Paramedic Fisdap Readiness
Exam Questions and Answers
100% PASS
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to
high altitudes. What should you do?—ANSWER-Administer oxygen while
descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access
and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
widening QRS. You should administer—ANSWER-Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a
larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice
coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and
SPO2 90%. You should—ANSWER-Transport emergency and continue
ventilation.
,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain.
Vital signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.—ANSWER-
sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions—ANSWER-occur in the second trimester and
are false labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.—ANSWER-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access
he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BP 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?—
ANSWER-Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer—ANSWER-Epinephrine 0.3mg
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of dizziness
lethargy and difficulty
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, breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are
BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you
should suspect.—ANSWER-Fluid Overload.
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter has
been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty.
Vital signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect.—ANSWER-
Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears
anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112 beats
per min and she complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant
with radiation to the left scapula. You should suspect.—ANSWER-Torn or
lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical patient
with a bag valve mask. You note abdominal distention and minimal chest
rise. What should you do?—ANSWER-Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He is cyanotic
and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your
second attempt at rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do.—ANSWER-
Start CPR
Exam Questions and Answers
100% PASS
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to
high altitudes. What should you do?—ANSWER-Administer oxygen while
descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access
and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
widening QRS. You should administer—ANSWER-Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a
larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice
coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and
SPO2 90%. You should—ANSWER-Transport emergency and continue
ventilation.
,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain.
Vital signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.—ANSWER-
sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions—ANSWER-occur in the second trimester and
are false labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.—ANSWER-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access
he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BP 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?—
ANSWER-Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer—ANSWER-Epinephrine 0.3mg
12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of dizziness
lethargy and difficulty
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protected by copyright law, By Author Brittie Donald
, breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are
BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you
should suspect.—ANSWER-Fluid Overload.
13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter has
been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty.
Vital signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect.—ANSWER-
Diabetic ketoacidosis
14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears
anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112 beats
per min and she complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant
with radiation to the left scapula. You should suspect.—ANSWER-Torn or
lacerated spleen.
15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical patient
with a bag valve mask. You note abdominal distention and minimal chest
rise. What should you do?—ANSWER-Reposition the head.
16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He is cyanotic
and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your
second attempt at rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do.—ANSWER-
Start CPR
