EMT BLOCK 1 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔MIH (Mobile Integrated Healthcare) - ✔✔A method of delivering health care which
involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician's office or
hospital
✔✔National EMS Scope of Practice Model - ✔✔A document created by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by
various EMS providers
✔✔Paramedic - ✔✔An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support,
including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and
other advances assessment and treatment skills
✔✔Primary Prevention - ✔✔Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occuring
✔✔PSA (Primary Service Area) - ✔✔The designated area in which the EMS agency is
responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the
hospital
✔✔Public Health - ✔✔Focused n examining the health need of entire populations with
the goal of preventing health problems
✔✔Public Safety Access Point - ✔✔A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are
responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services
✔✔Quality Control - ✔✔The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the
appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call
✔✔Secondary Prevention - ✔✔Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you
cannot completely prevent
✔✔Acute Stress Reactions - ✔✔Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful
situation
✔✔Airborne Transmission - ✔✔The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
✔✔Bloodborne Pathogens - ✔✔Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human
blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited
to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency (HIV)
,✔✔CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) - ✔✔The primary federal agency
that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is part
of the US Department of Health and Human Services
✔✔Communicable Disease - ✔✔A disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another
✔✔Concealment - ✔✔The use of objects to limit a person's visibility of you
✔✔Contamination - ✔✔The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as
dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's body
✔✔Cover - ✔✔The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection
✔✔CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) - ✔✔A process that confronts the
responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services
personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium
✔✔Cumulative Stress Reactions - ✔✔Prolonged or excessive stress
✔✔Delayed Stress Reactions - ✔✔Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful
situation
✔✔Designated Officer - ✔✔The individual in the department who is charged with the
responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues
✔✔Direct Contact - ✔✔Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one
person to another by physical contact
✔✔Exposure - ✔✔A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluids,
tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur
✔✔Foodborne Transmission - ✔✔The contamination of food or water with an organism
than can cause disease
✔✔General Adaption Syndrome - ✔✔The body's response to stress that begins with an
alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if
the stress is prolonged, exhaustions
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that
causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
✔✔Host - ✔✔The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent
, ✔✔HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) - ✔✔Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the calls in the body's immune system so that
the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers
✔✔Immune - ✔✔The bodies ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease
✔✔Indirect contact - ✔✔Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to
another by contact with a contaminated object
✔✔Infection - ✔✔The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as
bacteria, Viruses, Or parasites, With or without signs or symptoms of disease
✔✔Infection control - ✔✔Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients
and healthcare personnel
✔✔Infectious disease - ✔✔A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body
✔✔OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - ✔✔The federal regulatory
compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety
in the workplace
✔✔Pathogen - ✔✔A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible
host
✔✔PPE (Personal protective equipment) - ✔✔
✔✔PTSD ( posttraumatic stress disorder) - ✔✔A delayed stress reaction to a prior
incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and
may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm
✔✔Transmission - ✔✔The way in which an infectious disease is spread: Contact,
airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors
✔✔Standard precautions - ✔✔Protective measures that have traditionally been
developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other
potential exposure risks of communicable disease
✔✔Vector-borne transmission - ✔✔The use of an animal to spread an organism from
one person or place to another
✔✔Abandonment - ✔✔Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's
consent and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical
professional with the skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔MIH (Mobile Integrated Healthcare) - ✔✔A method of delivering health care which
involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician's office or
hospital
✔✔National EMS Scope of Practice Model - ✔✔A document created by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by
various EMS providers
✔✔Paramedic - ✔✔An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support,
including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and
other advances assessment and treatment skills
✔✔Primary Prevention - ✔✔Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occuring
✔✔PSA (Primary Service Area) - ✔✔The designated area in which the EMS agency is
responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the
hospital
✔✔Public Health - ✔✔Focused n examining the health need of entire populations with
the goal of preventing health problems
✔✔Public Safety Access Point - ✔✔A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are
responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services
✔✔Quality Control - ✔✔The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the
appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call
✔✔Secondary Prevention - ✔✔Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you
cannot completely prevent
✔✔Acute Stress Reactions - ✔✔Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful
situation
✔✔Airborne Transmission - ✔✔The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
✔✔Bloodborne Pathogens - ✔✔Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human
blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited
to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency (HIV)
,✔✔CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) - ✔✔The primary federal agency
that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is part
of the US Department of Health and Human Services
✔✔Communicable Disease - ✔✔A disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another
✔✔Concealment - ✔✔The use of objects to limit a person's visibility of you
✔✔Contamination - ✔✔The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as
dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's body
✔✔Cover - ✔✔The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection
✔✔CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) - ✔✔A process that confronts the
responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services
personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium
✔✔Cumulative Stress Reactions - ✔✔Prolonged or excessive stress
✔✔Delayed Stress Reactions - ✔✔Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful
situation
✔✔Designated Officer - ✔✔The individual in the department who is charged with the
responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues
✔✔Direct Contact - ✔✔Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one
person to another by physical contact
✔✔Exposure - ✔✔A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluids,
tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur
✔✔Foodborne Transmission - ✔✔The contamination of food or water with an organism
than can cause disease
✔✔General Adaption Syndrome - ✔✔The body's response to stress that begins with an
alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if
the stress is prolonged, exhaustions
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that
causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
✔✔Host - ✔✔The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent
, ✔✔HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) - ✔✔Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the calls in the body's immune system so that
the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers
✔✔Immune - ✔✔The bodies ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease
✔✔Indirect contact - ✔✔Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to
another by contact with a contaminated object
✔✔Infection - ✔✔The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as
bacteria, Viruses, Or parasites, With or without signs or symptoms of disease
✔✔Infection control - ✔✔Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients
and healthcare personnel
✔✔Infectious disease - ✔✔A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body
✔✔OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - ✔✔The federal regulatory
compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety
in the workplace
✔✔Pathogen - ✔✔A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible
host
✔✔PPE (Personal protective equipment) - ✔✔
✔✔PTSD ( posttraumatic stress disorder) - ✔✔A delayed stress reaction to a prior
incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and
may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm
✔✔Transmission - ✔✔The way in which an infectious disease is spread: Contact,
airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors
✔✔Standard precautions - ✔✔Protective measures that have traditionally been
developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other
potential exposure risks of communicable disease
✔✔Vector-borne transmission - ✔✔The use of an animal to spread an organism from
one person or place to another
✔✔Abandonment - ✔✔Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's
consent and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical
professional with the skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient
