SOE-PARAMEDIC EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Iatrogenic reactions - Answers is when the body gets an illness, disease, or innjury due to a
medical treatment
Primary prevention - Answers The name given to actions that stop injuries or illnesses before
they occur
Secondary preventions - Answers Take place after the patient has sustained an injury or an
illness, the goal in this it to prevent the problem from getting worse
Perfusion - Answers Is the process of blood flowing through tissues and organs
Pulse ox - Answers is a noninvasive device that measures the % of a patient hemoglobin to
which oxygen molecules are attached
Ischemia - Answers tissue anoxia caused by diminished blood flow, usually as a result of
narrowing or occlusion of an artery
Lateral - Answers Body parts that are farther from the midline
Medial - Answers Body parts that are closer to the midline
Proximal - Answers Describes the body parts that are closer to the body
Distal - Answers Indicates structures that are further away from the trunk of the body
Superficial - Answers Closer or on the surface of the skin
Deep - Answers Further inside the body
Anterior/Ventral - Answers Is the belly side of the trunk
Posterior/Dorsal - Answers Is the backside of the trunk
Apex - Answers Tip of the structure
Focused assessment - Answers Detailed evaluation of the specific body system or area of the
body
Rapid trauma assessment - Answers Quick, systematic exam of a trauma patients body to show
specific life-threatening injuries
Detailed assessment - Answers Through, head to toe assessment of a patient, showing injuries
and illnesses aside from life-threatening injuries
Rales/Crackles - Answers Clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds
2025/2026
Iatrogenic reactions - Answers is when the body gets an illness, disease, or innjury due to a
medical treatment
Primary prevention - Answers The name given to actions that stop injuries or illnesses before
they occur
Secondary preventions - Answers Take place after the patient has sustained an injury or an
illness, the goal in this it to prevent the problem from getting worse
Perfusion - Answers Is the process of blood flowing through tissues and organs
Pulse ox - Answers is a noninvasive device that measures the % of a patient hemoglobin to
which oxygen molecules are attached
Ischemia - Answers tissue anoxia caused by diminished blood flow, usually as a result of
narrowing or occlusion of an artery
Lateral - Answers Body parts that are farther from the midline
Medial - Answers Body parts that are closer to the midline
Proximal - Answers Describes the body parts that are closer to the body
Distal - Answers Indicates structures that are further away from the trunk of the body
Superficial - Answers Closer or on the surface of the skin
Deep - Answers Further inside the body
Anterior/Ventral - Answers Is the belly side of the trunk
Posterior/Dorsal - Answers Is the backside of the trunk
Apex - Answers Tip of the structure
Focused assessment - Answers Detailed evaluation of the specific body system or area of the
body
Rapid trauma assessment - Answers Quick, systematic exam of a trauma patients body to show
specific life-threatening injuries
Detailed assessment - Answers Through, head to toe assessment of a patient, showing injuries
and illnesses aside from life-threatening injuries
Rales/Crackles - Answers Clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds
