Students- paramedic exam practice questions with complete solutions.

Students- paramedic exam practice questions with complete solutions. 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 answers.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? A) placental abruptio previa B) Placenta previa C) placenta abruptio D) Uterine rupture - correct answers.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 answers.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 C. Calcium channel blockers D. Blood thinners - correct answers.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 answers.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 answers.D. Pulmonary barotrauma **ON THE TEST** 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 answers.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 answers.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 warm, flushed, diaphoretic. VS: BP 94/60 orthostatic changes; P 118 and thready; spo2 97%; T 99F. Glucose 120. What should the paramedic initiate for the patient? A) IV NS in consecutive 200 mL increments B) Cover with a cold wet shet C) Give 32 ounces of electrolyte solution orally D) Transport patient as quickly as possible - correct answers.A. IV NS in consecutive 200 mL increments **ON THE TEST**