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Paramedic Entrance Exam Study Guide Questions And
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Which part of your body should you lift with? Legs



What is QI for? Identify aspects of the system that could be improved. Not meant as a
disciplinary action



Name the five emotional stages of accepting loss. Denial, Anger, Bargaining,
Depression, Acceptance



What does a delayed stress reaction cause? PTSD



What does a cumulative stress reaction cause? Burnout



What is the most common way to protect yourself? Answer PPE



What is basic PPE that you would wear for any call? Answer Gloves



What are the signs of death? Answer Absence of a pulse, absolute unresponsiveness to
any stimuli, no eye movement or pupil response, Absence of blood pressure, no
reflexes.



What are the obvious signs of death? Answer Decapitation, rigor mortis, decomposition
of the body, dependent lividity



How much distance must you keep the microphone away from your face? - 2 inches

,What is the medical term for swayback? - Lordosis



What is the medical term for slouch or hunchback? - Kyphosis



Define posterior - Toward the back of the body (opposite of anterior)



Define anterior - toward the front of the body



What are the three types of joint mobility? -Answer immovable, slightly movable, freely
movable



What are the different regions of the spine called? -Answer Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar,
Sacrum, Coccyx



Which parts of the spine are fused together? -Answer Sacrum and Coccyx



How many cervical vertebrae are there? -Answer 7



How many thoracic vertebrae are there? -Answer 12



How many lumbar vertebrae are there? -Answer 5



How many vertebrae are there? - Answer 33



How many sacral vertebrae are there? - Answer 5 fused



How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx? - Answer 4 fused

, What are the three types of muscle? - Answer skeletal, cardiac, smooth



Which type of muscle is voluntary? - Answer skeletal muscle



Which type of muscle is found only in the heart? - Answer cardiac muscle



Which of the following types of muscle can be found within the vessels and intestines?
-Answer Smooth muscle



Which of the following is considered to be the upper airway? -Answer Nares, (nostrils),
Mouth and oral cavity, Pharaynx, Larynx



Which of the following is considered to be the lower airway? -Answer Trachea, Bronchi,
Bronchioles, Alveoli



Which of the following best describes the end of the upper airway and the start of the
lower airway? -Answer Cricoid Cartilage



Name a thin layer of fluid coating the alveoli. - Answer Surfactant



What muscles are involved in the process of inspiration? - Answer diaphragm and
external intercostals



Describe the circuit of circulation that blood flows through. - Answer Right atrium, right
ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary capillary, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left
ventricle, aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cava, right atrium.



What structure is found in the vein that prevents the backflow of blood? - Anwer valves



What makes up the CNS? - Anwer brain and spinal cord

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