Inflammatory
  4. Pneumodialator