Paramedic Entrance Exam Study Guide
1. What part of the
body should you
lift with?
2. What is the pur-
pose of QI?
3. What are the five
emotional stages
of loss accep-
tance?
4. What is caused by
a delayed stress re-
action?
5. What is caused by
a cumulative stress
reaction?
6. What...
Paramedic Entrance Exam Study Guide 1. What part of the body should you lift with? 2. What is the pur- pose of QI? 3. What are the five emotional stages of loss accep - tance? 4. What is caused by a delayed stress re- action? 5. What is caused by a cumulative stress reaction? 6. What is the prima - ry method used to protect yourself? 7. What is standard PPE used for every call? 8. What are the signs of death? 9. What are the ob- vious signs of death? 10. How far away from your face should you hold the micro - phone? Legs Identify aspects of the system that could be improved. Not meant as a disciplinary action Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance PTSD Burnout PPE Gloves Absence of a pulse, complete unresponsiveness to any stimuli, no eye movement or pupil response, Absence of blood pressure, no reflexes. Decapitation, rigor mortis, decomposition of the body, dependent lividity 2 inches Paramedic Entrance Exam Study Guide 11. What is the med - ical term for sway - back? 12. What is the medical term for slouch or hunchback? Lordosis Kyphosis 13. Define posterior Toward the back of the body (opposite of anterior) 14. Define anterior toward the front of the body 15. What are the three types of joint mo - bility? 16. What are the differ - ent regions of the spine called? 17. Which parts of the spine are fused to- gether? 18. How many cervi - cal vertebrae are there? 19. How many tho - racic vertebrae are there? 20. How many lum - bar vertebrae are there? immovable, slightly movable, freely movable Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx Sacrum and Coccyx 7 12 5 21. How may vertebrae 33 are there? 22. How many sacral vertebrae are there? 5 fused 23. How many verte - 4 fused brae are in the Coc- cyx? 24. What are the three skeletal, cardiac, smooth types of muscle? 25. Which type of mus- skeletal muscle cle is voluntary? 26. Which type of mus- cardiac muscle cle is found only in the heart? 27. Which type of mus- Smooth muscle cle is found in the vessels and in- testines? 28. What structures Nares (nostrils), Mouth and oral cavity, Pharaynx, Lar- make up the upper ynx airway? 29. What structures Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli make up the lower airway? 30. What structure Cricoid Cartilage marks the end of the upper airway and the beginning of the lower air- way? 31. Surfactant
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