Quiz Questions (JBL) Questions and Answers 2024
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.
A) unify EMS providers under a single medical director
B) reduce expenses at the local and state levels
C) provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States
D) fac...
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.
A) unify EMS providers under a single medical director
B) reduce expenses at the local and state levels
C) provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States
D) facilitate a national EMS labor group – answer C) provide more consistent delivery of
EMS care across the United States
Ch 1
The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to ________.
A) DCAP
B) HIPAA
C) CQI
D) APGAR – answer B) HIPAA
Ch 1
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
A) Multilumen airways
B) Automatic transport ventilators
C) Automated external defibrillator
D) Needle decompression - answerC) Automated external defibrillator
Ch 1
You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but
orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the information to _______.
A) the state motor vehicle department
B) the receiving nurse or doctor
C) law enforcement personnel
D) your medical director - answerB) the receiving nurse or doctor
Ch 1
,You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that a
transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an
example of __________.
A) scope of practice
B) undue hardship
C) abuse of authority
D) patient advocacy - answerD) patient advocacy
Ch 1
The EMT's first priority is __________.
A) empathy for all patients
B) rapid response
C) treatment and transport
D) personal safety - answerD) personal safety
Ch 2
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the
stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission
does this scenario describe?
A) indirect contact
B) airborne transmission
C) direct contact
D) vector-borne transmission - answerA) indirect contact
Ch 2
Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a situation
involving active gunfire?
A) stacked empty barrels
B) behind a car door
C) a large cluster of shrubs
D) a concrete barricade - answerD) a concrete barricade
Ch 2
Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or injury
include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) fear of medical personnel
,B) history of chronic disease
C) assessment by the EMT
D) mental disorders - answerC) assessment by the EMT
Ch 2
You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is
obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of her body.
In addition to providing the medical care that she needs, you should:
A) acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take care of her
B) maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be
scared
C) reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her speech in
time
D) tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely be okay
- answerA) acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take care of her
Ch 2
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow
breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain
cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR
order for this patient, but they are unable to locate it. You should:
A) honor the patient's wishes and withhold all treatment
B) decide on further action once the DNR order is produced
C) begin treatment and contact medical control as needed
D) transport the patient without providing any treatment - answerC) begin treatment and
contact medical control as needed
Ch 3
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a
13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child,
a law enforcement officer advices you that the child's parents will be at the scene in
approximately 15 minutes. What should you do?
A) begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital
B) transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
C) withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for treatment
D) treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent -
answerB) transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
Ch 3
, You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a
young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive
facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable
carotid pulse. You should:
A) stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew
B) ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response
C) have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased
D) request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR - answerC)
have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased
Ch 3
During your monthly internal quality (QI) improvement meeting, you review several
patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's
name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was provided by the EMTs in
the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
A) adequately safeguarded the patient's PHI because the cases were discussed
internally
B) violated the patient's privacy because you should have discussed the information
only with the EMTs involved
C) are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR
beforehand
D) acted appropriately but must have each EMT sign a wavier stating that he or she will
not discuss the cases with others - answerC) are in violation of HIPAA because you did
not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand
Ch 3
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response areas is defined by the:
A) local health district
B) state EMS office
C) EMS supervisor
D) medical director - answerD) medical director
Ch 3
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient's leg stops bleeding. This is called:
A) hematemesis
B) hemiplegia
C) hemolysis
D) hemostasis - answerD) hemostasis
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