TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without
spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a
mass-casualty incident
Answer: yellow
◉ An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed
in a supine position in case he or she:
Answer: requires CPR
◉ Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul
odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:
Answer: Provide emotional support to the mother
◉ Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.
◉ Both areas of the pons are sued to:
Answer: augment respiration during physical or emotional stress
,◉ A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when:
Answer: a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary
symptoms.
◉ A decrease in blood pressure may indicate:
Answer: a loss of vascular tone
◉ Ketone production is the result of:
Answer: fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
◉ A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a
portion of the:
Answer: dermal layer
◉ A young female experienced a laceration to her left eyeball from
flying glass when her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against a wall.
There is moderate bleeding and the patient states that she cannot
see out of the injured eye. You should:
Answer: avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering
the eye.
◉ At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed:
,Answer: 100 beats/min
◉ Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the following
activities, EXCEPT:
Answer: giving a verbal report to the clerk
◉ Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Answer: Fructose
◉ As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal
ends of these smaller passages form the:
Answer: alveoli
◉ Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following
EXCEPT:
Answer: pain exacerbated by breathing
◉ Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
Answer: increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the
CSF
, ◉ During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the
dispatcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer: discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS
unit arrives
◉ Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic
fevers include:
Answer: headache and sore throat
◉ Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:
Answer: gallbladder
◉ The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper
airway obstruction includes:
Answer: administering oxygen and transporting immediately
◉ A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and
numbness and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with
her fiance. Her respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should:
Answer: provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed.
◉ A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. His airway is
patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your
partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands