Paramedic Entrance Exam VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%

Paramedic Entrance Exam VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% What part of the body should you lift with? - ANSWER Legs What is the purpose of QI? - ANSWER Identify aspects of the system that could be improved. Not meant as a disciplinary action What are the five emotional stages of loss acceptance? - ANSWER Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance What is caused by a delayed stress reaction? - ANSWER PTSD What is caused by a cumulative stress reaction? - ANSWER Burnout What is the primary method used to protect yourself? - ANSWER PPE What is standard PPE used for every call? - ANSWER Gloves What are the signs of death? - ANSWER Absence of a pulse, complete unresponsiveness to any stimuli, no eye movement or pupil response, Absence of blood pressure, no reflexes. What are the obvious signs of death? - ANSWER Decapitation, rigor mortis, decomposition of the body, dependent lividity How far away from your face should you hold the microphone? - ANSWER 2 inches What is the medical term for swayback? - ANSWER Lordosis What is the medical term for slouch or hunchback? - ANSWER Kyphosis Define posterior - ANSWER Toward the back of the body (opposite of anterior) Define anterior - ANSWER toward the front of the body What are the three types of joint mobility? - ANSWER immovable, slightly movable, freely movable What are the different regions of the spine called? - ANSWER Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx Which parts of the spine are fused together? - ANSWER Sacrum and Coccyx How many cervical vertebrae are there? - ANSWER 7 How many thoracic vertebrae are there? - ANSWER 12 How many lumbar vertebrae are there? - ANSWER 5 How may vertebrae are there? - ANSWER 33 How many sacral vertebrae are there? - ANSWER 5 fused How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx? - ANSWER 4 fused What are the three types of muscle? - ANSWER skeletal, cardiac, smooth Which type of muscle is voluntary? - ANSWER skeletal muscle Which type of muscle is found only in the heart? - ANSWER cardiac muscle Which type of muscle is found in the vessels and intestines? - ANSWER Smooth muscl