EMT EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The first priority of the EMT on the emergency scene is to? - ANS-Ensure Personal
Safety
An EMT is operating as a designated agent of the? - ANS-Medical Director
The ____ is legally responsible for the clinical and patient-care aspects of an EMS
system. - ANS-Medical Director
The first concern of an EMT always must be __ safety. - ANS-Personal
A policy set by an an EMS medical director that allows EMT'S to administer glucose to
patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of. -
ANS-Standing Order
An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phones is an
example of. - ANS-On-line Medical Direction
The level of EMS that involves medical training for those who are usually first on the
scene of an emergency is? - ANS-Emergency Medical Responder
Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by the. - ANS-National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all aspects of an emergency.
- ANS-Quality Improvement
The aspect of the EMT'S job that involves protecting the patient's rights is. - ANS-
Advocacy
List 5 of the categories in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Technical Assistance Program sets standards for EMS systems. - ANS-1) Regulation
and Policy
2) Resource Management
3) Human Resources and Training
4) Transportation
5)Facilities
6)Communication
7) Trauma Systems
,8) Public Information and Education
9) Medical Direction
10) Evaluation
List three types of specialty hospitals. - ANS-1) Burn Center
2) Trauma Center
3) Poison Centers
4) Pediatric Hospital
List three responsibilities of the emergency medical dispatchers. - ANS-1) Take Down
and Record Proper Information
2) Dispatch Call
3) Provide Instructions for Patient Care
List the four general levels of EMS training and certification. - ANS-1) EMR- Emergency
Medical Responder (Immediate Life Saving Care)
2) EMT- Emergency Medical Technician (Transports and Provides Emergency Medical
Care)
3) AEMT- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Limited and Basic Advanced
Emergency Medical Care and Transport)
4) Paramedic- A more advanced EMT (Can do everything)
List at least four responsibilities of the EMT? - ANS-1) Safety Response
2) Patient Evaluation
3) Safe Travels
4) Patient Care
5) Safe Transfer of Patient to and from Facilities
Chapter 2 - ANS-
The stage of the dying process that can be characterized by the words "why me?" is. -
ANS-Anger
A type of emergency call likely to produce extreme levels of stress is one involving. -
ANS-Injury or death of a coworker
The goal of the CISD is to. - ANS-Assist emergency care workers in dealing with stress.
A less structured version of the CISD, which may be held from 1 to 4 hours after an
incident in before the formal debriefing, is called a. - ANS-Defusing
The stage of grieving in which a patient seeks to postpone death, even for a short time,
is. - ANS-Bargaining
The term that most specifically describes organisms that can cause infectious diseases
are? - ANS-Pathogens
, Which of the following concepts is used by o.s.h.a, and based on the assumption that
any patients blood and body fluids can transmit infectious disease? - ANS-Standard
precautions
Which of the following would be used as a personal protective equipment to prevent
infection with a blood-borne disease? - ANS-Disposable exam gloves.
Which of the following is the best way to protect yourself from exposure when caring for
a patient with known or suspected active tuberculosis? - ANS-Wear a HEPA mask.
Lifestyle changes that can help an EMT deal with stress include all of the following
EXCEPT? - ANS-Avoid exercise in your daily routine.
Which of the following materials is not recommended for gloves to be used when there
is the potential for contact with blood and other body fluids? - ANS-Cotton
Equipment used as a BSI precaution includes all of the following EXCEPT - ANS-Cotton
scrub pants
The process by which an object is subject to a chemical or physical substance that kills
all microorganisms on the surface is? - ANS-Sterilization
A situation that would usually call for the use of a gown as protection would be one
involving a? - ANS-Childbirth
Dispose of all needles immediately after use in a. - ANS-Designated sharps container.
The single most important way in EMT can prevent the spread of infection is? - ANS-
Handwashing
In general, before entering a hazardous material seen, EMTs should? - ANS-Call for a
specialized hazmat team.
The test that can detect exposure to tuberculosis is? - ANS-Ppt
If you suspect the potential for violence at a scene, before entering it, you should? -
ANS-Call law enforcement
Vehicles, structures, and all storage containers holding hazardous materials should be
identified by? - ANS-Signs or placards
Dying patient experience 5 emotional stages denial, anger, ______, ______, and
_________. - ANS-Bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The first priority of the EMT on the emergency scene is to? - ANS-Ensure Personal
Safety
An EMT is operating as a designated agent of the? - ANS-Medical Director
The ____ is legally responsible for the clinical and patient-care aspects of an EMS
system. - ANS-Medical Director
The first concern of an EMT always must be __ safety. - ANS-Personal
A policy set by an an EMS medical director that allows EMT'S to administer glucose to
patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of. -
ANS-Standing Order
An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phones is an
example of. - ANS-On-line Medical Direction
The level of EMS that involves medical training for those who are usually first on the
scene of an emergency is? - ANS-Emergency Medical Responder
Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by the. - ANS-National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all aspects of an emergency.
- ANS-Quality Improvement
The aspect of the EMT'S job that involves protecting the patient's rights is. - ANS-
Advocacy
List 5 of the categories in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Technical Assistance Program sets standards for EMS systems. - ANS-1) Regulation
and Policy
2) Resource Management
3) Human Resources and Training
4) Transportation
5)Facilities
6)Communication
7) Trauma Systems
,8) Public Information and Education
9) Medical Direction
10) Evaluation
List three types of specialty hospitals. - ANS-1) Burn Center
2) Trauma Center
3) Poison Centers
4) Pediatric Hospital
List three responsibilities of the emergency medical dispatchers. - ANS-1) Take Down
and Record Proper Information
2) Dispatch Call
3) Provide Instructions for Patient Care
List the four general levels of EMS training and certification. - ANS-1) EMR- Emergency
Medical Responder (Immediate Life Saving Care)
2) EMT- Emergency Medical Technician (Transports and Provides Emergency Medical
Care)
3) AEMT- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Limited and Basic Advanced
Emergency Medical Care and Transport)
4) Paramedic- A more advanced EMT (Can do everything)
List at least four responsibilities of the EMT? - ANS-1) Safety Response
2) Patient Evaluation
3) Safe Travels
4) Patient Care
5) Safe Transfer of Patient to and from Facilities
Chapter 2 - ANS-
The stage of the dying process that can be characterized by the words "why me?" is. -
ANS-Anger
A type of emergency call likely to produce extreme levels of stress is one involving. -
ANS-Injury or death of a coworker
The goal of the CISD is to. - ANS-Assist emergency care workers in dealing with stress.
A less structured version of the CISD, which may be held from 1 to 4 hours after an
incident in before the formal debriefing, is called a. - ANS-Defusing
The stage of grieving in which a patient seeks to postpone death, even for a short time,
is. - ANS-Bargaining
The term that most specifically describes organisms that can cause infectious diseases
are? - ANS-Pathogens
, Which of the following concepts is used by o.s.h.a, and based on the assumption that
any patients blood and body fluids can transmit infectious disease? - ANS-Standard
precautions
Which of the following would be used as a personal protective equipment to prevent
infection with a blood-borne disease? - ANS-Disposable exam gloves.
Which of the following is the best way to protect yourself from exposure when caring for
a patient with known or suspected active tuberculosis? - ANS-Wear a HEPA mask.
Lifestyle changes that can help an EMT deal with stress include all of the following
EXCEPT? - ANS-Avoid exercise in your daily routine.
Which of the following materials is not recommended for gloves to be used when there
is the potential for contact with blood and other body fluids? - ANS-Cotton
Equipment used as a BSI precaution includes all of the following EXCEPT - ANS-Cotton
scrub pants
The process by which an object is subject to a chemical or physical substance that kills
all microorganisms on the surface is? - ANS-Sterilization
A situation that would usually call for the use of a gown as protection would be one
involving a? - ANS-Childbirth
Dispose of all needles immediately after use in a. - ANS-Designated sharps container.
The single most important way in EMT can prevent the spread of infection is? - ANS-
Handwashing
In general, before entering a hazardous material seen, EMTs should? - ANS-Call for a
specialized hazmat team.
The test that can detect exposure to tuberculosis is? - ANS-Ppt
If you suspect the potential for violence at a scene, before entering it, you should? -
ANS-Call law enforcement
Vehicles, structures, and all storage containers holding hazardous materials should be
identified by? - ANS-Signs or placards
Dying patient experience 5 emotional stages denial, anger, ______, ______, and
_________. - ANS-Bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
