A Level Marking Scheme Latest 2024/2025
After the baby's head has delivered you should do what?
A. Suction the mouth and nose then check if the cord is wrapped around the infant's
neck
B. Suction the mouth and nose and wait for the mother to push the rest of the baby out
C. Support the head and gently pull the baby out
D. Put the mother on high flow O2 and prepare to deliver the rest of the infant - correct
answer suction the mouth and nose then check if the cord is wrapped around the
infant's neck
During an assessment of a 78 year old woman you find her skin to be cool, moist, and
pale. What would you suspect?
A. Hypoperfusion
B. Hyperthermia
C. Vasovagal
D. Hyperglycemia - correct answer hypoperfusion
What should be done to a French tip catheter after suctioning a patient's airway?
,A. Throw it away
B. Flush with sterile water in preparation for additional suctioning
C. Put it in a sharps container
D. Take it home for your kids to play with - correct answer flush with sterile water in
preparation for additional suctioning
Rapid breathing is first seen in what stage of shock?
A. Compensated
B. Decompensated
C. Irreversible
D. Both A and B - correct answer compensated
When transmitting a number with two or more digits you should say the whole number
first, followed by:
A. Saying it again
B. Saying each number individually
C. Saying, "Do you copy?"
D. Saying it in Spanish - correct answer saying each number individually
, You arrive on scene to find a 34-year-old male lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Bright, red blood is spurting from a large cut in his shirt sleeve and he is clutching a
knife between his teeth. What should you do first?
A. Have your partner distract the patient while you take the knife from him
B. Inform the patient you will not hurt him and treat the injury
C. Call for police backup and then treat the wound
D. Leave the scene until police arrive to make the scene safe - correct answer leave
the scene until the police arrive to make the scene safe
Upon making patient contact, you notice a large quantity of prescription bottles on the
nightstand next to their bed. Which of the letters in the SAMPLE mnemonic is related to
the observation?
A. A
B. P
C. L
D. E - correct answer p
Upon assessment of a 55 year old male, you find his blood pressure to be 124/75 his
pulse is 122 and his respirations are 18. It would be stated that this man is what?
A. Tachypnic