Question 1

What two components of a drug's profile are taken into consideration when determining what the therapeutic index will be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Half-life and lethal dose 
B)  Effective dose and duration of action 
C)  Lethal dose and effective dose 
D)  Bioequivalence and half-life 
A)  Half-life and lethal dose 
B)  Effective dose and duration of action 
C)  Lethal dose and effective dose 
D)  Bioequivalence and half-life

Question 2

Which of the following is an objective technique to verify proper endotracheal tube placement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct visualization 
B)  Esophageal detector device 
C)  Tube misting 
D)  Auscultation 
A)  Direct visualization 
B)  Esophageal detector device 
C)  Tube misting 
D)  Auscultation

Question 3

The dispatcher's directions to the caller for appropriate emergency measures are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced 911 service. 
B)  priority dispatching. 
C)  prearrival instructions. 
D)  call coordination. 
A)  enhanced 911 service. 
B)  priority dispatching. 
C)  prearrival instructions. 
D)  call coordination.

Question 4

Close attention to detail during patient care reflects which of the following professional attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-motivation 
B)  Patient advocacy 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Careful delivery of service 
A)  Self-motivation 
B)  Patient advocacy 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Careful delivery of service

Question 5

Pertinent clinical information should be documented in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective narrative. 
B)  objective narrative. 
C)  treatment section. 
D)  clinical narrative. 
A)  subjective narrative. 
B)  objective narrative. 
C)  treatment section. 
D)  clinical narrative.

Question 6

Few areas of the United States provided adequate prehospital care until:

Accepted Answer

A)  after World War II. 
B)  after the Gulf War. 
C)  the late 1960s. 
D)  the mid-1950s. 
A)  after World War II. 
B)  after the Gulf War. 
C)  the late 1960s. 
D)  the mid-1950s.

Question 7

Which of the following patients tends to have a decreased oxygen storage capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pregnant woman 
B)  Patient in shock 
C)  Child 
D)  Patient in pain 
A)  Pregnant woman 
B)  Patient in shock 
C)  Child 
D)  Patient in pain

Question 8

Which of the followng is not one of the Rule of Threes?

Accepted Answer

A)  three providers 
B)  three bags 
C)  three fingers 
D)  three PEEP 
A)  three providers 
B)  three bags 
C)  three fingers 
D)  three PEEP

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT part of a paramedic's administrative duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recordkeeping 
B)  Station duties 
C)  Developing interagency relationships 
D)  Promoting community health 
A)  Recordkeeping 
B)  Station duties 
C)  Developing interagency relationships 
D)  Promoting community health

Question 10

Beta-adrenergic antagonists reduce hypertension through all of the following effects, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  diminishing reflex tachycardia as a compensatory response. 
B)  suppressing renin release from the kidneys. 
C)  a negative inotropic effect. 
D)  reduction of peripheral vascular resistance through vasodilation. 
A)  diminishing reflex tachycardia as a compensatory response. 
B)  suppressing renin release from the kidneys. 
C)  a negative inotropic effect. 
D)  reduction of peripheral vascular resistance through vasodilation.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the body's reaction to exposure to or invasion by antigens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anaphylaxis 
B)  Adaptation 
C)  Immune response 
D)  Tachyphylaxis 
A)  Anaphylaxis 
B)  Adaptation 
C)  Immune response 
D)  Tachyphylaxis

Question 12

Cellular telephone systems use ________ to transmit communications.

Accepted Answer

A)  shortwave technology 
B)  underground cables 
C)  satellite technology 
D)  regional radio base stations 
A)  shortwave technology 
B)  underground cables 
C)  satellite technology 
D)  regional radio base stations

Question 13

Which of the following best describes an antibody?

Accepted Answer

A)  A toxin released when cells die 
B)  A cell that engulfs and destroys invading pathogens 
C)  A substance secreted by apocrine glands 
D)  A substance produced by B lymphocytes that binds with an antigen 
A)  A toxin released when cells die 
B)  A cell that engulfs and destroys invading pathogens 
C)  A substance secreted by apocrine glands 
D)  A substance produced by B lymphocytes that binds with an antigen

Question 14

Which of the following solutions is appropriate for the patient needing vascular volume replacement in the prehospital setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.9 percent sodium chloride solution 
B)  Dextran 40 
C)  5 percent dextrose in water 
D)  0.45 percent sodium chloride and 5 percent dextrose in water 
A)  0.9 percent sodium chloride solution 
B)  Dextran 40 
C)  5 percent dextrose in water 
D)  0.45 percent sodium chloride and 5 percent dextrose in water

Question 15

As a rule, which of the following services should be present in trauma systems within an EMS system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trauma center 
B)  Burn center 
C)  Pediatrics 
D)  Orthopedics 
A)  Trauma center 
B)  Burn center 
C)  Pediatrics 
D)  Orthopedics

Question 16

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask whether you would want an action performed in all relevantly similar circumstances is known as the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The ________, the public's first contact with the EMS system, plays a crucial role in every EMS response.

Accepted Answer

A)  emergency medical technician 
B)  emergency medical dispatcher 
C)  paramedic 
D)  first responder 
A)  emergency medical technician 
B)  emergency medical dispatcher 
C)  paramedic 
D)  first responder

Question 18

To relieve nasal congestion, which of the following medications would be most effective when administered intranasally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Propranalol 
C)  Physostigmine 
D)  Phenylepherine 
A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Propranalol 
C)  Physostigmine 
D)  Phenylepherine

Question 19

Which of the Kübler-Ross stages of grief would be suspected if a cancer patient said to you, "This frustrates me so much. I never saw it coming, and now my family will have to go on without me"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bargaining 
B)  Hopelessness 
C)  Anger 
D)  Denial 
A)  Bargaining 
B)  Hopelessness 
C)  Anger 
D)  Denial

Question 20

The ________ section of a research paper is where the authors interpret their findings and describe their significance.

Accepted Answer

A)  summary 
B)  results 
C)  methods 
D)  discussion 
A)  summary 
B)  results 
C)  methods 
D)  discussion

What two components of a drug's profile are taken into consideration when determining what the therapeutic index will be?

Which of the following is an objective technique to verify proper endotracheal tube placement?

The dispatcher's directions to the caller for appropriate emergency measures are known as:

Close attention to detail during patient care reflects which of the following professional attributes?

Pertinent clinical information should be documented in the:

Few areas of the United States provided adequate prehospital care until:

Which of the following patients tends to have a decreased oxygen storage capacity?

Which of the followng is not one of the Rule of Threes?

Which of the following is NOT part of a paramedic's administrative duties?

Beta-adrenergic antagonists reduce hypertension through all of the following effects, EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes the body's reaction to exposure to or invasion by antigens?

Cellular telephone systems use ________ to transmit communications.

Which of the following best describes an antibody?

Which of the following solutions is appropriate for the patient needing vascular volume replacement in the prehospital setting?

As a rule, which of the following services should be present in trauma systems within an EMS system?

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask whether you would want an action performed in all relevantly similar circumstances is known as the:

The ________, the public's first contact with the EMS system, plays a crucial role in every EMS response.

To relieve nasal congestion, which of the following medications would be most effective when administered intranasally?

Which of the Kübler-Ross stages of grief would be suspected if a cancer patient said to you, "This frustrates me so much. I never saw it coming, and now my family will have to go on without me"?

The ________ section of a research paper is where the authors interpret their findings and describe their significance.

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What two components of a drug's profile are taken into consideration when determining what the therapeutic index will be?

Which of the following is an objective technique to verify proper endotracheal tube placement?

The dispatcher's directions to the caller for appropriate emergency measures are known as:

Close attention to detail during patient care reflects which of the following professional attributes?

Pertinent clinical information should be documented in the:

Few areas of the United States provided adequate prehospital care until:

Which of the following patients tends to have a decreased oxygen storage capacity?

Which of the followng is not one of the Rule of Threes?

Which of the following is NOT part of a paramedic's administrative duties?

Beta-adrenergic antagonists reduce hypertension through all of the following effects, EXCEPT:

Which of the following best describes the body's reaction to exposure to or invasion by antigens?

Cellular telephone systems use ________ to transmit communications.

Which of the following best describes an antibody?

Which of the following solutions is appropriate for the patient needing vascular volume replacement in the prehospital setting?

As a rule, which of the following services should be present in trauma systems within an EMS system?

When analyzing an ethical problem, the method in which you ask whether you would want an action performed in all relevantly similar circumstances is known as the:

The ________, the public's first contact with the EMS system, plays a crucial role in every EMS response.

To relieve nasal congestion, which of the following medications would be most effective when administered intranasally?

Which of the Kübler-Ross stages of grief would be suspected if a cancer patient said to you, "This frustrates me so much. I never saw it coming, and now my family will have to go on without me"?

The ________ section of a research paper is where the authors interpret their findings and describe their significance.

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Pulmonology

Trauma and Trauma Systems

Gynecology

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