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NCOEMS Practice Exam 1 |120 Questions| With Correct Solutions
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What is the bes t metho d to asses circulation in an inf ant?
Palpate the carotid pul se.
Palpate the br achial pulse.
Palpate the r adial pulse.
Observe capillary refill time.1 of 120
Term
Following an explosion , a patient is trapped in a collapsed s tructur e and suff ers crush injuries to
both l ower extremities. Ho w would the injuries be classified b ased on the bl ast-injur y phase?
primar y blast injur y.
secondar y blast injur y.
tertiar y blast injur y.
none of the above.2 of 120
Term
In which of the following situa tions shoul d you call for immedia te assistance?
You mu st care for two critic al patient with gunshot wounds.
Your patient is a 26-y ear-old femal e in active labor .
Your patient is a child with fever who has had a brie f seizur e.
Your partner is needed to stabilize the cervical spine .3 of 120 Term
Which p atient shoul d receiv e a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?
Alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium-spee d crash.
Alert 20-y ear-old mal e who fell ten feet and is compl aining of leg p ain.
Alert 65-year-old femal e who fell in the b athtub and is compl aining of wrist pain.
Alert 11-year-old femal e who trippe d while roller-skating and fell down three steps.4 of 120
Term
Which p atient can sa fely receiv e only a focused phy sical examina tion r ather than a rapid trauma
assessment?
10-year-old mal e with a deforme d right lower leg who is responsiv e after falling off his
bicycle.
20-y ear-old femal e who compl ains of severe pain in her ankle after stepping off a curb .
70-year-old mal e who compl ains of neck pain after a medium-spee d car collision.
30-y ear-old mal e who is unresponsiv e but has only minor cuts on the e xtremitie s.5 of 120
Term
Your patient is bleeding from a wound to the forearm. The bl ood flows in a steady , dark-r ed
stream. What type of bleeding shoul d you suspect?
venou s.
arterial .
capillary.
internal .6 of 120 Term
Which of the following is a sign of inadequa te breathing ?
warm, dry skin.
no audibl e sounds.
equal chest expansion.
accessory muscle use.7 of 120
Term
Which of the following situa tions represents your abandonment of a patient?
you begin asse ssing a patient , but turn r esponsibil ity for that patient over to a first
responder .
You begin CPR on a cardiac arrest patient , but stop when the ALS team takes over.
with the appr oval of medical direction , you do not transport a patient who feels fine after
having a seizur e.
you refuse to help a patient adminis ter nitroglycerin that has been pr escribe d for someone
else.8 of 120
Term
Which p atient needs a detailed phy sical examina tion?
48-y ear-old mal e with a history of heart disease who is compl aining of chest pain.
35-year-old femal e who has been in a singl e-car collision and who brie fly lost
consciousness.
28-year-old full-term pr egnant femal e whose water has broken and who is having
contractions every two minut es.
53-y ear-old femal e with a history of smok ing who is distressed and short of breath.9 of 120 Term
Which of the following is true r egarding using a pock et mask to ventilate a nonbr eathing p atient?
there is direct contact between the r escuer and the p atient' s mouth.
oxygen cannot be connect ed to the mask.
A one- way valve prevents exhaled air from contacting the r escuer.
oxygen l evels of 100% ma y be achieved.10 of 120
Term
Which heart rhythm often converts to ventricul ar fibrillation?
asystole.
ventricul ar tachycardia.
atrial fibril lation.
atrial tachycardia.11 of 120
Term
You ha ve just assisted in delivering an inf ant with a pink body, a pulse rate of 106 per minut e, and
good muscl e tone. The inf ant is crying l ustily. How shoul d you care for this newborn?
wrap the ne wborn in clean towels and give her to the mother to hold during transport .
provide po sitive pressure ventilations at the r ate of 60 per minut e with a bag-valve mask.
monit or the inf ant for one minut e and r easse ss vital signs to see if the he art rate incr eases.
adminis ter free-flow oxygen b y holding an oxygen mask or tubing over the ne wborn 's face.12 of 120
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