WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM
Questions and Answers
1. According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
should be able to:
A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
B. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly
Answer A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
2. An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your
patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not
be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during
transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her medical complaint
Answer C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
3. An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
,Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT
Answer B. paramedic
4. Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT
Answer C. paramedic.
5. Continuing education in EMS serves to:
Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training
Answer A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
6. EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
,publication of: Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
D.Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society.-
: Answer D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
7. If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates
ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives
Answer D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.
8. Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of
the: Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS
Answer B. individual EMT.
, 9. The continuous quality improvement (CQl) process is
designed to: Select one:
A. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
B. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the
patient.
C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols
Answer C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
10. The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is
more im-portant than performing time-consuming procedures in the
field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on:
Select one:
A. regional trauma guidelines.
B. the lead EMT's decision.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols
Answer C. EMS research.
11. The EMT certification exam is designed to:
Select one:
A. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is
achieved.
C.ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of
Questions and Answers
1. According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
should be able to:
A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
B. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly
Answer A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
2. An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your
patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not
be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during
transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her medical complaint
Answer C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
3. An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
,Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT
Answer B. paramedic
4. Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT
Answer C. paramedic.
5. Continuing education in EMS serves to:
Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training
Answer A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
6. EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
,publication of: Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
D.Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society.-
: Answer D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
7. If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates
ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives
Answer D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.
8. Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of
the: Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS
Answer B. individual EMT.
, 9. The continuous quality improvement (CQl) process is
designed to: Select one:
A. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
B. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the
patient.
C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols
Answer C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
10. The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is
more im-portant than performing time-consuming procedures in the
field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on:
Select one:
A. regional trauma guidelines.
B. the lead EMT's decision.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols
Answer C. EMS research.
11. The EMT certification exam is designed to:
Select one:
A. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is
achieved.
C.ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of
