PARAMEDIC EXAM 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.

PARAMEDIC EXAM 4 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhatAlocationAanatomicallyAdoesAtheAangelAofALouisApresent?A-
AcorrectAanswerstheAsternalAangle,AtheAjunctionAofAtheAmanubriumAandAsternalAbodyAandAisApa


lpableAthroughAtheAskinAasAanAelevatedAridgeAorAprominence.AitAisAtheAattachmentAsiteAofAtheAs
econdAribAandAtopographicalAlandmarkAtoAhelpAidentifyAtheAsecondAintercostalAspace.AitAisAimp
ortantAbecauseAitAhelpsAyouAlocateAwhereAtoAperformAneedleAchestAdecompression.

WhatAisAlocatedAwithinAtheAmediastinum?A-
AcorrectAanswerstheAheartAisAlocatedAwithinAandAfillsAmostAofAtheAmediastinum.AtheAgreatAvess


els,AtracheaAandAesophagusAenterAtheAmediastinumAthroughAtheAthoracicAinlet.

WhatAphysiologicallyAoccursAatAtheAonsetAofAinspiration?A-
AcorrectAanswerstheAdiaphragmAcontractsAandAflattensAtoAfurtherAincreaseAthoracicAvolumeAin


creases,AintrathoracicApressureAfallsAtoAlessAthanAatmosphericApressure.AairAthenAentersAtheAre
spiratoryAtreeAandAfillsAtheAlungsAandAaveoli.AthisAcontinuesAuntilAtheApressureAisAequalized.

WhatAisAsignificantlyAdifferentAregardingApediatricAbluntAforceAtraumaAversusAadult?A-
AcorrectAanswerscartilaginousAnatureAofAtheApediatricAchestAoftenAsparesAinfantsAandAchildrenA


fromAribAfracturesAbutAmoreAeasilyAtransmitsAtraumaAenergyAtoAvitalAorgansAbelow.AadultsAsuff
erAmoreAfrequentAribAfracturesAthanAyoungerAadultsAalthoughAtheAgreaterAincidenceAofAribAfrac
turesAmayAsomewhatAprotectAtheAunderlyingAorgans.

knowAtheAweakestApointAofAtheAribAcageAwhichAisAmoreAproneAtoAfracturesA-
AcorrectAanswersribsA4AthroughA8AareAmostAcommonlyAfracturedAbecauseAtheyAareAleastAprote


ctedAbyAotherAstructuresAandAareAfirmlyAfixedAatAbothAendsA(AtoAtheAspineAandAsternum.

factsAregardingApulmonaryAconfusionsA-
AcorrectAanswersit'sAaAbruiseAtoAtheAlung,A30AtoA75ApercentAofApatientsAwithAsignificantAbluntAc


hestAtraumaAandAareAfrequentlyAassociatedAwithAribAfractures.AcausedAfromApressureAwaveAsu
chAasAaAbulletAorAexplosionAbutAdecelerationAinjuryAisAbyAfarAtheAmostAcommon.AsuchAtheAbody
AhitsAaAfixedAobject.



WhatAbestAdescribesAtheAepidemiologyAofAsternalAfracturesA-
AcorrectAanswersusuallyAassociatedAwithAbluntAanteriorAchestAtraumaAandAonlyAresultAfromAse


vereAimpact.AmortalityAmayAbeAasAhighAasA25AtoA45ApercentAmortalityAisAusuallyAcausedAbyAund
erlyinfAbluntAcardiacAinjury.AmayAresultAinAflailAchest.

characteristicsAofAaAsimpleApneumothoraxA-
AcorrectAanswersaAsimpleApneumothoraxAalsoAknownAasAaAclosedApneumothoraxAoccursAwhen


AlungAtissueAisAinjuredAandAairAleaksAintoAtheApleuralAspace.AcausedAfromApenetratingAorAbluntAt

, rauma.AtheAintraAthoracicApressureAdoesAnotAexceedAnormalAexpiratoryApressureAandAthereAisA
noAmediastinalAshift.

differentiatingAbetweenAsimpleAandAtensionApneumothoraxA-AcorrectAanswers

MOIAandAcharacteristicsAofAcommotioAcardisA-
AcorrectAanswersisAaArareAeventAinAwhichAventricularAfibrillationAisAinducedAbyAdirectAchestAblo


w.AitAisAtheAsecondAleadingAcauseAofAsuddenAdeathAinAyoungAathletes.A

oftenAtheAimpactAisAseeminglyAmodestAsuchAasAbeingAstruckAinAtheAchestAbyAaAbaseball.

concernsAregardingAaApatientAw/AaAhemothoraxA-
AcorrectAanswersitAisAanAaccumulationAofAbloodAinAtheApleuralAspaceAfromAinternalAhemmorha


ge.AcausedAfromAbluntAorApenetratingAinjuryAbloodAwillApoolAtoAtheAlowerAchestAinAtheAptAisAsea
tedAandAwillApoolAtoAtheAposteriorAchestA

mostAcommonAfromAaAlungAlaceration.AbleedingAIntoAtheAchestAisAmoreArapidAthanAwouldAoccu
rAelsewhereAbecauseApressureAwithinAtheAchestAduringAinspirationAisAlessAthanAatmosphericApr
essure.AhemothoraxAcontributesAtoAhypovelimiaAandAdisplacesAlungAtissue.

knowAhowAcompressionAandAdecelerationAinjuriesAoccurA-AcorrectAanswers

percentageAofAoccurrenceAofApericardialAtamponadeAw/AchestAtraumaA-
AcorrectAanswerslessAthanA2%



signsAnotAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAwithAanAopenApneumothoraxA-AcorrectAanswersJVD

BeAfamiliarAw/AinformationAregardingApericardialAtamponadeA-AcorrectAanswers

signsAandAsymptomsAofAaAhemothoraxA-
AcorrectAanswerssignsAandAsymptomsAofAshock,AbluntAorApenetratingAchestAtrauma,AdyspneaA,A


dullApercussiveAsoundsAoverAsiteAofAcollectingAblood.

breathAsoundsAmayAbeAmuffledAandAdistant

lifeAthreatsAassociatedAw/AruptureAofAtheAesophagusA-
AcorrectAanswersmaterialAenteringAtheAesophagusAenteringAtheAmediastinumAresultingAinAseri


ousAinfectionAorAchemicalAirritationAandAseriousAmediastinalAstructureAdamage.AairAmayAalsoAe
nterAtheAmediastinumAthroughAaAesophagealAruptureAespeciallyAduringAppv

WhatAanatomicalAthoracicAareaAshouldAyouAbeAsuspiciousAofAabdominalAtraumaA-
AcorrectAanswers4thAanteriorArib,A6thAposteriorArib.



WhatAcomplicationsAareAassociatedAw/AutilizingAPPVAforAaAptAw/AsignificantAchestAtraumaA-
AcorrectAanswersPpvAchangesArespiratoryAdynamicsAfromAlessAthanAatmosphericAtoAgreaterAth


anAatmosphericAprocessAmayAexerbateArespiratoryAproblemsAsuchAasAtracheabronchialAinjury,A
pneumothorax,AandAtensionApneumo.AppvAmayAalsoAimpairAvenousAreturnAtoAtheAheart.