NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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1. How many blood pressure measurements does it take 3
to obtain a baseline value for a single patient?
3
4
2
1
2. Your 42-year-old female patient is complaining of left CBG(Capillary Blood Glu-
arm numbness and back pain that began 10 min- cose)
utes 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 aller-
gic to penicillin. She is alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event. Based on this limited informa-
tion, which of the following vital signs would be least
helpful in determining your differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
3. Your patient is a 2-year-old female who was chasing Head, neck, chest, back,
the family dog outside when she ran into the play extremities, abdomen
structure. She struck her anterior body on a pole of
the play structure and is complaining of severe ab-
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dominal pain. Which of the following is the correct
order in which to perform your physical assessment
of the patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do not assess the
abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, extremities
4. You are attempting to gain a history from your Direct questions
21-year-old male patient who is experiencing a se-
vere 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 histo-
ry?
Direct questions
Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
5. Which of the following is not a sign of severe respira- Wheezing
tory distress in a pediatric patient?
Wheezing
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Retractions
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
6. Which of the following pulse qualities is most worri- Thready
some?
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
7. Your patient has gone unresponsive, breathing 21%
8/minute. You start delivering breaths by BVM, but
haven't attached 100% oxygen. What concentration of
oxygen are you delivering to your patient?
21%
33%
24%
17%
8. In what situation would it be best to remove a motor- The airway is inaccessible,
cycle helmet after an accident? but the patient's breathing
is stable
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing
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is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the patient's head
allowing little to no movement
Proper spinal immobilization can be performed with
the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but would not
compromise spinal integrity
9. Why should care be taken not to give too large a You may fill the stomach
volume of air to a patient while administering breaths with air causing the victim
during CPR? to vomit
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to
vomit
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to expand to an
unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effectiveness of com-
pressions
10. The process in which the hemoglobin molecules in Respiration
circulating red blood cells picks up oxygen molecules
and carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs is
called?
Respiration
Breathing
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1. How many blood pressure measurements does it take 3
to obtain a baseline value for a single patient?
3
4
2
1
2. Your 42-year-old female patient is complaining of left CBG(Capillary Blood Glu-
arm numbness and back pain that began 10 min- cose)
utes 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 aller-
gic to penicillin. She is alert and oriented to person,
place, time, and event. Based on this limited informa-
tion, which of the following vital signs would be least
helpful in determining your differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
3. Your patient is a 2-year-old female who was chasing Head, neck, chest, back,
the family dog outside when she ran into the play extremities, abdomen
structure. She struck her anterior body on a pole of
the play structure and is complaining of severe ab-
, NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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dominal pain. Which of the following is the correct
order in which to perform your physical assessment
of the patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do not assess the
abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, extremities
4. You are attempting to gain a history from your Direct questions
21-year-old male patient who is experiencing a se-
vere 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 histo-
ry?
Direct questions
Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
5. Which of the following is not a sign of severe respira- Wheezing
tory distress in a pediatric patient?
Wheezing
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Retractions
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
6. Which of the following pulse qualities is most worri- Thready
some?
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
7. Your patient has gone unresponsive, breathing 21%
8/minute. You start delivering breaths by BVM, but
haven't attached 100% oxygen. What concentration of
oxygen are you delivering to your patient?
21%
33%
24%
17%
8. In what situation would it be best to remove a motor- The airway is inaccessible,
cycle helmet after an accident? but the patient's breathing
is stable
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing
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is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the patient's head
allowing little to no movement
Proper spinal immobilization can be performed with
the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but would not
compromise spinal integrity
9. Why should care be taken not to give too large a You may fill the stomach
volume of air to a patient while administering breaths with air causing the victim
during CPR? to vomit
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to
vomit
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to expand to an
unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effectiveness of com-
pressions
10. The process in which the hemoglobin molecules in Respiration
circulating red blood cells picks up oxygen molecules
and carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs is
called?
Respiration
Breathing
