PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE JOSEPH J
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW MATERIAL GRADED
A+
◉ Physiology. Answer: How Body Works
◉ Supine. Answer: The patient is lying on his back
◉ Prone. Answer: The patient is lying down on his stomach
◉ Lateral recumbent (recovery) position. Answer: The patient is
lying on his left or right side
◉ Fowlers. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his upper
body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle
◉ Semi-Fowlers. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with the
upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degree angle
, ◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back
with the legs elevated higher than the head and the body on the
incline plane. (head down, legs up)
◉ Shock Position. Answer: This is an alternative to the
Trendelenburg position, where only the feet are elevated to
approximately 12 inches. This position is no longer recommended.
◉ New Shock Position. Answer: The patient needs to be laid flat on
his back, kept warm, and O2 applied.
◉ Midline. Answer: The Body is divided evenly from the top of the
head continuing down through the down through the nose and the
navel and to the ground between the legs.
◉ Sagittal Plane (Median Plane). Answer: A vertical plane that runs
lengthwise and divides the body into right and left segments. The
segments do not have to be equal. If the plane is divided into two
equal planes it should be referred to as a midsagittal plane.
◉ Frontal Plane (Coronal Plane). Answer: Divides the body into front
and back halves.
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW MATERIAL GRADED
A+
◉ Physiology. Answer: How Body Works
◉ Supine. Answer: The patient is lying on his back
◉ Prone. Answer: The patient is lying down on his stomach
◉ Lateral recumbent (recovery) position. Answer: The patient is
lying on his left or right side
◉ Fowlers. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with his upper
body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle
◉ Semi-Fowlers. Answer: The patient is lying on his back with the
upper body elevated at an angle less than 45 degree angle
, ◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer: The patient is lying on his back
with the legs elevated higher than the head and the body on the
incline plane. (head down, legs up)
◉ Shock Position. Answer: This is an alternative to the
Trendelenburg position, where only the feet are elevated to
approximately 12 inches. This position is no longer recommended.
◉ New Shock Position. Answer: The patient needs to be laid flat on
his back, kept warm, and O2 applied.
◉ Midline. Answer: The Body is divided evenly from the top of the
head continuing down through the down through the nose and the
navel and to the ground between the legs.
◉ Sagittal Plane (Median Plane). Answer: A vertical plane that runs
lengthwise and divides the body into right and left segments. The
segments do not have to be equal. If the plane is divided into two
equal planes it should be referred to as a midsagittal plane.
◉ Frontal Plane (Coronal Plane). Answer: Divides the body into front
and back halves.
