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The EMR exam has 110 questions and runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
An EMR is performing the primary assessment on an adult who was struck by a car. The patient is unresponsive, has noisy breathing, and has bright red blood spurting from a large wound on the thigh. Which finding should the EMR manage FIRST?
Correct answer: A - The spurting thigh wound
During the primary assessment, an EMR finds a patient breathing about 6 times per minute with shallow, barely visible chest rise. What is the MOST appropriate action?
Correct answer: C - Begin assisting ventilations with a bag-valve-mask
An EMR approaches a patient who does not respond when spoken to but opens their eyes and groans when the EMR pinches their shoulder. Using the AVPU scale, this patient is best described as responsive to:
Correct answer: B - Painful stimulus
A 4-year-old fell from a second-story window. The child is anxious, has cool and pale skin, a rapid pulse, and delayed capillary refill, but a blood pressure that is still within normal limits. These findings are MOST consistent with:
Correct answer: D - Compensated shock
As an EMR walks up to a patient, they immediately note the patient's age, position, obvious distress, and whether the patient looks 'sick' or 'not sick.' This step of the assessment is called forming the:
Correct answer: A - General impression
An EMR finds an unresponsive patient who is breathing with a snoring sound and no visible fluids in the mouth. What is the BEST initial action to correct this airway problem?
Correct answer: C - Reposition the airway using a manual maneuver
An EMR finds an unresponsive adult with occasional, gasping breaths every several seconds and no other signs of life. How should the EMR interpret and treat this breathing pattern?
Correct answer: D - As agonal breathing, treating the patient as being in cardiac arrest
After completing the primary assessment, which patient should the EMR classify as HIGH priority for rapid transport and an early request for advanced life support?
Correct answer: A - A patient with an altered mental status and inadequate breathing
An EMR is holding firm, direct pressure on a deep forearm wound, but blood continues to soak through and the bleeding is life-threatening. What is the NEXT step?
Correct answer: A - Apply a tourniquet proximal to the wound
For which patient is an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) the MOST appropriate adjunct?
Correct answer: D - An unresponsive patient with no gag reflex
The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) exam is organized into 5 knowledge domains. These free practice questions are drawn from across them so you can see where you're strong and where to study:
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