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Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2024/2025
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Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam Questions andAnswers
1. 1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high
altitudes. What should you do?: Administer oxygen while descending to a
lower altitude.
2. 2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans
in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV
access
and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
widening QRS. You should administer: Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. 3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to
a larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You
notice coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP
90/50 and SPO2 90%. You should: Transport emergency and continue
ventilation.
4. 4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain. Vital
signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.: sodium
bicarbonate
5. 5. Braxton Hicks contractions: occur in the second trimester and
are false labor.
6. 6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss
of consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.: epidural hematoma
7. 7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the
road respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV
access he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his
body. Vital signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you
do?: Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minHg.
8. 8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer: Epinephrine 0.3mg
9.9. You are asked to set up a patient treatment area after a box labeled
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"radio active" was found unattended in a park. Which of the following would
be the best location.: Building in the park
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10.10. You are at a house fire with multiple patients. Which patient should
be transported First to a burn center?: 52 year old with second degree
burns to face and right hand
11.11. What is the most common cause of status epilepticus in adults.:
Fail- ure to take prescribed medications
12. 12. A 58 year old male with history of renal failure complains of
dizziness lethargy and difficulty
breathing. He says he missed his last dialysis appointment. Vital signs are
BP 160/90 P 100 R 28 with rales heard in the basses. SPO2 92% you
should suspect.: Fluid Overload.
13.13. A 12 year old girl is seizing. Her mom tells you that her daughter
has been feeling tired for days. Her skin is dry and she has been very thirsty.
Vital signs are BP 118/80 P115 R26 you should suspect.: Diabetic
ketoacidosis
14.14. A 42 year old female has fallen down a flight of stairs. She appears
anxious her skin is cool and clammy her radial pulses are weak at 112
beats per min and she complains of abdominal pain in the left upper
quadrant with radiation to the left scapula. You should suspect.: Torn or
lacerated spleen.
15.15. Emergency medical responders are ventilating an apneic medical
patient with a bag valve mask. You note abdominal distention and
minimal chest rise. What should you do?: Reposition the head.
16. 16. A 6 month old male was found lying face down in the crib. He
is cyanotic and apneic. A weak
brachial pulse is present.You are unable to see a chest rise with your second
attempt at rescue
breathing after repositioning the head. What should you do.: Start CPR
17.17. You have just been called to a dialysis clinic for a 58 year old male
in cardiac arrest. The online physician may order you to administer which
of the following medications.: Sodium Bicarbonate.
18. 18. A 27 year old male has been assaulted with a pen in the
supraclav- icular area. He is anxious and pale and his vital signs are BP
80/42 P 128
R 32 and shallow. First responders have sealed the wound with a
bandage. Assessment reveals lung sounds on the right and poor chest
rise what should you do.: Burp dressing
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19.19. A 50 pound child is unresponsive pulseless and apneic. The cardiac
monitor displays ventricular fibrillations. CPR is in progress. The initial
de- fibrillator should be at.: 50 joules.
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