NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EMTs8bshould8bwear8bhigh-
efficiency8bparticulate8bair8b(HEPA)8brespirators8bwhen8bthey8bare8bin8bcontact8bwith8
bpatients8bwho8bhave8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing?
A.8bHIV8b(Human8bImmunodeficiency8bVirus)8bor8bAIDS8b(Acquired8bImmune8bDefici
ency8bSyndrome)
B.8bTuberculosis8b(TB)
C.8bOpen8bWounds
D.8bHepatitis8bB8b-8bANSWERS--B.
You8bare8bcalled8bto8bassist8ba8b60-year-
old8bfemale8bcomplaining8bof8ba8bsevere8bheadache.8bUpon8bentering8bthe8bhome,8by
ou8bsmell8ba8bstrong8bodor8bof8bnatural8bgas.8bWhat8bis8byour8bfirst8baction?
A.8bCheck8bthe8bpatient's8bairway,8bbreathing,8band8bcirculation.
B.8bInsert8ba8bnasopharyngeal8bairway8band8bassess8bvital8bsigns.
C.8bRemove8bthe8bpatient8bfrom8bthe8bhouse8bto8byour8bambulance.
D.8bOpen8ball8bwindows8band8bdetermine8bthe8bsource8bof8bthe8bgas8bleak.8b-
8bANSWERS--C.
The8bmost8bcommon8belectrical8brhythm8bdisturbance8bthat8bresults8bin8bsudden8bcar
diac8barrest8bis8bcalled:
A.8bPulseless8belectrical8bactivity
B.8bVentricular8bFibrillation
C.8bVentricular8bTachycardia
D.8bAsystole8b-8bANSWERS--B.
A8bnon-
trauma8bpatient8bwas8bpulseless8band8bapneic.8bAssisted8bventilation8bwas8battempte
d,8bbut8bunsuccessful.8bIf8bthe8bhead8bis8brepositioned8band8ba8brepeat8bventilation8bi
s8bunsuccessful,8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8bthe8bnext8bmost8bappropriate8bstep?
A.8bCheck8bfor8ban8bairway8bobstruction.
B.8bContinue8bwith8bchest8bcompressions8bonly.
C.8bAttempt8bventilations8busing8ban8balternative8bmethod.
D.8bContinue8bto8breposition8bthe8bhead8buntil8bassisted8bventilations8bare8bsuccessf
ul.8b-8bANSWERS--A.
During8bthe8bmanagement8bof8ba8bcardiac8barrest,8bthe8bAED8bgives8ba8b'no8bshock8b
advised'8bmessage.8bWhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bconditions8bmost8blikely8bprompted8b
this8bmessage?
A.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bin8bV8btach.
B.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bhypothermic.
C.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bin8bV8bfib.
D.8bThe8bpatient's8brhythm8bis8basystole.8b-8bANSWERS--D.
,ALS8band8bEMS8bproviders8bare8bpreparing8bto8bhyperventilate8ba8bpatient8bwho8bha
s8ba8bsuspected8bbrainstem8bherniation.8bAs8bcapnography8bbecomes8bavailable,8bw
hat8bshould8bbe8bthe8btarget8bend-tidal8bcarbon-
dioxide8blevel8bduring8bhyperventilation?
A.8b20-258bmmHg
B.8b60-708bmmHg
C.8b30-358bmmHg
D.8b40-458bmmHg8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Which8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8bthe8bhighest8bpriority8bpatient?
A.8b57-year-old8bmale8bwith8bchest8bpain8band8bsystolic8bblood8bpressure8bof8b80.
B.8b40-year-old8bfemale8bwith8bmoderate8bpain8bfrom8ba8bleg8binjury.
C.8b75-year-old8bmale8bwho8bappears8bconfused8bbut8bresponds8bto8bcommands.
D.8b25-year-old8bfemale8bin8blabor8bwith8bcontractions8bsix8bminutes8bapart.8b-
8bANSWERS--A.
Of8bthe8bfollowing,8bwhich8bbody8bfluid8bhas8bthe8bmost8bpotential8bto8btransmit8bbloo
d-borne8bdiseases?
A.8bNasal8bdischarge
B.8bVomitus
C.8bAmniotic8bfluid
D.8bFeces8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Your8bpatient8bis8ban8b11-month-
old8bfemale.8bHow8bcan8byou8bdetermine8bif8bshe8bhas8ba8bdecreased8bmental8bstatu
s8band8bis8bresponsive8bto8bverbal8bstimuli?
A.8bShe8bwill8bbe8bupset8bwhen8byou8btake8bher8bfrom8bher8bmother's8barms.
B.8bShe8bwill8bbe8bunable8bto8btell8byou8bhow8bold8bshe8bis8bif8byou8bask8bher.
C.8bShe8bwill8battempt8bto8blocate8bher8bparents'8bvoices8bwhen8bthey8bspeak.
D.8bShe8bwill8btry8bto8bpull8baway8bfrom8ba8bpainful8bstimulus8bon8bher8btoe.8b-
8bANSWERS--C.
What8bis8bthe8bbest8bmethod8bto8basses8bcirculation8bin8ban8binfant?
A.8bPalpate8bthe8bcarotid8bpulse.
B.8bPalpate8bthe8bbrachial8bpulse.
C.8bPalpate8bthe8bradial8bpulse.
D.8bObserve8bcapillary8brefill8btime.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
A8b45-year-
old8bmale8bis8bexperiencing8bchest8bdiscomfort.8bAfter8bplacing8bhim8bin8bhis8bpositio
n8bof8bcomfort,8byour8bnext8baction8bshould8bbe8bto:
A.8bVentilate8bthe8bpatient8bwith8ba8bnonrebreather8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
B.8bVentilate8bthe8bpatient8bwith8bthe8bbag-valve8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
C.8bAdminister8boxygen8bby8bnonrebreather8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
D.8bAdminister8boxygen8bby8bthe8bnasal8bcannula8bat8b68bL/min.8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Which8bpatient8bshould8breceive8ba8brapid8btrauma8bsurvey8bto8bdetermine8bhidden8bi
njuries?8b
A.8bAlert8b2-year-old8bchild8bin8ba8bcar8bseat8bwho8bwas8bin8ba8bmedium-
speed8bcrash.8b
, B.8bAlert8b20-year-
old8bmale8bwho8bfell8bten8bfeet8band8bis8bcomplaining8bof8bleg8bpain.8b
C.8bAlert8b65-year-
old8bfemale8bwho8bfell8bin8bthe8bbathtub8band8bis8bcomplaining8bof8bwrist8bpain.8b
D.8bAlert8b11-year-old8bfemale8bwho8btripped8bwhile8broller-
skating8band8bfell8bdown8bthree8bsteps.8b-8bANSWERS--A.
Which8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8ba8bsign8bof8bincreased8bpressure8bin8bthe8bcirculatory8b
system?
A.8bFlat8bneck8bveins.
B.8bPalpable8bcarotid8bpulse.
C.8bDistended8bjugular8bveins.
D.8bDecreased8bradial8bpulse8b-8bANSWERS--C.
An8bautomated8bexternal8bdefibrillator8b(AED)8bwill8bshock8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8
brhythms?
A.8bSinus8brhythm.
B.8bAsystole.
C.8bVentricular8bfibrillation.
D.8bPulseless8belectrical8bactivity8b-8bANSWERS--C.
To8bassess8bthe8bmotor8bfunctions8bin8bthe8blower8bextremities8bof8ba8bresponsive8bp
atient,8byou8bwould:
A.8bAsk8bthe8bpatient8bto8bbend8bhis8bknees.
B.8bAsk8bthe8bpatient8bto8bwiggle8bhis8btoes.
C.8bCarefully8bmove8bthe8bpatient's8bleg.
D.8bTouch8bthe8bskin8bof8bthe8bpatient's8bfoot.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
Which8bpatient8bcan8bsafely8breceive8bonly8ba8bfocused8bphysical8bexamination8brath
er8bthan8ba8brapid8btrauma8bassessment?
A.8b10-year-
old8bmale8bwith8ba8bdeformed8bright8blower8bleg8bwho8bis8bresponsive8bafter8bfalling8b
off8bhis8bbicycle.
B.8b20-year-
old8bfemale8bwho8bcomplains8bof8bsevere8bpain8bin8bher8bankle8bafter8bstepping8boff8b
a8bcurb.
C.8b70-year-old8bmale8bwho8bcomplains8bof8bneck8bpain8bafter8ba8bmedium-
speed8bcar8bcollision.
D.8b30-year-
old8bmale8bwho8bis8bunresponsive8bbut8bhas8bonly8bminor8bcuts8bon8bthe8bextremities
.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
You8bare8busing8bthe8bOPQRST8bacronym8bto8bassess8ba8bresponsive8bmedical8bpat
ient.8bWhat8bquestion8bwould8byou8bask8bto8bassess8bthe8bP8bcomponent?
A.8bWhat8bwere8byou8bdoing8bwhen8bthe8bpain8bstarted?
B.8bCan8byou8bdescribe8bthe8bcharacter8bof8bthe8bpain8bfor8bme?
C.8bWhat8bmakes8bthe8bpain8bfeel8bworse8bor8bbetter?
D.8bOn8ba8bscale8bof8b18bto8b10,8bhow8bwould8byou8brte8bthe8bpain?8b-8bANSWERS--
C.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EMTs8bshould8bwear8bhigh-
efficiency8bparticulate8bair8b(HEPA)8brespirators8bwhen8bthey8bare8bin8bcontact8bwith8
bpatients8bwho8bhave8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing?
A.8bHIV8b(Human8bImmunodeficiency8bVirus)8bor8bAIDS8b(Acquired8bImmune8bDefici
ency8bSyndrome)
B.8bTuberculosis8b(TB)
C.8bOpen8bWounds
D.8bHepatitis8bB8b-8bANSWERS--B.
You8bare8bcalled8bto8bassist8ba8b60-year-
old8bfemale8bcomplaining8bof8ba8bsevere8bheadache.8bUpon8bentering8bthe8bhome,8by
ou8bsmell8ba8bstrong8bodor8bof8bnatural8bgas.8bWhat8bis8byour8bfirst8baction?
A.8bCheck8bthe8bpatient's8bairway,8bbreathing,8band8bcirculation.
B.8bInsert8ba8bnasopharyngeal8bairway8band8bassess8bvital8bsigns.
C.8bRemove8bthe8bpatient8bfrom8bthe8bhouse8bto8byour8bambulance.
D.8bOpen8ball8bwindows8band8bdetermine8bthe8bsource8bof8bthe8bgas8bleak.8b-
8bANSWERS--C.
The8bmost8bcommon8belectrical8brhythm8bdisturbance8bthat8bresults8bin8bsudden8bcar
diac8barrest8bis8bcalled:
A.8bPulseless8belectrical8bactivity
B.8bVentricular8bFibrillation
C.8bVentricular8bTachycardia
D.8bAsystole8b-8bANSWERS--B.
A8bnon-
trauma8bpatient8bwas8bpulseless8band8bapneic.8bAssisted8bventilation8bwas8battempte
d,8bbut8bunsuccessful.8bIf8bthe8bhead8bis8brepositioned8band8ba8brepeat8bventilation8bi
s8bunsuccessful,8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8bthe8bnext8bmost8bappropriate8bstep?
A.8bCheck8bfor8ban8bairway8bobstruction.
B.8bContinue8bwith8bchest8bcompressions8bonly.
C.8bAttempt8bventilations8busing8ban8balternative8bmethod.
D.8bContinue8bto8breposition8bthe8bhead8buntil8bassisted8bventilations8bare8bsuccessf
ul.8b-8bANSWERS--A.
During8bthe8bmanagement8bof8ba8bcardiac8barrest,8bthe8bAED8bgives8ba8b'no8bshock8b
advised'8bmessage.8bWhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bconditions8bmost8blikely8bprompted8b
this8bmessage?
A.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bin8bV8btach.
B.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bhypothermic.
C.8bThe8bpatient8bis8bin8bV8bfib.
D.8bThe8bpatient's8brhythm8bis8basystole.8b-8bANSWERS--D.
,ALS8band8bEMS8bproviders8bare8bpreparing8bto8bhyperventilate8ba8bpatient8bwho8bha
s8ba8bsuspected8bbrainstem8bherniation.8bAs8bcapnography8bbecomes8bavailable,8bw
hat8bshould8bbe8bthe8btarget8bend-tidal8bcarbon-
dioxide8blevel8bduring8bhyperventilation?
A.8b20-258bmmHg
B.8b60-708bmmHg
C.8b30-358bmmHg
D.8b40-458bmmHg8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Which8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8bthe8bhighest8bpriority8bpatient?
A.8b57-year-old8bmale8bwith8bchest8bpain8band8bsystolic8bblood8bpressure8bof8b80.
B.8b40-year-old8bfemale8bwith8bmoderate8bpain8bfrom8ba8bleg8binjury.
C.8b75-year-old8bmale8bwho8bappears8bconfused8bbut8bresponds8bto8bcommands.
D.8b25-year-old8bfemale8bin8blabor8bwith8bcontractions8bsix8bminutes8bapart.8b-
8bANSWERS--A.
Of8bthe8bfollowing,8bwhich8bbody8bfluid8bhas8bthe8bmost8bpotential8bto8btransmit8bbloo
d-borne8bdiseases?
A.8bNasal8bdischarge
B.8bVomitus
C.8bAmniotic8bfluid
D.8bFeces8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Your8bpatient8bis8ban8b11-month-
old8bfemale.8bHow8bcan8byou8bdetermine8bif8bshe8bhas8ba8bdecreased8bmental8bstatu
s8band8bis8bresponsive8bto8bverbal8bstimuli?
A.8bShe8bwill8bbe8bupset8bwhen8byou8btake8bher8bfrom8bher8bmother's8barms.
B.8bShe8bwill8bbe8bunable8bto8btell8byou8bhow8bold8bshe8bis8bif8byou8bask8bher.
C.8bShe8bwill8battempt8bto8blocate8bher8bparents'8bvoices8bwhen8bthey8bspeak.
D.8bShe8bwill8btry8bto8bpull8baway8bfrom8ba8bpainful8bstimulus8bon8bher8btoe.8b-
8bANSWERS--C.
What8bis8bthe8bbest8bmethod8bto8basses8bcirculation8bin8ban8binfant?
A.8bPalpate8bthe8bcarotid8bpulse.
B.8bPalpate8bthe8bbrachial8bpulse.
C.8bPalpate8bthe8bradial8bpulse.
D.8bObserve8bcapillary8brefill8btime.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
A8b45-year-
old8bmale8bis8bexperiencing8bchest8bdiscomfort.8bAfter8bplacing8bhim8bin8bhis8bpositio
n8bof8bcomfort,8byour8bnext8baction8bshould8bbe8bto:
A.8bVentilate8bthe8bpatient8bwith8ba8bnonrebreather8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
B.8bVentilate8bthe8bpatient8bwith8bthe8bbag-valve8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
C.8bAdminister8boxygen8bby8bnonrebreather8bmask8bat8b158bL/min.
D.8bAdminister8boxygen8bby8bthe8bnasal8bcannula8bat8b68bL/min.8b-8bANSWERS--C.
Which8bpatient8bshould8breceive8ba8brapid8btrauma8bsurvey8bto8bdetermine8bhidden8bi
njuries?8b
A.8bAlert8b2-year-old8bchild8bin8ba8bcar8bseat8bwho8bwas8bin8ba8bmedium-
speed8bcrash.8b
, B.8bAlert8b20-year-
old8bmale8bwho8bfell8bten8bfeet8band8bis8bcomplaining8bof8bleg8bpain.8b
C.8bAlert8b65-year-
old8bfemale8bwho8bfell8bin8bthe8bbathtub8band8bis8bcomplaining8bof8bwrist8bpain.8b
D.8bAlert8b11-year-old8bfemale8bwho8btripped8bwhile8broller-
skating8band8bfell8bdown8bthree8bsteps.8b-8bANSWERS--A.
Which8bof8bthe8bfollowing8bis8ba8bsign8bof8bincreased8bpressure8bin8bthe8bcirculatory8b
system?
A.8bFlat8bneck8bveins.
B.8bPalpable8bcarotid8bpulse.
C.8bDistended8bjugular8bveins.
D.8bDecreased8bradial8bpulse8b-8bANSWERS--C.
An8bautomated8bexternal8bdefibrillator8b(AED)8bwill8bshock8bwhich8bof8bthe8bfollowing8
brhythms?
A.8bSinus8brhythm.
B.8bAsystole.
C.8bVentricular8bfibrillation.
D.8bPulseless8belectrical8bactivity8b-8bANSWERS--C.
To8bassess8bthe8bmotor8bfunctions8bin8bthe8blower8bextremities8bof8ba8bresponsive8bp
atient,8byou8bwould:
A.8bAsk8bthe8bpatient8bto8bbend8bhis8bknees.
B.8bAsk8bthe8bpatient8bto8bwiggle8bhis8btoes.
C.8bCarefully8bmove8bthe8bpatient's8bleg.
D.8bTouch8bthe8bskin8bof8bthe8bpatient's8bfoot.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
Which8bpatient8bcan8bsafely8breceive8bonly8ba8bfocused8bphysical8bexamination8brath
er8bthan8ba8brapid8btrauma8bassessment?
A.8b10-year-
old8bmale8bwith8ba8bdeformed8bright8blower8bleg8bwho8bis8bresponsive8bafter8bfalling8b
off8bhis8bbicycle.
B.8b20-year-
old8bfemale8bwho8bcomplains8bof8bsevere8bpain8bin8bher8bankle8bafter8bstepping8boff8b
a8bcurb.
C.8b70-year-old8bmale8bwho8bcomplains8bof8bneck8bpain8bafter8ba8bmedium-
speed8bcar8bcollision.
D.8b30-year-
old8bmale8bwho8bis8bunresponsive8bbut8bhas8bonly8bminor8bcuts8bon8bthe8bextremities
.8b-8bANSWERS--B.
You8bare8busing8bthe8bOPQRST8bacronym8bto8bassess8ba8bresponsive8bmedical8bpat
ient.8bWhat8bquestion8bwould8byou8bask8bto8bassess8bthe8bP8bcomponent?
A.8bWhat8bwere8byou8bdoing8bwhen8bthe8bpain8bstarted?
B.8bCan8byou8bdescribe8bthe8bcharacter8bof8bthe8bpain8bfor8bme?
C.8bWhat8bmakes8bthe8bpain8bfeel8bworse8bor8bbetter?
D.8bOn8ba8bscale8bof8b18bto8b10,8bhow8bwould8byou8brte8bthe8bpain?8b-8bANSWERS--
C.
