JB LEARNING PARAMEDIC EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
, ✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
, ✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
