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CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC EXAM
1 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
While in transport with your mechanically ventilated patient, one
of the alarms begins to signal. It resolves after suctioning the
endotracheal tube. Which alarm was activated?
A) Power source alarm
B) Low-pressure alarm
C) High-pressure alarm
D) Oxygen source alarm - correct answer -C) High-pressure
alarm
Which of the following rates is at the bottom of the normal range
when using a low-flow nasal canula with an adult patient?
A) 1 L/min
B) 2 L/min
C) 4 L/min
D) 5 L/min - correct answer -A) 1 L/min
Which of the following is an example of noninvasive ventilation?
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A) Nasal cannula
B) Endotracheal tube
C) Flush port
D) Tracheostomy tube - correct answer -A) Nasal cannula
Nitric oxide improves blood flow by increasing:
A) systolic pressure.
B) diastolic pressure.
C) dilation.
D) heart rate. - correct answer -C) dilation
What is the most likely cause of a reperfusion injury?
A) Providing oxygen at an excessive flow rate
B) Providing too much iNO
C) Failing to provide nitrogen gas
D) Using the wrong mixture of oxygen and nitrogen gases -
correct answer -B) Providing too much iNO
A patient has been given inhaled epoprostenol by the first
responder on scene. This was to treat:
A) hypoxemia.
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B) elevated blood pressure.
C) inflammation.
D) myocarditis. - correct answer -A) hypoxemia
Which of the following is a commonly used helium-oxygen
mixture?
A) 80%:20%
B) 25%:75%
C) 50%:50%
D) 60%:40% - correct answer -A) 80%:20%
Hypoxemic respiratory distress is what type of respiratory failure?
A) Type 1
B) Type 2
C) Type 3
D) Type 4 - correct answer -A) Type 1
Which type of respiratory failure is a patient experiencing if it is
caused by cardiogenic shock?
A) Type 4
B) Type 3
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C) Type 2
D) Type 1 - correct answer -A) Type 4
A pediatric patient is in respiratory failure. An X-ray shows a
building block stuck in the child's trachea. This is an example of
what kind of respiratory failure?
A) Hypoxemic
B) Ventilatory
C) Perioperative
D) Shock - correct answer -B) Ventilatory
A CCTP can expect that use of a portable ventilator for transport
could be complicated by:
A) cost.
B) liability questions.
C) patient anxiety.
D) state regulations. - correct answer -C) patient anxiety
During transport of a critically ill patient, changes to ventilator
settings should be:
A) frequent.
CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC EXAM
1 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
While in transport with your mechanically ventilated patient, one
of the alarms begins to signal. It resolves after suctioning the
endotracheal tube. Which alarm was activated?
A) Power source alarm
B) Low-pressure alarm
C) High-pressure alarm
D) Oxygen source alarm - correct answer -C) High-pressure
alarm
Which of the following rates is at the bottom of the normal range
when using a low-flow nasal canula with an adult patient?
A) 1 L/min
B) 2 L/min
C) 4 L/min
D) 5 L/min - correct answer -A) 1 L/min
Which of the following is an example of noninvasive ventilation?
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A) Nasal cannula
B) Endotracheal tube
C) Flush port
D) Tracheostomy tube - correct answer -A) Nasal cannula
Nitric oxide improves blood flow by increasing:
A) systolic pressure.
B) diastolic pressure.
C) dilation.
D) heart rate. - correct answer -C) dilation
What is the most likely cause of a reperfusion injury?
A) Providing oxygen at an excessive flow rate
B) Providing too much iNO
C) Failing to provide nitrogen gas
D) Using the wrong mixture of oxygen and nitrogen gases -
correct answer -B) Providing too much iNO
A patient has been given inhaled epoprostenol by the first
responder on scene. This was to treat:
A) hypoxemia.
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B) elevated blood pressure.
C) inflammation.
D) myocarditis. - correct answer -A) hypoxemia
Which of the following is a commonly used helium-oxygen
mixture?
A) 80%:20%
B) 25%:75%
C) 50%:50%
D) 60%:40% - correct answer -A) 80%:20%
Hypoxemic respiratory distress is what type of respiratory failure?
A) Type 1
B) Type 2
C) Type 3
D) Type 4 - correct answer -A) Type 1
Which type of respiratory failure is a patient experiencing if it is
caused by cardiogenic shock?
A) Type 4
B) Type 3
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C) Type 2
D) Type 1 - correct answer -A) Type 4
A pediatric patient is in respiratory failure. An X-ray shows a
building block stuck in the child's trachea. This is an example of
what kind of respiratory failure?
A) Hypoxemic
B) Ventilatory
C) Perioperative
D) Shock - correct answer -B) Ventilatory
A CCTP can expect that use of a portable ventilator for transport
could be complicated by:
A) cost.
B) liability questions.
C) patient anxiety.
D) state regulations. - correct answer -C) patient anxiety
During transport of a critically ill patient, changes to ventilator
settings should be:
A) frequent.
