NREMT Practice Questions Airway and Breathing / EMT Respiratory Exam Prep / Score 100% Updated 2026
These NREMT practice questions focus on Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation, covering critical assessment and intervention skills for EMTs. Key topics include recognizing respiratory failure, managing airway obstructions, and proper oxygen delivery for patients with inadequate breathing. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Partial Obstruction: For a patient with stridor who is coughing, encourage coughing.
- Snoring Patient: An unconscious, snoring patient requires an immediate head-tilt, chin-lift (or jaw-thrust) to open the airway.
- COPD Distress: A conscious patient with rapid, shallow breathing (30 bpm) should first receive supplemental oxygen.
- Infant Rate: Normal infant respiratory rate is 25-50 breaths per minute.
- Inspiration: During inhalation, the pressure in the lungs becomes negative compared to atmospheric pressure.
- Inadequate Breathing: Signs include shallow, slow (e.g., 10/min), or irregular respirations, which require immediate ventilation.
- Epiglottitis: Never place items in the mouth, as it can cause a complete obstruction.
- Oxygen Delivery: Use a non-rebreather mask (12-15 L/min) to deliver high-concentration oxygen to a conscious patient in distress.
- Unconscious Airway: An unconscious patient with adequate breathing (14 bpm) requires an airway adjunct (like an OPA) to prevent obstruction.
- Wheezing: High-pitched wheezing indicates lower airway constriction, common in asthma or COPD.
Updated: Tue, 12 May 2026 02:01:15 +0300