EMT-JBL Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest
Question 1
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, except:Select one:
A. the patient's response to treatment you provided.
B. important medical history not previously given.
C. the chief complaint or mechanism of injury.
D. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
Correct Answer
D. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
Question 2
The diagram is unique because it:
A.Is the exclusive muscle of breathing
B. Does not receive impulses from the brain
C. Does not have striations like the skeletal muscle
D.Is both a voluntary and an involuntary muscle
Correct Answer
is both a voluntary and involuntary muscle
Page 1 of 151
,Question 3
Which comes first in EMS decision making?
A. Data interpretation.
B. Data gathering.
C. Team communication.
D. Planning
Correct Answer
Data gathering.
Question 4
When you assess capillary refill time in an infant, normal color to the tested area should return within:Select one:
A. 2 seconds.
B. 3 seconds.
C. 4 seconds.
D. 1 second.
Correct Answer
A. 2 seconds.
Page 2 of 151
,Question 5
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars collided head-on; the occupants are still
in their vehicles. The fire department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are
directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner should:
A. Assist with vehicle stabilization
B. Put on high-visibility safety vests
C. Report to the incident commander
D. Quickly begin the triage process
Correct Answer
Put on high-visibility safety vests.
Question 6
you are dispatched to a middle school for a 16 YO female experiencing an asthma attack. She is conscious and alert but in
severe respiratory distress. The school nurse informs you that she has tried several times to contact the patients parents
but has not been successful. You should:
A. recognize that you cannot begin treatment without expressed parental consent
B. transport the child to the closest hospital and let the staff there provide any treatment
C. administer oxygen only until you receive parental consent for further treatment
D. provide treatment up to your level of training and transport the child at once
Correct Answer
D. provide treatment up to your level of training and transport the child at once
Page 3 of 151
, Question 7
The systematic head-to-toe assessment should be performed on:Select one:
A. stable patients who are able to tell you exactly what happened.
B. all patients with traumatic injuries who will require EMS transport.
C. responsive medical patients and patients without a significant MOI.
D. patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.
Correct Answer
D. patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.
Question 8
Which layer of the skin is composed of fatty tissue and serves as an insulator for the body?
A.Sebaceous
B.Epidermis
C.Subcutaneous
D. Dermal
Correct Answer
Subcutaneous
Page 4 of 151
Question 1
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, except:Select one:
A. the patient's response to treatment you provided.
B. important medical history not previously given.
C. the chief complaint or mechanism of injury.
D. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
Correct Answer
D. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
Question 2
The diagram is unique because it:
A.Is the exclusive muscle of breathing
B. Does not receive impulses from the brain
C. Does not have striations like the skeletal muscle
D.Is both a voluntary and an involuntary muscle
Correct Answer
is both a voluntary and involuntary muscle
Page 1 of 151
,Question 3
Which comes first in EMS decision making?
A. Data interpretation.
B. Data gathering.
C. Team communication.
D. Planning
Correct Answer
Data gathering.
Question 4
When you assess capillary refill time in an infant, normal color to the tested area should return within:Select one:
A. 2 seconds.
B. 3 seconds.
C. 4 seconds.
D. 1 second.
Correct Answer
A. 2 seconds.
Page 2 of 151
,Question 5
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars collided head-on; the occupants are still
in their vehicles. The fire department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are
directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner should:
A. Assist with vehicle stabilization
B. Put on high-visibility safety vests
C. Report to the incident commander
D. Quickly begin the triage process
Correct Answer
Put on high-visibility safety vests.
Question 6
you are dispatched to a middle school for a 16 YO female experiencing an asthma attack. She is conscious and alert but in
severe respiratory distress. The school nurse informs you that she has tried several times to contact the patients parents
but has not been successful. You should:
A. recognize that you cannot begin treatment without expressed parental consent
B. transport the child to the closest hospital and let the staff there provide any treatment
C. administer oxygen only until you receive parental consent for further treatment
D. provide treatment up to your level of training and transport the child at once
Correct Answer
D. provide treatment up to your level of training and transport the child at once
Page 3 of 151
, Question 7
The systematic head-to-toe assessment should be performed on:Select one:
A. stable patients who are able to tell you exactly what happened.
B. all patients with traumatic injuries who will require EMS transport.
C. responsive medical patients and patients without a significant MOI.
D. patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.
Correct Answer
D. patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.
Question 8
Which layer of the skin is composed of fatty tissue and serves as an insulator for the body?
A.Sebaceous
B.Epidermis
C.Subcutaneous
D. Dermal
Correct Answer
Subcutaneous
Page 4 of 151
