PARAMEDIC NATIONAL REGISTRY 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔DCAP-BTLS = - ✔✔deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns,
tenderness, lacerations, swelling
✔✔Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and many undetermined respiratory illnesses are
classified as - ✔✔COPD
✔✔Epinephrine: Action - ✔✔vasoconstriction, bronchodilation
✔✔Epinephrine: Contraindications - ✔✔Glaucoma, shock other than anaphylactic,
diabetes, cardiac problems, hypertension, pregnancy, meds include a beta blocker or
MAOI
✔✔Epinephrine: Dosage - ✔✔Epi-Pen = 0.3mg, Epi-Pen Jr = 0.15mg (for <60 lbs)
✔✔Epinephrine: Indications - ✔✔Anaphylaxis
✔✔Epinephrine: Side Effects - ✔✔Headache, palpitations, hypertension, tachycardia
✔✔Flow rates for nasal cannula - ✔✔1-6 L/min
✔✔Flow rates for NRB - ✔✔12-15 L/min
✔✔Full dilation of the cervix occurs in the _______ stage of labor. - ✔✔first
✔✔Glucagon: Action - ✔✔increases blood glucose by stimulating liver to release stored
glycogen
✔✔Glucagon: Contraindications - ✔✔allergy, hx of pheochromocytoma (tumor which
secretes epinephrine)
✔✔Glucagon: Dosage - ✔✔1.0 mg for >44lbs, 0.5 mg for <44lbs, repeat in 20 min if no
response
✔✔Glucagon: Side Effects - ✔✔hypotension, nausea, vomiting, respiratory distress
✔✔Half of all cardiac arrest patients will initially have a _______ rhythm. -
✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔Blood sugar less than 60
, ✔✔If a cardiac arrest occurs within two hours of the onset of symptoms, it is called -
✔✔sudden death
✔✔If a patient is eight months pregnant, how much blood can she potentially lose
before exhibiting signs of shock? - ✔✔30-35%
✔✔If the patient is not defibrillated within _______ minutes of a cardiac arrest, there is
almost no chance for survival. - ✔✔8
✔✔In an adult, a systolic BP of __ or less is hypotensive - ✔✔90mmHg
✔✔In patients > 1 y/o, the 1st pulse you check - ✔✔radial
✔✔In the condition called ____, there is not electrical stimulus to cause the heart
muscle to contract. - ✔✔asystole
✔✔list of steps to be taken in different situations - ✔✔protocols
✔✔Lung sounds that resemble low-pitched snoring or rattling are called - ✔✔rhonchi
✔✔Normal breathing rate for adults - ✔✔12-20
✔✔Normal breathing rate for children - ✔✔15-30
✔✔Normal breathing rate for infants - ✔✔25-50
✔✔Normal diastolic BP in adults - ✔✔60 to 90
✔✔Normal pulse rate for an adult - ✔✔60-100 bpm
✔✔Normal systolic BP in adults - ✔✔90 to 150
✔✔Not all poisons are toxins. Toxins are poisons that are - ✔✔produced by living
organisms
✔✔NTG: Action - ✔✔vasodilator, decreases blood return to heart
✔✔NTG: Contraindications - ✔✔systolic pressure <100mm/Hg, use of ED med within
last 24 hrs, head injury
✔✔NTG: Dosage - ✔✔0.4mg SL, repeat every 3-5 min for 15 min
✔✔NTG: Indications - ✔✔chest pain of cardiac origin, angina, acute CHF
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔DCAP-BTLS = - ✔✔deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns,
tenderness, lacerations, swelling
✔✔Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and many undetermined respiratory illnesses are
classified as - ✔✔COPD
✔✔Epinephrine: Action - ✔✔vasoconstriction, bronchodilation
✔✔Epinephrine: Contraindications - ✔✔Glaucoma, shock other than anaphylactic,
diabetes, cardiac problems, hypertension, pregnancy, meds include a beta blocker or
MAOI
✔✔Epinephrine: Dosage - ✔✔Epi-Pen = 0.3mg, Epi-Pen Jr = 0.15mg (for <60 lbs)
✔✔Epinephrine: Indications - ✔✔Anaphylaxis
✔✔Epinephrine: Side Effects - ✔✔Headache, palpitations, hypertension, tachycardia
✔✔Flow rates for nasal cannula - ✔✔1-6 L/min
✔✔Flow rates for NRB - ✔✔12-15 L/min
✔✔Full dilation of the cervix occurs in the _______ stage of labor. - ✔✔first
✔✔Glucagon: Action - ✔✔increases blood glucose by stimulating liver to release stored
glycogen
✔✔Glucagon: Contraindications - ✔✔allergy, hx of pheochromocytoma (tumor which
secretes epinephrine)
✔✔Glucagon: Dosage - ✔✔1.0 mg for >44lbs, 0.5 mg for <44lbs, repeat in 20 min if no
response
✔✔Glucagon: Side Effects - ✔✔hypotension, nausea, vomiting, respiratory distress
✔✔Half of all cardiac arrest patients will initially have a _______ rhythm. -
✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔Blood sugar less than 60
, ✔✔If a cardiac arrest occurs within two hours of the onset of symptoms, it is called -
✔✔sudden death
✔✔If a patient is eight months pregnant, how much blood can she potentially lose
before exhibiting signs of shock? - ✔✔30-35%
✔✔If the patient is not defibrillated within _______ minutes of a cardiac arrest, there is
almost no chance for survival. - ✔✔8
✔✔In an adult, a systolic BP of __ or less is hypotensive - ✔✔90mmHg
✔✔In patients > 1 y/o, the 1st pulse you check - ✔✔radial
✔✔In the condition called ____, there is not electrical stimulus to cause the heart
muscle to contract. - ✔✔asystole
✔✔list of steps to be taken in different situations - ✔✔protocols
✔✔Lung sounds that resemble low-pitched snoring or rattling are called - ✔✔rhonchi
✔✔Normal breathing rate for adults - ✔✔12-20
✔✔Normal breathing rate for children - ✔✔15-30
✔✔Normal breathing rate for infants - ✔✔25-50
✔✔Normal diastolic BP in adults - ✔✔60 to 90
✔✔Normal pulse rate for an adult - ✔✔60-100 bpm
✔✔Normal systolic BP in adults - ✔✔90 to 150
✔✔Not all poisons are toxins. Toxins are poisons that are - ✔✔produced by living
organisms
✔✔NTG: Action - ✔✔vasodilator, decreases blood return to heart
✔✔NTG: Contraindications - ✔✔systolic pressure <100mm/Hg, use of ED med within
last 24 hrs, head injury
✔✔NTG: Dosage - ✔✔0.4mg SL, repeat every 3-5 min for 15 min
✔✔NTG: Indications - ✔✔chest pain of cardiac origin, angina, acute CHF
