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JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT |2024 When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and covered with broken glass, it is best to wear: a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath c.)F...

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JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
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When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and covered with broken glass, it is
best to wear:
a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves
b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath
c.)Firefighter gloves only, to perseve manual dexterity.
d.)Thick firefighter gloves over two pairs of latex gloves - a.) Puncture-proof leather
gloves over your latex gloves

According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly - b.) assist a patient with
certain prescribed medications

You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory distress. The patient tells you
that he recently had a positive tuberculosis (TB) skin test and is currently being
evaluated for possible TB. You should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical mask on yourself.
b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA respirator on a patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a surgical mask on him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency particulate air
(HEPA) respirator on yourself. - d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a
high-effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.

While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should inadvertently give oral glucose
even though her blood glucose level was high. You reassess the patient and note that
her condition did not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm the patient. - b.) contact
medical control and notify them of the error.

The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility

,d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department - b.) gives oral
report to the emergency room physician or nurse.

The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage, and ambulance
disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and why it is important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with blood or other body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where treatment should be provided -
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and why it is important

As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and symptoms of cumulative
stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications - a.) may not be obvious or present all
the time.

EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying. - Accidental
Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern Society

You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in cardiac
arrest. Because of the remote geographic location, you are unable to contact medical
control. What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport. - a.) Follow locally established
protocols or standing orders

You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old male with shortness of
breath. As you are assessing the patient, his wife tells you that he was recently
diagnosed with lung cancer. The patient is verbally abusive and tells you that failure of
the health care system caused his disease. Which stage of the greiving process is the
patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
d.) Bargaining - a.) Anger

When considering his or her personal life, it is important for the EMT to realize that:

,a.) he or she should not discuss stressful issues with family members
b.) it is more difficult to effectively relax at home than it is while on duty
c.) shift work is the least stressful type of an EMS-related work schedule
d.) family or friends may not understand the stress associated with EMS - d.) family or
friends may not understand the stress associated with EMS

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sstress?

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sambulance, she stells syou sthat she schanged shis smind sand sdoes snot swant sto sgo sto sthe

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sweather sis sto: s- s swear sat sleast sthree slayers sof sclothing




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sand sreport sthe sincident sto syour ssupervisor




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sEMT.




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spatient swhose sairway sis ssecured swith sa ssupraglottic sdevice




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simmediately srecognize sthe spatient sas sthe sdrunk sdriver swho skilled syour sbrother sseveral

syears searlier. sA sbackup sambulance sis sen sroute sto sthe sscene. sYou sshould: s- s sbegin stwo-

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sthis sfinding son syour spatient scare sreport sand sadvise sthe semergency sdepartment sstaff sof

swhat sthe schild's sparents stold




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sfield sand syou scan ssee sthat sa sthunderstorm sis srapidly sapproaching. sSuddenly, syou sfeel

syour sskin sbegin sto stingle sand sthe shair son syour sarms sstands son send. sThe sambulance sis

slocated sabout s30 syards saway. sYou sshould: s- s scrouch sdown sin sa sposition sso sthat sonly

syour sfeet sare stouching sthe sground




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