FP-C Exam Questions and Answers
Most iicommonly iiadministered iiinitial iitreatment iifor iineonatal iiseizure iiactivity ii-
iiAnswers ii-Phenobarbital
What iiis iia iiconcern iiregarding iithe iitransmission iiof iisensitive iiradio iitraffic ii- iiAnswers ii-
News iimedia iimay iiintercept iipatient iiinformation iicommunication iibeing iitransmitted iito
iia iireceiving iihospital
A iipatient iiundergoing iidialysis iitreatment iibegins iito iihemorrhage iithrough iiher iishunt.
iiBleeding iiis iinot iicontrolled iiby iidirect iipressure. iiAll iiof iithese iiare iiconsidered iibest
iichoices iiin iimanaging iithis iipatient iiEXCEPT:
A. iiApplication iiof iia iihemostatic iidressing
B. iiPlacement iiof iia iiproximal iitourniquet
C. iiPlacement iiof iia iisandbag iiover iithe iidialysis iishunt iisite
D. iiAdministration iiof iia iiloading iidose iiof iitranexamic iiacid ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiPlacement iiof
iia iisandbag iiover iithe iidialysis iishunt iisite
The iitransport iiteam's iihighest iipriorities iiin iicaring iifor iia iineurological iitrauma iipatient
iiare: ii- iiAnswers ii-Maintaining iiairway
Maintaining iioxygenation
Preventing iihypotension
You iiare iimonitoring iia iivented iipatient iiduring iimedical iiair iitransport iiwhen iithe iilow
iipressure iialarm iisounds. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iimay iicause iithe iilow iipressure iialarm iito
iisound iiexcept:
A. iiChest iitube iileak
B. iiAccidental iidisconnect iifrom iiventilator
C. iiHypovolemia
D. iiReduced iilung iicompliance ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiReduced iilung iicompliance
A iichest iix-ray iihas iijust iibeen iicompleted iito iiconfirm iicorrect iiplacement iiof iian
iiendotracheal iitube. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iix-ray iifindings iiindicate iisuccessful iiplacement
iiof iian iiETT iiexcept:
A. iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iivisualized iiwhere iithe iiclavicles iimeet
B. iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iiseen iiin iithe iiupright iiposition
C. iiThe iidistal iitip iiof iithe iiETT iican iibe iiseen iiat iithe iilevel iiof iithe iiT3 iito iiT4 iivertebrae
D. iiThe iidistal iitip iiof iithe iiETT iiis iilocated ii4 iito ii5 iicm iiabove iithe iicarina ii- iiAnswers ii-B.
iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iiseen iiin iithe iiupright iiposition
,What iiis iiconsidered iithe iibest iimethod iiof iitranslation iior iiinterpretation iiwhen iiproviding
iiinternational iitransport iiof iiill iior iiinjured iipatients? ii- iiAnswers ii-Phone iiline iimedical
iiprofessional iitranslator
A iitrauma iipatient iireceived iimassive iiblood iitransfusions iiin iithe iifirst ii12 iihours
iifollowing iihis iiaccident. iiWhich iilab iistudy iiis iimost iilikely iito iibe iiabnormally iilow? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Ionized iicalcium
You iiare iiproviding iifor iia iipatient iiwith iipancreatitis iiwho iiis iicomplaining iiof iisevere,
iipersistent iiepigastric iipain. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iimedications iiare iirecommended iias
iifirst-line iipharmacologic iitreatment iifor iithis iipatient's iicomplaint iiof iipain, iiEXCEPT:
A. iiIndomethacin
B. iiMorphine
C. iiMeperidine
D. iiKetamine ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiMorphine
A iipatient iiwho iiis iibeing iitransport iiby iimedical iiair iitransport iibegins iicomplaining iiof
iipruritus iiand iiknee iipain iiduring iiascent iiwhich iipersists iionce iithe iifixed-wing iiaircraft
iihas iireached iiits iitraveling iialtitude. iiThe iipatient iiis iimost iilikely iiexperiencing iiwhich iiof
iithe iipotential iicomplications iiof iiair iitravel?
A. iiThe iichokes iiand iisyncope
B. iiThe iistaggers iiand iithe iicreeps
C. iiThe iibends iiand iithe iichokes
D. iiThe iicreeps iiand iithe iibends ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiThe iicreeps iiand iithe iibends
You iiare iipart iiof iia iimedical iiair iitransport iicrew iipreparing iito iitransport iia iipatient iithat
iihas iiexperienced iicardiogenic iishock. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iiventricular iiassist iidevices
ii(VADs) iimay iibe iiused iito iisupport iileft iiventricular iifunction iiin iipatients iiexperiencing
iicardiogenic iishock, iiEXCEPT:
A. iiSynCardia
B. iiExtracorporeal iimembrane iioxygenation
C. iiCentriMag iiBlood iiPumping iiSystem
D. iiIntraaortic iiballoon iipump ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiSynCardia
Initial iimanagement iiof iirespiratory iidistress iiin iia iipediatric iipatient iiincludes:
A. iiEndotracheal iiintubation
B. iiBlind iifinger-sweep iiof iioropharynx
C. iiPerform iia iirapid iiassessment
D. iiPlacing iithe iichild iiin iithe iileft-lateral iidecubitus iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiPerform iia
iirapid iiassessment
Which iiABG iirepresents iipartially iicompensated iirespiratory iiacidosis?
A. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii24
B. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii28
,C. iipH- ii7.55, iiCO2- ii30, iiHCO3-20
D. iipH- ii7.40, iiCO2- ii40, iiHCO3- ii24 ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii28
Which iielectrolyte iishould iithe iiflight iiparamedic iibe iimost iiconcerned iiwith iiwhen
iitreating iia iipatient iiwith iirhabdomyolysis? ii- iiAnswers ii-Potassium
A iiflight iiparamedic iiis iitransporting iia iipatient iithat iihas iia iidepressed iiskull iifracture iithat
iiaffected iithe iipatient's iisinuses. iiWhat iishould iithe iiflight iiparamedic iibe iiconcerned iifor?
ii- iiAnswers ii-Pneumocephalus
You iiare iithe iiflight iiparamedic iicaring iifor iia iipatient iiwho iicalled iiEMS iicomplaining iiof
iisudden iionset iiof iichest iipain. iiPatient's iiEKG iishowed iiST iielevation iiin iiV2-V6.
iiInitially, iipatient iiwas iialert iiand iioriented iibut iiduring iitransport, iithe iipatient iibegins iito
iishow iisigns iiof iialtered iimental iistatus. iiPatient's iiskin iiis iicool iiand iiclammy. iiPatient's
iiblood iipressure iiis ii80/40 iiand iipulses iiare iithready. iiWhich iicondition iiis iithe iipatient
iimost iilikely iiexperiencing? ii- iiAnswers ii-Cardiogenic iishock
Which iitype iiof iipelvic iifracture iicarries iithe iihighest iirisk iifor iimassive iihemorrhage?
A. iiVertical iishear
B. iiOpen iibook
C. iiAll iihave iiequal iirisk
D. iiLateral ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiVertical iishear
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iimost iiappropriate iifor iia iipatient iiin iiasystole?
A. iiEpinephrine
B. iiSynchronized iicardioversion
C. iiAtropine
D. iiTranscutaneous iipacing ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiEpinephrine
The iimedical iitransport iiteam iithat iiwas iicalled iito iithe iifield iiscene iiof iia iimotor iivehicle
iiaccident iiwas iirequired iito iitransport iia iipatient iidiscovered iito iihave iisustained iicardiac
iitamponade iias iia iiresult iiof iipenetrating iitrauma iito iithe iichest. iiThe iipatient iiis
iiexhibiting iiearly iisigns iiof iicardiac iitamponade, iiwhich iishould iibe iitreated iiimmediately
iiduring iitransport iiwith iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiinterventions?
A. iiCautious iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
B. iiAggressive iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
C. iiPericardiocentesis
D. iiNeedle iidecompression ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiAggressive iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
You iiare iicalled iito iithe iiscene iiby iiground iiEMS iifor iia ii21-year-old iimale iiinvolved iiin iia
iimotorcycle iiaccident. iiYou iidetermine iithe iiscene iiis iisafe. iiThe iiparamedic iistates iithat
iiyour iipatient iiwas iitraveling iiat iian iiunknown iirate iiof iispeed iiwhen iihe iiran iioff iithe iiroad
iiand iicollided iiwith iia iitree. iiThe iipatient iiis iiresponsive iito iipainful iistimuli iionly. iiInitial
iiassessment iishows iia iipatent iiairway, iirespirations iiat ii8 iiand iishallow. iiBreath iisounds
iiare iiabsent iion iithe iileft iiside, iiand iiyou iinote iitracheal iideviation. iiThe iipatient's iipulses
, iiare iirapid iiand iithready, iicapillary iirefill iiis iidelayed iimore iithan ii4 iiseconds. iiWhich iiis
iithe iimost iiappropriate iiintervention?
A. iiWarming iithe iipatient
B. iiBilateral iiIV iiaccess
C. iiIntubation
D. iiNeedle iidecompression ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiNeedle iidecompression
2. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iicoronary iiarteries iisupplies iithe iimajority iiof iicirculation iito
iithe iiinferior iiportion iiof iithe iiheart?
A. iiLeft iicoronary
B. iiLeft iiascending
C. iiRight iicoronary
D. iiCircumflex ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiRight iicoronary
3. iiV1-V6 iichest iileads iiare iicategorized iias: ii- iiAnswers ii-Precordial/unipolar
4. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iireferences iican iibe iiused iito iidetermine iiST iielevation, iiST
iidepression, iior iiQRS iiduration iion iithe iiECG iitracing?
A. iiDelta iiwave
B. iiJ iipoint
C. iiOsborne iiwave
D. iiZ iipoint ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiJ-point
6. iiST iielevation iiseen iion iithe iiECG iitracing iican iiindicate: ii- iiAnswers ii-Myocardial
iiinjury
7. iiHyperkalemia ii>7.0 iican iiexhibit iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iichanges iion iithe iiECG
iitracing?
A. iiInverted iiT iiwaves
B. iiU iiwaves
C. iiTented iior iipeaked iiT iiwaves
D. iiFlattened iiT iiwaves ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiTented iiT-waves ii(typically iigreater iithan ii5mm)
9. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iicharacteristic iiof iithe ii12-lead iiECG iifor iia iipatient iiwith iia
iihistory iiof iiWPW?
A. iiJ iipoint
B. iiDelta iiwave
C. iiOsborne iiwave
D. iiQ iiwave ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiDelta iiwave
11. iiST iidepression iican iiindicate iiall iiof iithe iifollowing, iiexcept:
A. iiIschemia
Most iicommonly iiadministered iiinitial iitreatment iifor iineonatal iiseizure iiactivity ii-
iiAnswers ii-Phenobarbital
What iiis iia iiconcern iiregarding iithe iitransmission iiof iisensitive iiradio iitraffic ii- iiAnswers ii-
News iimedia iimay iiintercept iipatient iiinformation iicommunication iibeing iitransmitted iito
iia iireceiving iihospital
A iipatient iiundergoing iidialysis iitreatment iibegins iito iihemorrhage iithrough iiher iishunt.
iiBleeding iiis iinot iicontrolled iiby iidirect iipressure. iiAll iiof iithese iiare iiconsidered iibest
iichoices iiin iimanaging iithis iipatient iiEXCEPT:
A. iiApplication iiof iia iihemostatic iidressing
B. iiPlacement iiof iia iiproximal iitourniquet
C. iiPlacement iiof iia iisandbag iiover iithe iidialysis iishunt iisite
D. iiAdministration iiof iia iiloading iidose iiof iitranexamic iiacid ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiPlacement iiof
iia iisandbag iiover iithe iidialysis iishunt iisite
The iitransport iiteam's iihighest iipriorities iiin iicaring iifor iia iineurological iitrauma iipatient
iiare: ii- iiAnswers ii-Maintaining iiairway
Maintaining iioxygenation
Preventing iihypotension
You iiare iimonitoring iia iivented iipatient iiduring iimedical iiair iitransport iiwhen iithe iilow
iipressure iialarm iisounds. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iimay iicause iithe iilow iipressure iialarm iito
iisound iiexcept:
A. iiChest iitube iileak
B. iiAccidental iidisconnect iifrom iiventilator
C. iiHypovolemia
D. iiReduced iilung iicompliance ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiReduced iilung iicompliance
A iichest iix-ray iihas iijust iibeen iicompleted iito iiconfirm iicorrect iiplacement iiof iian
iiendotracheal iitube. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iix-ray iifindings iiindicate iisuccessful iiplacement
iiof iian iiETT iiexcept:
A. iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iivisualized iiwhere iithe iiclavicles iimeet
B. iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iiseen iiin iithe iiupright iiposition
C. iiThe iidistal iitip iiof iithe iiETT iican iibe iiseen iiat iithe iilevel iiof iithe iiT3 iito iiT4 iivertebrae
D. iiThe iidistal iitip iiof iithe iiETT iiis iilocated ii4 iito ii5 iicm iiabove iithe iicarina ii- iiAnswers ii-B.
iiMurphy's iieye iican iibe iiseen iiin iithe iiupright iiposition
,What iiis iiconsidered iithe iibest iimethod iiof iitranslation iior iiinterpretation iiwhen iiproviding
iiinternational iitransport iiof iiill iior iiinjured iipatients? ii- iiAnswers ii-Phone iiline iimedical
iiprofessional iitranslator
A iitrauma iipatient iireceived iimassive iiblood iitransfusions iiin iithe iifirst ii12 iihours
iifollowing iihis iiaccident. iiWhich iilab iistudy iiis iimost iilikely iito iibe iiabnormally iilow? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Ionized iicalcium
You iiare iiproviding iifor iia iipatient iiwith iipancreatitis iiwho iiis iicomplaining iiof iisevere,
iipersistent iiepigastric iipain. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iimedications iiare iirecommended iias
iifirst-line iipharmacologic iitreatment iifor iithis iipatient's iicomplaint iiof iipain, iiEXCEPT:
A. iiIndomethacin
B. iiMorphine
C. iiMeperidine
D. iiKetamine ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiMorphine
A iipatient iiwho iiis iibeing iitransport iiby iimedical iiair iitransport iibegins iicomplaining iiof
iipruritus iiand iiknee iipain iiduring iiascent iiwhich iipersists iionce iithe iifixed-wing iiaircraft
iihas iireached iiits iitraveling iialtitude. iiThe iipatient iiis iimost iilikely iiexperiencing iiwhich iiof
iithe iipotential iicomplications iiof iiair iitravel?
A. iiThe iichokes iiand iisyncope
B. iiThe iistaggers iiand iithe iicreeps
C. iiThe iibends iiand iithe iichokes
D. iiThe iicreeps iiand iithe iibends ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiThe iicreeps iiand iithe iibends
You iiare iipart iiof iia iimedical iiair iitransport iicrew iipreparing iito iitransport iia iipatient iithat
iihas iiexperienced iicardiogenic iishock. iiAll iiof iithe iifollowing iiventricular iiassist iidevices
ii(VADs) iimay iibe iiused iito iisupport iileft iiventricular iifunction iiin iipatients iiexperiencing
iicardiogenic iishock, iiEXCEPT:
A. iiSynCardia
B. iiExtracorporeal iimembrane iioxygenation
C. iiCentriMag iiBlood iiPumping iiSystem
D. iiIntraaortic iiballoon iipump ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiSynCardia
Initial iimanagement iiof iirespiratory iidistress iiin iia iipediatric iipatient iiincludes:
A. iiEndotracheal iiintubation
B. iiBlind iifinger-sweep iiof iioropharynx
C. iiPerform iia iirapid iiassessment
D. iiPlacing iithe iichild iiin iithe iileft-lateral iidecubitus iiposition ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiPerform iia
iirapid iiassessment
Which iiABG iirepresents iipartially iicompensated iirespiratory iiacidosis?
A. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii24
B. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii28
,C. iipH- ii7.55, iiCO2- ii30, iiHCO3-20
D. iipH- ii7.40, iiCO2- ii40, iiHCO3- ii24 ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iipH- ii7.30, iiCO2- ii55, iiHCO3- ii28
Which iielectrolyte iishould iithe iiflight iiparamedic iibe iimost iiconcerned iiwith iiwhen
iitreating iia iipatient iiwith iirhabdomyolysis? ii- iiAnswers ii-Potassium
A iiflight iiparamedic iiis iitransporting iia iipatient iithat iihas iia iidepressed iiskull iifracture iithat
iiaffected iithe iipatient's iisinuses. iiWhat iishould iithe iiflight iiparamedic iibe iiconcerned iifor?
ii- iiAnswers ii-Pneumocephalus
You iiare iithe iiflight iiparamedic iicaring iifor iia iipatient iiwho iicalled iiEMS iicomplaining iiof
iisudden iionset iiof iichest iipain. iiPatient's iiEKG iishowed iiST iielevation iiin iiV2-V6.
iiInitially, iipatient iiwas iialert iiand iioriented iibut iiduring iitransport, iithe iipatient iibegins iito
iishow iisigns iiof iialtered iimental iistatus. iiPatient's iiskin iiis iicool iiand iiclammy. iiPatient's
iiblood iipressure iiis ii80/40 iiand iipulses iiare iithready. iiWhich iicondition iiis iithe iipatient
iimost iilikely iiexperiencing? ii- iiAnswers ii-Cardiogenic iishock
Which iitype iiof iipelvic iifracture iicarries iithe iihighest iirisk iifor iimassive iihemorrhage?
A. iiVertical iishear
B. iiOpen iibook
C. iiAll iihave iiequal iirisk
D. iiLateral ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiVertical iishear
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iimost iiappropriate iifor iia iipatient iiin iiasystole?
A. iiEpinephrine
B. iiSynchronized iicardioversion
C. iiAtropine
D. iiTranscutaneous iipacing ii- iiAnswers ii-A. iiEpinephrine
The iimedical iitransport iiteam iithat iiwas iicalled iito iithe iifield iiscene iiof iia iimotor iivehicle
iiaccident iiwas iirequired iito iitransport iia iipatient iidiscovered iito iihave iisustained iicardiac
iitamponade iias iia iiresult iiof iipenetrating iitrauma iito iithe iichest. iiThe iipatient iiis
iiexhibiting iiearly iisigns iiof iicardiac iitamponade, iiwhich iishould iibe iitreated iiimmediately
iiduring iitransport iiwith iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiinterventions?
A. iiCautious iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
B. iiAggressive iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
C. iiPericardiocentesis
D. iiNeedle iidecompression ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiAggressive iiadministration iiof iiIV iifluids
You iiare iicalled iito iithe iiscene iiby iiground iiEMS iifor iia ii21-year-old iimale iiinvolved iiin iia
iimotorcycle iiaccident. iiYou iidetermine iithe iiscene iiis iisafe. iiThe iiparamedic iistates iithat
iiyour iipatient iiwas iitraveling iiat iian iiunknown iirate iiof iispeed iiwhen iihe iiran iioff iithe iiroad
iiand iicollided iiwith iia iitree. iiThe iipatient iiis iiresponsive iito iipainful iistimuli iionly. iiInitial
iiassessment iishows iia iipatent iiairway, iirespirations iiat ii8 iiand iishallow. iiBreath iisounds
iiare iiabsent iion iithe iileft iiside, iiand iiyou iinote iitracheal iideviation. iiThe iipatient's iipulses
, iiare iirapid iiand iithready, iicapillary iirefill iiis iidelayed iimore iithan ii4 iiseconds. iiWhich iiis
iithe iimost iiappropriate iiintervention?
A. iiWarming iithe iipatient
B. iiBilateral iiIV iiaccess
C. iiIntubation
D. iiNeedle iidecompression ii- iiAnswers ii-D. iiNeedle iidecompression
2. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iicoronary iiarteries iisupplies iithe iimajority iiof iicirculation iito
iithe iiinferior iiportion iiof iithe iiheart?
A. iiLeft iicoronary
B. iiLeft iiascending
C. iiRight iicoronary
D. iiCircumflex ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiRight iicoronary
3. iiV1-V6 iichest iileads iiare iicategorized iias: ii- iiAnswers ii-Precordial/unipolar
4. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iireferences iican iibe iiused iito iidetermine iiST iielevation, iiST
iidepression, iior iiQRS iiduration iion iithe iiECG iitracing?
A. iiDelta iiwave
B. iiJ iipoint
C. iiOsborne iiwave
D. iiZ iipoint ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiJ-point
6. iiST iielevation iiseen iion iithe iiECG iitracing iican iiindicate: ii- iiAnswers ii-Myocardial
iiinjury
7. iiHyperkalemia ii>7.0 iican iiexhibit iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iichanges iion iithe iiECG
iitracing?
A. iiInverted iiT iiwaves
B. iiU iiwaves
C. iiTented iior iipeaked iiT iiwaves
D. iiFlattened iiT iiwaves ii- iiAnswers ii-C. iiTented iiT-waves ii(typically iigreater iithan ii5mm)
9. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iicharacteristic iiof iithe ii12-lead iiECG iifor iia iipatient iiwith iia
iihistory iiof iiWPW?
A. iiJ iipoint
B. iiDelta iiwave
C. iiOsborne iiwave
D. iiQ iiwave ii- iiAnswers ii-B. iiDelta iiwave
11. iiST iidepression iican iiindicate iiall iiof iithe iifollowing, iiexcept:
A. iiIschemia
