PLATINUM PARAMEDIC UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Auscultation Sequence - ✔✔Listen to lung sounds on the left upper chest before
moving to other areas.
✔✔Gurgling Sounds Significance - ✔✔Indicates a complete airway obstruction from a
food bolus in a 56-year-old male.
✔✔Oxygen Delivery Device Selection - ✔✔Choosing the appropriate oxygen delivery
device based on a COPD patient's condition.
✔✔Treatment for Hyperventilation - ✔✔Attempting to have a hyperventilating patient
slow their respirations.
✔✔Treatment for Claustrophobic Patient - ✔✔Encouraging a claustrophobic patient to
sit up in a tripod position to improve breathing.
✔✔Chest Pain Assessment - ✔✔Suspecting cardiovascular compromise in a 52-year-
old female with chest pain.
✔✔Respiratory Distress Treatment - ✔✔Administering supplemental oxygen to a patient
with pulmonary edema and low SpO2.
✔✔Initial Treatment for Respiratory Distress - ✔✔Applying oxygen with a nasal cannula
set at 2 liters per minute for a patient in respiratory distress.
✔✔Cardiac Arrest Response - ✔✔Attaching the AED and following its directions for a
14-year-old male found in a pool face down.
✔✔Cardiac Arrest - ✔✔Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function
✔✔CPR - ✔✔Emergency procedure to manually preserve brain function
✔✔AED - ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator for analyzing and shocking heart rhythms
✔✔Recovery Position - ✔✔Body position to help maintain an open airway in
unconscious patients
✔✔Trendelenburg Position - ✔✔Body position with legs elevated higher than the head
✔✔Nitroglycerin - ✔✔Medication used to treat or prevent chest pain (angina)
✔✔ALS Transportation - ✔✔Advanced Life Support transportation for critical patients
, ✔✔Pulse Oximetry - ✔✔Non-invasive method to monitor oxygen saturation in the blood
✔✔Pneumonia - ✔✔Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs
✔✔Asthma Attack - ✔✔Sudden worsening of asthma symptoms
✔✔Femoral Pulse - ✔✔Pulse located in the groin area
✔✔Ventilations - ✔✔Process of moving air in and out of the lungs
✔✔Crackles - ✔✔Abnormal lung sounds like popping or crackling
✔✔Angina - ✔✔Chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
muscle
✔✔Pulseless - ✔✔Without a detectable pulse
✔✔Diaphoretic - ✔✔Excessive sweating
✔✔Thready Pulse - ✔✔Weak pulse that is difficult to detect
✔✔Insulin Dependent Diabetic - ✔✔Diabetic patient requiring insulin for blood sugar
control
✔✔Water Pill - ✔✔Diuretic medication to reduce fluid retention
✔✔Palpating - ✔✔Using hands to examine the body
✔✔Pedal Edema - ✔✔Swelling in the feet and ankles
✔✔Nitro side effects - ✔✔Expected side effects of Nitro include flushed skin and
hypotension
✔✔High-flow oxygen with a non-rebreather - ✔✔Beneficial treatment for a patient with a
carotid pulse but stopped breathing
✔✔Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ✔✔Recommended treatment for a patient in cardiac
arrest with no shock advised by AED
✔✔Angina pain description - ✔✔Angina pain is described as dull and subsides with rest
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Auscultation Sequence - ✔✔Listen to lung sounds on the left upper chest before
moving to other areas.
✔✔Gurgling Sounds Significance - ✔✔Indicates a complete airway obstruction from a
food bolus in a 56-year-old male.
✔✔Oxygen Delivery Device Selection - ✔✔Choosing the appropriate oxygen delivery
device based on a COPD patient's condition.
✔✔Treatment for Hyperventilation - ✔✔Attempting to have a hyperventilating patient
slow their respirations.
✔✔Treatment for Claustrophobic Patient - ✔✔Encouraging a claustrophobic patient to
sit up in a tripod position to improve breathing.
✔✔Chest Pain Assessment - ✔✔Suspecting cardiovascular compromise in a 52-year-
old female with chest pain.
✔✔Respiratory Distress Treatment - ✔✔Administering supplemental oxygen to a patient
with pulmonary edema and low SpO2.
✔✔Initial Treatment for Respiratory Distress - ✔✔Applying oxygen with a nasal cannula
set at 2 liters per minute for a patient in respiratory distress.
✔✔Cardiac Arrest Response - ✔✔Attaching the AED and following its directions for a
14-year-old male found in a pool face down.
✔✔Cardiac Arrest - ✔✔Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function
✔✔CPR - ✔✔Emergency procedure to manually preserve brain function
✔✔AED - ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator for analyzing and shocking heart rhythms
✔✔Recovery Position - ✔✔Body position to help maintain an open airway in
unconscious patients
✔✔Trendelenburg Position - ✔✔Body position with legs elevated higher than the head
✔✔Nitroglycerin - ✔✔Medication used to treat or prevent chest pain (angina)
✔✔ALS Transportation - ✔✔Advanced Life Support transportation for critical patients
, ✔✔Pulse Oximetry - ✔✔Non-invasive method to monitor oxygen saturation in the blood
✔✔Pneumonia - ✔✔Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs
✔✔Asthma Attack - ✔✔Sudden worsening of asthma symptoms
✔✔Femoral Pulse - ✔✔Pulse located in the groin area
✔✔Ventilations - ✔✔Process of moving air in and out of the lungs
✔✔Crackles - ✔✔Abnormal lung sounds like popping or crackling
✔✔Angina - ✔✔Chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
muscle
✔✔Pulseless - ✔✔Without a detectable pulse
✔✔Diaphoretic - ✔✔Excessive sweating
✔✔Thready Pulse - ✔✔Weak pulse that is difficult to detect
✔✔Insulin Dependent Diabetic - ✔✔Diabetic patient requiring insulin for blood sugar
control
✔✔Water Pill - ✔✔Diuretic medication to reduce fluid retention
✔✔Palpating - ✔✔Using hands to examine the body
✔✔Pedal Edema - ✔✔Swelling in the feet and ankles
✔✔Nitro side effects - ✔✔Expected side effects of Nitro include flushed skin and
hypotension
✔✔High-flow oxygen with a non-rebreather - ✔✔Beneficial treatment for a patient with a
carotid pulse but stopped breathing
✔✔Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ✔✔Recommended treatment for a patient in cardiac
arrest with no shock advised by AED
✔✔Angina pain description - ✔✔Angina pain is described as dull and subsides with rest
