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NCOEMS Practice Exam |Comprehensive questions and verified answers/accurate solutions |Get it 100% correct!! Already graded A+ Your patient is a 45-year-old homeless male who is suspected of having hypothermia. What is the most important question to ask him?A) Do you know who you are and where you are? B) Are you having any trouble breathing? C) Are you currently taking any prescription medications? D) What makes the pain feel better or worse? - ANSWER -A. The zygomatic bones are found in A) The face B) The wrist C) The nasal passages D) None of the above - ANSWER -A. What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient? A) Vomitus B) Mucous C) The tongue D) Blood - ANSWER -C. All of the following are reasons that infants and children are prone to respiratory difficulties EXCEPT that they: A) Breathe faster than adults B) Have smaller air passages C) Use their diaphragm rather than their intercostal muscles D) Are prone to respiratory infections - ANSWER -A. Your patient is a newborn. You should consider the possibility of breathing difficulty if the respiratory rate is: A) 40/min B) 50/min C) 60/min D) 70/min - ANSWER -D. When assessing your patient's airway, you hear snoring sounds. You should suspect that: A) There is fluid in the airway B) The tongue is blocking the airway C) The bronchioles are constricted D) The patient is forcefully exhaling - ANSWER -B. How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column? A) 33 B) 66 C) 44 D) 77 - ANSWER -A. You hear gurgling in your patient's airway. You should immediately: A) Administer high-flow oxygen B) Open and suction his airway C) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway D) Insert a oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER -B. According to the American Heart Association, at least _____ of air should be delivered to the patient when using an adult bag-valve mask A) 800 mL B) 1,000 mL C) 80 L D) 8 L - ANSWER -A. The correct way to select the size of a nasopharyngeal airway is to measure A) From the corner of the mouth to the angle of the jaw B) From the earlobe to the corner of the jaw C) The diameter of the patient's little finger D) From the chin to the Adam's apple - ANSWER -B. In what position should you place a child's head for ventilation? A) In the neutral position B) Slightly hyperextended C) Slightly flexed forward D) In the recovery position - ANSWER -B. Your patient has a foreign- body airway obstruction. Three attempts to clear the airway have been unsuccessful. You should: A) Transport and attempt to clear the airway en route B) Call for ALS unit as backup C) Request medical direction for further instructions D) Carry out three additional cycles before requesting help - ANSWER -A. After obtaining medical direction, you are helping your patient use a prescribed inhaler. You should tell the patient to: A) Take three quick, shallow breathes B) Inhale deeply and hold her breath C) Exhale slowly as she can D) Lie down to prevent dizziness - ANSWER -B. Your patient, 78-year-old male, has no pulse and agonal respirations. You should: A) Begin CPR immediately B) Administer high-flow oxygen via bag-valve mask C) Transport immediately to the closest medical facility D) Request the patient's permission to administer nitroglycerin - ANSWER -A. You have assisted a patient in administering a prescribed inhaler. After one dose of the medication, the patient's pulse rate increases, and he reports feeling nauseated. You should: A) Administer another dose of the medication B) Assess respiratory rate, rhythm, and quality C) Document and report the signs and symptoms D) Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ANSWER -C.

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NCOEMS Practice Exam |Comprehensive
questions and verified answers/accurate
solutions |Get it 100% correct!! Already
graded A+
Your patient is a 45-year-old homeless male who is suspected of having
hypothermia. What is the most important question to ask him?A) Do you know
who you are and where you are?
B) Are you having any trouble breathing?
C) Are you currently taking any prescription medications?
D) What makes the pain feel better or worse? - ANSWER -A.

The zygomatic bones are found in
A) The face
B) The wrist
C) The nasal passages
D) None of the above - ANSWER -A.

What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
A) Vomitus
B) Mucous
C) The tongue
D) Blood - ANSWER -C.

All of the following are reasons that infants and children are prone to respiratory
difficulties EXCEPT that they:
A) Breathe faster than adults
B) Have smaller air passages
C) Use their diaphragm rather than their intercostal muscles
D) Are prone to respiratory infections - ANSWER -A.

Your patient is a newborn. You should consider the possibility of breathing
difficulty if the respiratory rate is:
A) 40/min

,B) 50/min
C) 60/min
D) 70/min - ANSWER -D.

When assessing your patient's airway, you hear snoring sounds. You should
suspect that:
A) There is fluid in the airway
B) The tongue is blocking the airway
C) The bronchioles are constricted
D) The patient is forcefully exhaling - ANSWER -B.

How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column?
A) 33
B) 66
C) 44
D) 77 - ANSWER -A.

You hear gurgling in your patient's airway. You should immediately:
A) Administer high-flow oxygen
B) Open and suction his airway
C) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway
D) Insert a oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER -B.

According to the American Heart Association, at least _____ of air should be
delivered to the patient when using an adult bag-valve mask
A) 800 mL
B) 1,000 mL
C) 80 L
D) 8 L - ANSWER -A.

The correct way to select the size of a nasopharyngeal airway is to measure
A) From the corner of the mouth to the angle of the jaw
B) From the earlobe to the corner of the jaw
C) The diameter of the patient's little finger
D) From the chin to the Adam's apple - ANSWER -B.

, In what position should you place a child's head for ventilation?
A) In the neutral position
B) Slightly hyperextended
C) Slightly flexed forward
D) In the recovery position - ANSWER -B.

Your patient has a foreign- body airway obstruction. Three attempts to clear the
airway have been unsuccessful. You should:
A) Transport and attempt to clear the airway en route
B) Call for ALS unit as backup
C) Request medical direction for further instructions
D) Carry out three additional cycles before requesting help - ANSWER -A.

After obtaining medical direction, you are helping your patient use a prescribed
inhaler. You should tell the patient to:
A) Take three quick, shallow breathes
B) Inhale deeply and hold her breath
C) Exhale slowly as she can
D) Lie down to prevent dizziness - ANSWER -B.

Your patient, 78-year-old male, has no pulse and agonal respirations. You should:
A) Begin CPR immediately
B) Administer high-flow oxygen via bag-valve mask
C) Transport immediately to the closest medical facility
D) Request the patient's permission to administer nitroglycerin - ANSWER -A.

You have assisted a patient in administering a prescribed inhaler. After one dose
of the medication, the patient's pulse rate increases, and he reports feeling
nauseated. You should:
A) Administer another dose of the medication
B) Assess respiratory rate, rhythm, and quality
C) Document and report the signs and symptoms
D) Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ANSWER -C.

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