Patient Assessment Paramedic Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Synthesizing information about a patient with multiple medical
conditions involves: -
correct answer ✅assessing each condition's potential for having a
life-threatening impact.
Protocols, or standing orders, specify the paramedic's performance
parameters, which: -
correct answer ✅define what the paramedic can or cannot do
without direct medical control.
Which of the following scenarios is the BEST example of
independent decision making? -
correct answer ✅Controlling severe bleeding from an open
wound, establishing an IV to maintain perfusion, and contacting
medical control en route to the hospital
Comments such as "I can't believe you called EMS for this!": -
correct answer ✅show a lack of compassion and interest in
providing the best possible care.
When a patient advises you of his or her chief complaint, you
should: -
,Patient Assessment Paramedic Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅ascertain whether this is a new problem or
worsening of a preexisting condition.
After addressing any life threats in the order in which you find
them, you should next: -
correct answer ✅consider the worst-case scenario that could be
causing the patient's symptoms and either rule it out or rule it in.
Excellence in prehospital care is: -
correct answer ✅the gradual result of the provider constantly
striving to improve his or her practice.
A 29-year-old woman is in active labor. During your visual exam,
you see a limb protruding from her vagina. Upon noting this, it is
MOST important to: -
correct answer ✅prepare for immediate transport
A conscious patient's respiratory rate should be measured: -
correct answer ✅for a minimum of 30 seconds
, Patient Assessment Paramedic Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A deformed steering wheel in conjunction with a deployed air bag
indicates that the: -
correct answer ✅driver was not wearing a seat belt
A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful is
for you to: -
correct answer ✅develop and cultivate your own style of
assessment and an overall strategy for evaluating and providing
care
A multi-systems trauma patient opens his eyes in response to pain,
moans when you ask him his name, and withdraws from painful
stimuli. From this information, you should: -
correct answer ✅conclude that he has severe neurologic
dysfunction
A neighbor finds her elderly female friend unresponsive on her
kitchen floor. As you are performing your primary assessment, the
neighbor tells you that she does not know what happened to her
friend. The patient moans when you speak to her and is breathing
at a normal rate with adequate depth. You should: -
correct answer ✅insert an airway adjunct, apply supplemental
oxygen, and implement spinal motion restriction precautions
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Synthesizing information about a patient with multiple medical
conditions involves: -
correct answer ✅assessing each condition's potential for having a
life-threatening impact.
Protocols, or standing orders, specify the paramedic's performance
parameters, which: -
correct answer ✅define what the paramedic can or cannot do
without direct medical control.
Which of the following scenarios is the BEST example of
independent decision making? -
correct answer ✅Controlling severe bleeding from an open
wound, establishing an IV to maintain perfusion, and contacting
medical control en route to the hospital
Comments such as "I can't believe you called EMS for this!": -
correct answer ✅show a lack of compassion and interest in
providing the best possible care.
When a patient advises you of his or her chief complaint, you
should: -
,Patient Assessment Paramedic Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅ascertain whether this is a new problem or
worsening of a preexisting condition.
After addressing any life threats in the order in which you find
them, you should next: -
correct answer ✅consider the worst-case scenario that could be
causing the patient's symptoms and either rule it out or rule it in.
Excellence in prehospital care is: -
correct answer ✅the gradual result of the provider constantly
striving to improve his or her practice.
A 29-year-old woman is in active labor. During your visual exam,
you see a limb protruding from her vagina. Upon noting this, it is
MOST important to: -
correct answer ✅prepare for immediate transport
A conscious patient's respiratory rate should be measured: -
correct answer ✅for a minimum of 30 seconds
, Patient Assessment Paramedic Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
A deformed steering wheel in conjunction with a deployed air bag
indicates that the: -
correct answer ✅driver was not wearing a seat belt
A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful is
for you to: -
correct answer ✅develop and cultivate your own style of
assessment and an overall strategy for evaluating and providing
care
A multi-systems trauma patient opens his eyes in response to pain,
moans when you ask him his name, and withdraws from painful
stimuli. From this information, you should: -
correct answer ✅conclude that he has severe neurologic
dysfunction
A neighbor finds her elderly female friend unresponsive on her
kitchen floor. As you are performing your primary assessment, the
neighbor tells you that she does not know what happened to her
friend. The patient moans when you speak to her and is breathing
at a normal rate with adequate depth. You should: -
correct answer ✅insert an airway adjunct, apply supplemental
oxygen, and implement spinal motion restriction precautions
