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Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam With
Questions, Correctly Answered
1. A 45-year-old male is found unconscious with
gurgling respirations. What is your first action?
A) Insert an OPA
B) Begin BVM ventilation
C) Suction the airway
D) Intubate immediately
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Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gurgling indicates fluid/blood in the
airway; suction clears the obstruction before further
airway maneuvers.
Scenario: Unresponsive patient in a bathtub, vomitus
around mouth.
2. During rapid sequence intubation (RSI), you
give etomidate and succinylcholine. The patient’s
oxygen saturation drops from 94% to 70% before
you attempt laryngoscopy. What should you do?
A) Proceed with intubation rapidly
B) Cancel paralysis and bag-mask ventilate with 100%
O₂
C) Increase the succinylcholine dose
D) Insert a King LT airway
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Desaturation means you cannot safely
intubate; revert to BVM until SpO₂ ≥ 90%.
3. A 60-year-old with COPD has a respiratory rate
of 8 and pinpoint pupils. Which medication is most
likely the cause?
A) Albuterol
B) Ipratropium
C) Morphine
D) Prednisone
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Opioids cause respiratory depression and
miosis.
4. What is the correct tidal volume for an adult
during bag-valve-mask ventilation without an
advanced airway?
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A) 200–300 mL
B) 500–600 mL
C) 800–1000 mL
D) 1200 mL
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Avoids gastric insufflation and maintains
adequate ventilation (6–7 mL/kg).
5. A 3-year-old child has stridor, drooling, and
tripod positioning. You suspect epiglottitis. What
is the priority?
A) Attempt oral intubation
B) Start an IV and give steroids
C) Do not attempt oral intubation; provide high-flow
humidified O₂ and transport
D) Perform a needle cricothyrotomy on scene
Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam With
Questions, Correctly Answered
1. A 45-year-old male is found unconscious with
gurgling respirations. What is your first action?
A) Insert an OPA
B) Begin BVM ventilation
C) Suction the airway
D) Intubate immediately
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Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gurgling indicates fluid/blood in the
airway; suction clears the obstruction before further
airway maneuvers.
Scenario: Unresponsive patient in a bathtub, vomitus
around mouth.
2. During rapid sequence intubation (RSI), you
give etomidate and succinylcholine. The patient’s
oxygen saturation drops from 94% to 70% before
you attempt laryngoscopy. What should you do?
A) Proceed with intubation rapidly
B) Cancel paralysis and bag-mask ventilate with 100%
O₂
C) Increase the succinylcholine dose
D) Insert a King LT airway
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Desaturation means you cannot safely
intubate; revert to BVM until SpO₂ ≥ 90%.
3. A 60-year-old with COPD has a respiratory rate
of 8 and pinpoint pupils. Which medication is most
likely the cause?
A) Albuterol
B) Ipratropium
C) Morphine
D) Prednisone
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Opioids cause respiratory depression and
miosis.
4. What is the correct tidal volume for an adult
during bag-valve-mask ventilation without an
advanced airway?
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A) 200–300 mL
B) 500–600 mL
C) 800–1000 mL
D) 1200 mL
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Avoids gastric insufflation and maintains
adequate ventilation (6–7 mL/kg).
5. A 3-year-old child has stridor, drooling, and
tripod positioning. You suspect epiglottitis. What
is the priority?
A) Attempt oral intubation
B) Start an IV and give steroids
C) Do not attempt oral intubation; provide high-flow
humidified O₂ and transport
D) Perform a needle cricothyrotomy on scene
