LATEST FISDAP
PARAMEDIC QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
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1. What is the safest and most effective landing pattern for a helicopter?
A. At a slight angle like that of a jet
B. Nose of the helicopter pointing up with a tail wind
C. Straight up and down in a vertical motion
D. Nose of the helicopter pointing down with a slow descent - ANS-A. At a slight angle like that
of a jet
2. During inspiration, what happens to blood flow in the thoracic cavity? A. afterload increases
B. blood flow increases to the right atrium
C. blood flow through the vena cava is reduced
D. pressure in the aorta increases - ANS-B. blood flow increases to the right atrium
3. What is the period of the cardiac cycle when stimulation will not produce any depolarization?
,A. Impulse refractory period
B. Absolute refractory period
C. Relative refractory period
D. Transient refractory period - ANS-B. Absolute refractory period
4. While treating a 56 year old male for chest pain, you note a few PVCs on the monitor. You print a
strip and measure the distance between the normal beats on each side of the PVC. The normal sinus
rhythm continues on both sides of the PVC as if it were the normal beat, even though the PVC
happens sooner than the sinus beat would have. The pause after the PVC would be:
A. A sign of continued ischemia
B. A compensatory pause
C. A non-compensatory pause
D. Reynaud's Pause - ANS-B. A compensatory pause
5. A 5 month old male is in cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts have been ongoing for 30 minutes.
His heart rhythm is and has been asystolic throughout treatment. What should you do?
A. Continue CPR and ACLS drugs for another thirty minutes
B. Begin termination of resuscitative efforts
C. Report suspected child abuse to the police
D. Wait for the coroner before stopping CPR - ANS-B.
Begin termination of resuscitative efforts
6. Which of the following requires ATP?
A. Active transport
B. Osmosis
C. Diffusion
,D. Facilitated diffusion - ANS-A. Active transport
7. A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car crash. Which of the
following injuries would lead you to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard instead
of "down and under"?
A. Patellar dislocation
B. Cervical spine fracture
C. Ruptured diaphragm
D. Flail chest - ANS-C. Ruptured diaphragm
8. How does the blood flow through the heart?
A. Right ventricle to right atrium to lungs to left ventricle to left atrium
B. Right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
C. Left ventricle to left atrium to lungs to right ventricle to right atrium
D. Left atrium to left ventricle to lungs to right atrium to right ventricle - ANS-B. Right atrium to
right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
9. As soon as an infant's head is delivered, what should you do?
A. Determine the location of the umbilical cord.
B. Rotate the shoulders to the anterolateral position.
C. Examine the vulva and perineum for lacerations.
D. Exert strong steady pressure on the fundus. - ANS-A.
Determine the location of the umbilical cord.
10. A patient has aphasia following a stroke, which lobe of the brain was affected?
, A. Temporal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Frontal - ANS-A. Temporal
11. You have received an order for a dopamine drip. You carry 500cc bags of D5W. How much
dopamine should you add to the bag to create a 1600mcg/1mL dilution?
A. 800mg
B. 1600mcg
C. 1600mg
D. 400mcg - ANS-A. 800 mg
12. During the absolute refractory period, what happens to the cardiac cell?
A. It is unable to be stimulated.
B. The cell is vulnerable to partial stimulation.
C. Potassium is being pumped out of the cell.
D. Calcium has just rushed into the cell. - ANS-A. It is unable to be stimulated.
13. A 29 year old female fell from an 18 foot roof. During your rapid trauma assessment, where are
you most likely to find life-threatening injuries?
A. Head, neck, extremities
B. Head, chest, abdomen
C. Abdomen, pelvis, arms
D. Chest, pelvis, extremities - ANS-B. Head, chest,
PARAMEDIC QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
UPDATE TESTED AND APPROVED!!
1. What is the safest and most effective landing pattern for a helicopter?
A. At a slight angle like that of a jet
B. Nose of the helicopter pointing up with a tail wind
C. Straight up and down in a vertical motion
D. Nose of the helicopter pointing down with a slow descent - ANS-A. At a slight angle like that
of a jet
2. During inspiration, what happens to blood flow in the thoracic cavity? A. afterload increases
B. blood flow increases to the right atrium
C. blood flow through the vena cava is reduced
D. pressure in the aorta increases - ANS-B. blood flow increases to the right atrium
3. What is the period of the cardiac cycle when stimulation will not produce any depolarization?
,A. Impulse refractory period
B. Absolute refractory period
C. Relative refractory period
D. Transient refractory period - ANS-B. Absolute refractory period
4. While treating a 56 year old male for chest pain, you note a few PVCs on the monitor. You print a
strip and measure the distance between the normal beats on each side of the PVC. The normal sinus
rhythm continues on both sides of the PVC as if it were the normal beat, even though the PVC
happens sooner than the sinus beat would have. The pause after the PVC would be:
A. A sign of continued ischemia
B. A compensatory pause
C. A non-compensatory pause
D. Reynaud's Pause - ANS-B. A compensatory pause
5. A 5 month old male is in cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts have been ongoing for 30 minutes.
His heart rhythm is and has been asystolic throughout treatment. What should you do?
A. Continue CPR and ACLS drugs for another thirty minutes
B. Begin termination of resuscitative efforts
C. Report suspected child abuse to the police
D. Wait for the coroner before stopping CPR - ANS-B.
Begin termination of resuscitative efforts
6. Which of the following requires ATP?
A. Active transport
B. Osmosis
C. Diffusion
,D. Facilitated diffusion - ANS-A. Active transport
7. A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car crash. Which of the
following injuries would lead you to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard instead
of "down and under"?
A. Patellar dislocation
B. Cervical spine fracture
C. Ruptured diaphragm
D. Flail chest - ANS-C. Ruptured diaphragm
8. How does the blood flow through the heart?
A. Right ventricle to right atrium to lungs to left ventricle to left atrium
B. Right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
C. Left ventricle to left atrium to lungs to right ventricle to right atrium
D. Left atrium to left ventricle to lungs to right atrium to right ventricle - ANS-B. Right atrium to
right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
9. As soon as an infant's head is delivered, what should you do?
A. Determine the location of the umbilical cord.
B. Rotate the shoulders to the anterolateral position.
C. Examine the vulva and perineum for lacerations.
D. Exert strong steady pressure on the fundus. - ANS-A.
Determine the location of the umbilical cord.
10. A patient has aphasia following a stroke, which lobe of the brain was affected?
, A. Temporal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Frontal - ANS-A. Temporal
11. You have received an order for a dopamine drip. You carry 500cc bags of D5W. How much
dopamine should you add to the bag to create a 1600mcg/1mL dilution?
A. 800mg
B. 1600mcg
C. 1600mg
D. 400mcg - ANS-A. 800 mg
12. During the absolute refractory period, what happens to the cardiac cell?
A. It is unable to be stimulated.
B. The cell is vulnerable to partial stimulation.
C. Potassium is being pumped out of the cell.
D. Calcium has just rushed into the cell. - ANS-A. It is unable to be stimulated.
13. A 29 year old female fell from an 18 foot roof. During your rapid trauma assessment, where are
you most likely to find life-threatening injuries?
A. Head, neck, extremities
B. Head, chest, abdomen
C. Abdomen, pelvis, arms
D. Chest, pelvis, extremities - ANS-B. Head, chest,
