Paramedic Procedures Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The Basic Life Support Patient Care Standards is -
correct answer ✅the Ministry of Health standard by which
paramedics shall provide the minimum mandatory level of patient
care in Ontario.
When providing patient care as per the BLS PCS -
correct answer ✅a paramedic shall ensure that the patient
simultaneously receives care in accordance with the Advanced Life
Support Patient Care Standards
Paramedic -
correct answer ✅- employee/volunteer for an ambulance service
-meets qualifications for a emergency medical attendant as set out
in the regulations
- authorized to perform one or more controlled medical acts
Patient -
correct answer ✅refers to an individual for whom a request for
ambulance service was made and who a paramedic has made
contact with for the purpose of assessment, patient care and/or
transport, regardless of whether or not an assessment is
conducted, patient care is provided, or the patient is transported by
ambulance.
,Paramedic Procedures Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Patient Priority System -
correct answer ✅means a bypass agreement implemented into an
ambulance operator's deployment plan according to MOH/Central
Ambulance Communications Centre/Ambulance Communication
Service (CACC/ACS) policies.
Guideline -
correct answer ✅General statements intended to provide
information and guidance with respect to formulation of working
assessments, or, directing principles of preferred practices
applicable to specific clinical circumstances where a standard is not
feasible or practical.
The mechanisms of ventilation -
correct answer ✅Accomplished by: Pressure changes brought
about by contraction and relaxation of the intercostal muscles and
diaphragm
Normal Respiration Rate Range for adults -
correct answer ✅12-20 breaths/min
, Paramedic Procedures Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Normal Respiration Rate Range for children -
correct answer ✅15-30 breaths/min
Normal Respiration Rate Range for infants -
correct answer ✅25-50 breaths/min
agonal respirations -
correct answer ✅Irregular gasps that are and few between.
Usually represent stray neurological impulse in dying patient.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration -
correct answer ✅Crescendo-Decrescendo breathing with a period
of apnea between each cycle. Not ominous unless grossly
exaggerated or patient has brain trauma.
Cough -
correct answer ✅Forced exhalation against a closed glottis; an
airway clearing maneuver.
Eupnea -
correct answer ✅normal breathing
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The Basic Life Support Patient Care Standards is -
correct answer ✅the Ministry of Health standard by which
paramedics shall provide the minimum mandatory level of patient
care in Ontario.
When providing patient care as per the BLS PCS -
correct answer ✅a paramedic shall ensure that the patient
simultaneously receives care in accordance with the Advanced Life
Support Patient Care Standards
Paramedic -
correct answer ✅- employee/volunteer for an ambulance service
-meets qualifications for a emergency medical attendant as set out
in the regulations
- authorized to perform one or more controlled medical acts
Patient -
correct answer ✅refers to an individual for whom a request for
ambulance service was made and who a paramedic has made
contact with for the purpose of assessment, patient care and/or
transport, regardless of whether or not an assessment is
conducted, patient care is provided, or the patient is transported by
ambulance.
,Paramedic Procedures Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Patient Priority System -
correct answer ✅means a bypass agreement implemented into an
ambulance operator's deployment plan according to MOH/Central
Ambulance Communications Centre/Ambulance Communication
Service (CACC/ACS) policies.
Guideline -
correct answer ✅General statements intended to provide
information and guidance with respect to formulation of working
assessments, or, directing principles of preferred practices
applicable to specific clinical circumstances where a standard is not
feasible or practical.
The mechanisms of ventilation -
correct answer ✅Accomplished by: Pressure changes brought
about by contraction and relaxation of the intercostal muscles and
diaphragm
Normal Respiration Rate Range for adults -
correct answer ✅12-20 breaths/min
, Paramedic Procedures Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Normal Respiration Rate Range for children -
correct answer ✅15-30 breaths/min
Normal Respiration Rate Range for infants -
correct answer ✅25-50 breaths/min
agonal respirations -
correct answer ✅Irregular gasps that are and few between.
Usually represent stray neurological impulse in dying patient.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration -
correct answer ✅Crescendo-Decrescendo breathing with a period
of apnea between each cycle. Not ominous unless grossly
exaggerated or patient has brain trauma.
Cough -
correct answer ✅Forced exhalation against a closed glottis; an
airway clearing maneuver.
Eupnea -
correct answer ✅normal breathing
