Paramedic Final Part 3 2025 – Complete
Study Guide & Key Concepts
A 30-year-old man with a sedentary lifestyle:
Choose one answerwer.
A. should consume 5,000 to 7,500 calories per day.
B. is at a low risk for cardiovascular disease.
C. requires more calories per day than an active man.
D. requires fewer calories per day than an active man. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. requires fewer calories
per day than an active man.
Any time you need to move a patient who cannot or should not walk, it is MOST important to consider:
Choose one answerwer.
A. the type of moving device needed.
B. the need for extra help.
C. why the patient cannot walk.
,D. how far the patient must be moved. - ANSWER ✨✔---B. the need for extra help.
An exercise program should be targeted at maintaining or improving:
Choose one answerwer.
A. respiratory efficiency, muscle strength, and mental health.
B. body weight, muscle flexibility, and a strong bone structure.
C. cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and physical strength.
D. blood pressure, resting heart rate, and respiratory efficiency. - ANSWER ✨✔---C. cardiovascular
endurance, flexibility, and physical strength.
Which of the following statements regarding distress is correct?
Choose one answerwer.
A. The same situations or events that cause distress in one paramedic usually cause distress in another
paramedic.
B. Paramedics most commonly become distressed because of what other people believe about them.
C. Distress is a learned reaction, based on the way the paramedic perceives and interprets a given
situation.
D. A paramedic who becomes distressed at the sight of a mutilating injury should consider a different
line of work. - ANSWER ✨✔---C. Distress is a learned reaction, based on the way the paramedic
perceives and interprets a given situation.
A patient who subconsciously converts his or her anxiety into a bodily dysfunction is experiencing:
,Choose one answerwer.
A. regressive behavior.
B. clinical depression.
C. blind panic.
D. conversion hysteria. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. conversion hysteria.
A formal critical incident stress debriefing (CISD):
Choose one answerwer.
A. typically takes about 1 hour and is usually conducted within the workplace with the EMS provider's
supervisor and medical director present.
B. is usually coordinated by one or more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is
causing persistent symptoms in personnel.
C. is a one-on-one session in which a psychiatrist or psychologist meets with each person who was
directly involved in an incident that causes stress.
D. is usually a brief defusing session that is typically conducted at the scene of a major incident and
facilitates the normal process of grieving. - ANSWER ✨✔---B. is usually coordinated by one or
more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is causing persistent symptoms in
personnel.
Which of the following is a realistic and healthy belief that any paramedic should possess?
Choose one answerwer.
A. "If a patient that I am caring for dies, it is solely my responsibility."
, B. "As a paramedic, I must never make mistakes while caring for patients."
C. "If there's something I don't know, people will not think less of me."
D. "My safety depends on being able to anticipate every possible danger." - ANSWER ✨✔---C. "If
there's something I don't know, people will not think less of me."
Unrecognized or unrelieved stress:
Choose one answerwer.
A. results in nervous system failure.
B. is less harmful than acute stress.
C. requires antipsychotic medications.
D. can result in poor physical health. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. can result in poor physical health.
When people are ill or injured, they are often forced into a state of dependency. This usually manifests
as:
Choose one answerwer.
A. projection.
B. regression.
C. denial.
Study Guide & Key Concepts
A 30-year-old man with a sedentary lifestyle:
Choose one answerwer.
A. should consume 5,000 to 7,500 calories per day.
B. is at a low risk for cardiovascular disease.
C. requires more calories per day than an active man.
D. requires fewer calories per day than an active man. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. requires fewer calories
per day than an active man.
Any time you need to move a patient who cannot or should not walk, it is MOST important to consider:
Choose one answerwer.
A. the type of moving device needed.
B. the need for extra help.
C. why the patient cannot walk.
,D. how far the patient must be moved. - ANSWER ✨✔---B. the need for extra help.
An exercise program should be targeted at maintaining or improving:
Choose one answerwer.
A. respiratory efficiency, muscle strength, and mental health.
B. body weight, muscle flexibility, and a strong bone structure.
C. cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and physical strength.
D. blood pressure, resting heart rate, and respiratory efficiency. - ANSWER ✨✔---C. cardiovascular
endurance, flexibility, and physical strength.
Which of the following statements regarding distress is correct?
Choose one answerwer.
A. The same situations or events that cause distress in one paramedic usually cause distress in another
paramedic.
B. Paramedics most commonly become distressed because of what other people believe about them.
C. Distress is a learned reaction, based on the way the paramedic perceives and interprets a given
situation.
D. A paramedic who becomes distressed at the sight of a mutilating injury should consider a different
line of work. - ANSWER ✨✔---C. Distress is a learned reaction, based on the way the paramedic
perceives and interprets a given situation.
A patient who subconsciously converts his or her anxiety into a bodily dysfunction is experiencing:
,Choose one answerwer.
A. regressive behavior.
B. clinical depression.
C. blind panic.
D. conversion hysteria. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. conversion hysteria.
A formal critical incident stress debriefing (CISD):
Choose one answerwer.
A. typically takes about 1 hour and is usually conducted within the workplace with the EMS provider's
supervisor and medical director present.
B. is usually coordinated by one or more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is
causing persistent symptoms in personnel.
C. is a one-on-one session in which a psychiatrist or psychologist meets with each person who was
directly involved in an incident that causes stress.
D. is usually a brief defusing session that is typically conducted at the scene of a major incident and
facilitates the normal process of grieving. - ANSWER ✨✔---B. is usually coordinated by one or
more professional counselors 24 to 72 hours after an incident that is causing persistent symptoms in
personnel.
Which of the following is a realistic and healthy belief that any paramedic should possess?
Choose one answerwer.
A. "If a patient that I am caring for dies, it is solely my responsibility."
, B. "As a paramedic, I must never make mistakes while caring for patients."
C. "If there's something I don't know, people will not think less of me."
D. "My safety depends on being able to anticipate every possible danger." - ANSWER ✨✔---C. "If
there's something I don't know, people will not think less of me."
Unrecognized or unrelieved stress:
Choose one answerwer.
A. results in nervous system failure.
B. is less harmful than acute stress.
C. requires antipsychotic medications.
D. can result in poor physical health. - ANSWER ✨✔---D. can result in poor physical health.
When people are ill or injured, they are often forced into a state of dependency. This usually manifests
as:
Choose one answerwer.
A. projection.
B. regression.
C. denial.
