EMT Final Exam Study Guide Questions LATEST UPDATE
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After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not breathing. ...
EMT Final Exam Study
Guide Questions
LATEST UPDATE
After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for
breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his
chest and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not
breathing. To treat this patient, you will follow:
A) off-line medical control.
B) online medical control.
C) protocols.
D) All of these answers are correct. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D
Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
,A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
A) the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
C) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
D) Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-D
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require
special permission from the medical director and the state EMS office to:
A) insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
B) apply and interpret data from a pulse oximeter.
C) use an automatic transport ventilator.
D) give aspirin to a patient with chest pain. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she
should:
A) wait at least 24 months before taking another state-approved EMT class.
,B) send an official request to the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) to seek
approval to take the EMT exam.
C) recognize that any such conviction will disqualify him or her from EMT
licensure.
D) contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
documentation. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D
What is an EMT's primary service area?
A) The main area in which the EMS agency operates
B) The only area the EMT is certified to provide patient care
C) The area serviced by the EMT's medical director
D) The location where the EMT provides essential care during a 9-1-1 call -
✔✔✔ANSWER-A
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest
pain based on:
A) the patient's condition.
B) medical director approval.
C) an order from a paramedic.
D) the transport time to the hospital. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B
American Heart Association protocols are based on __________.
A) evidence-based research
B) trends in the EMS community
, C) theories ready for field trial
D) opinions from a core group of cardiologists - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A
The quickest source of energy is ____________; however, this supply will last less
than a day and is consumed in greater quantities during stress.
A) glucose
B) carbohydrates
C) protein
D) fat - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A
If you find that you are the target of the patient's anger, make sure that you:
A) are safe.
B) do not take the anger or insults personally.
C) are tolerant and do not become defensive.
D) All of these answers are correct. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D
Which of the following signs would indicate that your partner is experiencing
significant stress?
A) Increased interest in daily activities
B) Isolation from the rest of the crew
C) Hyperactivity during an EMS call
D) Acute increase in appetite - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B
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