PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS || 2024

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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? - Correct answer-Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 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 - Correct answer- Sodium Bicarbonate. 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 - Correct answer-Transport emergency and continue ventilation. 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. - Correct answer-sodium bicarbonate 5. Braxton Hicks contractions - Correct answer-occur in the second trimester and are false labor. 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. - Correct answer-epidural hematoma [Show More]

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