EMT Chapter 4 Quiz Questions with Verified Answers
1. A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is con- ask the father to hold the
scious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His child so you can assess
father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother him while your partner
suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes tries to calm the mother.
the child to start crying. You should:
A. reassure the child's mother that seizures in children
are very common and that there is nothing to worry
about.
B. attempt to calm the child's mother, but avoid sepa-
rating her from her child because this will increase her
anxiety.
C. ask the father to hold the child so you can assess
him while your partner tries to calm the mother.
D. give the child a favorite toy or blanket to hold onto
and perform your assessment to the best of your abil-
ity.
2. As you are wheeling your patient through the emer- respond only after giving a
gency department doors, you receive another call for verbal patient report to a
a major motor vehicle crash. You should: nurse or physician.
A. place the patient in a high-visibility area and then
respond to the call.
B. respond only after giving a verbal patient report to
a nurse or physician.
C. inform the admissions clerk of the situation and
then respond at once.
D. leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then
respond to the call.
3. Communicating with patients who are deaf or elevating the tone of your
hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the voice and exaggerating
following, EXCEPT: word pronunciation.
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, EMT Chapter 4 Quiz Questions with Verified Answers
A. placing yourself in a position to ensure that the
patient can see your lips.
B. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating
word pronunciation.
C. shining a light on your face when you are in a dark-
ened environment.
D. providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to
write his or her response.
4. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a allow him time to think
severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his about the question and re-
headache began, but he does not answer your ques- spond to it.
tion immediately. You should:
A. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers
your questions.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe
headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and
respond to it.
D. repeat your question because he probably did not
hear you.
5. Effective therapeutic communication skills require verbal and nonver-
. bal communication tech-
A. English-speaking patients or family members niques
B. correct use of complex medical terminology
C. supervision by advanced life support personnel
D. verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
6. Ethnocentrism is defined as: considering your own cul-
A. subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a tural values to be more im-
patient because you feel that your own values are portant when interacting
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1. A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is con- ask the father to hold the
scious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His child so you can assess
father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother him while your partner
suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes tries to calm the mother.
the child to start crying. You should:
A. reassure the child's mother that seizures in children
are very common and that there is nothing to worry
about.
B. attempt to calm the child's mother, but avoid sepa-
rating her from her child because this will increase her
anxiety.
C. ask the father to hold the child so you can assess
him while your partner tries to calm the mother.
D. give the child a favorite toy or blanket to hold onto
and perform your assessment to the best of your abil-
ity.
2. As you are wheeling your patient through the emer- respond only after giving a
gency department doors, you receive another call for verbal patient report to a
a major motor vehicle crash. You should: nurse or physician.
A. place the patient in a high-visibility area and then
respond to the call.
B. respond only after giving a verbal patient report to
a nurse or physician.
C. inform the admissions clerk of the situation and
then respond at once.
D. leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then
respond to the call.
3. Communicating with patients who are deaf or elevating the tone of your
hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the voice and exaggerating
following, EXCEPT: word pronunciation.
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, EMT Chapter 4 Quiz Questions with Verified Answers
A. placing yourself in a position to ensure that the
patient can see your lips.
B. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating
word pronunciation.
C. shining a light on your face when you are in a dark-
ened environment.
D. providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to
write his or her response.
4. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a allow him time to think
severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his about the question and re-
headache began, but he does not answer your ques- spond to it.
tion immediately. You should:
A. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers
your questions.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe
headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and
respond to it.
D. repeat your question because he probably did not
hear you.
5. Effective therapeutic communication skills require verbal and nonver-
. bal communication tech-
A. English-speaking patients or family members niques
B. correct use of complex medical terminology
C. supervision by advanced life support personnel
D. verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
6. Ethnocentrism is defined as: considering your own cul-
A. subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a tural values to be more im-
patient because you feel that your own values are portant when interacting
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