EMT UNIT 1 TEST
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1. Which of the following is the feeling infants get when they know all their
needs will be met?: Bonding
2. An artery is a blood vessel that only: carries blood away from the heart
3. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which agency with the
development of EMS standards?: DOT
4. A family member who keeps pleading with a deceased loved one to wake up
is experiencing which reaction to death and dying?: denial
5. True statement about HIV/AIDS: HIV positive needlesticks have less than a .05 percent infection rate.
6. What mode of transmission most accurately describes the route of spreading
hepatitis A?: fecal-oral
7. primary reason for an EMT to change gloves between contact with different
patients?: to prevent spreading infection to the next patient
8. which of the following situations BEST illustrates the act of abandonment by
the EMT?: an EMT transports a patient to the ED and leaves the patient in the waiting room without advising ED
staff
9. What type of muscle controls the size of the bronchioles in the lungs?: smooth
muscles
10. With regard to anatomical locations, which of the following is not true?: The
mouth is proximal to the nose.
11. At which of the following stages is toilet training most likely to begin?: Toddler
12. Which of the following is the purpose of trending/: It allows the EMT to determine if the
patient's condition has changed over time.
13. Which term is best defined as "a state of physical and or psychological
arousal to a stimulus"?: stress
14. Which of the following is FALSE regarding the purpose of immediately doc-
umenting vital signs once they are obtained?: Failure to record the vital signs immediately is
considered falsifying the medical record.
15. Your 89-year-old male patient has called for help because he almost passed
out after bringing in his garbage cans from the curb. The patient lives alone
and says that he became panicked when he started feeling so lightheaded and
dizzy. Patients in this age group often undergo all of the following changes to
their health, except:: increased metabolism
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16. What is FiO2?: The concentration of oxygen in our inhaled air, which is referred to as the fraction of inspired
oxygen
17. Stroke volume depends on a series of factors: one is the force the myocardial
muscle exerts to move the blood. This is known as:: contractility
18. An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when she sees a major vehicle
accident. There are no Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There
are only Good Samaritans. The EMT is late for a doctor's appointment so she
decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of the vehicle dies before
help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license plates and
writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT
did not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of
the following statements is true?: The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act.
19. Who is responsible for on-scene safety of EMS providers?: all crew members
20. Which type of consent must be used by the EMT when seeking to treat a
mentally competent adult?: expressed consent
21. The "Stress Triad," or the body's response to a stressful stimulation, is known
as general ________ syndrome.: adaption
22. This type of metabolism occurs when energy is created with a balance of
adequate oxygen and nutrients.: aerobic
23. You have just worked a cardiac arrest call on a 48-year-old father of three.
Despite your best efforts, the patient died in the emergency department. As
you are getting your ambulance in service, the patient's wife rushes out of the
emergency department. She finds you and begins screaming at you that her
husband's death is your fault. She blames you for not getting on the scene
fast enough, taking too long at the house, and not shocking her husband back
to life like she has seen on television. What response should you have to her
anger?: Listen empathetically to all of her complaints and let her know she can contact you for any additional
assistance.
24. Middle adulthood is the stage of life from __ to __ years.: 41-60
25. When you startle a 4-month-old, he throws his arms out, spreads his fingers,
then grabs with his fingers and arms. The reaction is known as the:: Moro reflex
26. When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to:: know your lifting limits.
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1. Which of the following is the feeling infants get when they know all their
needs will be met?: Bonding
2. An artery is a blood vessel that only: carries blood away from the heart
3. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which agency with the
development of EMS standards?: DOT
4. A family member who keeps pleading with a deceased loved one to wake up
is experiencing which reaction to death and dying?: denial
5. True statement about HIV/AIDS: HIV positive needlesticks have less than a .05 percent infection rate.
6. What mode of transmission most accurately describes the route of spreading
hepatitis A?: fecal-oral
7. primary reason for an EMT to change gloves between contact with different
patients?: to prevent spreading infection to the next patient
8. which of the following situations BEST illustrates the act of abandonment by
the EMT?: an EMT transports a patient to the ED and leaves the patient in the waiting room without advising ED
staff
9. What type of muscle controls the size of the bronchioles in the lungs?: smooth
muscles
10. With regard to anatomical locations, which of the following is not true?: The
mouth is proximal to the nose.
11. At which of the following stages is toilet training most likely to begin?: Toddler
12. Which of the following is the purpose of trending/: It allows the EMT to determine if the
patient's condition has changed over time.
13. Which term is best defined as "a state of physical and or psychological
arousal to a stimulus"?: stress
14. Which of the following is FALSE regarding the purpose of immediately doc-
umenting vital signs once they are obtained?: Failure to record the vital signs immediately is
considered falsifying the medical record.
15. Your 89-year-old male patient has called for help because he almost passed
out after bringing in his garbage cans from the curb. The patient lives alone
and says that he became panicked when he started feeling so lightheaded and
dizzy. Patients in this age group often undergo all of the following changes to
their health, except:: increased metabolism
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, EMT UNIT 1 TEST
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_23q4zv
16. What is FiO2?: The concentration of oxygen in our inhaled air, which is referred to as the fraction of inspired
oxygen
17. Stroke volume depends on a series of factors: one is the force the myocardial
muscle exerts to move the blood. This is known as:: contractility
18. An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when she sees a major vehicle
accident. There are no Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There
are only Good Samaritans. The EMT is late for a doctor's appointment so she
decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of the vehicle dies before
help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license plates and
writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT
did not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of
the following statements is true?: The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act.
19. Who is responsible for on-scene safety of EMS providers?: all crew members
20. Which type of consent must be used by the EMT when seeking to treat a
mentally competent adult?: expressed consent
21. The "Stress Triad," or the body's response to a stressful stimulation, is known
as general ________ syndrome.: adaption
22. This type of metabolism occurs when energy is created with a balance of
adequate oxygen and nutrients.: aerobic
23. You have just worked a cardiac arrest call on a 48-year-old father of three.
Despite your best efforts, the patient died in the emergency department. As
you are getting your ambulance in service, the patient's wife rushes out of the
emergency department. She finds you and begins screaming at you that her
husband's death is your fault. She blames you for not getting on the scene
fast enough, taking too long at the house, and not shocking her husband back
to life like she has seen on television. What response should you have to her
anger?: Listen empathetically to all of her complaints and let her know she can contact you for any additional
assistance.
24. Middle adulthood is the stage of life from __ to __ years.: 41-60
25. When you startle a 4-month-old, he throws his arms out, spreads his fingers,
then grabs with his fingers and arms. The reaction is known as the:: Moro reflex
26. When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to:: know your lifting limits.
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