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NREMT EMT study guide

NREMT EMT, administered by NREMT, is mapped here as 5 topic areas; the heaviest are Primary Assessment (41%), Patient Treatment & Transport (22%) and Scene Size-Up & Safety (17%).

About this course: What do you do FIRST? Train the triage reflex - scene-safe before touch, ABCs in order, life threats treated as found.

NREMT EMT at a glance

Questions
70–120
Time allowed
120 minutes
Passing standard
CAT uses an entry-level competency standard and reports failed attempts on a 100–1500 scale with a passing point of 950, rather than a fixed percent-correct cutoff
Standard / edition
National Registry EMT Candidate Handbook and current updated EMT examination page, checked October 9, 2026
Administered by
NREMT

Source: National Registry EMT Candidate Handbook and current updated EMT examination page, checked October 9, 2026, NREMT. Confirm current details with the exam owner before you book.

Topic areas and weights

Topic areaWeightConceptsGuide
Primary Assessment41%7Section below
Patient Treatment & Transport22%2Section below
Scene Size-Up & Safety17%2Section below
EMS Operations12%0Section below
Secondary Assessment8%0Section below

Study plan in this course

  1. What Do You Do First?: Primary Assessment Sequence — 7 cards · free
  2. Open and Protect the Airway: Airway Management — 7 cards · free
  3. Breathing: Oxygen or Ventilate?: Breathing & Oxygenation — 7 cards · free
  4. Catch Shock Early: Circulation & Shock — 7 cards · full course
  5. High-Quality CPR: CPR & AED — 7 cards · full course
  6. Stop the Bleed: Bleeding Control — 6 cards · full course
  7. The EMT Drug Box: EMT Medications — 9 cards · full course
  8. Trauma Care Essentials: Trauma & Spinal Care — 7 cards · full course
  9. Move Right, Hand Off Clean: Moving & Transport Decisions — 6 cards · full course
  10. Size Up the Scene: Scene Size-Up & Safety — 9 cards · full course
  11. Many Patients, One System: MCI & START Triage — 8 cards · full course
  12. The Law of the Call: Medical-Legal & Consent — 6 cards · full course
  13. Run the Call, Keep the Record: EMS Operations & Documentation — 6 cards · full course
  14. The Story and the Details: Secondary Assessment & History — 7 cards · full course

Primary Assessment

Primary Assessment carries 41% of the NREMT EMT blueprint used in this course, the largest of its 5 weighted areas. It spans 7 concepts. The course teaches it in 6 study units: Primary Assessment Sequence, Airway Management, Breathing & Oxygenation, Circulation & Shock, CPR & AED and Bleeding Control.

What Primary Assessment covers

  • What does AVPU measure, and what are its four levels? — NASEMSO National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3.0
  • Which manual airway maneuver is used when you suspect a spinal injury? — 2025 AHA Guidelines Part7: Adult Basic Life Support
  • What is the bag-valve-mask ventilation rate for an adult in respiratory arrest WITH a pulse? — 2025 AHA Guidelines Part7: Adult Basic Life Support
  • What are the correct adult CPR compression rate and depth? — AHA 2025 / American Red Cross: item-scoped CPR evidence
  • What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult CPR with one or two rescuers? — AHA 2025 / American Red Cross: item-scoped CPR evidence
  • When you arrive at an AED, what is the priority sequence? — AHA 2025 / American Red Cross: item-scoped CPR evidence
  • How does CPR change for an infant? — AHA 2025 / American Red Cross: item-scoped CPR evidence

Official references for Primary Assessment

In the app this area comes with 41 memory cards and 49 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

Patient Treatment & Transport

Patient Treatment & Transport carries 22% of the NREMT EMT blueprint used in this course, the second-largest of its 5 weighted areas. It spans 2 concepts. The course teaches it in 3 study units: EMT Medications, Trauma & Spinal Care and Moving & Transport Decisions.

What Patient Treatment & Transport covers

  • When is oral glucose indicated, and when is it contraindicated? — NASEMSO National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3.0
  • When is naloxone given, and what care comes FIRST? — NASEMSO National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3.0

Official references for Patient Treatment & Transport

In the app this area comes with 22 memory cards and 27 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Scene Size-Up & Safety

Scene Size-Up & Safety carries 17% of the NREMT EMT blueprint used in this course, the third-largest of its 5 weighted areas. It spans 2 concepts. The course teaches it in 2 study units: Scene Size-Up & Safety and MCI & START Triage.

What Scene Size-Up & Safety covers

  • What is the FIRST priority on every call, before touching a patient? — NASEMSO National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3.0
  • What four questions does scene size-up answer? — NASEMSO National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines v3.0

Official references for Scene Size-Up & Safety

In the app this area comes with 17 memory cards and 20 module-quiz questions in the full course.

EMS Operations

EMS Operations carries 12% of the NREMT EMT blueprint used in this course, the 4th-largest of its 5 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 2 study units: Medical-Legal & Consent and EMS Operations & Documentation.

Official references for EMS Operations

In the app this area comes with 12 memory cards and 15 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Secondary Assessment

Secondary Assessment carries 8% of the NREMT EMT blueprint used in this course, the 5th-largest of its 5 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Secondary Assessment & History.

Official references for Secondary Assessment

In the app this area comes with 7 memory cards and 9 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Official references

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