EMT Unit 3 Test Questions and Answers
1.After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to
Answer take standard precautions.
2.Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for
transmitting the dis- ease when they
Answer cough.
3.In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths
worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar
outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of the Spanish flu.
Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide,
claiming up to 50 million lives. These are both examples of
Answer pandemics.
4.Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a
psychiatric condition?
Answer Substance abuse
5.When performing a secondary assessment on a conscious
patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vital
signs, you should
,Answer focus on his or her chief complaint.
6.Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should
begin by
Answer re- peating the primary assessment.
7.When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and
signs of circula- tory compromise, you should
Answer limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
8.Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means
that it
Answer has a greater ability to produce disease.
9.Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that
she is conscious and alert, but is experiencing difficulty
breathing. She has a history of emphy- sema, hypertension, and
congestive heart failure. As you assess the patient's circulatory
status, you should direct your partner to
Answer administer oxygen with the appropriate device.
10.Which of the following assessment findings is MOST
indicative of a car- diovascular problem?
Answer Jugular venous distention
,11.In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of
circulation in the conscious patient should involve
Answer checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temperature,
and condition of the skin.
12.When forming your general impression of a patient with a
medical com- plaint, it is important to remember that
Answer the conditions of many medical patients may not appear
serious at first.
13.Assessment of a patient's blood pressure with an automatic
BP cuff re- veals that it is 204/120 mm Hg. The patient is
conscious and alert and denies any symptoms. The EMT should
Answer obtain a manual blood pressure.
14.When caring for a patient who takes numerous medications, it
is best
to
Answer take all of the patient's medications with you to the hospital and
document them on your patient care report.
15.An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as
Answer a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body.
, 16.End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly
indicated for pa- tients who present with
Answer respiratory distress.
17.Most patients with an infectious disease will have .
Answer a fever
18.In which of the following situations would it be MOST
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service?
Answer 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a
ground transport time of 50 minutes
19.Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with
tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields
a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that
Answer you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating
the 34-year-old patient.
20.Which of the following medications would the EMT be
LEAST likely to administer to a patient with a medical
complaint?
Answer Ibuprofen
21.A patient in cardiac arrest is wearing an external defibrillator
1.After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to
Answer take standard precautions.
2.Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for
transmitting the dis- ease when they
Answer cough.
3.In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths
worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar
outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of the Spanish flu.
Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide,
claiming up to 50 million lives. These are both examples of
Answer pandemics.
4.Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a
psychiatric condition?
Answer Substance abuse
5.When performing a secondary assessment on a conscious
patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vital
signs, you should
,Answer focus on his or her chief complaint.
6.Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should
begin by
Answer re- peating the primary assessment.
7.When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and
signs of circula- tory compromise, you should
Answer limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
8.Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means
that it
Answer has a greater ability to produce disease.
9.Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that
she is conscious and alert, but is experiencing difficulty
breathing. She has a history of emphy- sema, hypertension, and
congestive heart failure. As you assess the patient's circulatory
status, you should direct your partner to
Answer administer oxygen with the appropriate device.
10.Which of the following assessment findings is MOST
indicative of a car- diovascular problem?
Answer Jugular venous distention
,11.In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of
circulation in the conscious patient should involve
Answer checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temperature,
and condition of the skin.
12.When forming your general impression of a patient with a
medical com- plaint, it is important to remember that
Answer the conditions of many medical patients may not appear
serious at first.
13.Assessment of a patient's blood pressure with an automatic
BP cuff re- veals that it is 204/120 mm Hg. The patient is
conscious and alert and denies any symptoms. The EMT should
Answer obtain a manual blood pressure.
14.When caring for a patient who takes numerous medications, it
is best
to
Answer take all of the patient's medications with you to the hospital and
document them on your patient care report.
15.An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as
Answer a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body.
, 16.End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly
indicated for pa- tients who present with
Answer respiratory distress.
17.Most patients with an infectious disease will have .
Answer a fever
18.In which of the following situations would it be MOST
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service?
Answer 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a
ground transport time of 50 minutes
19.Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with
tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields
a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that
Answer you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating
the 34-year-old patient.
20.Which of the following medications would the EMT be
LEAST likely to administer to a patient with a medical
complaint?
Answer Ibuprofen
21.A patient in cardiac arrest is wearing an external defibrillator
