Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam Questions and Answers

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1. 1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
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reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
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noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high
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altitudes.What should you do?: Administer oxygen while descending to a lower
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altitude.
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2. 2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans
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in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
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amitriptyline tables.Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16.You establish IV access
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and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
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widening QRS.You should administer: Sodium Bicarbonate.
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3. 3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a
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larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice
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coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and
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SPO2 90%.You should: Transport emergency and continue ventilation.
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4. 4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
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collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital
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signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.: sodium bicarbonate
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5. 5. Braxton Hicks contractions: occur in the second trimester and are false
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labor.
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6. 6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
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consciousness, woke up and
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walked home.You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious.You should
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suspect.: epidural hematoma
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7. 7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
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respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access
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he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body.Vital
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signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30.What should you do?: Assist
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ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
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8. 8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
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server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
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has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
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administer: Epinephrine 0.3mg
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9. 9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box labeled "radio
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active" was found unattended in a park. Which of the following would be the
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best location.: Building in the park
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10. 10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients.Which patient should be
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transported First to a burn center?: 52 year old with second degree burns to
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face and right hand
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11. 11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults.: Fail-
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ure to take prescribed medications
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12. 12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of dizziness
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lethargy and difficulty
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breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are
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BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you should
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suspect.: Fluid Overload.
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13. 13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter has
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been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty. Vital
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signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect.: Diabetic ketoacidosis
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14. 14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears
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anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112 beats
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per min and she complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant with
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radiation to the left scapula.You should suspect.: Torn or lacerated spleen.
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15. 15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical
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patient with a bag valve mask.You note abdominal distention and minimal
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chest rise. What should you do?: Reposition the head.
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16. 16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He is
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cyanotic and apneic. A weak
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brachial pulse is present.You are unable to see a chest rise with your second
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attempt at rescue
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breathing after repositioning the head.What should you do.: Start CPR
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17. 17. You have just been called to a dialysis clinic for a 58 year old male in
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cardiac arrest. The online physician may order you to administer which of
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the following medications.: Sodium Bicarbonate.
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18. 18. A 27 year old male has been assaulted with a pen in the supraclav-
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icular area. He is anxious and pale and his vital signs are BP 80/42 P 128
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R 32 and shallow. First responders have sealed the wound with a bandage.
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Assessment reveals lung sounds on the right and poor chest rise what
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should you do.: Burp dressing
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19. 19. A 50 pound child is unresponsive pulseless and apneic. The cardiac
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monitor displays ventricular fibrillations. CPR is in progress. The initial de-
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fibrillator should be at.: 50 joules.
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