CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC EXAM 1 FINAL
PAPER 2026 EXAM FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED.
◍ Living Will
Question asked which choice best explained a living will.
.Answer:Instructions given by competent individuals specifying what
actions should be taken for their health in the event that they are no
longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.
◍ EMTALA
Question asked which choice best explained EMTALA. .Answer:The
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Requires doctor
to doctor contact and is considered the "Anti-Dumping Act."
Hospitals are responsible for 250 yards.
◍ COBRA
Question asked which choice best explained COBRA .Answer:The
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Passed in 1986,
,EMTALA was part of this Act. Designed to prevent financially
motivated transfers of patients in unstable condition.
◍ HIPPA
Scenario: CCP worked a call with multiple DOA's and informed the
media of the patient's name and details of the call. .Answer:The
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. Kepps
patient's health information private.
◍ Online Medical Direction
Scenario: Transferring a cardiac patient from an outlying facility back
to your facility for possible PTCA. Patient needs a medication and
who do you need to contact. Choices consisted of the sending facility,
the receiving facility ER charge nurse, the receiving facility medical
director and another choice .Answer:Medical direction for a transport
should be decided by both the receiving and sending physicians. They
may be dictated by communication availability. If the sending
physician is requesting treatment that is outside the standing protocols
for the transferring unit, written documentation and orders should
accompany the transfer team. The ultimate responsibility for the
action or inaction of a CCP rests with the medical director.
◍ 7 P's of Intubation .Answer:1. Preparation
2. Pre-oxygenate
3. Pre-treatment
, 4. Paralysis with induction
5. Positioning
6. Proof of placement
7. Post intubation management
◍ Succinylcholine (Anectine) .Answer:- Causes fasiculations
- Only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent
- Watch for malignant hyperthermia (rapid increase in temperature)
◍ Causes for High Pressure Alarm on Ventilator
One question just asked a reason for a high pressure alarm and
decreased lung compliance was a choice. Unsure about the second
question. .Answer:1. Decreased Lung Compliance
2. Kinks in tube
3. Coughing/Gagging/Secretions blockage
4. Improper flow rates and/or I:E ratio
5. Bronchospasms
6. Breathing "asynchronously"
7. Alveolar over distention
8. Sensitivity too high
9. Vibrations
*Increase sedation on patient
PAPER 2026 EXAM FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED.
◍ Living Will
Question asked which choice best explained a living will.
.Answer:Instructions given by competent individuals specifying what
actions should be taken for their health in the event that they are no
longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.
◍ EMTALA
Question asked which choice best explained EMTALA. .Answer:The
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Requires doctor
to doctor contact and is considered the "Anti-Dumping Act."
Hospitals are responsible for 250 yards.
◍ COBRA
Question asked which choice best explained COBRA .Answer:The
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Passed in 1986,
,EMTALA was part of this Act. Designed to prevent financially
motivated transfers of patients in unstable condition.
◍ HIPPA
Scenario: CCP worked a call with multiple DOA's and informed the
media of the patient's name and details of the call. .Answer:The
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. Kepps
patient's health information private.
◍ Online Medical Direction
Scenario: Transferring a cardiac patient from an outlying facility back
to your facility for possible PTCA. Patient needs a medication and
who do you need to contact. Choices consisted of the sending facility,
the receiving facility ER charge nurse, the receiving facility medical
director and another choice .Answer:Medical direction for a transport
should be decided by both the receiving and sending physicians. They
may be dictated by communication availability. If the sending
physician is requesting treatment that is outside the standing protocols
for the transferring unit, written documentation and orders should
accompany the transfer team. The ultimate responsibility for the
action or inaction of a CCP rests with the medical director.
◍ 7 P's of Intubation .Answer:1. Preparation
2. Pre-oxygenate
3. Pre-treatment
, 4. Paralysis with induction
5. Positioning
6. Proof of placement
7. Post intubation management
◍ Succinylcholine (Anectine) .Answer:- Causes fasiculations
- Only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent
- Watch for malignant hyperthermia (rapid increase in temperature)
◍ Causes for High Pressure Alarm on Ventilator
One question just asked a reason for a high pressure alarm and
decreased lung compliance was a choice. Unsure about the second
question. .Answer:1. Decreased Lung Compliance
2. Kinks in tube
3. Coughing/Gagging/Secretions blockage
4. Improper flow rates and/or I:E ratio
5. Bronchospasms
6. Breathing "asynchronously"
7. Alveolar over distention
8. Sensitivity too high
9. Vibrations
*Increase sedation on patient
