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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 TEST WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 TEST WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS1. American Heart Association protocols are based on: evidence-based re-
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hsearch
2. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with c
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hest pain based on:: medical director approva
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3. National guidelines for EMS care are intended to: provide more consistent d
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elivery of EMS care across the United States
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4. Online medical control requires: phone or radio contact with the medical direc-
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htor
5. Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on: EMS research h h h h h h h h h
6. The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called: time m
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anagement
7. The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as: -
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self-motivation
8. The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known a
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s: communication
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9. The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more im-
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hportant than performing time- h h h
consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOST
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LY on: EMS research
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10. The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to: -
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HIPAA
11. What is an EMT's primary service area?: The main area in which the EMS ag
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ency operates h
12. What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?: Follow the agency's wr
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itten protocols h
13. Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training?: EMT
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14. Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency
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medical services (EMS)?: A team of health care professionals who are responsible fo
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r providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
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15. Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS p
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roviders?: Automated external defibrillator h h h
16. Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healt
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hcare (MIH) model?: The paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination
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,17. Which of the following statements regarding the Americans With Disabil-
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ities Act (ADA) of 1990 is correct?: The ADA prohibits employers from failing to pr
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ovide full and equal employment to those who are disabled
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18. Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?: The N
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REMT provides a national standard for EMS testing
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,19. You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking al
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cohol but orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the information to: t
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he receiving nurse or doctor
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20. You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance.You know th
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at a transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting tim
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e. This is an example of: patient advocacy
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21. After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick y
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ourself with the contaminated lancet. You should:
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Select one: h
A. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution. h h h h h h
B. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.
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C. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention. h h h h h h
D. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.: report the incident to your su
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pervisor after the call h h h
22. At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and po
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wer lines are lying across the car.The patients inside the car are conscious. You
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should:
Select one: h
A. proceed with normal extrication procedures. h h h h
B. remove the lines with a nonconductive object. h h h h h h
C. advise the patients to carefully get out of the car.
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D. mark off a danger zone around the downed lines.: mark off a danger zone ar
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ound the downed lines.
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23. Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an ill
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ness or injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:
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A. mental disorders. h
B. assessment by the EMT. h h h
C. fear of medical personnel.
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D. history of chronic disease.: . assessment by the EMT
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24. General adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the following p
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hases?
Select one: h
A. Immediate reaction, psychological exhaustion, and recovery h h h h h
B. Reaction and resistance, euphoria, and physical exhaustion
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, C. Delayed reaction, alarm response, and physical recovery
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D. Alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery: Alarm response, r
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eaction and resistance, and recovery
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25. Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used: S
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elect one: h
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