,Test Bank for Paramedic Care -
Principles and Practice, 6th
Edition, Volume 1 - 5 by
Bledsoe
1. What is the primary role of a paramedic within the EMS system?
A. Hospital administrator
B. Patient advocate
C. Scene commander
D. Fireground operations manager
Paramedics serve as a patient advocate, ensuring that patients' rights and
needs are protected throughout care.
2. Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice?
A. Treatment based on intuition and experience
B. Treatment based on current research and clinical expertise
C. Treatment based on standard operating procedures
,D. Treatment based on local protocols
Evidence-based practice integrates clinical experience with the best
available research.
3. Which part of the nervous system controls the "fight or flight"
response?
A. Central nervous system
B. Parasympathetic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Peripheral nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for stress-related
activities.
4. The most important intervention for a patient in ventricular fibrillation
is:
A. Epinephrine administration
B. Oxygen at 15 L/min
C. Chest compressions
D. Defibrillation
Defibrillation is the definitive treatment to terminate ventricular
fibrillation.
5. What is the primary function of the sodium-potassium pump?
A. Maintain body temperature
B. Regulate cell membrane potential
C. Transport oxygen into cells
, D. Remove CO₂ from the cell
The sodium-potassium pump helps maintain resting membrane potential
crucial for action potentials.
6. What is the definition of preload?
A. Pressure in the aorta
B. Force of contraction
C. Afterload on the ventricles
D. Volume of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole
Preload refers to the ventricular filling and stretch before contraction.
7. What is the major risk of giving excessive ventilation to a trauma
patient?
A. Increased intrathoracic pressure reducing cardiac output
B. Decreased PaCO₂
C. Decreased intracranial pressure
D. Increased oxygen delivery
Excessive ventilation raises intrathoracic pressure and impairs venous
return to the heart.
8. What is the first medication to administer in pulseless ventricular
tachycardia?
A. Amiodarone
B. Epinephrine
C. Lidocaine
D. Atropine
Principles and Practice, 6th
Edition, Volume 1 - 5 by
Bledsoe
1. What is the primary role of a paramedic within the EMS system?
A. Hospital administrator
B. Patient advocate
C. Scene commander
D. Fireground operations manager
Paramedics serve as a patient advocate, ensuring that patients' rights and
needs are protected throughout care.
2. Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice?
A. Treatment based on intuition and experience
B. Treatment based on current research and clinical expertise
C. Treatment based on standard operating procedures
,D. Treatment based on local protocols
Evidence-based practice integrates clinical experience with the best
available research.
3. Which part of the nervous system controls the "fight or flight"
response?
A. Central nervous system
B. Parasympathetic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Peripheral nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for stress-related
activities.
4. The most important intervention for a patient in ventricular fibrillation
is:
A. Epinephrine administration
B. Oxygen at 15 L/min
C. Chest compressions
D. Defibrillation
Defibrillation is the definitive treatment to terminate ventricular
fibrillation.
5. What is the primary function of the sodium-potassium pump?
A. Maintain body temperature
B. Regulate cell membrane potential
C. Transport oxygen into cells
, D. Remove CO₂ from the cell
The sodium-potassium pump helps maintain resting membrane potential
crucial for action potentials.
6. What is the definition of preload?
A. Pressure in the aorta
B. Force of contraction
C. Afterload on the ventricles
D. Volume of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole
Preload refers to the ventricular filling and stretch before contraction.
7. What is the major risk of giving excessive ventilation to a trauma
patient?
A. Increased intrathoracic pressure reducing cardiac output
B. Decreased PaCO₂
C. Decreased intracranial pressure
D. Increased oxygen delivery
Excessive ventilation raises intrathoracic pressure and impairs venous
return to the heart.
8. What is the first medication to administer in pulseless ventricular
tachycardia?
A. Amiodarone
B. Epinephrine
C. Lidocaine
D. Atropine
