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NCOAE EMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
EMS Should base their patient care decisions on -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Evidence based research
Why are elderly people at a higher risk for brain
bleeds - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Brain shrinkage
Normal respiratory rate for an adult - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 12-20
Normal respiratory rate for infant - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 25-50
A patient suffering from inadequate tissue profusion is
suffering from - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ shock
Compensatory measures when the body loses blood -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Increases respiratory rate,
constricts blood vessels, shunts blood, heart pumps faster
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Bone in the back of the skull - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Occipital bone
Hole in the occipital bone is called - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ Foramen magnum
What chambers of the heart makes up the apex -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Ventricles
The chest is _ to the spine - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Ventral
AAA - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ abdominal aortic aneurism
Fractured tibia near the ankle is a _ fracture -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ distal
A child with severe injuries with no guardian around
should be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ treated immediately
An alert and oriented adult asks you to take them to the
hospital, showing - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Expressed
consent
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If you are stuck with a needle, you should immediately -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ notify a supervisor
If a patient is breathing at a normal rate, does this
mean normal tidal volume? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ No
How is tidal volume determined - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
TV*RR = MV
Online commands are - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Direct
Offline commands are - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ indirect
Follow _ to insure adequate care - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
protocols
A team of healthcare providers who care and transport
- .....ANSWER... ✔✔ EMS
Provides a national standard for testing, unaffiliated
with the government - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ NREMT
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To prevent disease, - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ wash your
hands
True/false - Can all patients over the age of 18 give
consent - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ no
Can one consent to transport but refuse treatment -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ yes
When can you forcibly restrain someone - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ when they are a threat to themselves or others
HIPPA applies through - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ privacy
Who sets a local scope of practice - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ Medical director
When do you need to make a report to an outside
agency - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Child death, Crime
Slander - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Spoken
NCOAE EMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
EMS Should base their patient care decisions on -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Evidence based research
Why are elderly people at a higher risk for brain
bleeds - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Brain shrinkage
Normal respiratory rate for an adult - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 12-20
Normal respiratory rate for infant - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 25-50
A patient suffering from inadequate tissue profusion is
suffering from - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ shock
Compensatory measures when the body loses blood -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Increases respiratory rate,
constricts blood vessels, shunts blood, heart pumps faster
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Bone in the back of the skull - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Occipital bone
Hole in the occipital bone is called - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ Foramen magnum
What chambers of the heart makes up the apex -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Ventricles
The chest is _ to the spine - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Ventral
AAA - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ abdominal aortic aneurism
Fractured tibia near the ankle is a _ fracture -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ distal
A child with severe injuries with no guardian around
should be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ treated immediately
An alert and oriented adult asks you to take them to the
hospital, showing - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Expressed
consent
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If you are stuck with a needle, you should immediately -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ notify a supervisor
If a patient is breathing at a normal rate, does this
mean normal tidal volume? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ No
How is tidal volume determined - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
TV*RR = MV
Online commands are - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Direct
Offline commands are - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ indirect
Follow _ to insure adequate care - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
protocols
A team of healthcare providers who care and transport
- .....ANSWER... ✔✔ EMS
Provides a national standard for testing, unaffiliated
with the government - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ NREMT
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To prevent disease, - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ wash your
hands
True/false - Can all patients over the age of 18 give
consent - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ no
Can one consent to transport but refuse treatment -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ yes
When can you forcibly restrain someone - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ when they are a threat to themselves or others
HIPPA applies through - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ privacy
Who sets a local scope of practice - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ Medical director
When do you need to make a report to an outside
agency - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Child death, Crime
Slander - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Spoken
