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10 free, exam-style National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) (NREMT) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free NREMT practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

You are dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on a highway at night. Upon arrival, you notice fuel leaking from one of the vehicles. What is your FIRST action?

  1. Begin triaging patients immediately
  2. Ensure the scene is safe and position your vehicle to protect the scene
  3. Request a helicopter for rapid transport
  4. Begin extricating the nearest patient
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Correct answer: B - Ensure the scene is safe and position your vehicle to protect the scene

Question 2

You respond to a call for an unresponsive person in a residential garage. As you approach, you notice a car engine running inside the closed garage. What should you do FIRST?

  1. Hold your breath and quickly assess the patient
  2. Enter the garage and turn off the vehicle
  3. Ensure the scene is safe by ventilating the area before entering
  4. Call for ALS backup and wait at the curb
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Correct answer: C - Ensure the scene is safe by ventilating the area before entering

Question 3

While responding to a fall in a warehouse, you notice a strong chemical odor upon entering the building. What is the MOST appropriate action?

  1. Continue to the patient while covering your mouth with a cloth
  2. Withdraw from the building immediately and call for hazmat resources
  3. Put on a surgical mask and proceed to the patient
  4. Ask the warehouse workers to identify the chemical before entering
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Correct answer: B - Withdraw from the building immediately and call for hazmat resources

Question 4

You arrive at a scene where a power line has fallen across a vehicle with an occupant inside. The patient is conscious and waving for help. What is the CORRECT action?

  1. Use a wooden pole to move the power line off the vehicle
  2. Tell the patient to remain inside the vehicle and call the utility company
  3. Carefully approach using rubber-soled boots for insulation
  4. Pull the patient out of the vehicle through the opposite side
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Correct answer: B - Tell the patient to remain inside the vehicle and call the utility company

Question 5

You respond to a stabbing at a nightclub. Law enforcement has not yet arrived. What is the MOST appropriate action?

  1. Enter immediately since the patient may be bleeding to death
  2. Stage at a safe distance until law enforcement secures the scene
  3. Enter with your partner and have bystanders point out the attacker
  4. Request additional ambulances while entering the nightclub
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Correct answer: B - Stage at a safe distance until law enforcement secures the scene

Question 6

Which of the following scenes presents the GREATEST immediate danger to responding EMTs?

  1. A two-car collision with deployed airbags on a residential street
  2. A patient with chest pain at a shopping mall food court
  3. A house fire with reports of an explosion and a gas odor
  4. A child who fell from a bicycle in a neighborhood park
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Correct answer: C - A house fire with reports of an explosion and a gas odor

Question 7

You are treating a patient at a roadside collision when a bystander tells you they smell gas. Your MOST appropriate action is to:

  1. Continue patient care since you have already committed to the scene
  2. Immediately move the patient and crew to a safe distance
  3. Request the fire department while continuing to treat the patient in place
  4. Finish your primary assessment, then consider relocating
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Correct answer: B - Immediately move the patient and crew to a safe distance

Question 8

During a response to a domestic disturbance, you notice the front door has been kicked in and you hear shouting from inside. Law enforcement is en route with a 4-minute ETA. What should you do?

  1. Enter cautiously to assess for injured patients
  2. Wait for law enforcement to arrive and secure the scene
  3. Announce your presence loudly and enter
  4. Call the dispatcher and advise you are unable to respond
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Correct answer: B - Wait for law enforcement to arrive and secure the scene

Question 9

While caring for a patient in a confined basement, you begin to feel dizzy and lightheaded. What is your IMMEDIATE action?

  1. Sit down and rest until the feeling passes
  2. Withdraw from the area immediately with your partner
  3. Put on a surgical mask and continue patient care
  4. Ask your partner to get an oxygen tank for you to use
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Correct answer: B - Withdraw from the area immediately with your partner

Question 10

You respond to a residential fire. The fire department has not yet arrived but a neighbor says a child is trapped inside. As an EMT, you should:

  1. Enter the structure wearing your turnout gear
  2. Wait for the fire department to arrive and secure the scene
  3. Enter low to the ground to avoid smoke inhalation
  4. Spray water from a garden hose to create a path of entry
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Correct answer: B - Wait for the fire department to arrive and secure the scene

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