COPR PCP – Practice Exam (Primary Care Paramedic – practice
questions and exam preparation)
Which of the following term describes the appearance of a pt. with emphysema?
a) Blue bloater
b) Blue barrel
c) Pink peeper
d) Pink puffer - correct answer ✔✔D
Which of the following terms is applied to a respiratory pattern of the progressively increasing
tidal volume following by a declining volume separated with periods of apnea?
a) Ataxic respirations
b) Apneustic respirations
c) Kussmaul's respirations
d) Cheyne-stokes respirations - correct answer ✔✔D
Which of the following methods is appropriate when correcting an error on a written PCR?
a) Blacken out the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the change
b) Draw an "X" through the error, initial the error, and continue with the correct information
c) Draw two lines through the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the
change
d) Draw and single line through the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the
change - correct answer ✔✔D
,Which is the sound made when the visceral and parietal membranes move against each other
during respiration as a result of one of the surfaces becoming thicker through inflammation or
disease?
a) Rales
b) Stridor
c) Rhonchi
d) Pleural rub - correct answer ✔✔D
When suctioning the oropharynx, how long should a paramedic limit each attempt to?
a) 5 seconds
b) 10 seconds
c) 15 seconds
d) 20 seconds - correct answer ✔✔B
Which of the following flow rate is appropriate when using a nasal cannula?
a) 1 to 6Lpm
b) 2 to 10Lpm
c) 4 to 8Lpm
d) 12 to 15Lpm - correct answer ✔✔A
Paramedics have been dispatched to a home of 49-year-old female who has attempted suicide.
On arrival, police direct them to the patient sitting at the kitchen table. The pt. is crying and has
superficial lacerations to both forearms. After assessment, paramedics suggest to the pt. that
she be transported to the hospital for further evaluation, but she refuses to go. What is the
most appropriate action for the paramedics to take?
, a) Accept her refusal of care, provided she is not in any danger
b) Call the local mental health crisis unit to seek further direction
c) Have police place the pt. in custody and transport to the hospital
d) Provide her with a form for refusal of care after bandaging her wounds - correct answer ✔✔C
Reading of pt.'s arterial blood gases
pH 7.31
PaO 84mmHg
PaCO 500mmHg
HCO 26meq/L
What of the following term best describes the state of the pt.'s blood?
a) Acidodic
b) Alkalotic
c) Hypocarbic
d) Within normal range - correct answer ✔✔A
Which of the following techniques should be used to lift a stretcher with a pt. secured?
a) Arch one's back while lifting
b) Keep the load close to one's body
c) Keep one's legs straight and bend at the waist
d) Use one's arms to lift the majority of the weight - correct answer ✔✔B
questions and exam preparation)
Which of the following term describes the appearance of a pt. with emphysema?
a) Blue bloater
b) Blue barrel
c) Pink peeper
d) Pink puffer - correct answer ✔✔D
Which of the following terms is applied to a respiratory pattern of the progressively increasing
tidal volume following by a declining volume separated with periods of apnea?
a) Ataxic respirations
b) Apneustic respirations
c) Kussmaul's respirations
d) Cheyne-stokes respirations - correct answer ✔✔D
Which of the following methods is appropriate when correcting an error on a written PCR?
a) Blacken out the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the change
b) Draw an "X" through the error, initial the error, and continue with the correct information
c) Draw two lines through the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the
change
d) Draw and single line through the error, write the correct information beside it, and initial the
change - correct answer ✔✔D
,Which is the sound made when the visceral and parietal membranes move against each other
during respiration as a result of one of the surfaces becoming thicker through inflammation or
disease?
a) Rales
b) Stridor
c) Rhonchi
d) Pleural rub - correct answer ✔✔D
When suctioning the oropharynx, how long should a paramedic limit each attempt to?
a) 5 seconds
b) 10 seconds
c) 15 seconds
d) 20 seconds - correct answer ✔✔B
Which of the following flow rate is appropriate when using a nasal cannula?
a) 1 to 6Lpm
b) 2 to 10Lpm
c) 4 to 8Lpm
d) 12 to 15Lpm - correct answer ✔✔A
Paramedics have been dispatched to a home of 49-year-old female who has attempted suicide.
On arrival, police direct them to the patient sitting at the kitchen table. The pt. is crying and has
superficial lacerations to both forearms. After assessment, paramedics suggest to the pt. that
she be transported to the hospital for further evaluation, but she refuses to go. What is the
most appropriate action for the paramedics to take?
, a) Accept her refusal of care, provided she is not in any danger
b) Call the local mental health crisis unit to seek further direction
c) Have police place the pt. in custody and transport to the hospital
d) Provide her with a form for refusal of care after bandaging her wounds - correct answer ✔✔C
Reading of pt.'s arterial blood gases
pH 7.31
PaO 84mmHg
PaCO 500mmHg
HCO 26meq/L
What of the following term best describes the state of the pt.'s blood?
a) Acidodic
b) Alkalotic
c) Hypocarbic
d) Within normal range - correct answer ✔✔A
Which of the following techniques should be used to lift a stretcher with a pt. secured?
a) Arch one's back while lifting
b) Keep the load close to one's body
c) Keep one's legs straight and bend at the waist
d) Use one's arms to lift the majority of the weight - correct answer ✔✔B
