Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
1) A scene size up is performed for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅to assess a baseline mental status.
2) Which of the following senses should a paramedic use to
recognize hazards at the scene of an emergency -
correct answer ✅Smell, hearing , sight
3) Which of the following is most likely to result in life threatening
hemorrhage? -
correct answer ✅Lacerated femoral artery.
4) When responding to calls involving two vehicle collisions, you
must always suspect -
correct answer ✅Multiple patients
5) Components of a scene size up include all of the following
EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅Donning personal protective gear.
6) When responding to a domestic dispute, you should: -
correct answer ✅Call for law enforcement.
,Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
7) Your patient is a 75 year old man who is alert and responds to
your questions. Which of the following is the best source of
information about this patient? -
correct answer ✅The patient
9) As the first unit on the scene of a mass casualty incident, you and
your partner should: -
correct answer ✅Split up, one assumes command role, the other
assume triage.
8) Which of the following factors may influence your index of
suspicion of a patient's condition? Select the letter choice with the
best combination of the following factors 1. Age 2. Gender 3. Race -
correct answer ✅4. Forces involved with the mechanism of injury
10) You find an adult patient lying supine on the sidewalk after
being struck by a vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The patient is alert
with stable vital signs. The mechanism of injury and initial patient
presentation are most consistent with suspected: -
correct answer ✅Lower extremity trauma
,Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
11) Which of the following is usually the best source of information
about an alert and oriented patient -
correct answer ✅the patient.
12) Which of the following best describes why you should call for
additional assistance when dealing with multiple patients? -
correct answer ✅you cannot safely and effectively treat all the
patients.
13) When approaching a potential crime scene, you should: -
correct answer ✅Park away from the scene until the police arrive
and secure the scene
15) What does the "U" in A V P U stand for? -
correct answer ✅Unresponsive.
16) A patient with skin described as "clammy" has ________ skin. -
correct answer ✅Cool and moist
14) At the scene of a multiple vehicle collision, which of the
following actions should you take first? -
correct answer ✅Quickly scan the scene to count patients.
, Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
17) You are examining a patient's peripheral vasculature when you
note that he has no radial pulse. Your next step would be to: -
correct answer ✅Palpate carotid pulse
18) According to the 2015 AHA guidelines/recommendations, a
patient who appears to be unresponsive and not breathing or
breathing ineffectively should be assessed using which mnemonic
memory aid? -
correct answer ✅CAB
19) Your patient does not respond to you when you call his name.
What should you do next? -
correct answer ✅Apply Painful stimulus
20) All of the following are signs of inadequate breathing in an
infant EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅A respiratory rate of 32 breaths per minute.
21) While performing a primary assessment on a trauma patient
who has fallen from a roof, you discover absent lung sounds on the
study guide questions and answers
1) A scene size up is performed for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅to assess a baseline mental status.
2) Which of the following senses should a paramedic use to
recognize hazards at the scene of an emergency -
correct answer ✅Smell, hearing , sight
3) Which of the following is most likely to result in life threatening
hemorrhage? -
correct answer ✅Lacerated femoral artery.
4) When responding to calls involving two vehicle collisions, you
must always suspect -
correct answer ✅Multiple patients
5) Components of a scene size up include all of the following
EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅Donning personal protective gear.
6) When responding to a domestic dispute, you should: -
correct answer ✅Call for law enforcement.
,Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
7) Your patient is a 75 year old man who is alert and responds to
your questions. Which of the following is the best source of
information about this patient? -
correct answer ✅The patient
9) As the first unit on the scene of a mass casualty incident, you and
your partner should: -
correct answer ✅Split up, one assumes command role, the other
assume triage.
8) Which of the following factors may influence your index of
suspicion of a patient's condition? Select the letter choice with the
best combination of the following factors 1. Age 2. Gender 3. Race -
correct answer ✅4. Forces involved with the mechanism of injury
10) You find an adult patient lying supine on the sidewalk after
being struck by a vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The patient is alert
with stable vital signs. The mechanism of injury and initial patient
presentation are most consistent with suspected: -
correct answer ✅Lower extremity trauma
,Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
11) Which of the following is usually the best source of information
about an alert and oriented patient -
correct answer ✅the patient.
12) Which of the following best describes why you should call for
additional assistance when dealing with multiple patients? -
correct answer ✅you cannot safely and effectively treat all the
patients.
13) When approaching a potential crime scene, you should: -
correct answer ✅Park away from the scene until the police arrive
and secure the scene
15) What does the "U" in A V P U stand for? -
correct answer ✅Unresponsive.
16) A patient with skin described as "clammy" has ________ skin. -
correct answer ✅Cool and moist
14) At the scene of a multiple vehicle collision, which of the
following actions should you take first? -
correct answer ✅Quickly scan the scene to count patients.
, Paramedic semester 1 final exam
study guide questions and answers
17) You are examining a patient's peripheral vasculature when you
note that he has no radial pulse. Your next step would be to: -
correct answer ✅Palpate carotid pulse
18) According to the 2015 AHA guidelines/recommendations, a
patient who appears to be unresponsive and not breathing or
breathing ineffectively should be assessed using which mnemonic
memory aid? -
correct answer ✅CAB
19) Your patient does not respond to you when you call his name.
What should you do next? -
correct answer ✅Apply Painful stimulus
20) All of the following are signs of inadequate breathing in an
infant EXCEPT: -
correct answer ✅A respiratory rate of 32 breaths per minute.
21) While performing a primary assessment on a trauma patient
who has fallen from a roof, you discover absent lung sounds on the
