LATEST 2025 PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM STUDY || EMS
PREP | TRAUMA | AIRWAY | CARDIAC | PHARMACOLOGY
REVIEW || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
You and your partner are caring for a patient who requires a bag-valve mask,
and ventilation is difficult. You are bagging the patient, and your partner is
holding the mask in place and performing external laryngeal manipulation. If
another provider becomes available, what should you have her do?
A.
Hold the mask in place.
B.
Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
C.
Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D.
Perform chest compressions. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Hold the mask in place.
When using a laryngoscope with a curved blade, the blade tip should be
advanced:
A.
until it is beyond the epiglottis in the esophagus and then withdrawn.
B.
until you visualize the vocal cords.
C.
into the vallecular
D.
until it is under the epiglottis. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
into the vallecular
,Which of the following is true regarding the Esophageal Tracheal Combitube?
A.
It does not require complete removal to accommodate an ET tube insertion.
B.
It offers only minimal aspiration protection.
C.
It can be placed in any adult patient.
D.
Gastric decompression is not possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
It does not require complete removal to accommodate an ET tube insertion.
Which of the following airway adjuncts requires the use of specialized
equipment?
A.
LMA-Fastrach
B.
PtL
C.
ETC
D.
ET tube - CORRECT ANSWER -D.
ET tube
Insertion of an endotracheal tube too far in a pediatric patient is likely to result
in ventilation of:
A.
the right lung only.
,B.
the left lung only.
C.
neither lung.
D.
only the lower lobes of both lungs. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
the right lung only.
What is a potential result of overly aggressive or improper tube placement when
performing a nasotracheal intubation?
A.
Inadvertent airway obstruction
B.
Significant bleeding
C.
Excessive mucus production
D.
Perforation of the cribriform plate - CORRECT ANSWER -B.
Significant bleeding
When observing the movement of the chest wall during assessment of a patient's
breathing, asymmetrical movement, or paradoxical breathing, may be an
indicator of:
A.
pleural effusion.
B.
pneumothorax.
C.
, flail chest.
D.
airway obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
flail chest.
A(n) ________ may be used to facilitate nasotracheal intubation.
A.
endotrol tube
B.
uncuffed endotracheal tube
C.
malleable stylette
D.
lighted stylette - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
endotrol tube
What is the most common reason that an intubated patient becomes intolerant of
the endotracheal tube?
A.
The patient has an active gag reflex.
B.
The patient has psychiatric problems.
C.
The patient awakens after rapid sequence intubation.
D.
The patient vomits. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
The patient awakens after rapid sequence intubation.
PREP | TRAUMA | AIRWAY | CARDIAC | PHARMACOLOGY
REVIEW || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
You and your partner are caring for a patient who requires a bag-valve mask,
and ventilation is difficult. You are bagging the patient, and your partner is
holding the mask in place and performing external laryngeal manipulation. If
another provider becomes available, what should you have her do?
A.
Hold the mask in place.
B.
Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
C.
Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D.
Perform chest compressions. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Hold the mask in place.
When using a laryngoscope with a curved blade, the blade tip should be
advanced:
A.
until it is beyond the epiglottis in the esophagus and then withdrawn.
B.
until you visualize the vocal cords.
C.
into the vallecular
D.
until it is under the epiglottis. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
into the vallecular
,Which of the following is true regarding the Esophageal Tracheal Combitube?
A.
It does not require complete removal to accommodate an ET tube insertion.
B.
It offers only minimal aspiration protection.
C.
It can be placed in any adult patient.
D.
Gastric decompression is not possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
It does not require complete removal to accommodate an ET tube insertion.
Which of the following airway adjuncts requires the use of specialized
equipment?
A.
LMA-Fastrach
B.
PtL
C.
ETC
D.
ET tube - CORRECT ANSWER -D.
ET tube
Insertion of an endotracheal tube too far in a pediatric patient is likely to result
in ventilation of:
A.
the right lung only.
,B.
the left lung only.
C.
neither lung.
D.
only the lower lobes of both lungs. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
the right lung only.
What is a potential result of overly aggressive or improper tube placement when
performing a nasotracheal intubation?
A.
Inadvertent airway obstruction
B.
Significant bleeding
C.
Excessive mucus production
D.
Perforation of the cribriform plate - CORRECT ANSWER -B.
Significant bleeding
When observing the movement of the chest wall during assessment of a patient's
breathing, asymmetrical movement, or paradoxical breathing, may be an
indicator of:
A.
pleural effusion.
B.
pneumothorax.
C.
, flail chest.
D.
airway obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
flail chest.
A(n) ________ may be used to facilitate nasotracheal intubation.
A.
endotrol tube
B.
uncuffed endotracheal tube
C.
malleable stylette
D.
lighted stylette - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
endotrol tube
What is the most common reason that an intubated patient becomes intolerant of
the endotracheal tube?
A.
The patient has an active gag reflex.
B.
The patient has psychiatric problems.
C.
The patient awakens after rapid sequence intubation.
D.
The patient vomits. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
The patient awakens after rapid sequence intubation.
