EMT-B FINAL EXAM STUDY SET UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Answer:
Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC).
B. American Heart Association (AHA).
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Question:
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener.
Answer:
An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital.
B. providing patient care without regard for her own personal safety.
C. telling the patient that everything will be all right.
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener.
Question:
C. negligence.
Answer:
If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and if this failure causes harm or injury to the
patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault.
B. abandonment.
C. negligence.
D. breach of promise.
Question:
D. informed
Answer:
You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who wants to refuse your care and
transport to the hospital. This refusal must be _____ and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. involuntary
D. informed
Question:
B. implied
,Answer:
The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient because of the legal consideration
known as _____ consent.
A. applied
B. implied
C. triage
D. immunity
Question:
D. meaningless.
Answer:
A child falls of a trampoline at an elementary school and twists her ankle. Because the parents are not
present, the child's consent is
A. not needed.
B. actual.
C. implied.
D. meaningless.
Question:
C. Good Samaritan laws
Answer:
In some states, _____ help protect the off-duty EMT from lawsuits when stopping at the scene of a
collision to offer assistance.
A. professional associations
B. blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. abandonment laws
Question:
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
Answer:
Each of the following is the responsiblity of an EMT at a hazardous-materials (hazmat) incident except:
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
B. protecting yourself and others.
C. recognizing potential problems.
D. notifying the hazardous-materials response team.
Question:
B. Standard Precautions.
Answer:
The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be considered potentially infectious
is:
A. infectious disease.
B. Standard Precautions.
C. immunity.
D. universal precautions.
, Question:
D. the distance the patient needs to be carried.
Answer:
When planning to lift a patient, all of the following are important considerations for the EMT except:
A. the weight of the patient.
B. one's physical characteristics.
C. communicating with one's partner.
D. the distance the patient needs to be carried.
Question:
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift.
Answer:
When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. keep the back loose and knees locked.
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift.
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift.
D. try not to talk to her or his partner.
Question:
C. use a stair chair whenever possible.
Answer:
You are treating a 45-year-old male who twisted his ankle in the upstairs bathroom. To carry this patient
on the stairs, you should:
A. keep the stretcher as level as possible.
B. use a long backboard at all times.
C. use a stair chair whenever possible.
D. do all of these.
Question:
C. keep arms straight when pulling.
Answer:
Ways an EMT can avoid a potential back injury include all of the following except:
A. push, rather than pull, a load.
B. keep the back locked in while lifting.
C. keep arms straight when pulling.
D. push or pull from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist level.
Question:
D. the patient is unconscious.
Answer:
An emergency move is required in each of the following situations except when:
A. the scene is hazardous.
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning.
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached.
D. the patient is unconscious.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Answer:
Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC).
B. American Heart Association (AHA).
C. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Question:
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener.
Answer:
An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital.
B. providing patient care without regard for her own personal safety.
C. telling the patient that everything will be all right.
D. being pleasant, cooperative, and sincere, and a good listener.
Question:
C. negligence.
Answer:
If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and if this failure causes harm or injury to the
patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault.
B. abandonment.
C. negligence.
D. breach of promise.
Question:
D. informed
Answer:
You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who wants to refuse your care and
transport to the hospital. This refusal must be _____ and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. involuntary
D. informed
Question:
B. implied
,Answer:
The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient because of the legal consideration
known as _____ consent.
A. applied
B. implied
C. triage
D. immunity
Question:
D. meaningless.
Answer:
A child falls of a trampoline at an elementary school and twists her ankle. Because the parents are not
present, the child's consent is
A. not needed.
B. actual.
C. implied.
D. meaningless.
Question:
C. Good Samaritan laws
Answer:
In some states, _____ help protect the off-duty EMT from lawsuits when stopping at the scene of a
collision to offer assistance.
A. professional associations
B. blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. abandonment laws
Question:
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
Answer:
Each of the following is the responsiblity of an EMT at a hazardous-materials (hazmat) incident except:
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
B. protecting yourself and others.
C. recognizing potential problems.
D. notifying the hazardous-materials response team.
Question:
B. Standard Precautions.
Answer:
The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be considered potentially infectious
is:
A. infectious disease.
B. Standard Precautions.
C. immunity.
D. universal precautions.
, Question:
D. the distance the patient needs to be carried.
Answer:
When planning to lift a patient, all of the following are important considerations for the EMT except:
A. the weight of the patient.
B. one's physical characteristics.
C. communicating with one's partner.
D. the distance the patient needs to be carried.
Question:
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift.
Answer:
When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. keep the back loose and knees locked.
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift.
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift.
D. try not to talk to her or his partner.
Question:
C. use a stair chair whenever possible.
Answer:
You are treating a 45-year-old male who twisted his ankle in the upstairs bathroom. To carry this patient
on the stairs, you should:
A. keep the stretcher as level as possible.
B. use a long backboard at all times.
C. use a stair chair whenever possible.
D. do all of these.
Question:
C. keep arms straight when pulling.
Answer:
Ways an EMT can avoid a potential back injury include all of the following except:
A. push, rather than pull, a load.
B. keep the back locked in while lifting.
C. keep arms straight when pulling.
D. push or pull from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist level.
Question:
D. the patient is unconscious.
Answer:
An emergency move is required in each of the following situations except when:
A. the scene is hazardous.
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning.
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached.
D. the patient is unconscious.
