Question 1

The bifurcation of the trachea is called the:

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A)  glottic opening. 
B)  hilum. 
C)  cricoid cartilage. 
D)  carina. 
A)  glottic opening. 
B)  hilum. 
C)  cricoid cartilage. 
D)  carina.

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct order of events after an endotracheal tube has been properly inserted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, secure the tube, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium. 
B)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, auscultate the epigastrium and then the lungs, and secure the tube. 
C)  Secure the tube, listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air. 
D)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and secure the tube. 
A)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, secure the tube, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium. 
B)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, auscultate the epigastrium and then the lungs, and secure the tube. 
C)  Secure the tube, listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air. 
D)  Inflate the cuff with 5 to 10 mL of air, listen for breath sounds over the epigastrium, listen for equal breath sounds bilaterally, and secure the tube.

Question 3

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask yourself whether you can vindicate your actions to others is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal justifiability test. 
B)  rationalization test. 
C)  impartiality test. 
D)  universalizability test. 
A)  interpersonal justifiability test. 
B)  rationalization test. 
C)  impartiality test. 
D)  universalizability test.

Question 4

You are caring for a 45-year-old male patient who was tending to his fruit orchard when he suddenly developed headache, dizziness, blurred vision, and tremors. You note that he was incontinent of urine, has pupillary constriction, and is salivating excessively. Which of the following medications would be most appropriate to manage this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atropine 
B)  Physostigmine 
C)  Diazepam 
D)  Ipratropium bromide 
A)  Atropine 
B)  Physostigmine 
C)  Diazepam 
D)  Ipratropium bromide

Question 5

The study of the ways in which diseases interfere with normal body functions is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  pathophysiology. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  immunology. 
D)  pathology. 
A)  pathophysiology. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  immunology. 
D)  pathology.

Question 6

The development of the breasts in females during puberty and enlargement of the breasts during pregnancy are two examples of:

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A)  hyperplasia. 
B)  hypertrophy. 
C)  atrophy. 
D)  metaplasia. 
A)  hyperplasia. 
B)  hypertrophy. 
C)  atrophy. 
D)  metaplasia.

Question 7

Which of the following is a response to histamine release?

Accepted Answer

A)  Release of leukotrienes 
B)  Increase in blood flow at the site of injury 
C)  Decrease in vascular wall permeability 
D)  Suppression of lysosomal enzymes 
A)  Release of leukotrienes 
B)  Increase in blood flow at the site of injury 
C)  Decrease in vascular wall permeability 
D)  Suppression of lysosomal enzymes

Question 8

The most valid of all the specific study types is:

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A)  cross-sectional study. 
B)  meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
C)  expert opinions, editorials, rational conjecture. 
D)  In vivo research. 
A)  cross-sectional study. 
B)  meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
C)  expert opinions, editorials, rational conjecture. 
D)  In vivo research.

Question 9

You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, "This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don't intubate or do CPR." Which of the following should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tell the physician you are bound to treat the patient according to protocol. If the physician would like you to do something different, she must take complete responsibility for patient care. 
B)  Comply with her orders on the scene to avoid a confrontation, but initiate appropriate care once you are in the back of the ambulance. 
C)  Tell the physician you cannot comply with her orders under any circumstances, and then file a report with the state medical licensing board about her negligence in this case. 
D)  Because this is the patient's personal physician, you must comply with her orders. 
A)  Tell the physician you are bound to treat the patient according to protocol. If the physician would like you to do something different, she must take complete responsibility for patient care. 
B)  Comply with her orders on the scene to avoid a confrontation, but initiate appropriate care once you are in the back of the ambulance. 
C)  Tell the physician you cannot comply with her orders under any circumstances, and then file a report with the state medical licensing board about her negligence in this case. 
D)  Because this is the patient's personal physician, you must comply with her orders.

Question 10

Which of the following questions should guide the paramedic in ethical decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Have I consulted with medical direction?" 
B)  "What legal liability will I face as a result of this action?" 
C)  "What is in the patient's best interest?" 
D)  "What do the system protocols say?" 
A)  "Have I consulted with medical direction?" 
B)  "What legal liability will I face as a result of this action?" 
C)  "What is in the patient's best interest?" 
D)  "What do the system protocols say?"

Question 11

State laws requiring the reporting of births, deaths, certain infectious diseases, and child and elder abuse and neglect may require the paramedic to breach the obligation to protect the patient's:

Accepted Answer

A)  right to self-determination. 
B)  First Amendment rights. 
C)  confidentiality. 
D)  autonomy. 
A)  right to self-determination. 
B)  First Amendment rights. 
C)  confidentiality. 
D)  autonomy.

Question 12

One disadvantage of the oropharyngeal airway is:

Accepted Answer

A)  it doesn't prevent aspiration. 
B)  air can pass around it. 
C)  it can be used as a bite block. 
D)  it can be sized to the patient. 
A)  it doesn't prevent aspiration. 
B)  air can pass around it. 
C)  it can be used as a bite block. 
D)  it can be sized to the patient.

Question 13

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community through the use of preventive medicine is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  public health. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  primary prevention. 
D)  injury risk. 
A)  public health. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  primary prevention. 
D)  injury risk.

Question 14

What is a small, sterile glass or plastic container that usually contains a single dose of a solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ampule 
B)  Vial 
C)  MDI 
D)  Mix-O-Vial 
A)  Ampule 
B)  Vial 
C)  MDI 
D)  Mix-O-Vial

Question 15

The paramedic's chief concern with patients taking sildenafil (Viagra) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  agitation and combative behavior. 
B)  profound hypotension. 
C)  acute renal failure. 
D)  uncontrolled hypertension. 
A)  agitation and combative behavior. 
B)  profound hypotension. 
C)  acute renal failure. 
D)  uncontrolled hypertension.

Question 16

What is the most common mechanism of injury for children younger than 6 years old?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firearms 
B)  Abuse and assault 
C)  Motor vehicle collision 
D)  Falls 
A)  Firearms 
B)  Abuse and assault 
C)  Motor vehicle collision 
D)  Falls

Question 17

Which of these documents recommended that EMS of the future should have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem 
B)  The EMS Agenda for the Future 
C)  Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads 
D)  The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) study 
A)  Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem 
B)  The EMS Agenda for the Future 
C)  Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads 
D)  The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) study

Question 18

Which of the following pH values indicates acidosis in the human body?

Accepted Answer

A)  7.35 
B)  7.30 
C)  7.40 
D)  7.45 
A)  7.35 
B)  7.30 
C)  7.40 
D)  7.45

Question 19

The CORRECT sequence for intubating an apneic patient is:

Accepted Answer

A)  ventilation, positioning, visualization, tube placement, and verification of tracheal insertion. 
B)  visualization, tube placement, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation. 
C)  tube placement, visualization, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation. 
D)  verification of tracheal insertion, tube placement, visualization, positioning, and ventilation. 
A)  ventilation, positioning, visualization, tube placement, and verification of tracheal insertion. 
B)  visualization, tube placement, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation. 
C)  tube placement, visualization, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation. 
D)  verification of tracheal insertion, tube placement, visualization, positioning, and ventilation.

Question 20

All of the following are indications for RSI, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  predicted difficult airway. 
B)  hypoxemia despite maximal therapy. 
C)  combativeness secondary to presumed head trauma. 
D)  impending or actual respiratory failure from any cause. 
A)  predicted difficult airway. 
B)  hypoxemia despite maximal therapy. 
C)  combativeness secondary to presumed head trauma. 
D)  impending or actual respiratory failure from any cause.

The bifurcation of the trachea is called the:

Which of the following is the correct order of events after an endotracheal tube has been properly inserted?

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask yourself whether you can vindicate your actions to others is known as the:

The study of the ways in which diseases interfere with normal body functions is called:

The development of the breasts in females during puberty and enlargement of the breasts during pregnancy are two examples of:

Which of the following is a response to histamine release?

The most valid of all the specific study types is:

You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, "This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don't intubate or do CPR." Which of the following should you do?

Which of the following questions should guide the paramedic in ethical decision making?

State laws requiring the reporting of births, deaths, certain infectious diseases, and child and elder abuse and neglect may require the paramedic to breach the obligation to protect the patient's:

One disadvantage of the oropharyngeal airway is:

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community through the use of preventive medicine is known as:

What is a small, sterile glass or plastic container that usually contains a single dose of a solution?

The paramedic's chief concern with patients taking sildenafil (Viagra) is:

What is the most common mechanism of injury for children younger than 6 years old?

Which of these documents recommended that EMS of the future should have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring?

Which of the following pH values indicates acidosis in the human body?

The CORRECT sequence for intubating an apneic patient is:

All of the following are indications for RSI, EXCEPT:

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Exam 1: Introduction to Paramedicine

The bifurcation of the trachea is called the:

Which of the following is the correct order of events after an endotracheal tube has been properly inserted?

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask yourself whether you can vindicate your actions to others is known as the:

The study of the ways in which diseases interfere with normal body functions is called:

The development of the breasts in females during puberty and enlargement of the breasts during pregnancy are two examples of:

Which of the following is a response to histamine release?

The most valid of all the specific study types is:

You have responded to a physician's office for a terminal cancer patient in cardiac arrest. The physician says, "This is a chemical code only. Just give the meds, but don't intubate or do CPR." Which of the following should you do?

Which of the following questions should guide the paramedic in ethical decision making?

State laws requiring the reporting of births, deaths, certain infectious diseases, and child and elder abuse and neglect may require the paramedic to breach the obligation to protect the patient's:

One disadvantage of the oropharyngeal airway is:

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community through the use of preventive medicine is known as:

What is a small, sterile glass or plastic container that usually contains a single dose of a solution?

The paramedic's chief concern with patients taking sildenafil (Viagra) is:

What is the most common mechanism of injury for children younger than 6 years old?

Which of these documents recommended that EMS of the future should have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring?

Which of the following pH values indicates acidosis in the human body?

The CORRECT sequence for intubating an apneic patient is:

All of the following are indications for RSI, EXCEPT:

Scene Size-Up

Pulmonology

Trauma and Trauma Systems

Gynecology

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