Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES/ GUARANTEED PASS
GRADED A+
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching
an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all
quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes.
What should you do?
A. Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude
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B. Coach the patient to slow his respirations
C. Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevations
D. Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber –
Correct Answer :Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and
administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a widening
QRS. You should administer
A. amiodarone
B. another fluid challenge
C. calcium chloride
D. sodium bicarbonate –
Correct Answer :Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger
facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse
crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and SPO2 90%.
You should
A. increase IV fluid administration rate
B. extubate and re-intubate the patient
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C. transport emergently and continue ventilation
D. perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess –
Correct Answer :Transport emergency and continue ventilation.
4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital
signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.
A. epinephrine
B. lidocaine
C. sodium bicarbonate
D. morphine sulfate –
Correct Answer :sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions
A. are mild and signal the beginning of labor
B. occur in the second trimester and are false labor
C. cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
D. cause dilation and effacement of the cervix –
Correct Answer :occur in the second trimester and are false labor.
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6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.
A. Subdural hematoma
B. Subarachnoid Bleed.
C. Basilar skull fracture
D. Epidural Hematoma –
Correct Answer :epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access he
stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital signs
are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?
A. Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
B. Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
C. Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
D. Administer 25 g of dextrose –
Correct Answer :Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
A+ TEST BANK 4
Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES/ GUARANTEED PASS
GRADED A+
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching
an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all
quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes.
What should you do?
A. Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude
A+ TEST BANK 1
, Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
B. Coach the patient to slow his respirations
C. Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevations
D. Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber –
Correct Answer :Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and
administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a widening
QRS. You should administer
A. amiodarone
B. another fluid challenge
C. calcium chloride
D. sodium bicarbonate –
Correct Answer :Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger
facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice coarse
crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and SPO2 90%.
You should
A. increase IV fluid administration rate
B. extubate and re-intubate the patient
A+ TEST BANK 2
, Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
C. transport emergently and continue ventilation
D. perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess –
Correct Answer :Transport emergency and continue ventilation.
4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital
signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.
A. epinephrine
B. lidocaine
C. sodium bicarbonate
D. morphine sulfate –
Correct Answer :sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions
A. are mild and signal the beginning of labor
B. occur in the second trimester and are false labor
C. cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
D. cause dilation and effacement of the cervix –
Correct Answer :occur in the second trimester and are false labor.
A+ TEST BANK 3
, Paramedic FISDAP Airway Actual Exam
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.
A. Subdural hematoma
B. Subarachnoid Bleed.
C. Basilar skull fracture
D. Epidural Hematoma –
Correct Answer :epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access he
stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital signs
are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?
A. Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
B. Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
C. Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
D. Administer 25 g of dextrose –
Correct Answer :Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
A+ TEST BANK 4
