Paramedic school entry exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Abandonment - Correct answer-Leaving a pt w/o having turned pt care over to
medical professional at or above your level of care
Negligence - Correct answer-Harm that befell the pt due to a mistake you made.
Assault - Correct answer-"I'm gonna beat your ass". Verbal
Battery - Correct answer-"I beat you with a bat" physical
Medial - Correct answer-Towards inner core
Lateral - Correct answer-Away from sides
Anterior - Correct answer-Front
Posterior - Correct answer-Back
Proximal - Correct answer-Towards core, or specific site
Distal - Correct answer-Away from core, or specific site
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,Basic tenets of HIPAA and pt privacy - Correct answer-There is nothing you can't
tell forward lines of caregivers. i.e. the RN you are turning pt care over to.
Mechanics for breathing and muscles used - Correct answer-Lung expansion -
pleura: two thin, smooth layers of tissue with thin film of fluid in between allow
frictionless movement across one another.
Inhalation: Chest expands, creates negative pressure in thoracic cavity, parietal
pleura pulls the visceral, which pull the lungs.
Exhalation: Diagphragm/intercostals relax, thoracic cage contracts, pressure in
cavity rises, air is expelled. Normally passive. No energy required. Exhaled air
contains 16% o2.
Diaphragm: primary muscle for respiration. Usually involuntary but can be
controlled voluntarily. Esophagus and great vessels pass through the diaphragm.
Dome shaped until contraction during inhalation; moves down and expands the
size of the thoracic cavity.
Intercostal muscles.
Alveoli - Correct answer-All airway structures serve to get air to this point. Only
place where o2 and co2 are exchanged. Contact w/ pulmonary capillaries.
Pulmonary capillaries diffuse cabon dioxide from the body to the alveoli. Alveloi
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,diffuse o2 from respiratory system to the body. Surfactant is: a substance that helps
keep the alveoli from collapsing.
What each number in BP represent - Correct answer-Systolic: the pressure exerted
during contracted of the left ventricle.
Diastolic: the pressure between contractions. The resting phase. This is constant.
Characteristics and differences of types of muscle tissue - Correct answer-Smooth:
involuntary located within the blood vessels and digestive tract.
Skeletal: voluntary that attaches to the skeleton.
Cardiac: heart
Diaphragm and intercostals are involuntary but are can also be voluntary.
Locations/function of liver - Correct answer-Think filter. Remember antifreeze OD
and whiskey. RUQ. Helps break down fats, filters toxins, prodcues cholesterol.
Location/function of spleen - Correct answer-LUQ. Filters the blood and helps
repair damaged blood platelets.
Location/function of pancreas - Correct answer-Aids in digestion, produces insulin,
helps regulate CBG levels. Epigastric region.
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, Location/function of esophagus - Correct answer-Collapsible structure running
from mouth to stomach. Posterior to the trachea.
Location/function of stomach - Correct answer-Hollow LUQ. Receives food,
begins breaking it down, sends it to small intestine.
Location/function of small intestine - Correct answer-Hollow, both lower
quadrants. Food from stomach is mixed w/ digestive enzymes to digest fat. Most
contents are absorbed out of the small intestine and used/stored by the body.
Location/function of large intestine - Correct answer-Occupies outer boarder of
abd. Pulls most of the remaining liquid to form solid stool.
Location/function of appendix - Correct answer-Hollow, RLQ, can easily become
obstructed, causing inflammation, rupture, possible infection
Location/function of Kidneys - Correct answer-Part of urinary system. Control
fluid balance, filter waste, control pH balance.
Location/function of gall bladder - Correct answer-Beneath liver. Collects and
stores bile from the liver. Releases bile into the intestine and aid in digestion.
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Questions and Answers
Abandonment - Correct answer-Leaving a pt w/o having turned pt care over to
medical professional at or above your level of care
Negligence - Correct answer-Harm that befell the pt due to a mistake you made.
Assault - Correct answer-"I'm gonna beat your ass". Verbal
Battery - Correct answer-"I beat you with a bat" physical
Medial - Correct answer-Towards inner core
Lateral - Correct answer-Away from sides
Anterior - Correct answer-Front
Posterior - Correct answer-Back
Proximal - Correct answer-Towards core, or specific site
Distal - Correct answer-Away from core, or specific site
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,Basic tenets of HIPAA and pt privacy - Correct answer-There is nothing you can't
tell forward lines of caregivers. i.e. the RN you are turning pt care over to.
Mechanics for breathing and muscles used - Correct answer-Lung expansion -
pleura: two thin, smooth layers of tissue with thin film of fluid in between allow
frictionless movement across one another.
Inhalation: Chest expands, creates negative pressure in thoracic cavity, parietal
pleura pulls the visceral, which pull the lungs.
Exhalation: Diagphragm/intercostals relax, thoracic cage contracts, pressure in
cavity rises, air is expelled. Normally passive. No energy required. Exhaled air
contains 16% o2.
Diaphragm: primary muscle for respiration. Usually involuntary but can be
controlled voluntarily. Esophagus and great vessels pass through the diaphragm.
Dome shaped until contraction during inhalation; moves down and expands the
size of the thoracic cavity.
Intercostal muscles.
Alveoli - Correct answer-All airway structures serve to get air to this point. Only
place where o2 and co2 are exchanged. Contact w/ pulmonary capillaries.
Pulmonary capillaries diffuse cabon dioxide from the body to the alveoli. Alveloi
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,diffuse o2 from respiratory system to the body. Surfactant is: a substance that helps
keep the alveoli from collapsing.
What each number in BP represent - Correct answer-Systolic: the pressure exerted
during contracted of the left ventricle.
Diastolic: the pressure between contractions. The resting phase. This is constant.
Characteristics and differences of types of muscle tissue - Correct answer-Smooth:
involuntary located within the blood vessels and digestive tract.
Skeletal: voluntary that attaches to the skeleton.
Cardiac: heart
Diaphragm and intercostals are involuntary but are can also be voluntary.
Locations/function of liver - Correct answer-Think filter. Remember antifreeze OD
and whiskey. RUQ. Helps break down fats, filters toxins, prodcues cholesterol.
Location/function of spleen - Correct answer-LUQ. Filters the blood and helps
repair damaged blood platelets.
Location/function of pancreas - Correct answer-Aids in digestion, produces insulin,
helps regulate CBG levels. Epigastric region.
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, Location/function of esophagus - Correct answer-Collapsible structure running
from mouth to stomach. Posterior to the trachea.
Location/function of stomach - Correct answer-Hollow LUQ. Receives food,
begins breaking it down, sends it to small intestine.
Location/function of small intestine - Correct answer-Hollow, both lower
quadrants. Food from stomach is mixed w/ digestive enzymes to digest fat. Most
contents are absorbed out of the small intestine and used/stored by the body.
Location/function of large intestine - Correct answer-Occupies outer boarder of
abd. Pulls most of the remaining liquid to form solid stool.
Location/function of appendix - Correct answer-Hollow, RLQ, can easily become
obstructed, causing inflammation, rupture, possible infection
Location/function of Kidneys - Correct answer-Part of urinary system. Control
fluid balance, filter waste, control pH balance.
Location/function of gall bladder - Correct answer-Beneath liver. Collects and
stores bile from the liver. Releases bile into the intestine and aid in digestion.
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