Students- paramedic exam practice
questions and Answers 2026
After delivery, a paramedic notices a newborns heart rate drops abruptly, skin has
become blue and blotchy, and respiration has stopped. After drying the infant,
spontaneous respiration occurs. What does this assessment describe?
A) Primary asphyxia
B) Primary apnea
C) Secondary apnea
D) Newborn asphyxia - Correct answer-C. Secondary apnea
**ON THE TEST**
A woman who is 38 weeks pregnant had minor spotting yesterday. She now has
painless bright red vaginal bleeding. The uterus is soft and nontender. Her skin is
pale and moist. VS BP 100/60 P 112 RR 28 Spo2 95%. What should the paramedic
suspect?
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,A) placental abruptio previa
B) Placenta previa
C) placenta abruptio
D) Uterine rupture - Correct answer-B) Placenta previa
Which childhood disease presents with a diffuse rash all over the body, fever, and
white koplik spots in the mouth?
A) Measles
B) Varciella
C) Hand-Foot and Mouth disease
D) Rubella - Correct answer-A) Measles
**ON THE TEST**
Which of these would suppress the compensatory mechanism of tachycardia and a
geriatric patient who is experiencing hemorrhagic shock?
A. Thiazide diuretics
B. Beta blockers
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,C. Calcium channel blockers
D. Blood thinners - Correct answer-B. Beta blockers
What is the correct amount of fluid to a minister to a five week old infant who
weighs 8 pounds with significant dehydration?
A. 36 mL
B. 72 mL
C. 82 mL
D. 160 mL - Correct answer-B. 72mL
Which of these is most likely NOT to be sustained from the tertiary phase of blast
injuries?
A. Compression fractures of the spine
B. Rib fractures
C. Hyperextension injuries
D. Pulmonary barotrauma - Correct answer-D. Pulmonary barotrauma
**ON THE TEST**
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, Which of these is most likely to be sustained from the tertiary phase of blast
injuries?
A) Smoke or toxic fume inhalation, burns, crush injuries
B) Lacerations, eye injuries, extremity fractures
C) Compression fractures of the spine, rib fractures, hyperextension injuries
D) Tympanic membrane rupture, headache, blast lung injury - Correct answer-C)
Compression fractures of the spine, rib fractures, hyperextension injuries
What should a paramedic do when confronted with a prolasped cord?
A) Place gloved fingers between the baby and the mothers pelvic bone
B) Insert gloved hand into the birth canal in order to restrain delivery
C) Attempt to push the cord back into the birth canal
D) Clamp and cut the cord and instruct the mother to push as hard as possible -
Correct answer-A) Place gloved fingers between the baby and the mothers pelvic
bone
A 20-year-old has been working in the sun for the past six hours on a very hot day
and c/o extreme dizziness, weakness, thirst, nausea, and has vomited x2. Skin is
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questions and Answers 2026
After delivery, a paramedic notices a newborns heart rate drops abruptly, skin has
become blue and blotchy, and respiration has stopped. After drying the infant,
spontaneous respiration occurs. What does this assessment describe?
A) Primary asphyxia
B) Primary apnea
C) Secondary apnea
D) Newborn asphyxia - Correct answer-C. Secondary apnea
**ON THE TEST**
A woman who is 38 weeks pregnant had minor spotting yesterday. She now has
painless bright red vaginal bleeding. The uterus is soft and nontender. Her skin is
pale and moist. VS BP 100/60 P 112 RR 28 Spo2 95%. What should the paramedic
suspect?
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,A) placental abruptio previa
B) Placenta previa
C) placenta abruptio
D) Uterine rupture - Correct answer-B) Placenta previa
Which childhood disease presents with a diffuse rash all over the body, fever, and
white koplik spots in the mouth?
A) Measles
B) Varciella
C) Hand-Foot and Mouth disease
D) Rubella - Correct answer-A) Measles
**ON THE TEST**
Which of these would suppress the compensatory mechanism of tachycardia and a
geriatric patient who is experiencing hemorrhagic shock?
A. Thiazide diuretics
B. Beta blockers
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,C. Calcium channel blockers
D. Blood thinners - Correct answer-B. Beta blockers
What is the correct amount of fluid to a minister to a five week old infant who
weighs 8 pounds with significant dehydration?
A. 36 mL
B. 72 mL
C. 82 mL
D. 160 mL - Correct answer-B. 72mL
Which of these is most likely NOT to be sustained from the tertiary phase of blast
injuries?
A. Compression fractures of the spine
B. Rib fractures
C. Hyperextension injuries
D. Pulmonary barotrauma - Correct answer-D. Pulmonary barotrauma
**ON THE TEST**
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, Which of these is most likely to be sustained from the tertiary phase of blast
injuries?
A) Smoke or toxic fume inhalation, burns, crush injuries
B) Lacerations, eye injuries, extremity fractures
C) Compression fractures of the spine, rib fractures, hyperextension injuries
D) Tympanic membrane rupture, headache, blast lung injury - Correct answer-C)
Compression fractures of the spine, rib fractures, hyperextension injuries
What should a paramedic do when confronted with a prolasped cord?
A) Place gloved fingers between the baby and the mothers pelvic bone
B) Insert gloved hand into the birth canal in order to restrain delivery
C) Attempt to push the cord back into the birth canal
D) Clamp and cut the cord and instruct the mother to push as hard as possible -
Correct answer-A) Place gloved fingers between the baby and the mothers pelvic
bone
A 20-year-old has been working in the sun for the past six hours on a very hot day
and c/o extreme dizziness, weakness, thirst, nausea, and has vomited x2. Skin is
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