FISDAP Paramedic Final Exam Study Guide (2025) MOST
RECENT COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an
elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is
otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? -
ANSWER✔✔-Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to
pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs
are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer a fluid challenge. En route to
the hospital her ECG shows a widening QRS. You should administer - ANSWER✔✔-
Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger facility.
She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse crackles in all lung
fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should -
ANSWER✔✔-Transport emergency and continue ventilation.
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,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house collapse. He
denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital signs are BP 88/40.
P120 R 16 you should administer. - ANSWER✔✔-sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions - ANSWER✔✔-occur in the second trimester and are false
labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of consciousness, woke
up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should suspect. -
ANSWER✔✔-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road respond only
to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access he stiffens his arms and
legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital signs are BO 178/122 P56 R
irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do? - ANSWER✔✔-Assist ventilations at 12
breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and server difficulty
breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she has red itchy hives on her
torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should administer - ANSWER✔✔-Epinephrine
0.3mg
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,9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box labeled "radio active" was
found unattended in a park. Which of the following would be the best location. -
ANSWER✔✔-Building in the park
10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient should be transported
First to a burn center? - ANSWER✔✔-52 year old with second degree burns to face and
right hand
11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults. - ANSWER✔✔-
Failure to take prescribed medications
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of dizziness lethargy and
difficulty
breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P
100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-
Fluid Overload.
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter has been feeling
tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP 118/80
P115 R26 you should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears anxious her skin
is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112 beats per min and she complains
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, of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant with radiation to the left scapula. You
should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-Torn or lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical patient with a bag
valve mask. You note abdominal distention and minimal chest rise. What should you
do? - ANSWER✔✔-Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He is cyanotic and
apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your second attempt at
rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do. - ANSWER✔✔-Start CPR
17. You have just been called to a dialysis clinic for a 58 year old male in cardiac arrest.
The online physician may order you to administer which of the following medications. -
ANSWER✔✔-Sodium Bicarbonate.
18. A 27 year old male has been assaulted with a pen in the supraclavicular area. He is
anxious and pale and his vital signs are BP 80/42 P 128 R 32 and shallow. First
responders have sealed the wound with a bandage. Assessment reveals lung sounds on
the right and poor chest rise what should you do. - ANSWER✔✔-Burp dressing
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RECENT COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|COMPLETE SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an
elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is
otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? -
ANSWER✔✔-Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to
pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs
are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer a fluid challenge. En route to
the hospital her ECG shows a widening QRS. You should administer - ANSWER✔✔-
Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger facility.
She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse crackles in all lung
fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should -
ANSWER✔✔-Transport emergency and continue ventilation.
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,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house collapse. He
denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital signs are BP 88/40.
P120 R 16 you should administer. - ANSWER✔✔-sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions - ANSWER✔✔-occur in the second trimester and are false
labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of consciousness, woke
up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should suspect. -
ANSWER✔✔-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road respond only
to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access he stiffens his arms and
legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital signs are BO 178/122 P56 R
irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do? - ANSWER✔✔-Assist ventilations at 12
breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and server difficulty
breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she has red itchy hives on her
torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should administer - ANSWER✔✔-Epinephrine
0.3mg
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,9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box labeled "radio active" was
found unattended in a park. Which of the following would be the best location. -
ANSWER✔✔-Building in the park
10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient should be transported
First to a burn center? - ANSWER✔✔-52 year old with second degree burns to face and
right hand
11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults. - ANSWER✔✔-
Failure to take prescribed medications
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of dizziness lethargy and
difficulty
breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P
100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-
Fluid Overload.
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter has been feeling
tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP 118/80
P115 R26 you should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears anxious her skin
is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112 beats per min and she complains
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, of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant with radiation to the left scapula. You
should suspect. - ANSWER✔✔-Torn or lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical patient with a bag
valve mask. You note abdominal distention and minimal chest rise. What should you
do? - ANSWER✔✔-Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He is cyanotic and
apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your second attempt at
rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do. - ANSWER✔✔-Start CPR
17. You have just been called to a dialysis clinic for a 58 year old male in cardiac arrest.
The online physician may order you to administer which of the following medications. -
ANSWER✔✔-Sodium Bicarbonate.
18. A 27 year old male has been assaulted with a pen in the supraclavicular area. He is
anxious and pale and his vital signs are BP 80/42 P 128 R 32 and shallow. First
responders have sealed the wound with a bandage. Assessment reveals lung sounds on
the right and poor chest rise what should you do. - ANSWER✔✔-Burp dressing
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