Paramedic Practice Quiz

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This is a quiz that will help you prepare for the NREMT exam. I had lots of trouble passing my paramedic test and I wanted to put something together to help other students fulfill their dreams to become a Paramedic.

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1.
Where is the Macintosh blade inserted during intubation?
- A.
  
  Epiglottis
- B.
  
  Trachea
- C.
  
  Vallecula
- D.
  
  Larynx

2.
What airway technique do you use when you have a 50yr old male patient who was involved in a MVA, unresponsive, and snoring respirations?
- A.
  
  Head tilt chin lift
- B.
  
  Oral Airway
- C.
  
  Nasal Airway
- D.
  
  Jaw Thrust manuever

3.
What joules will you use to shock a 37 yr old male pt who weighs 200lbs?
- A.
  
  200 joules
- B.
  
  300 joules
- C.
  
  360 joules
- D.
  
  2-4 joules/kg

4.
What is an adult dose of Epinephrine in cardiac arrest?
- A.
  
  2mg
- B.
  
  1mg
- C.
  
  2.5mg
- D.
  
  1mg/kg

5.
How often can you administer Epinephrine?
- A.
  
  2-5min
- B.
  
  3-7min
- C.
  
  1-3min
- D.
  
  3-5min

6.
What drug may you give in place of Epinephrine?
- A.
  
  Lidocaine
- B.
  
  Sodium Bicarb
- C.
  
  Vasopressin
- D.
  
  Oxygen

7.
When doing CPR, how many compressions do you give each minute?
- A.
  
  30
- B.
  
  60
- C.
  
  90
- D.
  
  100

8.
What do you want to avoid during CPR?
- A.
  
  Hyperventilation
- B.
  
  Hypoventilation
- C.
  
  Breaking the ribs
- D.
  
  Shocking the Patient

9.
What are the T's when searching for and treating possible contributing factors?

10.
When is a patient considered dead?
- A.
  
  When they are cold
- B.
  
  When they have no pulse
- C.
  
  When they are warm and dead
- D.
  
  When they are cold and dead

11.
You use this without delay for High-degree blocks. Such as Type II second degree,or third degree heart blocks.
- A.
  
  Atropine
- B.
  
  Lidocaine
- C.
  
  Sodium Bicarb
- D.
  
  Transcutaneous Pacing

12.
When treating a patient with bradycardia,what is your first initial action according to Bradycardia algorithm?
- A.
  
  Establish IV Access
- B.
  
  Assist Breathing
- C.
  
  Give them Oxygen
- D.
  
  Maintain Patent Airway

13.
What is your dose for Adenosine?
- A.
  
  6mg,6mg,12mg
- B.
  
  6mg,12mg,6mg
- C.
  
  12mg,12mg,6mg
- D.
  
  6mg,12mg,12mg

14.
If you have SVT with aberrancy's what medication do you administer?
- A.
  
  Amiodarone
- B.
  
  Adenosine
- C.
  
  Atropine
- D.
  
  Diazepam

15.
What is a normal adults respitory rate?
- A.
  
  8-12 breaths/min
- B.
  
  10-18 breaths/min
- C.
  
  13-21 breaths/min
- D.
  
  12-20 breaths/min

16.
What is your first line for treating Acute Pulmonary Edema?
- A.
  
  Fluids, Blood Transfusion, oxygen, transport
- B.
  
  Oxygen, Nitro, Lasix, Morphine
- C.
  
  Oxygen, Fluids, Lasix, Valium
- D.
  
  Oxygen, Nitro, Lasix, Morphine, Fluids, Atropine

17.
If you are having problems with Volume in a patient, what do you do?
- A.
  
  Give Fluids, Lasix, Morphine, Nitro, Check BP
- B.
  
  Give fluids, blood transfusions (if available), Consider Vasopressors, Cause specific interventions
- C.
  
  ABC's
- D.
  
  Call for Helicopter,Check ABC 's, Give Fluids, Check BP, Furosemide, transport

18.
If you have a hypothermic patient what is the first thing you do?
- A.
  
  Check ABC' s
- B.
  
  Start CPR
- C.
  
  Check Core Temp
- D.
  
  Remove all wet garments

19.
At what temp do you have Mild Hypothermia?
- A.
  
  93.2-96.8 degrees F
- B.
  
  86-93.2 degrees F
- C.
  
  80-86 degrees F
- D.
  
  94-97.8 degrees F

20.
What are the 7 D's of Stroke Care?
- A.
  
  Dispatch, Door, Date, Decleration, Drug, Decision, Diazepam
- B.
  
  Dispatch, Door, Date, Detection, Drug, Diazepam, Delivery
- C.
  
  Detection, Dispatch, Delivery, Data, Decision, Drug, Diazepam
- D.
  
  Detection, Dispatch, Delivery, Door, Data, Decision, Drug

21.
What three things can you look for when doing a Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale?
- A.
  
  Falls, Slurring, no smile, abnormal Speech
- B.
  
  Facial Droop, Arm Drift, Abnormal Speech
- C.
  
  Abnormal speech, talking really fast, screaming
- D.
  
  Facial Droop, Arm Drift, Drooling

22.
What do you want to avoid giving a stroke patient?
- A.
  
  Thiamine
- B.
  
  D 5 W
- C.
  
  Excessive fluid loading
- D.
  
  D 5 W and excessive fluid loading

23.
Why do you want to give Oxygen to a patient with ACS?
- A.
  
  May limit ischemic myocardial injury, reducing the amount of ST segment elevation.
- B.
  
  Inhibits Thromoxane A2 platelet aggregation to reduce coronary reocclusion and recurrent events after fibrinolytic therapy.
- C.
  
  Dilates coronary arteries and vascular smooth muscle in veins, arteries, and arterioles.
- D.
  
  Dilates arteries and veins, which redistributes blood volume and reduces ventricluar preload and afterload.

24.
Why do you want to give Morphine to an ACS patient?
- A.
  
  Dilates coronary arteries and vascular smooth muscle in veins, arteries, and arterioles.
- B.
  
  May limit ischemic myocardial injury, reducing the amount of ST segment elevation.
- C.
  
  Inhibits Thromoxane A2 platelet aggregation to reduce coronary reocclusion and recurrent events after fibrinolytic therapy.
- D.
  
  Dilates arteries and veins, which redistributes blood volume and reduces ventricluar preload and afterload.

25.
Why do you want to give asprin to a patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome?
- A.
  
  Dilates arteries and veins, which redistributes blood volume and reduces ventricluar preload and afterload.
- B.
  
  Inhibits Thromoxane A2 platelet aggregation to reduce coronary reocclusion and recurrent events after fibrinolytic therapy.
- C.
  
  Dilates coronary arteries and vascular smooth muscle in veins, arteries, and arterioles.
- D.
  
  May limit ischemic myocardial injury, reducing the amount of ST segment elevation.

26.
On a 12 lead what does Leads I, II, and aVF show you?
- A.
  
  Lateral
- B.
  
  Inferior
- C.
  
  Septal
- D.
  
  Anterior

27.
What leads will you see Lateral problems in?
- A.
  
  Leads I, aVL, aVF, V5
- B.
  
  Leads I, aVL, V2, V1
- C.
  
  Leads I, aVL, V5, V6
- D.
  
  Leads I, aVL, aVR, V4