NREMT Basic Exam Help Needed

[ThEcAt]

I take my test in a week and i am still unsure about a few things concerning the test. I am not too worried about the skills section, but the written is a concern since my course is only 5 weeks long. I feel that i am unprepared for the test.

My instuctor cannot give me definite guidlines for the use of pocket mask/BVM or NRB, as when to apply. I am worried that i am not fully understanding since we are not given too many scenerio questions. Any help on airway would be great.

Thanks in advance

[N2DFire]

Stole this from some of my earlier threads - links still active & material still available. One thing I would caution you about as I have not read the supplement, be very wary of questions regarding CPR as I'm almost 99% positive that NR has already switched to the newest guidelines - so some of the material on this document (relating to CPR) may be incorrect.

http://www.nremt.org/about/article_00018_Basic_deficit_po tential.asp

Test Results Reveal Potential Deficits in EMT-Basic Education
By Philip D. Dickison
Posted 7/19/2004

Evaluation of the current versions of the NREMT-Basic written examination indicates EMT-Basic students are having significant difficulty in identifying and managing airway, oxygenation, and/or ventilation problems in pediatric and adult patients. The deficits in EMT education are related to recognizing the differences between signs and symptoms associated with oxygen deficiency and the signs and symptoms associated with ventilation deficiencies. In addition to these areas, the test results indicate the current EMT-Basic has difficulty answering items requiring an understanding of airway and ventilation issues related to the current CPR Guidelines.

Similar deficits were identified more than two years ago and resulted in the development of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2002 EMT-Basic Supplemental Airway Module. States requiring their instructors to use this supplemental airway module have reported significant improvement in examination scores, unfortunately there does not appear to be widespread use of the valuable education tool within EMS classrooms. EMS educators may download a copy of the 2002 EMT-Basic Supplemental Airway Module by clicking here. (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/2002AirwayModules.pdf)

Educators should be cautious of assuming that the students who possess a current CPR card are proficient in the entire domain of basic cardiac life support. The EMT-Basic educator should incorporate the basic cardiac life support principles included in the American Heart Association's "Guideline 2000 for CPR and ECC" within the educational support materials utilized in their CPR courses.

[BD6413]

What I found upon taking the NREMT B exam back in 2003 is that it's about 85% scenerio based. You'll be given a question with 3 wrong answers and one correct answer {A B C D}

Now what I found worked for me was this......

Use a piece of scrap paper {most testing sites allow this} and cover the answers to each question.....read the question / if you payed attention and studied you should know the answer. move your paper down until you see the answer and select it. Skip the questions you don't know and concentrate on the ones you do know. Now I worked out a small percentage formula which got me 70% of the questions correct by using the method I described and then I went back and answered the questions I didn't know or second guessed. If you can remember that Airway is the most important thing than you'll get a 50 off the bat and go from there.

Now what worked for me may not work for you but study with the method first before you try it. Good Luck {My total was an 85%}

[midnightmedic]

your test results should be back, how did ya do?

Midnight Medic

[ThEcAt]

I got a 79%, i finished it in about 40 minutes. I had some stuff going on at the time so i was a little down. I got the results back earlier that day. I just found this link on my laptop. Thanks for the help.

[BravosixEMT]

Took mine less than a week ago, I know I passed (www.nremt.org says i am registered and that I passed) but I haven't gotten my score yet. I agree with BD6413, its mostly scenario based. For anyone else seeing this, don't "read into" the question. If the question does not specifically say that something has already been done, DO NOT assume it! I read the answers to the questions and I asked myself "which of these answers are going to do the *most* to help my patient" I usually found my answer there. If that process does not yield an answer, flip it on its head and ask yourself "which of these answers is *least* likely to have a negative impact for my patient" It got me through, YMMV.

[doughesson]

How do y'all feel about making sure that any repeat answers are the same?This comes from a Navy Chief during Basic always telling us"If you are wrong,stay wrong!".
This would mean that if you realize you'd fill in the wrong answer earlier,you'd have to go back and make sure that each one was the same before turning in the test but we should check it to avoid missing any answer boxes anyway.