COPR PCP – Practice Exam 2 (Primary Care Paramedic –
practice questions and exam preparation)
Your patient is on a pulse oximeter and the reading is 100% saturation. What does this value
represent?
a. That 100% of hemoglobin is bound
b. That the patient is on 100% oxygen by mask
c. That the blood will not carry any more oxygen
d. That the partial pressure of oxygen is 100mmHg in the arterial blood - correct answer ✔✔A
How often should a paramedic conduct on going exam for a trauma patients?
a. Every 5 minutes for all patients
b. Every 10 minutes for all patients
c. Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 10 minutes for stable patients
d. Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 15 minutes for stable patients - correct answer
✔✔D
A paramedic is assessing a mutli-system trauma patient involving chest and abdominal injuries
and fractures to the left clavicle and the lower extremities. The paramedic determines that rapid
transportation to hospital is required due to suspected hypo olefin shock. Which of the
following methods is most appropriate for transporting this patient?
A. Log roll the patient to a back board, complete full spinal immobilization and the transport
B. Extremity lift the patient to the stretcher, maintaining neutral alignment and then transport.
,C. Utilize a traction splint to immobilized he lower extremity fractures, then log roll the patient
to a back board, complete full spinal immobilization and then transport
D. Sling the left arm and immobilize the lower extremities together with broad bandage, then
log roll the patient to a backboard, complete spinal immobilization and the transport. - correct
answer ✔✔A
It is a cold snowy winter day and paramedics are transporting a critically injured female from a
motor vehicle accident to the nearest trauma Centre. The paramedic attending to the patient in
the back of the ambulance says to the driver, "you had better get us there soon; her condition is
deteriorating" when of the following statements best explains what the driver should do?
a. Continue at current speed but activate lights and sirens
b. Pull over and ask the attending paramedic to drive the rest of the way
c. Increase speed as patients condition is worsening and move to centre of highway
d. Operate the ambulance in a safe manner and adhere to local traffic laws and road conditions
- correct answer ✔✔D
Paramedics are treating a female asthmatic patient with audible wheezing. The paramedics are
certified to administer salbutamol to the patient either by nebulizer or MDI. The patient has her
own expired Ventolin inhaler and thinks she should take her own. How should the paramedics
proceed?
a. Consult with online medical control for advice
b. Allow the patient to take their own inhaler to prevent upsetting them
c. Advise the patient that you would like to administer your medication to them as per your
protocol
d. Administer oxygen while moving the patient to the stretcher and then re-evaluate the need
for any medication - correct answer ✔✔C
Which of the following would be consider a mass casualty incident (MCI) ?
, a. A call involving at least two patients
b. A call involving more patients than the number of ambulances on the scene
c. A call involving two or more vehicles in an area where there is no tiered response
d. A call where the available resources are insufficient to manage the number of patients -
correct answer ✔✔D
Febrile seizures typically occur in children in which of the following age ranges
a. 1 month to 1 year of age
b. 1 month to 5 years of age
c. 6 months to 2 years of age
d. 6 months to 5 years of age - correct answer ✔✔D
An EMS crew is having lunch at a restaurant when a six month old child starts choking. Upon
assessment, the paramedics find that the child is conscious and has an airway obstruction that
is not visible. Which of the following actions should the paramedics take?
a. Start cpr
b. Perform 5 back blows
c. Perform 5 abdominal thrust
d. Do a finger sweep to remove the object - correct answer ✔✔B
Which of the following lifestyle factors is not affecting by shift work?
a. Diet
b. Sleep
practice questions and exam preparation)
Your patient is on a pulse oximeter and the reading is 100% saturation. What does this value
represent?
a. That 100% of hemoglobin is bound
b. That the patient is on 100% oxygen by mask
c. That the blood will not carry any more oxygen
d. That the partial pressure of oxygen is 100mmHg in the arterial blood - correct answer ✔✔A
How often should a paramedic conduct on going exam for a trauma patients?
a. Every 5 minutes for all patients
b. Every 10 minutes for all patients
c. Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 10 minutes for stable patients
d. Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 15 minutes for stable patients - correct answer
✔✔D
A paramedic is assessing a mutli-system trauma patient involving chest and abdominal injuries
and fractures to the left clavicle and the lower extremities. The paramedic determines that rapid
transportation to hospital is required due to suspected hypo olefin shock. Which of the
following methods is most appropriate for transporting this patient?
A. Log roll the patient to a back board, complete full spinal immobilization and the transport
B. Extremity lift the patient to the stretcher, maintaining neutral alignment and then transport.
,C. Utilize a traction splint to immobilized he lower extremity fractures, then log roll the patient
to a back board, complete full spinal immobilization and then transport
D. Sling the left arm and immobilize the lower extremities together with broad bandage, then
log roll the patient to a backboard, complete spinal immobilization and the transport. - correct
answer ✔✔A
It is a cold snowy winter day and paramedics are transporting a critically injured female from a
motor vehicle accident to the nearest trauma Centre. The paramedic attending to the patient in
the back of the ambulance says to the driver, "you had better get us there soon; her condition is
deteriorating" when of the following statements best explains what the driver should do?
a. Continue at current speed but activate lights and sirens
b. Pull over and ask the attending paramedic to drive the rest of the way
c. Increase speed as patients condition is worsening and move to centre of highway
d. Operate the ambulance in a safe manner and adhere to local traffic laws and road conditions
- correct answer ✔✔D
Paramedics are treating a female asthmatic patient with audible wheezing. The paramedics are
certified to administer salbutamol to the patient either by nebulizer or MDI. The patient has her
own expired Ventolin inhaler and thinks she should take her own. How should the paramedics
proceed?
a. Consult with online medical control for advice
b. Allow the patient to take their own inhaler to prevent upsetting them
c. Advise the patient that you would like to administer your medication to them as per your
protocol
d. Administer oxygen while moving the patient to the stretcher and then re-evaluate the need
for any medication - correct answer ✔✔C
Which of the following would be consider a mass casualty incident (MCI) ?
, a. A call involving at least two patients
b. A call involving more patients than the number of ambulances on the scene
c. A call involving two or more vehicles in an area where there is no tiered response
d. A call where the available resources are insufficient to manage the number of patients -
correct answer ✔✔D
Febrile seizures typically occur in children in which of the following age ranges
a. 1 month to 1 year of age
b. 1 month to 5 years of age
c. 6 months to 2 years of age
d. 6 months to 5 years of age - correct answer ✔✔D
An EMS crew is having lunch at a restaurant when a six month old child starts choking. Upon
assessment, the paramedics find that the child is conscious and has an airway obstruction that
is not visible. Which of the following actions should the paramedics take?
a. Start cpr
b. Perform 5 back blows
c. Perform 5 abdominal thrust
d. Do a finger sweep to remove the object - correct answer ✔✔B
Which of the following lifestyle factors is not affecting by shift work?
a. Diet
b. Sleep
