19 May 2026
NCOEMS Practice Exam 2026/2027 (North Carolina Office
of Emergency Medical Services) Accurate Real Exam 100
Questions and Verified Correct Answers JUST RELEASED
Your patient is a 19-year-old male who has been in a motorcycle accident and shows deformity
and bleeding to the left leg. You would NOT perform a detailed physical exam if the patient:
A) Said that he was feeling fine except for his leg
B) Began to spurt blood from an open wound
C) Was in a great deal of pain and discomfort
D) Showed a weak pulse or other signs of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Continuous monitoring of a patient's mental status is best accomplished by:
A) Repeatedly asking the patient's name and address
B) Continuously monitoring the patient's vital signs
C) Continuously interacting with the patient
D) Repeatedly assessing peripheral circulation - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
You should assess the brachial pulse in patients who:
A) Have a weak peripheral pulse
B) Are younger than 1 year old
C) Have a history of cardiac problems
D) Have a pulse rate less than 60/min - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Which patient is showing early signs of shock (decreased tissue perfusion)?
A) 23-year-old female: pulse, 104; respiration, 25/min; BP, 118/78; cool, clammy skin
B) 45-year-old female; pulse, 68; respiration, 20/min; BP, 110/ 72; warm, moist skin
C) 5-year-old male; pulse, 110; respiration, 22/min; BP, 88/52; cool, dry skin
D) 60-year-old male; pulse, 76; respiration, 22/min; BP, 96/60; hot, dry skin - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Which of the following is the most important sign of a diabetic emergency?
A) Altered mental status
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B) Warm, dry skin
C) Decreased heart rate
D) Nausea and vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Of the following diseases, which poses the most risk to EMTs?
A) Hepatitis C
B) Staphylococcal infection
C) HIV
D) AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
The zygomatic bones are found in
A) The face
B) The wrist
C) The nasal passages
D) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
A) Vomitus
B) Mucous
C) The tongue
D) Blood - CORRECT 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
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B) Have smaller air passages
C) Use their diaphragm rather than their intercostal muscles
D) Are prone to respiratory infections - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column?
A) 33
B) 66
C) 44
D) 77 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
NCOEMS Practice Exam 2026/2027 (North Carolina Office
of Emergency Medical Services) Accurate Real Exam 100
Questions and Verified Correct Answers JUST RELEASED
Your patient is a 19-year-old male who has been in a motorcycle accident and shows deformity
and bleeding to the left leg. You would NOT perform a detailed physical exam if the patient:
A) Said that he was feeling fine except for his leg
B) Began to spurt blood from an open wound
C) Was in a great deal of pain and discomfort
D) Showed a weak pulse or other signs of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Continuous monitoring of a patient's mental status is best accomplished by:
A) Repeatedly asking the patient's name and address
B) Continuously monitoring the patient's vital signs
C) Continuously interacting with the patient
D) Repeatedly assessing peripheral circulation - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
You should assess the brachial pulse in patients who:
A) Have a weak peripheral pulse
B) Are younger than 1 year old
C) Have a history of cardiac problems
D) Have a pulse rate less than 60/min - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Which patient is showing early signs of shock (decreased tissue perfusion)?
A) 23-year-old female: pulse, 104; respiration, 25/min; BP, 118/78; cool, clammy skin
B) 45-year-old female; pulse, 68; respiration, 20/min; BP, 110/ 72; warm, moist skin
C) 5-year-old male; pulse, 110; respiration, 22/min; BP, 88/52; cool, dry skin
D) 60-year-old male; pulse, 76; respiration, 22/min; BP, 96/60; hot, dry skin - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Which of the following is the most important sign of a diabetic emergency?
A) Altered mental status
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B) Warm, dry skin
C) Decreased heart rate
D) Nausea and vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Of the following diseases, which poses the most risk to EMTs?
A) Hepatitis C
B) Staphylococcal infection
C) HIV
D) AIDS - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
The zygomatic bones are found in
A) The face
B) The wrist
C) The nasal passages
D) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
A) Vomitus
B) Mucous
C) The tongue
D) Blood - CORRECT 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
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B) Have smaller air passages
C) Use their diaphragm rather than their intercostal muscles
D) Are prone to respiratory infections - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column?
A) 33
B) 66
C) 44
D) 77 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
