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NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1 & 2 BANK {NORTH
CAROLINA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES} | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1
After receiving three consecutive "no shock indicated" messages on
the AED, you should do which of the following?
A) Consult medical control for direction.
B) check the AED battery/power supply.
C) check for a pulse and begin CPR.
D) begin transporting to the hospital.
D.
What is the first treatment when a mother bleeds excessively from
her vagina after delivery?
A) massage her abdomen gently.
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B) administer oxygen.
C) transport her immediately.
D) treat her for shock.
A.
You are transporting a patient who has been resuscitated but is still
unresponsive. You should check the patient's pulse every:
A) thirty seconds.
B) minute.
C) five minutes.
D) ten minutes.
A.
The medical direction physician orders you to deliver additional
shocks to a patient in cardiac arrest while en route to the hospital.
What is the correct procedure to follow?
A) wait for the arrival of the ACLS system.
B) deliver the shocks without stopping CPR.
C) stop the vehicle before reanalyzing the rhythm.
D) refuse to defibrillate the patient while en route.
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C.
What is the primary action of nitroglycerin?
A) lower the blood pressure.
B) contract the heart muscles.
C) slow the heart rate down.
D) dilate the coronary vessels.
D.
Patients commonly describe heart attack pain as which of the
following characteristics?
A) like pins and needles.
B) crushing or squeezing.
C) intermittent (comes and goes)
D) Less severe than indigestion
B.
In pedestrian versus automobile impacts, which of the following
statements is true?
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A) Children often turn toward the impact and are often thrown down
and under the vehicle.
B) adults tend to turn toward the vehicle before impact.
C) children often turn toward the impact and are often scooped and
thrown over the vehicle.
D) there tends to be no difference in the way adults and children
respond in these situations.
A.
Where should you place your hands when using the head-tilt/chin-lift
maneuver to open an unconscious patient's airway?
A) on the nose, with the fingertips pinching it closed, and under the
neck.
B) on the nose, with the fingertips pinching it closed, and on the
forehead.
C) on the forehead, with the other hand under the neck.
D) on the forehead, with the fingertips of the other hand under the
lower jaw.
D.
NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1 & 2 BANK {NORTH
CAROLINA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES} | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1
After receiving three consecutive "no shock indicated" messages on
the AED, you should do which of the following?
A) Consult medical control for direction.
B) check the AED battery/power supply.
C) check for a pulse and begin CPR.
D) begin transporting to the hospital.
D.
What is the first treatment when a mother bleeds excessively from
her vagina after delivery?
A) massage her abdomen gently.
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B) administer oxygen.
C) transport her immediately.
D) treat her for shock.
A.
You are transporting a patient who has been resuscitated but is still
unresponsive. You should check the patient's pulse every:
A) thirty seconds.
B) minute.
C) five minutes.
D) ten minutes.
A.
The medical direction physician orders you to deliver additional
shocks to a patient in cardiac arrest while en route to the hospital.
What is the correct procedure to follow?
A) wait for the arrival of the ACLS system.
B) deliver the shocks without stopping CPR.
C) stop the vehicle before reanalyzing the rhythm.
D) refuse to defibrillate the patient while en route.
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C.
What is the primary action of nitroglycerin?
A) lower the blood pressure.
B) contract the heart muscles.
C) slow the heart rate down.
D) dilate the coronary vessels.
D.
Patients commonly describe heart attack pain as which of the
following characteristics?
A) like pins and needles.
B) crushing or squeezing.
C) intermittent (comes and goes)
D) Less severe than indigestion
B.
In pedestrian versus automobile impacts, which of the following
statements is true?
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A) Children often turn toward the impact and are often thrown down
and under the vehicle.
B) adults tend to turn toward the vehicle before impact.
C) children often turn toward the impact and are often scooped and
thrown over the vehicle.
D) there tends to be no difference in the way adults and children
respond in these situations.
A.
Where should you place your hands when using the head-tilt/chin-lift
maneuver to open an unconscious patient's airway?
A) on the nose, with the fingertips pinching it closed, and under the
neck.
B) on the nose, with the fingertips pinching it closed, and on the
forehead.
C) on the forehead, with the other hand under the neck.
D) on the forehead, with the fingertips of the other hand under the
lower jaw.
D.
