EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1.Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
A. AEMT
B. EMR
C. EMT
D. Paramedic
Answer: D. Paramedic
2.Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of
the:
A. EMS medical director
B. EMS training officer
C. Individual state
D.The person holding the certification/ license
Answer: D. The person holding the certification/ license
3.If it is not possible to adequately clean your ambulance at
the hospital following a call, you should:
A. Thoroughly wash the back of the ambulance at a local car
wash or similar facility
B. thoroughly and effectively clean all high- contact surfaces
,with an anti-bac- terial solution
C. Clean your ambulance at your station in a designated
area that is well ventilated
D. Quickly wipe down all high- contact surfaces with an anti
fungal solution
Answer: C. Clean your ambulance at your station in a designated area
that is well ventilated
4.While you are on duty, your partner asks you out on a date
and touches you in an appropriate location with your consent,
You should:
A. Notify law enforcement personnel and have your partner
arrested
B. Tell your partner to stop and report the incident to your
supervisor
C. Confine personal activities to when off from work.
D. Warn your partner that you will report him it her if it
happens again
Answer: C. Confine personal activities to when off from work
5.Shortly after you load your patient, a 50-year-old man with
abdominal pain, into the ambulance, he tells you that he
changed his mind and does not want to go to the hospital. The
patient is conscious and alert and has no signs
of mental incapacitation. You are suspicious that the man has a
,significant underlying condition and feel strongly that he should
go to the hospital. Which of the following statements regarding
this situation is correct?
A. Because of your suspicion, the best approach is to
transport him to the hospital
B. Any patient who refuses EMS treatment must legally sign a
patient refusal form
C. Once the patient is in the ambulance, he cannot legally
refuse EMS treat- ment
D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her consent
to treat at any time
Answer: D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her
consent to treat at any time
6.Which of the following patients has decision - making
capacity and can legally refuse emergency medical
treatment:
A. A man who is staggering and states that he has had 3 beers
B. Diabetic woman who is conscious and alert with severe
abdominal pain
C. A confused young male who says he is president
D. A diabetic woman who has slurred speech and is not aware of
the date
Answer: B. Diabetic woman who is conscious and alert with severe
abdominal pain
, 7.At the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that
there are two critically injured patients and that another
ambulance is needed. You attempt to contact the dispatcher
with your portable radio but are unsuccessful. You should:
A. Use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch
B. Make another attempt to contact dispatch from an area of
higher terrain
C. Place both patients in the ambulance and transport them at
once
D. Ask a police officer to call dispatch with his portable radio
Answer: A. Use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch
8.Information included in a radio report to the receiving
hospital should include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Avoiding a preliminary diagnosis of the patients problems
B. A long drawn out history of the patients current problem
C. A brief summary of the care you provided
D.Your perception of the severity of the problem
Answer: B. A long drawn out history of the patients current problem
9.In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
A. Distal
B. Lateral
C. Medial
ANSWERS
1.Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
A. AEMT
B. EMR
C. EMT
D. Paramedic
Answer: D. Paramedic
2.Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of
the:
A. EMS medical director
B. EMS training officer
C. Individual state
D.The person holding the certification/ license
Answer: D. The person holding the certification/ license
3.If it is not possible to adequately clean your ambulance at
the hospital following a call, you should:
A. Thoroughly wash the back of the ambulance at a local car
wash or similar facility
B. thoroughly and effectively clean all high- contact surfaces
,with an anti-bac- terial solution
C. Clean your ambulance at your station in a designated
area that is well ventilated
D. Quickly wipe down all high- contact surfaces with an anti
fungal solution
Answer: C. Clean your ambulance at your station in a designated area
that is well ventilated
4.While you are on duty, your partner asks you out on a date
and touches you in an appropriate location with your consent,
You should:
A. Notify law enforcement personnel and have your partner
arrested
B. Tell your partner to stop and report the incident to your
supervisor
C. Confine personal activities to when off from work.
D. Warn your partner that you will report him it her if it
happens again
Answer: C. Confine personal activities to when off from work
5.Shortly after you load your patient, a 50-year-old man with
abdominal pain, into the ambulance, he tells you that he
changed his mind and does not want to go to the hospital. The
patient is conscious and alert and has no signs
of mental incapacitation. You are suspicious that the man has a
,significant underlying condition and feel strongly that he should
go to the hospital. Which of the following statements regarding
this situation is correct?
A. Because of your suspicion, the best approach is to
transport him to the hospital
B. Any patient who refuses EMS treatment must legally sign a
patient refusal form
C. Once the patient is in the ambulance, he cannot legally
refuse EMS treat- ment
D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her consent
to treat at any time
Answer: D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her
consent to treat at any time
6.Which of the following patients has decision - making
capacity and can legally refuse emergency medical
treatment:
A. A man who is staggering and states that he has had 3 beers
B. Diabetic woman who is conscious and alert with severe
abdominal pain
C. A confused young male who says he is president
D. A diabetic woman who has slurred speech and is not aware of
the date
Answer: B. Diabetic woman who is conscious and alert with severe
abdominal pain
, 7.At the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that
there are two critically injured patients and that another
ambulance is needed. You attempt to contact the dispatcher
with your portable radio but are unsuccessful. You should:
A. Use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch
B. Make another attempt to contact dispatch from an area of
higher terrain
C. Place both patients in the ambulance and transport them at
once
D. Ask a police officer to call dispatch with his portable radio
Answer: A. Use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch
8.Information included in a radio report to the receiving
hospital should include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Avoiding a preliminary diagnosis of the patients problems
B. A long drawn out history of the patients current problem
C. A brief summary of the care you provided
D.Your perception of the severity of the problem
Answer: B. A long drawn out history of the patients current problem
9.In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
A. Distal
B. Lateral
C. Medial
