EMT-B Practice Exam 1 Questions
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1. The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following Provide definitive diagno-
EXCEPT: sis
Perform Primary Assessment
Provide initial resuscitation
Provide definitive diagnosis
Package patients for transportation
2. In what portion should an unconscious overdose pa- On his/her side
tient be transported to a hospital?
On his/her, with feet elevated
On his/her side
Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated
Face down, with head elevated
3. Which of the following pieces of equipment is espe- Strokes basket
cially designed and useful for removing patients from
heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or
rubble?
Splint frame stretcher
Full spine board
Stokes basket
D-ring stretcher
4. The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: A part of the patients hos-
pital chart
A part of the patients hospital chart
A matter of public record
Inadmissible in a court of law
A research document only
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5. EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at Public Health Law
their level of training. The New York State law that
establishes this level is the:
Good Samaritan Law
General Municipal Law
Medical License Law
Public Health Law
6. If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally com- Orders from medical con-
petent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without: trol
Consent from the immediate family
A court of order
Consent from the police
Orders from Medical Control
7. You are called to a rural home by the mother of Continue care of the girl
a 4-year-old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a in her mother's presence
dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl's father and notify police
comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone.
The mother asks you to continue your care of the child.
Faced with the situation above, you should:
Separate both patents from the child and sort out con-
sent issue
Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and
notify police
Call the children services division of the state for per-
mission to continue care
Immediately cease care of the child according to her
father's wishes
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8. Providing care within the scope practice would be con- State law
sidered to be an accordance with:
The sovereign immunity doctrine
State law
Professional conduct
Institutional Standards
9. An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting Presume that parental
from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. consent is implied and
Which one of the following actions should the EMS proceed with treatment
provider take?
Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission
to proceed with treatment
Get permission from the police to proceed with treat-
ment
Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment
Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed
with treatment
10. You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female Treat the patient for a po-
who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis tential hip fracture
on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who was
caring for the patient while her daughter was out of
town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a
history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department
of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR)
form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you
should:
Contact Medical control to have the DNR order over-
ridden
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1. The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following Provide definitive diagno-
EXCEPT: sis
Perform Primary Assessment
Provide initial resuscitation
Provide definitive diagnosis
Package patients for transportation
2. In what portion should an unconscious overdose pa- On his/her side
tient be transported to a hospital?
On his/her, with feet elevated
On his/her side
Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated
Face down, with head elevated
3. Which of the following pieces of equipment is espe- Strokes basket
cially designed and useful for removing patients from
heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or
rubble?
Splint frame stretcher
Full spine board
Stokes basket
D-ring stretcher
4. The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: A part of the patients hos-
pital chart
A part of the patients hospital chart
A matter of public record
Inadmissible in a court of law
A research document only
, EMT-B Practice Exam 1 Questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wt88u
5. EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at Public Health Law
their level of training. The New York State law that
establishes this level is the:
Good Samaritan Law
General Municipal Law
Medical License Law
Public Health Law
6. If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally com- Orders from medical con-
petent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without: trol
Consent from the immediate family
A court of order
Consent from the police
Orders from Medical Control
7. You are called to a rural home by the mother of Continue care of the girl
a 4-year-old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a in her mother's presence
dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl's father and notify police
comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone.
The mother asks you to continue your care of the child.
Faced with the situation above, you should:
Separate both patents from the child and sort out con-
sent issue
Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and
notify police
Call the children services division of the state for per-
mission to continue care
Immediately cease care of the child according to her
father's wishes
, EMT-B Practice Exam 1 Questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wt88u
8. Providing care within the scope practice would be con- State law
sidered to be an accordance with:
The sovereign immunity doctrine
State law
Professional conduct
Institutional Standards
9. An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting Presume that parental
from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. consent is implied and
Which one of the following actions should the EMS proceed with treatment
provider take?
Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission
to proceed with treatment
Get permission from the police to proceed with treat-
ment
Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment
Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed
with treatment
10. You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female Treat the patient for a po-
who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis tential hip fracture
on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who was
caring for the patient while her daughter was out of
town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a
history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department
of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR)
form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you
should:
Contact Medical control to have the DNR order over-
ridden
