FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL COMPREHENSIVE
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ 11. A 37 year male is chocking and has become unconscious.
Attempts to ventilate are unsuccessful. you should
A. give five abdominal thrusts
B. perform a surgical airway
C. suction the airway
D. perform chest compressions. Answer: perform chest
compressions
◉ 11. An unconscious 78 year old male post cardiac arrest is being
actively ventilated with a bag valve mask. Initial vitals are BP 98/40
P 82 and irregular. After several minutes reassessment of vital signs
are etco2 22 BP 68/28 and irregular spo2 92 you should. Answer:
decrease the rate of respirations
◉ 65. An 86 year old female presents with a rhythm in the ECG she is
immobile due to server arthritis and has a history or atherosclerosis
and hypertension. What should you suspect. Answer: Left
ventricular hypertrophy LVH
,◉ 66. A 37 year old suicidal male is being violent. Police has pinned
him in a prone position but he
continues to struggle and fight. You should
A. sedate the patient and place him supine on the stretcher in soft
restraints
B. use a long spine board to strap the patient in his current position
C. leave the scene until the patient is no longer resisting
D. give the police clearance to transport the patient. Answer: sedate
the patient and place him supine on the stretcher in soft restraints
◉ 67. The termination of pregnancy for maternal health reasons is
called a. Answer: therapeutic abortion
◉ 68. While using the START system at a major incident you
encounter a patient not breathing. After positioning the airway the
patient breaths 16 a min. You should catagorize him as?
A. critically injured
B. nonsalvageable
C. immediate
D. delayed. Answer: Immediate
◉ 69. You are transporting the victim of a major trauma which
occurred yesterday to a larger facility. This patient has been
experiencing progressive hypoxemia. You hear coarse crackles
,blatantly during auscultation of the lungs and the pulse oximetry
reading is falling in spite of the patent being intubated. You should
suspect
A. the patient has developed a tension pneumothorax
B. the oxygen tank is empty
C. acute respiration distress syndrome has developed
D. the endotracheal tube has become dislodged. Answer: that acute
respiratory distress syndrome has developed
◉ 70. A 19 year old female is 25 weeks pregnant. She has server
headache blurred vision and edema she has not regularly seen a
doctor during her pregnancy. What other symptom should you
expect.. Answer: hypertension
◉ 71. Which of the following is a cause of multifocal atrial
tachycardia. Answer: Electrolyte imbalance
◉ 72. After receiving Narcan. A patient is waking up quickly and
pulling at the airway you have placed. Before removing it you should
A. preoxygenate the patient
B. begin rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
C. restrain the patient according to protocol
D. prepare to begin suctioning. Answer: prepare to begin suctioning
, ◉ 73. A 66 year old male complains of server dyspnea. His has
breath sounds on the right and diminished on the left. He has a long
history of cigarette smoking. Vital signs are BP 80/30 P124 R 26 and
shallow SPO2 88% on 4 lpm What should you suspect?
A. emphysema exacerbation
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. tension pneumothorax
D. pulmonary embolus. Answer: Emphysema exacerbation
◉ 74. A patient is complains of left calf pain. The left leg is cool to
the touch and paler than the right leg. You should suspect
A. arterial occlusion
B. abdominal aneurysm
C. arterial anastomosis
D. deep vein thrombosis. Answer: Arterial occlusion
◉ 75. After placing a combitube bilateral breath sounds are present
and chest rise is equal. You notice quiet gurgling in the stomach with
each ventilation. You should.
A. arterial occlusion
B. abdominal aneurysm
C. arterial anastomosis
D. deep vein thrombosis. Answer: add air to the distal cuff
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ 11. A 37 year male is chocking and has become unconscious.
Attempts to ventilate are unsuccessful. you should
A. give five abdominal thrusts
B. perform a surgical airway
C. suction the airway
D. perform chest compressions. Answer: perform chest
compressions
◉ 11. An unconscious 78 year old male post cardiac arrest is being
actively ventilated with a bag valve mask. Initial vitals are BP 98/40
P 82 and irregular. After several minutes reassessment of vital signs
are etco2 22 BP 68/28 and irregular spo2 92 you should. Answer:
decrease the rate of respirations
◉ 65. An 86 year old female presents with a rhythm in the ECG she is
immobile due to server arthritis and has a history or atherosclerosis
and hypertension. What should you suspect. Answer: Left
ventricular hypertrophy LVH
,◉ 66. A 37 year old suicidal male is being violent. Police has pinned
him in a prone position but he
continues to struggle and fight. You should
A. sedate the patient and place him supine on the stretcher in soft
restraints
B. use a long spine board to strap the patient in his current position
C. leave the scene until the patient is no longer resisting
D. give the police clearance to transport the patient. Answer: sedate
the patient and place him supine on the stretcher in soft restraints
◉ 67. The termination of pregnancy for maternal health reasons is
called a. Answer: therapeutic abortion
◉ 68. While using the START system at a major incident you
encounter a patient not breathing. After positioning the airway the
patient breaths 16 a min. You should catagorize him as?
A. critically injured
B. nonsalvageable
C. immediate
D. delayed. Answer: Immediate
◉ 69. You are transporting the victim of a major trauma which
occurred yesterday to a larger facility. This patient has been
experiencing progressive hypoxemia. You hear coarse crackles
,blatantly during auscultation of the lungs and the pulse oximetry
reading is falling in spite of the patent being intubated. You should
suspect
A. the patient has developed a tension pneumothorax
B. the oxygen tank is empty
C. acute respiration distress syndrome has developed
D. the endotracheal tube has become dislodged. Answer: that acute
respiratory distress syndrome has developed
◉ 70. A 19 year old female is 25 weeks pregnant. She has server
headache blurred vision and edema she has not regularly seen a
doctor during her pregnancy. What other symptom should you
expect.. Answer: hypertension
◉ 71. Which of the following is a cause of multifocal atrial
tachycardia. Answer: Electrolyte imbalance
◉ 72. After receiving Narcan. A patient is waking up quickly and
pulling at the airway you have placed. Before removing it you should
A. preoxygenate the patient
B. begin rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
C. restrain the patient according to protocol
D. prepare to begin suctioning. Answer: prepare to begin suctioning
, ◉ 73. A 66 year old male complains of server dyspnea. His has
breath sounds on the right and diminished on the left. He has a long
history of cigarette smoking. Vital signs are BP 80/30 P124 R 26 and
shallow SPO2 88% on 4 lpm What should you suspect?
A. emphysema exacerbation
B. spontaneous pneumothorax
C. tension pneumothorax
D. pulmonary embolus. Answer: Emphysema exacerbation
◉ 74. A patient is complains of left calf pain. The left leg is cool to
the touch and paler than the right leg. You should suspect
A. arterial occlusion
B. abdominal aneurysm
C. arterial anastomosis
D. deep vein thrombosis. Answer: Arterial occlusion
◉ 75. After placing a combitube bilateral breath sounds are present
and chest rise is equal. You notice quiet gurgling in the stomach with
each ventilation. You should.
A. arterial occlusion
B. abdominal aneurysm
C. arterial anastomosis
D. deep vein thrombosis. Answer: add air to the distal cuff
