Results are displayed as Pass or Fail. Candidates receive a domain breakdown, showing the percentage of correct answers for each content area, not a cumulative score. This helps candidates identify strengths and weaknesses in specific areas of EMS knowledge. Below are two examples of posted results:
Example #1
Candidate Jam Fictitious was unsuccessful on a 100 question NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF EMS State Credentialing Exam and was provided with the results below:
Domain | Percentage |
Operations | 89% |
Airway/Resp/Vent | 75% |
Cardiovascular Emergencies | 68% |
Medical Emergencies | 67% |
Traumatic Emergencies | 39% |
Special Patient Populations | 67% |
| 67.67% |
Candidate missed passing by 1 point/question
Candidate Jam Fictitious consulted his instructor and advised the instructor the score was a 67.67%. Knowing the exam was 100 questions, the instructor advised Jam Fictitious that was not correct because the questions are not evenly spread across the domains (Based on JTA and Blueprint). Jam’s instructor advised him to focus his studies on the areas that were less than 70%, but to study all areas.
Example #2
Candidate Jam Fictitious took a second exam attempt and was unsuccessful on the NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF EMS State Credentialing Exam and was provided with the results below:
Domain | Percentage |
Operations | 80% |
Airway/Resp/Vent | 65% |
Cardiovascular Emergencies | 67% |
Medical Emergencies | 59% |
Traumatic Emergencies | 76% |
Special Patient Populations | 75% |
| 70.67% |
Candidate missed passing by 1 point/question
Candidate Jam Fictitious consulted his instructor again and advised the instructor the score was a 70.67%. Jam’s instructor asked if he focused his studies only on the areas that were less than 70%, and he said yes.
So many times, individuals will focus studies on the areas that were less than 70% and spend no time on the other areas. Typically, this will result in a flip-flop effect on the domain scores with the end result remain near the same. Let’s compare the results
Domain | Exam 1 | Exam 2 | % Change | Rational |
Operations | 89% | 80% | -9% | Decreased in heavy question weighted area |
Airway/Resp/Vent | 75% | 65% | -10% | Decreased in heavy question weighted area |
Cardiovascular Emergencies | 68% | 67% | -1% | Decreased in heavy question weighted area |
Medical Emergencies | 67% | 59% | -8% | Decreased in heavy question weighted area |
Traumatic Emergencies | 39% | 76% | +37% | Increased in lower weighted area |
Special Patient Populations | 67% | 75% | +8% | Increased in lower weighted area |
| 67.67% | 70.67% | Score Identical | Increase in deficient areas offset by loss in others |
Candidate missed passing on both attempts by 1 point/question
So many times, individuals will focus studies on the areas that were less than 70% and spend no time on the other areas. Typically, this will result in a flip-flop effect on the domain scores with no change in exam score.