NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How many blood pressure measure-
ments does it take to obtain a baseline
value for a single patient?
3
3
4
2
1
Your 42-year-old female patient is com-
plaining of left arm numbness and back
pain that began 10 minutes ago. She
is embarrassed that she called 911, but
states that "something just doesn't feel
right." She has no medical history, takes
no medications, and is allergic to peni-
cillin. She is alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event. Based on this
limited information, which of the follow-
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
ing vital signs would be least helpful in
determining your differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
Your patient is a 2-year-old female who
was chasing the family dog outside when
she ran into the play structure. She
struck her anterior body on a pole of
the play structure and is complaining of
severe abdominal pain. Which of the fol-
lowing is the correct order in which to
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perform your physical assessment of the
patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, ab-
domen
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, ex- Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, ab-
tremities domen
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do
not assess the abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, ex-
tremities
You are attempting to gain a history from
your 21-year-old male patient who is ex-
periencing a severe asthma attack. He is
able to speak in 1-2 word sentences, has
diminished lung sounds, and an initial
oxygen saturation of 90%. What is the
best method of questioning this patient
regarding his medical history?
Direct questions
Direct questions
Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
Which of the following is not a sign of
severe respiratory distress in a pediatric
patient?
Wheezing
Wheezing
Retractions
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Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
Which of the following pulse qualities is
most worrisome?
Thready
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
Your patient has gone unresponsive,
breathing 8/minute. You start delivering
breaths by BVM, but haven't attached
100% oxygen. What concentration of
oxygen are you delivering to your pa-
tient?
21%
21%
33%
24%
17%
In what situation would it be best to re-
move a motorcycle helmet after an acci-
dent?
The airway is inaccessible, but the pa-
The airway is inaccessible, but the pa-
tient's breathing is stable
tient's breathing is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the pa-
tient's head allowing little to no move-
ment
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Proper spinal immobilization can be per-
formed with the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but
would not compromise spinal integrity
Why should care be taken not to give too
large a volume of air to a patient while
administering breaths during CPR?
You may fill the stomach with air causing
the victim to vomit
You may fill the stomach with air causing
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable
the victim to vomit
for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to
expand to an unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effec-
tiveness of compressions
The process in which the hemoglobin
molecules in circulating red blood cells
picks up oxygen molecules and carbon
dioxide is expelled from the lungs is
called?
Respiration Respiration
Breathing
Oxygenation
Ventilation
What happens to most of the oxygen that
enters the bloodstream?
It binds with hemoglobin on red blood
cells
How many blood pressure measure-
ments does it take to obtain a baseline
value for a single patient?
3
3
4
2
1
Your 42-year-old female patient is com-
plaining of left arm numbness and back
pain that began 10 minutes ago. She
is embarrassed that she called 911, but
states that "something just doesn't feel
right." She has no medical history, takes
no medications, and is allergic to peni-
cillin. She is alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event. Based on this
limited information, which of the follow-
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
ing vital signs would be least helpful in
determining your differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
Your patient is a 2-year-old female who
was chasing the family dog outside when
she ran into the play structure. She
struck her anterior body on a pole of
the play structure and is complaining of
severe abdominal pain. Which of the fol-
lowing is the correct order in which to
, NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
perform your physical assessment of the
patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, ab-
domen
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, ex- Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, ab-
tremities domen
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do
not assess the abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, ex-
tremities
You are attempting to gain a history from
your 21-year-old male patient who is ex-
periencing a severe asthma attack. He is
able to speak in 1-2 word sentences, has
diminished lung sounds, and an initial
oxygen saturation of 90%. What is the
best method of questioning this patient
regarding his medical history?
Direct questions
Direct questions
Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
Which of the following is not a sign of
severe respiratory distress in a pediatric
patient?
Wheezing
Wheezing
Retractions
, NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
Which of the following pulse qualities is
most worrisome?
Thready
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
Your patient has gone unresponsive,
breathing 8/minute. You start delivering
breaths by BVM, but haven't attached
100% oxygen. What concentration of
oxygen are you delivering to your pa-
tient?
21%
21%
33%
24%
17%
In what situation would it be best to re-
move a motorcycle helmet after an acci-
dent?
The airway is inaccessible, but the pa-
The airway is inaccessible, but the pa-
tient's breathing is stable
tient's breathing is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the pa-
tient's head allowing little to no move-
ment
, NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Proper spinal immobilization can be per-
formed with the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but
would not compromise spinal integrity
Why should care be taken not to give too
large a volume of air to a patient while
administering breaths during CPR?
You may fill the stomach with air causing
the victim to vomit
You may fill the stomach with air causing
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable
the victim to vomit
for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to
expand to an unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effec-
tiveness of compressions
The process in which the hemoglobin
molecules in circulating red blood cells
picks up oxygen molecules and carbon
dioxide is expelled from the lungs is
called?
Respiration Respiration
Breathing
Oxygenation
Ventilation
What happens to most of the oxygen that
enters the bloodstream?
It binds with hemoglobin on red blood
cells
