Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Best airway adjunct to use for smoke inhalation? -
correct answer ✅ET Tube
Most important info to evaluate ventilatory status -
correct answer ✅- Respiratory rate (12-20)
- Clear bilateral lung sounds
- Auditory confirmation of breath sounds
Most important info for oxygenation status -
correct answer ✅- Mental status
- Skin signs
- Pulse ox
Most important assessment when evaluating pt O2 to the brain -
correct answer ✅- Airway patency
- RR
- SpO2
- Lung sounds
,Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Next step if NRB don't work -
correct answer ✅BVM
Next step for opening unresponsive pt with slow and shallow
respirations -
correct answer ✅- Check mouth for secretions
- Foreign body
Ventilation rates -
correct answer ✅- Adult 12-20•
- Children 15-30 •
- Infant 25-50
Flow rates -
correct answer ✅NC 2-6 LpM•
Neb 6-8 LpM
• NRB 10-15 LpM
- BVM 15 LpM
- ET tube 15 LpM
- Supraglottic 15 LpM
,Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
- CPAP 25 LpM
When to use ET tube -
correct answer ✅• Cardiac arrest X 2
• Go to supraglottic
When to use supraglottic -
correct answer ✅When ET tube is unsuccessful
When to use LMA / IGEL -
correct answer ✅Secured to the throat via inflation cuff (LMA) or
non inflatable cuff (IGEL)
When to use CPAP -
correct answer ✅CHF or drowning patients• BP > 100•
able to follow commands• Can have neb inlined if needed
When to use NRB -
correct answer ✅Used for pt who need more than 6LpM
Can have neb inlined
, Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
When to use BVM -
correct answer ✅Used for unconscious or conscious patients •
BLS before ALS
Anaphylaxis TX -
correct answer ✅Epi 1:1000 0.3mg IM•
If deteriorates give 1mg of epi 1;10,000 IV
Advantages and disadvantages of surgical and needle crico -
correct answer ✅Surgical
• Provides definitive airway • Less frequent
Needle
• Provides effective ventilation in presence of airway obstruction •
Failure results from inadequate exhalation via narrow tube• Leads
to pneumothorax, bleeding, subcutaneous emphysema • Most
frequent type of crico
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Best airway adjunct to use for smoke inhalation? -
correct answer ✅ET Tube
Most important info to evaluate ventilatory status -
correct answer ✅- Respiratory rate (12-20)
- Clear bilateral lung sounds
- Auditory confirmation of breath sounds
Most important info for oxygenation status -
correct answer ✅- Mental status
- Skin signs
- Pulse ox
Most important assessment when evaluating pt O2 to the brain -
correct answer ✅- Airway patency
- RR
- SpO2
- Lung sounds
,Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Next step if NRB don't work -
correct answer ✅BVM
Next step for opening unresponsive pt with slow and shallow
respirations -
correct answer ✅- Check mouth for secretions
- Foreign body
Ventilation rates -
correct answer ✅- Adult 12-20•
- Children 15-30 •
- Infant 25-50
Flow rates -
correct answer ✅NC 2-6 LpM•
Neb 6-8 LpM
• NRB 10-15 LpM
- BVM 15 LpM
- ET tube 15 LpM
- Supraglottic 15 LpM
,Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
- CPAP 25 LpM
When to use ET tube -
correct answer ✅• Cardiac arrest X 2
• Go to supraglottic
When to use supraglottic -
correct answer ✅When ET tube is unsuccessful
When to use LMA / IGEL -
correct answer ✅Secured to the throat via inflation cuff (LMA) or
non inflatable cuff (IGEL)
When to use CPAP -
correct answer ✅CHF or drowning patients• BP > 100•
able to follow commands• Can have neb inlined if needed
When to use NRB -
correct answer ✅Used for pt who need more than 6LpM
Can have neb inlined
, Platinum Final Review - Paramedic
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
When to use BVM -
correct answer ✅Used for unconscious or conscious patients •
BLS before ALS
Anaphylaxis TX -
correct answer ✅Epi 1:1000 0.3mg IM•
If deteriorates give 1mg of epi 1;10,000 IV
Advantages and disadvantages of surgical and needle crico -
correct answer ✅Surgical
• Provides definitive airway • Less frequent
Needle
• Provides effective ventilation in presence of airway obstruction •
Failure results from inadequate exhalation via narrow tube• Leads
to pneumothorax, bleeding, subcutaneous emphysema • Most
frequent type of crico
