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FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What do apparently mild electrical burns and hydrofluoric
acid burns have in common? - CORRECT ANSWER -They
can be worse than initially expected
2. What does neurogenic shock due to spinal injury create? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased cardiac output
3. You are treating a 24 year old male who slipped and fell on an
icy sidewalk. You are considering transporting this Pt in a
sitting position. You should apply c-spine precautions if the
patient - CORRECT ANSWER -Is unable to communicate
4. How do you calculate cardiac output? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Heart rate multiplied by stroke volume
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5. You observe marked shortness of breath, JVD, tachycardia,
and hypotension on a trauma Pt. What could this indicate -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tension pneumothorax
6. When calculating kinetic energy, the most important variable
relating to total kinetic energy is? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Velocity
7. A dermatome can be described as - CORRECT ANSWER -An
area of the skin inner ages by a specific spinal nerve
8. Which of the following interventions should be performed on
the scene (before loading a critical trauma patient into the
ambulance) - CORRECT ANSWER -Decompress a tension
pneumo
9. APGAR scores should be obtained at which of the following
intervals? - CORRECT ANSWER -At 1 min after complete
delivery and 5 mins after
10. The intercostal artery, vein, and nerve are found -
CORRECT ANSWER -Along the bottom of the rib
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11. You are treating a 20 yo male who was an unrestrained
driver of a vehicle that hit a pole at 65mph. He is unconscious
but has a good airway and clear bilateral breath sounds. He
has JVD and a large bruise on his chest, but there is no
crepitus or instability to his chest. Vitals BP 70/60 P 120 R 24.
What is the most likely cause of his condition? - correct
answer
-Pericardial tamponade
12. Compartment syndrome is best defined as - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tissue pressure rising above perfusion pressure,
resulting in ischemia to the muscle
13. You are dispatched to the scene of a bar fight. Patient 25 yo
male, suffered a laceration to the left lateral neck from a broken
bottle. In addressing the injury, you should - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apply an occlusive dressing
14. 24 yo woman laying in sidewalk after trailer caught on fire.
Coughing up black tinged sputum and complains of difficulty
breathing. Her breathing is stridulous but both lungs clear.
She's awake and able to answer verbally but is hoarse. She
moves on command, oriented to person place and time. What's
her GCS? - CORRECT ANSWER -15
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15. A 24 year old woman is found lying on the sidewalk after
jumping out of her trailer home bedroom during a fire. She has
second degree burns to her face and head, and third degree
burns to both her arms. What percent of her body is burned? -
CORRECT ANSWER -18%
16. A 24 year old woman is found lying on the sidewalk after
jumping out of her trailer home bedroom during a fire. She has
second degree burns to her face and head and third degree
burns to both her arms. She is coughing up black tinged
sputum and complains of difficulty breathing. Her breathing is
stridulous, her lungs are clear. She is awake and able to
answer verbally but very hoarse. She moves all extremities on
common. She is oriented to person , place, time. What is your
biggest concern - CORRECT ANSWER -Swelling of airway
17. Dispatched to the scene of a fight. 17 yo male complaining
of left upper quadrant pain. He was hit with a bat in the
"stomach" one time. On visual inspection you not redness at
the left anterior costal margin. Palpating of the same region
reviews the presence of slight crepitus. Based on these
findings, you would expect damage to which abdominal organ?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Spleen
FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What do apparently mild electrical burns and hydrofluoric
acid burns have in common? - CORRECT ANSWER -They
can be worse than initially expected
2. What does neurogenic shock due to spinal injury create? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased cardiac output
3. You are treating a 24 year old male who slipped and fell on an
icy sidewalk. You are considering transporting this Pt in a
sitting position. You should apply c-spine precautions if the
patient - CORRECT ANSWER -Is unable to communicate
4. How do you calculate cardiac output? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Heart rate multiplied by stroke volume
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5. You observe marked shortness of breath, JVD, tachycardia,
and hypotension on a trauma Pt. What could this indicate -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tension pneumothorax
6. When calculating kinetic energy, the most important variable
relating to total kinetic energy is? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Velocity
7. A dermatome can be described as - CORRECT ANSWER -An
area of the skin inner ages by a specific spinal nerve
8. Which of the following interventions should be performed on
the scene (before loading a critical trauma patient into the
ambulance) - CORRECT ANSWER -Decompress a tension
pneumo
9. APGAR scores should be obtained at which of the following
intervals? - CORRECT ANSWER -At 1 min after complete
delivery and 5 mins after
10. The intercostal artery, vein, and nerve are found -
CORRECT ANSWER -Along the bottom of the rib
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11. You are treating a 20 yo male who was an unrestrained
driver of a vehicle that hit a pole at 65mph. He is unconscious
but has a good airway and clear bilateral breath sounds. He
has JVD and a large bruise on his chest, but there is no
crepitus or instability to his chest. Vitals BP 70/60 P 120 R 24.
What is the most likely cause of his condition? - correct
answer
-Pericardial tamponade
12. Compartment syndrome is best defined as - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tissue pressure rising above perfusion pressure,
resulting in ischemia to the muscle
13. You are dispatched to the scene of a bar fight. Patient 25 yo
male, suffered a laceration to the left lateral neck from a broken
bottle. In addressing the injury, you should - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apply an occlusive dressing
14. 24 yo woman laying in sidewalk after trailer caught on fire.
Coughing up black tinged sputum and complains of difficulty
breathing. Her breathing is stridulous but both lungs clear.
She's awake and able to answer verbally but is hoarse. She
moves on command, oriented to person place and time. What's
her GCS? - CORRECT ANSWER -15
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15. A 24 year old woman is found lying on the sidewalk after
jumping out of her trailer home bedroom during a fire. She has
second degree burns to her face and head, and third degree
burns to both her arms. What percent of her body is burned? -
CORRECT ANSWER -18%
16. A 24 year old woman is found lying on the sidewalk after
jumping out of her trailer home bedroom during a fire. She has
second degree burns to her face and head and third degree
burns to both her arms. She is coughing up black tinged
sputum and complains of difficulty breathing. Her breathing is
stridulous, her lungs are clear. She is awake and able to
answer verbally but very hoarse. She moves all extremities on
common. She is oriented to person , place, time. What is your
biggest concern - CORRECT ANSWER -Swelling of airway
17. Dispatched to the scene of a fight. 17 yo male complaining
of left upper quadrant pain. He was hit with a bat in the
"stomach" one time. On visual inspection you not redness at
the left anterior costal margin. Palpating of the same region
reviews the presence of slight crepitus. Based on these
findings, you would expect damage to which abdominal organ?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Spleen
