AEMT FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
◉ When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest
pain, you state, "If you don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV
in your arm." What is this an example of?
Answer: Assault
◉ You respond to a call for an 16-year-old boy who injured his arm.
As you are assessing the child, he tells you that he does not want you
to touch him. His mother tells you to begin treatment and transport
the child to the hospital if necessary. What should you do?
Answer: Continue your assessment and transport if necessary
◉ The concept of standard precautions assumes that:
Answer: every patient is potentially infected or can spread an
organism that could be transmitted in the health care setting
◉ After several years in EMS, you begin to experience chronic stress.
An effective way to deal with this is to:
Answer: sustain friends or activities outside of EMS
,◉ You respond to a call for an older woman who has fallen. Upon
arrival at the scene, you assess the patient, who is responsive and
alert to person, place, time, and event. She states that she does not
want to go to the hospital; however, her son requests that you take
her. What should you do?
Answer: Ensure the patient is fully aware of the consequences of
refusing treatment
◉ A self-motivated AEMT should be able to:
Answer: discover problems and solve them without someone else's
direction
◉ Which of the following is NOT a typical warning sign of stress?
Answer: Increased appetite
◉ Physical signs that indicate an emotionally disturbed patient may
become violent include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer: large physical stature
◉ Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
Answer: HIV cannot enter the bloodstream through intact skin
◉ Which of the following foods provides the safest, most reliable
source for long-term energy production?
,Answer: Pasta
◉ Under which of the following situations would the AEMT NOT
have a legal duty to act?
Answer: You are off duty and encounter a man in cardiac arrest
◉ Continuous quality improvement (CQI) involves all of the
following components, EXCEPT:
Answer: negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a
call
◉ All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT,
EXCEPT:
Answer: providing definitive care for the patient's condition
◉ You arrive at the scene of an overturned semi-trailer truck. There
is an odd odor in the air and you can see material leaking from the
truck. After ensuring that fire department and law enforcement
personnel are notified, you should:
Answer: use binoculars to try to read the placard
◉ The function of the National Registry of EMTs is to:
Answer: assess competence through a valid testing process
, ◉ You have just established an IV on a critically injured patient. As
you prepare to dispose of the needle in the appropriate container,
you get stuck with the needle. You should:
Answer: report the incident to your supervisor as soon as possible
◉ En route to the hospital, a diabetic patient regains partial
consciousness. He tells you that he feels fine and that he does not
want to go to the hospital. Under these circumstances, you should:
Answer: assess whether the patient's mental condition is impaired
◉ For consent to be informed, the AEMT must:
Answer: explain the risks and benefits of treatment
◉ An AEMT administers 1,000 mL of IV fluid to a patient with severe
pulmonary edema and a stable blood pressure. The patient then
develops profound respiratory distress and becomes apneic. What is
this situation an example of?
Answer: Gross negligence
◉ While triaging patients at a multiple-casualty incident, you
encounter a 40-year-old female with an obvious fracture of her right
forearm and multiple abrasions to her face and arms. She is
responsive and alert and does not appear to have any airway or
breathing problems. You note that she is wearing an organ donor
bracelet. You should:
GUIDE
◉ When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest
pain, you state, "If you don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV
in your arm." What is this an example of?
Answer: Assault
◉ You respond to a call for an 16-year-old boy who injured his arm.
As you are assessing the child, he tells you that he does not want you
to touch him. His mother tells you to begin treatment and transport
the child to the hospital if necessary. What should you do?
Answer: Continue your assessment and transport if necessary
◉ The concept of standard precautions assumes that:
Answer: every patient is potentially infected or can spread an
organism that could be transmitted in the health care setting
◉ After several years in EMS, you begin to experience chronic stress.
An effective way to deal with this is to:
Answer: sustain friends or activities outside of EMS
,◉ You respond to a call for an older woman who has fallen. Upon
arrival at the scene, you assess the patient, who is responsive and
alert to person, place, time, and event. She states that she does not
want to go to the hospital; however, her son requests that you take
her. What should you do?
Answer: Ensure the patient is fully aware of the consequences of
refusing treatment
◉ A self-motivated AEMT should be able to:
Answer: discover problems and solve them without someone else's
direction
◉ Which of the following is NOT a typical warning sign of stress?
Answer: Increased appetite
◉ Physical signs that indicate an emotionally disturbed patient may
become violent include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer: large physical stature
◉ Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
Answer: HIV cannot enter the bloodstream through intact skin
◉ Which of the following foods provides the safest, most reliable
source for long-term energy production?
,Answer: Pasta
◉ Under which of the following situations would the AEMT NOT
have a legal duty to act?
Answer: You are off duty and encounter a man in cardiac arrest
◉ Continuous quality improvement (CQI) involves all of the
following components, EXCEPT:
Answer: negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a
call
◉ All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT,
EXCEPT:
Answer: providing definitive care for the patient's condition
◉ You arrive at the scene of an overturned semi-trailer truck. There
is an odd odor in the air and you can see material leaking from the
truck. After ensuring that fire department and law enforcement
personnel are notified, you should:
Answer: use binoculars to try to read the placard
◉ The function of the National Registry of EMTs is to:
Answer: assess competence through a valid testing process
, ◉ You have just established an IV on a critically injured patient. As
you prepare to dispose of the needle in the appropriate container,
you get stuck with the needle. You should:
Answer: report the incident to your supervisor as soon as possible
◉ En route to the hospital, a diabetic patient regains partial
consciousness. He tells you that he feels fine and that he does not
want to go to the hospital. Under these circumstances, you should:
Answer: assess whether the patient's mental condition is impaired
◉ For consent to be informed, the AEMT must:
Answer: explain the risks and benefits of treatment
◉ An AEMT administers 1,000 mL of IV fluid to a patient with severe
pulmonary edema and a stable blood pressure. The patient then
develops profound respiratory distress and becomes apneic. What is
this situation an example of?
Answer: Gross negligence
◉ While triaging patients at a multiple-casualty incident, you
encounter a 40-year-old female with an obvious fracture of her right
forearm and multiple abrasions to her face and arms. She is
responsive and alert and does not appear to have any airway or
breathing problems. You note that she is wearing an organ donor
bracelet. You should:
