QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM TEST BANK
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1. The amount of air a pt moves into and out of his lungs in one breath is the:
A. minute volume
B. respiratory volume
C. residual volume
D. tidal volume - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D
2. When testing orthostatic vitals, what vital sign change is the most sensitive positive sign of
hypovolemia?
A. BP drops by 10-20
B. BP rises by 10-20
C. pulse rate rises by 10-20
D. pulse rate drops by 10-20 - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C
3. Which pulse is recommended to check in peds?
A. brachial
B. radial
C. carotid
D. femoral - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:A
4. Which skin discoloration represents liver malfunction?
A. cyanosis
B. jaundice
C. eccyhmosis
D. erythema - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B
,5. Definition of pathological Q wave:
A. 0.08 seconds wide and a depth greater than ¼ the height of the R wave
B. 0.04 seconds wide and a depth greater than ¼ the height of the R wave
C. injury until proven otherwise
D. greater than 25 mV - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B
6. How many parts are there to the scene size up?
A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6 - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C
7. Initially determining priorities of care and transport is part of the:
A. scene size up
B. secondary assessment
C. primary assessment
D. focused assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C
With a chemical burn of a known acidic liquid what is the proper treatment?
Cover promptly with wet dressings
Flush with NS or sterile water and cover with dry dressing
Flush with basic substance and cover with dry dressing
Flush for 15 minutes with a hose - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Flush with NS or sterile water
and cover with dry dressing
What is the parkland formula?
80 + 2x Age
4ml x BSI x KG
2x Age + 10
8ml x BSI - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: 4ml x BSI x KG
,Your patient is burned on his anterior chest, abdomen, and circumferential burns to left arm and left
leg. Using the rule of nines what percentage of his body is burned?
27
36
54
45 - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: 36
What are the 3 zones of injury in thermal burns?
Zone of hyperemia, stasis, coagulation
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue
Thermal, chemical, and electrical
Injury, ischemia, infract - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Zone of hyperemia, stasis, coagulation
Under what agency does personal protective and safety regulations fall under?
OSHA
DOT
Medical Direction
NREMT - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: OSHA
Chapter 7
" Yes, you may take my blood pressure." Is an example of what type of consent?
Implied
Expressed
Involuntary
Informed - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Expressed
Chapter 7
, You arrive on scene to a 58 year old man in cardiac arrest. Your partner and the engine company are
preforming CPR when the daughter frantically hands you a DNR form. What information needs to be
present on the document in order for you to withhold resuscitation?
Medical History, Medication lists and physician signature
Witness signature, Patient signature, Date
Physician signature , Date, Power of attorney (Patient signature)
Allergies, Beneficiaries, Physician signature - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Physician signature,
Date, Power of attorney (Patient signature)
Chapter 8
Which person would EMS be able to inform of patient hospital destination according to HIPPA?
Police officer
Landlord
Neighbor
Roommate - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Police officer
Chapter 9
When receiving medical direction orders over the radio you don't agree or understand what should
you do?
Repeat order back to clarify
Hang up
Confirm with partner
Blindly follow - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Repeat order back to clarify
Chapter 10
What does the abbreviation PAT stand for when documenting on a PCR report?
Patrick Mroczek
Patient assessment triangle
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia