PARAMEDIC JB LEARNING ALL
CHAPTER EXAMS 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative change in the cervical spine
that causes:
Answer: narrowing of the spinal canal and pressure on the spinal cord
◉ Common causes of bradycardia include?
Answer: Beta blocker use
◉ Many veteran EMS providers have embraced a leadership role in
primary injury prevention after?
Answer: witnessing too many episodes of needless suffering
◉ Prior to unloading a patient from the ambulance, you should:
Answer: ensure that the patient is secured to the stretcher
◉ Q. A size 3 or 4 LMA:
Answer: will accommodate the passage of a 6.0mm ET tube
◉ The second impact that occurs when an adult pedestrian is struck by a
motor vehicle would MOST likely result in injuries to the:
,Answer: pelvis and chest
◉ When communicating with a patient whose cultural background
differs from the paramedics, it is MOST important for the paramedic to?
Answer: treat the patient with utmost respect at all times
◉ Which of the following statements regarding selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (RRSIs) is most correct?
Answer: SSRIs have fewer anticholinergic and cardiac effects than
tricyclics.
◉ Your entire assessment of a patient should:
Answer: Appear to be a seamless process
◉ An endogenous ligand is?
Answer: a molecule that is produced by the body and binds to a receptor
◉ Fall-related fractures in the elderly occur MOST often to the ___,
usually in patients with underlying:
Answer: hip, osteoporosis
◉ Gathering a patient's medical history and performing an in-depth
physical examination should occur:
Answer: Once the initial assessment and correction of life threats is
completed
,◉ Nerve agents block ___, an essential enzyme of the nervous system.
Answer: cholinesterase
◉ Q. The MOST effective way to minimize the risk of hypoxia while
intubating a child is to:
Answer: limit your intubation attempt to 20 seconds.
◉ The 6-second method for calculating the rate of a cardiac rhythm?
Answer: Involves counting the number of QRS complexes in a 6-
second-strip and multiplying that number by 10.
◉ The volume of plasma in an adult with a total blood volume of 6.5
liters is approximately?
Answer: 6.5x0.55 = 3.6L
◉ What is the target heart rate for a 35 yo man with a resting heart rate
of 75 bpm?
Answer: 152 beats/min
◉ When a patient takes the "up and over" pathway during a head-on
collision:
Answer: the anterior part of the neck may strike the steering wheel,
resulting in a fractured larynx
, ◉ Women who have had a cesarean section?
Answer: Can have a normal vaginal delivery
◉ A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful is
for you to:
Answer: Develop and cultivate your own style of assessment and an
overall strategy for evaluating and providing care for the patients you
will encounter in the unique and varied circumstances in the field setting
◉ According to the START triage system, if a patient has a strong radial
pulse, you should:
Answer: control bleeding and assess mental status
◉ At 2 months of age, an infant should be able to?
Answer: track objects with his or her eyes
◉ Delirium is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: an acute alteration in mentation that indicates an underlying
condition
◉ Q. Patients with decompensated asthma or COPD that require
positive-pressure ventilation:
Answer: may develop a pneumothorax or experience a decrease in
venous return to the heart if they are ventilated too rapidly
CHAPTER EXAMS 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative change in the cervical spine
that causes:
Answer: narrowing of the spinal canal and pressure on the spinal cord
◉ Common causes of bradycardia include?
Answer: Beta blocker use
◉ Many veteran EMS providers have embraced a leadership role in
primary injury prevention after?
Answer: witnessing too many episodes of needless suffering
◉ Prior to unloading a patient from the ambulance, you should:
Answer: ensure that the patient is secured to the stretcher
◉ Q. A size 3 or 4 LMA:
Answer: will accommodate the passage of a 6.0mm ET tube
◉ The second impact that occurs when an adult pedestrian is struck by a
motor vehicle would MOST likely result in injuries to the:
,Answer: pelvis and chest
◉ When communicating with a patient whose cultural background
differs from the paramedics, it is MOST important for the paramedic to?
Answer: treat the patient with utmost respect at all times
◉ Which of the following statements regarding selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (RRSIs) is most correct?
Answer: SSRIs have fewer anticholinergic and cardiac effects than
tricyclics.
◉ Your entire assessment of a patient should:
Answer: Appear to be a seamless process
◉ An endogenous ligand is?
Answer: a molecule that is produced by the body and binds to a receptor
◉ Fall-related fractures in the elderly occur MOST often to the ___,
usually in patients with underlying:
Answer: hip, osteoporosis
◉ Gathering a patient's medical history and performing an in-depth
physical examination should occur:
Answer: Once the initial assessment and correction of life threats is
completed
,◉ Nerve agents block ___, an essential enzyme of the nervous system.
Answer: cholinesterase
◉ Q. The MOST effective way to minimize the risk of hypoxia while
intubating a child is to:
Answer: limit your intubation attempt to 20 seconds.
◉ The 6-second method for calculating the rate of a cardiac rhythm?
Answer: Involves counting the number of QRS complexes in a 6-
second-strip and multiplying that number by 10.
◉ The volume of plasma in an adult with a total blood volume of 6.5
liters is approximately?
Answer: 6.5x0.55 = 3.6L
◉ What is the target heart rate for a 35 yo man with a resting heart rate
of 75 bpm?
Answer: 152 beats/min
◉ When a patient takes the "up and over" pathway during a head-on
collision:
Answer: the anterior part of the neck may strike the steering wheel,
resulting in a fractured larynx
, ◉ Women who have had a cesarean section?
Answer: Can have a normal vaginal delivery
◉ A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful is
for you to:
Answer: Develop and cultivate your own style of assessment and an
overall strategy for evaluating and providing care for the patients you
will encounter in the unique and varied circumstances in the field setting
◉ According to the START triage system, if a patient has a strong radial
pulse, you should:
Answer: control bleeding and assess mental status
◉ At 2 months of age, an infant should be able to?
Answer: track objects with his or her eyes
◉ Delirium is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: an acute alteration in mentation that indicates an underlying
condition
◉ Q. Patients with decompensated asthma or COPD that require
positive-pressure ventilation:
Answer: may develop a pneumothorax or experience a decrease in
venous return to the heart if they are ventilated too rapidly
