Paramedic FISDAP Final Study Questions with

Paramedic FISDAP Final Study Questions with Correct Answers 2024

• 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? - Correct Answer Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.

• 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 - Correct Answer Sodium Bicarbonate.

• 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 - Correct Answer Transport emergency and continue ventilation.

• 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. - Correct Answer sodium bicarbonate

• Braxton Hicks contractions - Correct Answer occur in the second trimester and are false labor.
• 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. - Correct Answer epidural hematoma

• 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? - Correct Answer Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.

• 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

• You should administer - Correct Answer Epinephrine 0.3mg 1 / 3

• 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. - Correct Answer Building in the park

• You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient should be transported First to a burn

center? - Correct Answer 52 year old with second degree burns to face and right hand

• What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults. - Correct Answer Failure to take

prescribed medications

• 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. - Correct Answer Fluid Overload.

• 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. - Correct Answer Diabetic ketoacidosis

• 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. - Correct Answer Torn or lacerated spleen.

• 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? - Correct Answer Reposition the head.

• 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 breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do. - Correct Answer Start CPR 2 / 3

• You have just been called to a dialysis clinic for a 58 year old male in cardiac arrest. The online

physician may order you to administer which of the following medications. - Correct Answer Sodium Bicarbonate.

• A 27 year old male has been assaulted with a pen in the supraclavicular area. He is anxious and pale

and his vital signs are BP 80/42 P 128 R 32 and shallow. First responders have sealed the wound with a bandage. Assessment reveals lung sounds on the right and poor chest rise what should you do. - Correct Answer Burp dressing

• A 50 pound child is unresponsive pulseless and apneic. The cardiac monitor displays ventricular

fibrillations. CPR is in progress. The initial defibrillator should be at. - Correct Answer 50 joules.

• An 11 year old male has been skateboarding in 100 degrees temperature and has been drinking

caffeinated soft drinks. He complains of palpations. The cardiac monitor displays a narrow QRS tachycardia at a rate of 160 beats. Vitals signs BP 110/60 P160 R 20 What should you do? - Correct Answer Transport the patient by ambulance monitor closely and administer fluids en route.

• An 80 year old male in server respiratory distress. He has a history of hypertension and breathing

problems. He takes inderal daily. Vital signs are BP 170/70 P72 and irregular R40 and extremely labored skin warm and diaphoretic. Lung sounds are diffuse bilateral crackles and wheezing. He coughs up blood tinged sputum. Which of the following is most important. - Correct Answer Decreasing preload

• A 50 year old patient is found lying outside on the ground. The ambient temperature is 40 degrees F.

You thermometer reads 20C 86F. He is in V-fib and pulseless and apneic. You should - Correct Answer Defibrillate once perform CPR intubate and transport rapidly.

• To successfully accomplish nasotracheal intubation you should advance the endotracheal tube

though the glottic opening to coincide with patient - Correct Answer Inhalation

• An alert 23 year old male presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath and chest pain after

running upstairs. Breath sounds are diminished in the right side. The most likely cause is. - Correct Answer Spontaneous pneumothorax

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