NREMT Paramedic Certification Exam - Question List

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181. You enter an industrial area with 3 patients who are unconscious, 4 conscious with critical injuries, machinery still operating, and various other tools loose. You notice a gasoline-like smell in the air, along with several chemical spills. The foreman is unavailable. What is the first course of action?
  1. Attend to the patients for a brief survey
  2. Turn off the machinery
  3. Take time to find the source of the gasoline smell.
  4. Call for police services
182. When is it appropriate to disregard the right of way of a school bus unloading children?
  1. When you are responding to an MCI (mass casualty incident)
  2. When you are transporting a severe patient
  3. When you have a police escort
  4. Never
183. On your way to the hospital in an ambulance, you notice that your patient as encountered a critical change in condition. What should be your course of action?
  1. Recheck vitals
  2. Assess another SAMPLE history
  3. Recheck ABC’s
  4. Treat for new injury
184. You are informed that an air medical unit will proceed to take a casualty of an MCI in 10 minutes; the patient has suspected head and neck injuries. What should be done in those 10 minutes?
  1. Perform a scene strike
  2. Perform a rapid extrication
  3. Assess the patient until air medical arrives
  4. Spend the time clearing all hazards so the medical team can land
185. Which of the following is the most essential pack that should always be full in an ambulance unit?
  1. An airway kit
  2. Oxygen tanks
  3. Trauma kits
  4. Blankets

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