COPR PCP PRACTICE EXAM 2
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Your patient is on a pulse oximeter and the reading is 100%
saturation. What does this value represent?
A) That 100% of hemoglobin is bound
B) That the patient is on 100% oxygen by mask
C) That the blood will not carry any more oxygen
D) That the partial pressure of oxygen is 100mmHg in the
arterial blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
2) How often should a paramedic conduct on going exam for a trauma
patients?
A) Every 5 minutes for all patients
B) Every 10 minutes for all patients
C) Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 10 minutes for
stable patients
D) Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 15 minutes for
stable patients -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
,3) A paramedic is assessing a multi-system trauma patient involving
chest and abdominal injuries and fractures to the left clavicle and
the lower extremities. The paramedic determines that rapid
transportation to hospital is required due to suspected hypo olefin
shock. Which of the following methods is most appropriate for
transporting this patient?
A) Log roll the patient to a back board, complete full spinal
immobilization and the transport
B) Extremity lift the patient to the stretcher, maintaining
neutral alignment and then transport.
C) Utilize a traction splint to immobilized he lower extremity
fractures, then log roll the patient to a back board,
complete full spinal immobilization and then transport
D) Sling the left arm and immobilize the lower extremities
together with broad bandage, then log roll the patient to a
backboard, complete spinal immobilization and the
transport. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) It is a cold snowy winter day and paramedics are transporting a
critically injured female from a motor vehicle accident to the nearest
trauma Centre. The paramedic attending to the patient in the back
of the ambulance says to the driver, "you had better get us there
soon; her condition is deteriorating" when of the following
statements best explains what the driver should do?
A) Continue at current speed but activate lights and sirens
B) Pull over and ask the attending paramedic to drive the rest
of the way
C) Increase speed as patients condition is worsening and
move to centre of highway
, D) Operate the ambulance in a safe manner and adhere to
local traffic laws and road conditions -- Correct Answer ✔✔
D
5) Paramedics are treating a female asthmatic patient with audible
wheezing. The paramedics are certified to administer salbutamol to
the patient either by nebulizer or MDI. The patient has her own
expired Ventolin inhaler and thinks she should take her own. How
should the paramedics proceed?
A) Consult with online medical control for advice
B) Allow the patient to take their own inhaler to prevent
upsetting them
C) Advise the patient that you would like to administer your
medication to them as per your protocol
D) Administer oxygen while moving the patient to the
stretcher and then re-evaluate the need for any
medication -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
6) Which of the following would be consider a mass casualty incident
(MCI) ?
A) A call involving at least two patients
B) A call involving more patients than the number of
ambulances on the scene
C) A call involving two or more vehicles in an area where
there is no tiered response
D) A call where the available resources are insufficient to
manage the number of patients -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Your patient is on a pulse oximeter and the reading is 100%
saturation. What does this value represent?
A) That 100% of hemoglobin is bound
B) That the patient is on 100% oxygen by mask
C) That the blood will not carry any more oxygen
D) That the partial pressure of oxygen is 100mmHg in the
arterial blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
2) How often should a paramedic conduct on going exam for a trauma
patients?
A) Every 5 minutes for all patients
B) Every 10 minutes for all patients
C) Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 10 minutes for
stable patients
D) Every 5 minutes for unstable patient and 15 minutes for
stable patients -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
,3) A paramedic is assessing a multi-system trauma patient involving
chest and abdominal injuries and fractures to the left clavicle and
the lower extremities. The paramedic determines that rapid
transportation to hospital is required due to suspected hypo olefin
shock. Which of the following methods is most appropriate for
transporting this patient?
A) Log roll the patient to a back board, complete full spinal
immobilization and the transport
B) Extremity lift the patient to the stretcher, maintaining
neutral alignment and then transport.
C) Utilize a traction splint to immobilized he lower extremity
fractures, then log roll the patient to a back board,
complete full spinal immobilization and then transport
D) Sling the left arm and immobilize the lower extremities
together with broad bandage, then log roll the patient to a
backboard, complete spinal immobilization and the
transport. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) It is a cold snowy winter day and paramedics are transporting a
critically injured female from a motor vehicle accident to the nearest
trauma Centre. The paramedic attending to the patient in the back
of the ambulance says to the driver, "you had better get us there
soon; her condition is deteriorating" when of the following
statements best explains what the driver should do?
A) Continue at current speed but activate lights and sirens
B) Pull over and ask the attending paramedic to drive the rest
of the way
C) Increase speed as patients condition is worsening and
move to centre of highway
, D) Operate the ambulance in a safe manner and adhere to
local traffic laws and road conditions -- Correct Answer ✔✔
D
5) Paramedics are treating a female asthmatic patient with audible
wheezing. The paramedics are certified to administer salbutamol to
the patient either by nebulizer or MDI. The patient has her own
expired Ventolin inhaler and thinks she should take her own. How
should the paramedics proceed?
A) Consult with online medical control for advice
B) Allow the patient to take their own inhaler to prevent
upsetting them
C) Advise the patient that you would like to administer your
medication to them as per your protocol
D) Administer oxygen while moving the patient to the
stretcher and then re-evaluate the need for any
medication -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
6) Which of the following would be consider a mass casualty incident
(MCI) ?
A) A call involving at least two patients
B) A call involving more patients than the number of
ambulances on the scene
C) A call involving two or more vehicles in an area where
there is no tiered response
D) A call where the available resources are insufficient to
manage the number of patients -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
