EMT FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES//ALREADY GRADED A+
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EMT FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES//ALREADY
GRADED A+
EMT FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES//ALREADY
GRADED A+
EMT FINAL EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES//ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following best describe the process of continuous self-review with the purpose of
identifying aspects of care that could be performed better?
a) quality improvement
b) patient advocacy
c) continuing education
d) medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER-a) quality improvement
Which of the following terms best describes a relationship where authority to give medications and
provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine?
Which of the following responsibilities of an EMT focuses on being the one who speaks up for the
patient, pleads his cause, and brings any of his concerns to the attention of the hospitals staff?
a) patient advocacy
b) patient care
c) patient assessment
d) transfer of care - CORRECT ANSWER-a) patient advocacy
In most areas, ______ is considered the minimum level of certification for ambulance personnel
a) EMT
b) EMR
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER-a) EMT
Which of the following would be considered a system that has the capability of automatically identifying
the emergency caller's phone number and location?
a) telemetry
b) Emergency medical dispatch
c) enhanced 911
d) public health - CORRECT ANSWER-c) enhanced 911
Which of the following groups created a Technical Assistance Program that established an assessment
program with a set of standards for EMS Systems?
,a) The National Registry of EMTs
b) The American College of Surgeons
c) The National Association of EMTs
d) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - CORRECT ANSWER-d) The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
Which of the following departments was charged by the 1966 Highway Safety Act with developing EMS
standards and assisting the states in upgrading the quality of their prehospital emergency care?
a) The Department of State
b) The Department of Health and Human Services
c) The Department of Transportation
d) The Department of Homeland Security - CORRECT ANSWER-c) The Department of Transportation
You believe that your patient should be given nitroglycerin for his chest pain. You do not have off-line
protocols for this, so you should
a) transport the patient
b) contact medical direction
c) administer the medication and document accordingly
d) do what you did for the last patient with chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER-b) contact medical direction
The system by which the medical community oversees the basic health of a population is known as
a) emergency medical services
b) best clinical practices
c) the public health system
d) the hospital-based care system - CORRECT ANSWER-c) the public health system
The modern EMS system in the United States began in the:
A. 1960s.
B. 1950s.
C. 1980s.
, D. 2000s. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. 1960s.
An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcher to:
A. contact police, fire, and EMS personnel simultaneously.
B. immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made.
C. provide step-by-step CPR instructions to the caller.
D. respond to the scene of a medical incident much quicker. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. immediately access
the phone number and address from which the call is being made.
You respond to a domestic violence call with your partner and the local volunteer fire department. You
should regard the fire department volunteers as
a) a hindrance to providing necessary care
b) primarily useful for organizing bystanders
c) partners in care who may need guidance from you
d) inappropriate responders unless there is a fire - CORRECT ANSWER-c) partners in care who may need
guidance from you
How many nationally recognized levels of EMS practitioner are there and what is the highest level?
What is least likely to be an aspect of carefully and thoroughly documenting an emergency call?
a) neatness
b) completeness
c) speculation
d) accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER-c) speculation
One aspect of quality improvement in which every EMT can participate is:
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