Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
An unblinded research study is one in which: -
correct answer ✅all research participants are advised of all
aspects of the project
Being empathetic toward a patient means that you: -
correct answer ✅acknowledge the patient's feelings
Specific functions that the paramedic should perform prior to
contacting medical control are called: -
correct answer ✅standing orders
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and Transportation of the
Sick and Injured, was published in 1971 by the: -
correct answer ✅American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS)
When faced with a situation that is not addressed in your EMS
system's protocols, you should: -
correct answer ✅radio your medical director to obtain orders.
When gathering data for a research project that involves subjects in
various age groups, standard deviation outlines: -
,Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅how much the scores in each set will differ from
the mean
When research participants are advised of all the aspects of the
project, the research project is said to be: -
correct answer ✅unblinded
When returning your unit to service following a call, the
responsibility of ensuring that the unit is restocked and ready for
another call rests with: -
correct answer ✅everyone on the EMS team
When using a group of subjects who range in age from 30 to 40
years, 35 years of age would considered the: -
correct answer ✅median or midpoint
While caring for an elderly man with abdominal pain, you are very
open with the patient and answer his questions honestly. These
actions will MOST likely show the patient that you: -
correct answer ✅have integrity
,Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
You are dispatched to a residence at 3:00 AM for a 39-year-old man
with signs of a common cold. When caring for this patient, you
should: -
correct answer ✅educate the patient and tactfully discuss why a
cold is not an emergency
You arrive at a convenience store to find a middle-aged male in
cardiac arrest. Your protocols provide for standing orders in this
type of scenario. This means that you should: -
correct answer ✅perform certain interventions prior to contacting
medical control
Burnout is a consequence of: -
correct answer ✅chronic, unrelieved stress
Some health care professionals are reluctant to discuss death with
patients because: -
correct answer ✅of their own anxiety about the subject
The ability to remain calm and think clearly when everything else is
in disarray is a trait of: -
correct answer ✅professionalism
, Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
When a patient calls EMS for an apparent non-life-threatening
condition, the paramedic should: -
correct answer ✅recall that what he or she considers to be a
nonemergency may be very emergent to the patient
When caring for a confused elderly patient, it is MOST important
for the paramedic to: -
correct answer ✅explain what he or she is doing at all times
Children are at higher risk for serious injury than adults because of:
-
correct answer ✅a proportionately larger head
If a 16-year-old child is killed in a car crash, how many years of
potential life are lost? -
correct answer ✅49
Although the technicalities of EMS DNR orders vary from state to
state, they all: -
correct answer ✅designed to tell EMS providers when and when
not to perform resuscitative measures
& Answers (Grade A+)
An unblinded research study is one in which: -
correct answer ✅all research participants are advised of all
aspects of the project
Being empathetic toward a patient means that you: -
correct answer ✅acknowledge the patient's feelings
Specific functions that the paramedic should perform prior to
contacting medical control are called: -
correct answer ✅standing orders
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and Transportation of the
Sick and Injured, was published in 1971 by the: -
correct answer ✅American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS)
When faced with a situation that is not addressed in your EMS
system's protocols, you should: -
correct answer ✅radio your medical director to obtain orders.
When gathering data for a research project that involves subjects in
various age groups, standard deviation outlines: -
,Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅how much the scores in each set will differ from
the mean
When research participants are advised of all the aspects of the
project, the research project is said to be: -
correct answer ✅unblinded
When returning your unit to service following a call, the
responsibility of ensuring that the unit is restocked and ready for
another call rests with: -
correct answer ✅everyone on the EMS team
When using a group of subjects who range in age from 30 to 40
years, 35 years of age would considered the: -
correct answer ✅median or midpoint
While caring for an elderly man with abdominal pain, you are very
open with the patient and answer his questions honestly. These
actions will MOST likely show the patient that you: -
correct answer ✅have integrity
,Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
You are dispatched to a residence at 3:00 AM for a 39-year-old man
with signs of a common cold. When caring for this patient, you
should: -
correct answer ✅educate the patient and tactfully discuss why a
cold is not an emergency
You arrive at a convenience store to find a middle-aged male in
cardiac arrest. Your protocols provide for standing orders in this
type of scenario. This means that you should: -
correct answer ✅perform certain interventions prior to contacting
medical control
Burnout is a consequence of: -
correct answer ✅chronic, unrelieved stress
Some health care professionals are reluctant to discuss death with
patients because: -
correct answer ✅of their own anxiety about the subject
The ability to remain calm and think clearly when everything else is
in disarray is a trait of: -
correct answer ✅professionalism
, Chap 1-4 Paramedic Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
When a patient calls EMS for an apparent non-life-threatening
condition, the paramedic should: -
correct answer ✅recall that what he or she considers to be a
nonemergency may be very emergent to the patient
When caring for a confused elderly patient, it is MOST important
for the paramedic to: -
correct answer ✅explain what he or she is doing at all times
Children are at higher risk for serious injury than adults because of:
-
correct answer ✅a proportionately larger head
If a 16-year-old child is killed in a car crash, how many years of
potential life are lost? -
correct answer ✅49
Although the technicalities of EMS DNR orders vary from state to
state, they all: -
correct answer ✅designed to tell EMS providers when and when
not to perform resuscitative measures
