AAOS EMT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1
foodborne transmission
Correct Answer
The contamination of food or water with an organism than can cause disease.
Question 2
Rigor mortis
Correct Answer
stiffening
Question 3
Telemetry
Correct Answer
A process in which electronic signals are converted into coded, audible signals; these signals can then be transmitted by
radio or telephone to a receiver with a decoder at the hospital.
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,Question 4
decontamination
Correct Answer
The process of removing or neutralizing and properly disposing of hazardous materials from equipment, patients, and
rescue personnel.
Question 5
toxicity levels
Correct Answer
Measures of the risk that a hazardous material poses to the health of an individual who comes into contact with it.
Question 6
Proxemics
Correct Answer
The study of space between people and its effects on communication.
Question 7
Portable Stretcher
Correct Answer
A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it
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,Question 8
Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) model?
Correct Answer
The paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination
Question 9
Emancipated minor
Correct Answer
Married, in armed services, or parents
Question 10
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming
procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on:
Correct Answer
EMS Research
Question 11
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
Correct Answer
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and
injured
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, Question 12
cylinders
Correct Answer
Portable, compressed gas containers used to hold liquids and gases. Uninsulated compressed gas cylinders are used to
store substances such as nitrogen, argon, helium, and oxygen. They have a range of sizes and internal pressures.
Question 13
Documentation
Correct Answer
The written portion of the EMT's patient interaction. This becomes part of the patient's permanent medical record.
Question 14
indirect contact
Correct Answer
Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.
Question 15
Defamation
Correct Answer
Communication of false information that damages reputation of a person
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Question 1
foodborne transmission
Correct Answer
The contamination of food or water with an organism than can cause disease.
Question 2
Rigor mortis
Correct Answer
stiffening
Question 3
Telemetry
Correct Answer
A process in which electronic signals are converted into coded, audible signals; these signals can then be transmitted by
radio or telephone to a receiver with a decoder at the hospital.
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,Question 4
decontamination
Correct Answer
The process of removing or neutralizing and properly disposing of hazardous materials from equipment, patients, and
rescue personnel.
Question 5
toxicity levels
Correct Answer
Measures of the risk that a hazardous material poses to the health of an individual who comes into contact with it.
Question 6
Proxemics
Correct Answer
The study of space between people and its effects on communication.
Question 7
Portable Stretcher
Correct Answer
A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it
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,Question 8
Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) model?
Correct Answer
The paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination
Question 9
Emancipated minor
Correct Answer
Married, in armed services, or parents
Question 10
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming
procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on:
Correct Answer
EMS Research
Question 11
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
Correct Answer
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and
injured
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, Question 12
cylinders
Correct Answer
Portable, compressed gas containers used to hold liquids and gases. Uninsulated compressed gas cylinders are used to
store substances such as nitrogen, argon, helium, and oxygen. They have a range of sizes and internal pressures.
Question 13
Documentation
Correct Answer
The written portion of the EMT's patient interaction. This becomes part of the patient's permanent medical record.
Question 14
indirect contact
Correct Answer
Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.
Question 15
Defamation
Correct Answer
Communication of false information that damages reputation of a person
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