EMR final exam study guide with actual
questions and answers
As an Emergency Medical Responder, which of the following should you set as your top priority
at the scene of an emergency?
A. CPR
B. Patient care
C. safety
D. traffic control - ANS safety
An Emergency Medical Responder possesses all of the following skills EXCEPT:
A. defibrillation. .
B. medication administration.
C. oxygen administration
D. bleeding control. - ANS medication administration
Emergency Medical Responder care is usually authorized by:
A. the National Registry. .
B. the patient's physician
C. state laws
.D. department bylaws. - ANS state laws
A careful and deliberate walk around a scene, scanning for dangers or hazards, is known as a:
A. 360-degree assessment.
B. 180-degree assessment.
C. 270-degree assessment.
D. 90-degree assessment. - ANS 360-degree assessment
The highest level of EMS provider is:
A. Advanced EMT.
B. Emergency Transport Technician.
C. Emergency Medical Technician.
D. Paramedic. - ANS paramedic
An Emergency Medical Responder who flees a scene because of potential violence and
positions himself behind a brick retaining wall is using which technique?
A. Cover
B. Concealment
C. Distraction
D. Misdirection - ANS cover
, 8. A patient with a terminal illness has an outburst where she yells "Why is this happening to
Me!?!" This patient is exhibiting what stage of the grieving process?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Anger - ANS anger
9. Disease-causing agents are called:
A. Venoms
B. Toxemias
C. Pathogens
D. Amoebas - ANS C. Pathogens
Practice to prevent exposure to disease during patient contact is called:
A. Infection Precautions
B. Universal Isolations
C. Disease Control Methods
D. Standard Precautions - ANS standard precautions
Patients of legal age who are competent and who accept your care are giving________
consent.
A. implied
B. expressed
C. guardian
D. minor's - ANS expressed
12. In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision cannot be
made,
you have the right to provide care based on _________________ consent.
A. implied
B. expressed
C. guardian
D. minor's - ANS implied
. A person who is standing erect, with arms at sides and palms forward, is in a(n) _____position.
A. prone
B. supine
C. anatomical
D. lateral recumbent - ANS C. anatomical
A person who is lying face up on his back is in a(n) _____ position.
A. prone
B. supine
C. anatomical
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