NREMT Questions (EMT-B)

[Louie Louie]

Hello everyone. I want to firstly say thank you for taking the time to read this.
I just finished the EMT program last month, and I am now going to take the NREMT soon.
I've been using 'EMTprep' for studying purposes, as well as, a few other apps.

I'm having difficulty finding an accurate count (with pediatric) on the rule of nines.
My current textbook states the following:
Infant= Head 18% ; Torso 18%; Arms 9% left and right; Legs left and right 13.5% ; Groin 1%.

Children= Head 12%; Torso 18%; Arms 9% left and right; Legs left and right 16.5 % ; Groin 1%.

I keep missing these burn victim questions because my counts do not add up correctly. EMTprep says a 5-year-old's legs measure as 13.5% ?
I tried looking up information online... and they all give different counts as well.

Any help and references would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[NUEMT]

Well here is your first lesson in real ems. I have seen the numbers vary as well. All are essentially right and I wouldn't spend too much time on this section as it amounts to maybe a couple questions on the exam itself. Know it for the real world.

 

[OnceAnEMT]

If I remember correctly, for the test knowing what is "critical" (circumferential, genitalia, etc.) was more important than counting.

 

[MinnieToo]

I took the NREMT in January, and of the 71 questions I had on the test five of them were on calculating burn percentages!! After question No. 3 I began to second guess myself and thought I must be really messing them up ... but it must have just been a fluke.

 

[joshrunkle35]

I took the NREMT in January, and of the 71 questions I had on the test five of them were on calculating burn percentages!! After question No. 3 I began to second guess myself and thought I must be really messing them up ... but it must have just been a fluke.

It's typically not a fluke when you have repeat questions on a particular topic. You must have missed a really easy and a really hard question on burn percentages, so it kept asking you until it established your 70% level.