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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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