NCOEMS Practice Exam 1 Latest Update 2024- 2025 Actual Exam from Credible Sources with 120 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Golden Ticket to Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
A 2-year-old male is in respiratory failure when he has:
- altered mental status and breathing rate of 68 per minute.
- limp muscle tone and weak or absent distal pulses.
- nasal flaring and mottled skin color.
- breathing rate of 6 per minute and heart rate of 50 per minute. - CORRECT
ANSWER: A.
a 23 year old pregnant female is bleeding profusely from her vagina. all of the following
action are appropriate EXCEPT:
- providing high-concentration oxygen.
- placing a sanitary napkin in the vagina.
- replacing pads as they become soaked.
D) rapid transport to the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.
A 45-year-old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his position of
comfort, your next action should be to:
- Ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.
- Ventilate the patient with the bag-valve mask at 15 L/min.
- Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.
D. Administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6 L/min. - CORRECT ANSWER: C.
A 56-year-old femal patient complains of mild chest discomfort, you should:
- decide what type of heart problem it might be. 1 / 3
- decide whether the patient has a heart problem.
- maintain a high index of suspicion for cardiac compromise.
D) apply the AED. - CORRECT ANSWER: C.
A bulb syringe is used to suction infants up to the age of:
- 1 month.
- 3-4 months.
- 6-8 months.
D) 1 year. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.
A bystander is performing CPR when you arrive. You evaluate the scene, practice body
substance isolation, and begin your initial assessment by having the bystander:
- verify pulselessness.
- continue CPR.
- stop CPR.
D) provide a history of cardiac arrest. - CORRECT ANSWER: C.
A gurgling sound heard with artificial ventilation is a sign that:
- the patient must be suctioned immediately.
- supplemental oxygen should be added to the gas-valve mask.
- the airway is most likely open, patent, and clear.
D) the patient is trying to communicate with you. - CORRECT ANSWER: A.
A non-trauma patient was pulseless and apneic. Assisted ventilation was attempted, but unsuccessful. If the head is repositioned and a repeat ventilation is unsuccessful, which of the following is the next most appropriate step?
- Check for an airway obstruction.
- Continue with chest compressions only.
- Attempt ventilations using an alternative method. 2 / 3
- Continue to reposition the head until assisted ventilations are successful. -
CORRECT ANSWER: A.
A patient is complaining of facial paralysis on one side of his face with tearing, localized pain, and sensitivity may be suffering from the most common form of facial paralysis
called:
- dystonia.
- muscular dystrophy.
- amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
D) Bell's Palsy - CORRECT ANSWER: D.
A patient should receive high-flow oxygen if he or she exhibits:
- fever.
- anxiety.
- dehydration.
D) cyanosis. - CORRECT ANSWER: D.
A sign of generalized cold emergency, or hypothermia, is cool skin on the:
- feet or hands.
- ears.
- face.
D) abdomen. - CORRECT ANSWER: D.
A sign or symptom of a predelivery emergency is:
- the mother's skin is dry.
- profuse vaginal bleeding.
- the presence of a bloody show.
D) a contraction every 20 minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.
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