EMT STATE EXAM NC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

EMT STATE EXAM NC QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
FIRSTBSTAGEBOFBLABORB-
BAnswerTheBfirstBstageBoccursBfromBonsetBofBtrueBlaborBcontractionsBtillBdilationBandBefface
mentBofBtheButerus.



2ndBstageBofBlaborB-
BAnswerTheBhallmarkBfindingBinBtheBsecondBstageBofBlaborBisBtheBcompleteBdeliveryBofBtheB
baby.



3rdBstageBofBlaborB-BAnswerTheBthirdBstageBoccursBwhenBtheBplacentaBdelivers.



LigamentsBconnect....B-BAnswerBoneBtoBBone



TendonsBconnectB-BAnswerBoneBtoBMuscle



STARTBTriageB1stBStepB-
BAnswerSTARTBtriageBbeginsBbyBaskingBpatientsBtoBgetBupBandBwalkBtoBaBcollectionBpoint



STARTBTriageB2ndBstepB-BAnswerrespirationsBareBassessed



STARTBTriageB3rdBStepB-BAnswerifBtheBpatientBisBnotBbreathing,BtheBairwayBisBopened.



STARTBTriageB4thBStepB-BAnswerPulseBisBthenBassessed



STARTBTriageB5thBStepB-BAnswerCheckBmentalBstatus.



RuleBofB9's:Child:BACKB-BAnswerchild'sBbackBrepresentsB18%BofBhisBbodyBsurfaceBarea



RuleBofB9's:Child:BBothBLegsB(FrontB&BBack)B-
BAnswertheBfrontBandBbackBofBbothBlegsBeachBrepresentB7%

,RuleBofB9's:Child:TorsoB(FrontB&BBack)B-
BAnswerchild'sBanteriorBandBposteriorBtorsoBwouldBrepresentB36%



PrimaryBblastBstageB-
BAnsweralsoBknownBasBtheBpressureBwave),BdamagesBhollow,BgasBcontainingBorgansBofBtheBb
odyBsuchBasBtheBlungs,BGIBsystem,BinnerBears,BandBsinuses.



SecondaryBblastB-
BAnswerTheBsecondaryBphaseBcausesBcauseBbluntBandBpenetrationBinjuriesBfromBflyingBdebris.



TertiaryBphaseBofBblastB-
BAnswertertiaryBphaseBareBinjuriesBsustainedBfromBtheBpatientBbeingBthrownBbackBandBimpac
tingBsomethingB(wall,Bground,Betc.).



AB71-year-
oldBfemaleBhasBfallenBandBcomplainsBofBleftBhipBpain.BOnBexaminationByouBnoteBherBleftBfo
otBisBrotatedBlaterally.BThisBfindingBmostBlikelyBindicatesBaB-BAnswerfemurBfracture



"5BRights"BofBmedicationBadministration.B-
BAnswerrightBpatient,BrightBmedication,BrightBroute,BrightBdose,BandBrightBtime.



IfByouBareBresponsibleBforBestablishingBtheBlandingBzoneBforBtheBhelicopter,BwhatBisBtheBmini
mumBsizeBofBtheBLZByouBshouldBprepareBassumingBtheBrescueBeffortsBareBoccurringBatBnight
?B-
BAnswerTheBminimumBsizeBofBtheBlandingBzoneBatBnightBisB100'BbyB100'.BDuringBdaylight,Bth
eBminimumBLZBzoneBisB60'BbyB60'.BInBeitherBsituationBtheBLZBshouldBbeBsquare,BwithBaBmar
kerBindicatingBtheBdirectionBofBwindBtravel



WhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBsignBofBCushing'sBtriadB(Cushing'sBreflex)BthatBoccursBwithB
traumaticBbrainBinjury?B-
BAnswerTheBvitalBsignsBareBanBincreasedBbloodBpressure,BslowingBpulseBrate,BandBirregularBr
espirationsB(classicallyBseenBasBCheyne-Stokes).



ClassesBofBhemorrhageB-
BAnswerABClassBIIIBhemorrhageBisBsaidBtoBoccurBwhenBtheBpatientBhasBlostB30-
40%BofBtheirBcirculatingBbloodBvolume.BThisBisBaBsignificantBbleedBdueBtoBtheBfactBthatBtheB
body'sBcompensatoryBmechanismsBareBmaximized,BandBanyBadditionalBbloodBlossBwillBnowBcr
eateBsignificantBdisturbancesBinBhemodynamicBstability.BInBClassBIBandBIIBhemorrhage,BbloodB

,pressureBremainsBacceptable,BinBClassBIVBhemorrhageBtheBbloodBpressureBdropsBdangerouslyB
low.



APGARBSCOREB-BAnswerAppearance:B0=blue/pale;B1=blueB&Bpink;B2=noBcyanosis-allBpink



PulseBRate:B0=Absent;B1=<100;B2=>100



Reflex:B0=noBresponseBtoBstimuli;B1=grimace;B2=cryBorBpullBaway



Activity:B0=None;B1=someBflexion,2=flexedBarms/legsBresistingBextension



Respiratory:B0=Absent;B1=weak,Birregular;B2=strong,BlustyBcry



OrgansBinBUpperBRightBQuadrantBofBAbsB-
BAnswerTheBliverBisBfoundBprimarilyBwithinBtheBboundariesBofBtheBupperBrightBquadrant.



OrgansBinBUpperBLeftBQuadrantBofBAbsB-
BAnswerTheBstomachBandBspleenBareBtypicallyBfoundBinBtheBupperBleftBquadrant.



BladderBlocationB-
BAnswerTheBbladderBisBfoundBonBtheBmidlineBbetweenBtheBlowerBtwoBquadrants.



CommunicationB"Reflection"B-
BAnswerReflectionBisBaBtechniqueBwhereByouBparaphraseBtheBpatient'sBwordsBtoBencourageB
moreBinformationBandBtoBbuildBtrust



MinimumBsafeBresidualBpressureBinBoxygenBtankBis?B-
BAnswerTheBminimumBsafeBresidualBpressureBinBanBoxygenBtankBisB200Bpsi.



NasalBcannulaBoxygenBflowBrateB-BAnswer1BtoB6L/min



NasalBcannulaBoxygenBconcentrationB-BAnswer24%BtoB44%

, NRBBFlowBrateB-BAnswer12BtoB15L/min



NRBBoxygenBdeliveredB-BAnswer90%BtoB100%



VenturiBmaskBoxygenBdeliveryB-BAnswer24,B28,B35,B40Bpercent



BVMBflowBrateBandBoxygenBdeliveryB-BAnswer15LB/minBandBnearlyB100%



Cheyne-StokesBRespirationsB-
BAnswerShowsBirregularBrespirationsBfollowedBbyBaBperiodBofBapnea



AtaxicBRespirationsB-
BAnswerirregular,BineffectiveBrespirationsBthatBmayBorBmayBnotBhaveBanBidentifiableBpattern.



ICPB(intracranialBPressure)BSigns/symptomsB-
BAnswerdecreasedBpulseB(Bradycardia),BincreasedBB/PB(Hypertension),BirregularBrespirations.



ICPBDefinedB-BAnswerAccumulationsBofBbloodBwithinBtheBskullBorBswellingBofBtheBbrain.



TriadBofBsignsB(Cushing'sBReflex)Bare:B(UsuallyBseenBwithBICP)B-
BAnswer1.BIncreasedBsystolicBB/P

2.BDecreasedBpulseBrate

3.BIrregularBrespirations.



GlascowBComasBScaleB(GCS)BComponents;B-BAnswerEyeBopening,

VerbalBResponse

MotorBResponse



GCSB(EyeBOpening)BRatingsB-BAnswerSpontaneous-4

VerbalBresponse-3

ResponseBtoBpain-2

None-1