PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL/200
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (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? - =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
- =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 - =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.
- =sodium bicarbonate
,-5. Braxton Hicks contractions - =occur in the second trimester and
are false labor.
-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. - =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? - =Assist
ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
-8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest
and server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear
swollen and she has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP
80/40 P 130. You should administer - =Epinephrine 0.3mg
-9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box
labeled "radio active" was found unattended in a park. Which of
the following would be the best location. - =Building in the park
-10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient
should be transported First to a burn center? -
=52 year old with second degree burns to face and right hand
, -11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults. -
=Failure to take prescribed medications
-12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains
of dizziness lethargy and difficulty breathing. He says he missed
his last dialysis
appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard
in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect. - =Fluid Overload.
-13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her
daughter has been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has
been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should
suspect. - =Diabetic ketoacidosis
-14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She
appears anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are
weak at 112 beats per min and she complains of abdominal pain in
the left upper quadrant with radiation to the left scapula. You
should suspect. -
=Torn or lacerated spleen.
-15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic
medical patient with a bag valve mask. You note abdominal
distention and minimal chest rise. What should you do? -
=Reposition the head.
-16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He
is cyanotic and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your
second attempt at rescue
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (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? - =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
- =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 - =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.
- =sodium bicarbonate
,-5. Braxton Hicks contractions - =occur in the second trimester and
are false labor.
-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. - =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? - =Assist
ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
-8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest
and server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear
swollen and she has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP
80/40 P 130. You should administer - =Epinephrine 0.3mg
-9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box
labeled "radio active" was found unattended in a park. Which of
the following would be the best location. - =Building in the park
-10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient
should be transported First to a burn center? -
=52 year old with second degree burns to face and right hand
, -11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults. -
=Failure to take prescribed medications
-12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains
of dizziness lethargy and difficulty breathing. He says he missed
his last dialysis
appointment. Vital signs are BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard
in the basses. SPO2 92% you should suspect. - =Fluid Overload.
-13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her
daughter has been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has
been very thirsty. Vital signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should
suspect. - =Diabetic ketoacidosis
-14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She
appears anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are
weak at 112 beats per min and she complains of abdominal pain in
the left upper quadrant with radiation to the left scapula. You
should suspect. -
=Torn or lacerated spleen.
-15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic
medical patient with a bag valve mask. You note abdominal
distention and minimal chest rise. What should you do? -
=Reposition the head.
-16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He
is cyanotic and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present. You are unable to see a chest rise with your
second attempt at rescue
