FISDAP Paramedic EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
201. An alert and oriented 35 year old female is sitting on the ground after a car accident.
Vital signs are BP 90/62, P 96, R 24 and shallow. She denies any numbness or tingling in her
extremities. What should you do?
A. Transport her immediately.
B. Obtain her medical history.
C. Reassess her vitals.
D. Secure her to a long backboard.
A. Transport her immediately.
202. What complicates coronary perfusion during in CPR?
A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
B. Esophageal intubation
C. Gastric distention
D. Poor airway management
C. Gastric distention
203. When completing the narrative portion of your prehospital care report, the "O" in SOAP
stands for:
A. Objection
B. Observation
C. Objective
D. Operation
C. Objective
204. How do you determine that you are doing adequate CPR on a child?
A. Check for a change in rhythm on the cardiac monitor.
B. Compress the chest at a rate greater than 200.
,C. Check for a carotid pulse during compressions.
D. Compress the chest at least three inch minimum depth.
C. Check for a carotid pulse during compressions.
205. A 72 year old female has altered mental status, irritability, and delirium. Her husband
states she has lost 10 lbs in the last 2 weeks. Vital signs are BP 170/100, P 160, temp 102F,
skin warm and dry. What should you suspect?
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Thyrotoxicosis
C. Dementia
D. Cushing's Syndrome
B. Thyrotoxicosis
206. A 44 year old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain with cramping. She states that
she has vomited brownish-greenish yellow fluid several times. Her abdomen is distended and
she has been constipated for the last few days. What should you suspect?
A. Cholecystitis
B. Diverticular disease
C. Pancreatitis
D. Bowel obstruction
D. Bowel obstruction
207. What common site of arteriovenous malformation and aneurysm results in hemorrhagic
stroke?
A. Middle meningeal artery
B. Basilar artery
C. Posterior cerebral artery
D. Anterior cerebral artery
B. Basilar artery
, 208. What can rough handling of a patient with severe hypothermia cause?
A. Ventricular fibrillation
B. Ventricular tachycardia
C. Decreased respirations
D. Increased shivering
A. Ventricular fibrillation
209. Prior to a seizure, a patient reported seeing strange flashes of light and hearing high
pitched sounds. What is this phase of the seizure known as?
A. Hypertonic
B. Clonic
C. Aura
D. Tonic
C. Aura
210. An 18 year old male presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia. What criteria must be
met for him to receive oral glucose?
A. He must be conscious, with a patent airway.
B. He must have a history of type 1 diabetes.
C. He must have a prescription for oral glucose.
D. His blood glucose analysis must be between 70 and 95 mg/dL.
A. He must be conscious, with a patent airway.
211. A 41 year old female is bleeding profusely from an extremity wound. Vital signs are BP
78/40, P 130 and weak, R 22. After stopping the bleeding, what should you do?
A. Reassess her vital signs.
B. Begin rapid IV fluid replacement.
C. Place her in the shock position.
D. Apply a tourniquet above the wound.
B. Begin rapid IV fluid replacement.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
201. An alert and oriented 35 year old female is sitting on the ground after a car accident.
Vital signs are BP 90/62, P 96, R 24 and shallow. She denies any numbness or tingling in her
extremities. What should you do?
A. Transport her immediately.
B. Obtain her medical history.
C. Reassess her vitals.
D. Secure her to a long backboard.
A. Transport her immediately.
202. What complicates coronary perfusion during in CPR?
A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
B. Esophageal intubation
C. Gastric distention
D. Poor airway management
C. Gastric distention
203. When completing the narrative portion of your prehospital care report, the "O" in SOAP
stands for:
A. Objection
B. Observation
C. Objective
D. Operation
C. Objective
204. How do you determine that you are doing adequate CPR on a child?
A. Check for a change in rhythm on the cardiac monitor.
B. Compress the chest at a rate greater than 200.
,C. Check for a carotid pulse during compressions.
D. Compress the chest at least three inch minimum depth.
C. Check for a carotid pulse during compressions.
205. A 72 year old female has altered mental status, irritability, and delirium. Her husband
states she has lost 10 lbs in the last 2 weeks. Vital signs are BP 170/100, P 160, temp 102F,
skin warm and dry. What should you suspect?
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Thyrotoxicosis
C. Dementia
D. Cushing's Syndrome
B. Thyrotoxicosis
206. A 44 year old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain with cramping. She states that
she has vomited brownish-greenish yellow fluid several times. Her abdomen is distended and
she has been constipated for the last few days. What should you suspect?
A. Cholecystitis
B. Diverticular disease
C. Pancreatitis
D. Bowel obstruction
D. Bowel obstruction
207. What common site of arteriovenous malformation and aneurysm results in hemorrhagic
stroke?
A. Middle meningeal artery
B. Basilar artery
C. Posterior cerebral artery
D. Anterior cerebral artery
B. Basilar artery
, 208. What can rough handling of a patient with severe hypothermia cause?
A. Ventricular fibrillation
B. Ventricular tachycardia
C. Decreased respirations
D. Increased shivering
A. Ventricular fibrillation
209. Prior to a seizure, a patient reported seeing strange flashes of light and hearing high
pitched sounds. What is this phase of the seizure known as?
A. Hypertonic
B. Clonic
C. Aura
D. Tonic
C. Aura
210. An 18 year old male presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia. What criteria must be
met for him to receive oral glucose?
A. He must be conscious, with a patent airway.
B. He must have a history of type 1 diabetes.
C. He must have a prescription for oral glucose.
D. His blood glucose analysis must be between 70 and 95 mg/dL.
A. He must be conscious, with a patent airway.
211. A 41 year old female is bleeding profusely from an extremity wound. Vital signs are BP
78/40, P 130 and weak, R 22. After stopping the bleeding, what should you do?
A. Reassess her vital signs.
B. Begin rapid IV fluid replacement.
C. Place her in the shock position.
D. Apply a tourniquet above the wound.
B. Begin rapid IV fluid replacement.
