Question 1

You are treating a 27-year-old asthmatic patient outside a bar when a growing crowd becomes hostile and unruly. To protect yourself, your crew, and your patient, you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  move the patient into the bar. 
B)  use your vehicle to disperse the crowd. 
C)  exit the scene, leaving the patient behind. 
D)  remove yourselves and the patient from the scene. 
A)  move the patient into the bar. 
B)  use your vehicle to disperse the crowd. 
C)  exit the scene, leaving the patient behind. 
D)  remove yourselves and the patient from the scene. D

Question 2

Which of the following senses should a paramedic use to recognize hazards at the scene of an emergency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smell 
B)  Hearing 
C)  Sight 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Smell 
B)  Hearing 
C)  Sight 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following is a potentially life-threatening patient complaint?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fractures of the tibia and radius 
B)  Asthma 
C)  Headache 
D)  Chest pain 
A)  Fractures of the tibia and radius 
B)  Asthma 
C)  Headache 
D)  Chest pain D

Question 4

When responding to a domestic dispute, you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  have your dispatcher tell the patient to come outside. 
B)  wait for law enforcement to arrive. 
C)  refuse the call unless law enforcement is on the scene. 
D)  determine whether or not the assailant is still on the scene. 
A)  have your dispatcher tell the patient to come outside. 
B)  wait for law enforcement to arrive. 
C)  refuse the call unless law enforcement is on the scene. 
D)  determine whether or not the assailant is still on the scene.

Question 5

You arrive at a location and begin to read the scene by:

Accepted Answer

A)  approaching the patient. 
B)  observing the immediate surroundings. 
C)  conducting a focused exam. 
D)  addressing life threats. 
A)  approaching the patient. 
B)  observing the immediate surroundings. 
C)  conducting a focused exam. 
D)  addressing life threats.

Question 6

Components of a scene size-up include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  patient's chief complaint. 
B)  number of patients. 
C)  mechanism of injury. 
D)  dangers to bystanders. 
A)  patient's chief complaint. 
B)  number of patients. 
C)  mechanism of injury. 
D)  dangers to bystanders.

Question 7

When responding to calls involving two-vehicle collisions, you must always suspect:

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple patients. 
B)  patients with altered mental status. 
C)  flail chest. 
D)  severe lower extremity injuries. 
A)  multiple patients. 
B)  patients with altered mental status. 
C)  flail chest. 
D)  severe lower extremity injuries.

Question 8

Which of the following factors may influence your index of suspicion of a patient's condition? Select the letter choice with the best combination of the following factors:
1) Age
2) Gender
3) Race
4) Forces involved with the mechanism of injury

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, and 4 
B)  1, 3, and 4 
C)  1, 2, 3, and 4 
D)  4 only 
A)  1, 2, and 4 
B)  1, 3, and 4 
C)  1, 2, 3, and 4 
D)  4 only

Question 9

As the first unit on the scene of a mass-casualty incident, you and your partner should:

Accepted Answer

A)  stay together, assuming a joint command role. 
B)  split up, with one assuming a command role, the other a triage role. 
C)  stay together, both locating and triaging patients. 
D)  split up, with both initiating patient triage. 
A)  stay together, assuming a joint command role. 
B)  split up, with one assuming a command role, the other a triage role. 
C)  stay together, both locating and triaging patients. 
D)  split up, with both initiating patient triage.

Question 10

At the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision, which of the following actions should you take first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wait for additional resources to arrive. 
B)  Treat the most seriously injured patient. 
C)  Quickly scan the scene to count patients. 
D)  Go directly to the first patient you see. 
A)  Wait for additional resources to arrive. 
B)  Treat the most seriously injured patient. 
C)  Quickly scan the scene to count patients. 
D)  Go directly to the first patient you see.

Question 11

A paramedic should wear protective eyewear when caring for a patient who is:

Accepted Answer

A)  coughing up blood-tinged sputum. 
B)  complaining of dizziness. 
C)  unresponsive. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  coughing up blood-tinged sputum. 
B)  complaining of dizziness. 
C)  unresponsive. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes why you should call for additional assistance when dealing with multiple patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risks to each provider decrease as more responders arrive on the scene. 
B)  You are responsible only for command and triage. 
C)  You cannot safely and effectively treat all the patients. 
D)  Fair distribution of workload is required by most unions. 
A)  Risks to each provider decrease as more responders arrive on the scene. 
B)  You are responsible only for command and triage. 
C)  You cannot safely and effectively treat all the patients. 
D)  Fair distribution of workload is required by most unions.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating the mechanism of injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass and velocity of objects involved 
B)  Whether the mechanism was blunt or penetrating 
C)  Direction of impact 
D)  Whether it is a rural or an urban setting 
A)  Mass and velocity of objects involved 
B)  Whether the mechanism was blunt or penetrating 
C)  Direction of impact 
D)  Whether it is a rural or an urban setting

Question 14

You find an adult patient lying supine on the sidewalk after being struck by a vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The patient is alert with stable vital signs. The mechanism of injury and initial patient presentation are most consistent with suspected:

Accepted Answer

A)  pneumothorax. 
B)  closed-head injury. 
C)  abdominal trauma. 
D)  lower extremity trauma. 
A)  pneumothorax. 
B)  closed-head injury. 
C)  abdominal trauma. 
D)  lower extremity trauma.

Question 15

Which of the following is usually the best source of information about an alert and oriented patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient 
B)  Visual cues 
C)  Diagnostic tests 
D)  Family members 
A)  The patient 
B)  Visual cues 
C)  Diagnostic tests 
D)  Family members

Question 16

When approaching a potential crime scene, you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  enter the scene if no signs of danger are noted. 
B)  quickly enter the scene, retrieve the victim, and withdraw to the vehicle. 
C)  park away from the scene until the police arrive and secure the scene. 
D)  park and wait in front of the scene so the victim knows you are there. 
A)  enter the scene if no signs of danger are noted. 
B)  quickly enter the scene, retrieve the victim, and withdraw to the vehicle. 
C)  park away from the scene until the police arrive and secure the scene. 
D)  park and wait in front of the scene so the victim knows you are there.

Question 17

A scene size-up is performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  to assess the mechanism of injury. 
B)  to assess a baseline mental status. 
C)  to provide information that will guide your medical care. 
D)  to assess the need for additional resources. 
A)  to assess the mechanism of injury. 
B)  to assess a baseline mental status. 
C)  to provide information that will guide your medical care. 
D)  to assess the need for additional resources.

Question 18

Which of the following best describes when you should perform a scene size-up?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once you arrive at the patient's side 
B)  Throughout your time on the scene 
C)  When you initially arrive at the scene 
D)  As you are leaving the scene 
A)  Once you arrive at the patient's side 
B)  Throughout your time on the scene 
C)  When you initially arrive at the scene 
D)  As you are leaving the scene

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanism of injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  An episode of chest pressure 
B)  A fall from a ladder 
C)  A low-speed motor vehicle collision 
D)  A high-velocity gunshot wound 
A)  An episode of chest pressure 
B)  A fall from a ladder 
C)  A low-speed motor vehicle collision 
D)  A high-velocity gunshot wound

Question 20

A paramedic should wear a properly fitted HEPA mask when evaluating a patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  influenza. 
B)  asthma. 
C)  COPD. 
D)  tuberculosis. 
A)  influenza. 
B)  asthma. 
C)  COPD. 
D)  tuberculosis.

You are treating a 27-year-old asthmatic patient outside a bar when a growing crowd becomes hostile and unruly. To protect yourself, your crew, and your patient, you should:

Which of the following senses should a paramedic use to recognize hazards at the scene of an emergency?

Which of the following is a potentially life-threatening patient complaint?

When responding to a domestic dispute, you should:

You arrive at a location and begin to read the scene by:

Components of a scene size-up include all of the following EXCEPT:

When responding to calls involving two-vehicle collisions, you must always suspect:

Which of the following factors may influence your index of suspicion of a patient's condition? Select the letter choice with the best combination of the following factors: 1) Age 2) Gender 3) Race 4) Forces involved with the mechanism of injury

As the first unit on the scene of a mass-casualty incident, you and your partner should:

At the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision, which of the following actions should you take first?

A paramedic should wear protective eyewear when caring for a patient who is:

Which of the following best describes why you should call for additional assistance when dealing with multiple patients?

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating the mechanism of injury?

You find an adult patient lying supine on the sidewalk after being struck by a vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The patient is alert with stable vital signs. The mechanism of injury and initial patient presentation are most consistent with suspected:

Which of the following is usually the best source of information about an alert and oriented patient?

When approaching a potential crime scene, you should:

A scene size-up is performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes when you should perform a scene size-up?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanism of injury?

A paramedic should wear a properly fitted HEPA mask when evaluating a patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of:

Primary Assessment

Therapeutic Communications

History Taking

Secondary Assessment

Patient Monitoring Technology

Patient Assessment in the Field

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Exam 1: Scene Size-Up

You are treating a 27-year-old asthmatic patient outside a bar when a growing crowd becomes hostile and unruly. To protect yourself, your crew, and your patient, you should:

Which of the following senses should a paramedic use to recognize hazards at the scene of an emergency?

Which of the following is a potentially life-threatening patient complaint?

When responding to a domestic dispute, you should:

You arrive at a location and begin to read the scene by:

Components of a scene size-up include all of the following EXCEPT:

When responding to calls involving two-vehicle collisions, you must always suspect:

Which of the following factors may influence your index of suspicion of a patient's condition? Select the letter choice with the best combination of the following factors: 1) Age 2) Gender 3) Race 4) Forces involved with the mechanism of injury

As the first unit on the scene of a mass-casualty incident, you and your partner should:

At the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision, which of the following actions should you take first?

A paramedic should wear protective eyewear when caring for a patient who is:

Which of the following best describes why you should call for additional assistance when dealing with multiple patients?

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating the mechanism of injury?

You find an adult patient lying supine on the sidewalk after being struck by a vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The patient is alert with stable vital signs. The mechanism of injury and initial patient presentation are most consistent with suspected:

Which of the following is usually the best source of information about an alert and oriented patient?

When approaching a potential crime scene, you should:

A scene size-up is performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes when you should perform a scene size-up?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanism of injury?

A paramedic should wear a properly fitted HEPA mask when evaluating a patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of:

Primary Assessment

Therapeutic Communications

History Taking

Secondary Assessment

Patient Monitoring Technology

Patient Assessment in the Field

Filters