JBL EMT 2027 SETS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET
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✔✔Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-making
capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation. - ✔✔C. thoroughly document the entire event.
✔✔After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the handwritten
PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently
write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood pressure
over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next
to it. - ✔✔D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
✔✔During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions. - ✔✔C. allow
him time to think about the question and respond to it.
✔✔The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
,Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. - ✔✔D. gives an oral
report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
✔✔You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a high fever.
When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red marks on his back. The
child's parents explain that these marks represent coining—a traditional Asian healing
practice in which hot coins are rubbed on the back. You should:
Select one:
A. document this finding on your patient care report and advise the emergency
department staff of what the child's parents told you.
B. advise the child's parents that this is a harmful practice and is considered a form of
child abuse in the United States.
C. acknowledge and respect this practice as a cultural belief, but advise the child's
parents that it has no healing power.
D. advise the emergency department physician that you believe the child was
intentionally abused by his parents. - ✔✔A. document this finding on your patient care
report and advise the emergency department staff of what the child's parents told you.
✔✔Relative to the ankle, the knee is:
Select one:
A. medial.
B. lateral.
C. proximal.
D. superior. - ✔✔C. proximal.
✔✔A 16-year-old female complains of vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping that
began several hours ago. During your assessment interview, you should:
Select one:
A. obtain the majority of your information from one of her parents.
B. inquire about the possibility of pregnancy in private, if possible.
C. avoid asking questions that she will feel uncomfortable answering.
D. recall that patients in this age group prefer not to be treated as adults. - ✔✔B. inquire
about the possibility of pregnancy in private, if possible.
✔✔The low normal systolic blood pressure for a 30-year-old is:
Select one:
A. 80 mm Hg.
B. 70 mm Hg.
C. 60 mm Hg.
D. 90 mm Hg. - ✔✔D. 90 mm Hg.
,✔✔The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is most directly related to:
Select one:
A. a decrease in neurons.
B. shrinkage of the brain.
C. blood vessel dilation.
D. meningeal deterioration. - ✔✔B. shrinkage of the brain.
✔✔An 81-year-old female fell and struck her head. You find the patient lying on her left
side. She is conscious and complains of neck and upper back pain. As you are
assessing her, you note that she has a severely kyphotic spine. What is the most
appropriate method of immobilizing this patient?
Select one:
A. Apply a cervical collar and place her in a sitting position on the wheeled stretcher.
B. Immobilize her in a supine position on a long backboard and secure her with straps.
C. Move her to a supine position and immobilize her with a scoop stretcher and
padding.
D. Leave her on her side and use blanket rolls to immobilize her to the long backboard.
- ✔✔D. Leave her on her side and use blanket rolls to immobilize her to the long
backboard.
✔✔In most instances, you should move a patient on a wheeled ambulance stretcher by:
Select one:
A. pushing the foot of the stretcher while your partner guides the head.
B. pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot.
C. retracting the undercarriage and carrying the stretcher to the ambulance.
D. slightly lifting the stretcher to prevent unnecessary patient movement. - ✔✔B.
pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot.
✔✔The proper technique for using the power grip is to:
Select one:
A. hold the handle with your fingers.
B. rotate your palms down.
C. lift with your palms up.
D. position your hands about 6″ apart. - ✔✔C. lift with your palms up.
✔✔When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a patient from his or her
vehicle, you should:
Select one:
A. grasp the patient by the clothing and drag him or her from the car.
B. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.
C. apply a cervical collar and immobilize the patient on a short backboard.
D. apply a vest-style extrication device prior to moving the patient. - ✔✔B. apply a
cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.
, ✔✔When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in
front of your torso.
Select one:
A. 10″ to 15″
B. 20″ to 30″
C. 5″ to 10″
D. 15″ to 20″ - ✔✔D. 15″ to 20″
✔✔Health care teams that infrequently train and work together:
Select one:
A. need less-explicit verbal direction.
B. are unable to accomplish their tasks.
C. often work better under pressure.
D. can create delays in patient care. - ✔✔D. can create delays in patient care.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of closed-loop communication?
Select one:
A. The team leader assigns the EMT a task, and the EMT repeats the request back to
the team leader.
B. The EMT corrects the team leader, who states that chest compressions should be
greater than 3 inches deep.
C. The EMT requests permission from medical control to assist a patient with his
prescribed nitroglycerin.
D. EMTs decide not to attempt resuscitation because the patient has rigor mortis and is
cold to the touch. - ✔✔A. The team leader assigns the EMT a task, and the EMT
repeats the request back to the team leader.
✔✔___________ pressure is the pressure exerted by a liquid that occurs when blood
moves through an artery at relatively high pressures.
Select one:
A. Oncotic
B. Osmotic
C. Diffusion
D. Hydrostatic - ✔✔D. Hydrostatic
✔✔Activities such as walking, talking, and writing are regulated by the:
Select one:
A. central nervous system.
B. somatic nervous system.
C. involuntary nervous system.
D. autonomic nervous system. - ✔✔B. somatic nervous system.
✔✔An increase in heart rate and contractility occurs due to stimulation of:
Select one:
A. beta-2 receptors.
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✔✔Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-making
capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation. - ✔✔C. thoroughly document the entire event.
✔✔After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the handwritten
PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently
write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood pressure
over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next
to it. - ✔✔D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
✔✔During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions. - ✔✔C. allow
him time to think about the question and respond to it.
✔✔The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
,Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. - ✔✔D. gives an oral
report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
✔✔You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a high fever.
When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red marks on his back. The
child's parents explain that these marks represent coining—a traditional Asian healing
practice in which hot coins are rubbed on the back. You should:
Select one:
A. document this finding on your patient care report and advise the emergency
department staff of what the child's parents told you.
B. advise the child's parents that this is a harmful practice and is considered a form of
child abuse in the United States.
C. acknowledge and respect this practice as a cultural belief, but advise the child's
parents that it has no healing power.
D. advise the emergency department physician that you believe the child was
intentionally abused by his parents. - ✔✔A. document this finding on your patient care
report and advise the emergency department staff of what the child's parents told you.
✔✔Relative to the ankle, the knee is:
Select one:
A. medial.
B. lateral.
C. proximal.
D. superior. - ✔✔C. proximal.
✔✔A 16-year-old female complains of vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping that
began several hours ago. During your assessment interview, you should:
Select one:
A. obtain the majority of your information from one of her parents.
B. inquire about the possibility of pregnancy in private, if possible.
C. avoid asking questions that she will feel uncomfortable answering.
D. recall that patients in this age group prefer not to be treated as adults. - ✔✔B. inquire
about the possibility of pregnancy in private, if possible.
✔✔The low normal systolic blood pressure for a 30-year-old is:
Select one:
A. 80 mm Hg.
B. 70 mm Hg.
C. 60 mm Hg.
D. 90 mm Hg. - ✔✔D. 90 mm Hg.
,✔✔The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is most directly related to:
Select one:
A. a decrease in neurons.
B. shrinkage of the brain.
C. blood vessel dilation.
D. meningeal deterioration. - ✔✔B. shrinkage of the brain.
✔✔An 81-year-old female fell and struck her head. You find the patient lying on her left
side. She is conscious and complains of neck and upper back pain. As you are
assessing her, you note that she has a severely kyphotic spine. What is the most
appropriate method of immobilizing this patient?
Select one:
A. Apply a cervical collar and place her in a sitting position on the wheeled stretcher.
B. Immobilize her in a supine position on a long backboard and secure her with straps.
C. Move her to a supine position and immobilize her with a scoop stretcher and
padding.
D. Leave her on her side and use blanket rolls to immobilize her to the long backboard.
- ✔✔D. Leave her on her side and use blanket rolls to immobilize her to the long
backboard.
✔✔In most instances, you should move a patient on a wheeled ambulance stretcher by:
Select one:
A. pushing the foot of the stretcher while your partner guides the head.
B. pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot.
C. retracting the undercarriage and carrying the stretcher to the ambulance.
D. slightly lifting the stretcher to prevent unnecessary patient movement. - ✔✔B.
pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot.
✔✔The proper technique for using the power grip is to:
Select one:
A. hold the handle with your fingers.
B. rotate your palms down.
C. lift with your palms up.
D. position your hands about 6″ apart. - ✔✔C. lift with your palms up.
✔✔When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a patient from his or her
vehicle, you should:
Select one:
A. grasp the patient by the clothing and drag him or her from the car.
B. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.
C. apply a cervical collar and immobilize the patient on a short backboard.
D. apply a vest-style extrication device prior to moving the patient. - ✔✔B. apply a
cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.
, ✔✔When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in
front of your torso.
Select one:
A. 10″ to 15″
B. 20″ to 30″
C. 5″ to 10″
D. 15″ to 20″ - ✔✔D. 15″ to 20″
✔✔Health care teams that infrequently train and work together:
Select one:
A. need less-explicit verbal direction.
B. are unable to accomplish their tasks.
C. often work better under pressure.
D. can create delays in patient care. - ✔✔D. can create delays in patient care.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of closed-loop communication?
Select one:
A. The team leader assigns the EMT a task, and the EMT repeats the request back to
the team leader.
B. The EMT corrects the team leader, who states that chest compressions should be
greater than 3 inches deep.
C. The EMT requests permission from medical control to assist a patient with his
prescribed nitroglycerin.
D. EMTs decide not to attempt resuscitation because the patient has rigor mortis and is
cold to the touch. - ✔✔A. The team leader assigns the EMT a task, and the EMT
repeats the request back to the team leader.
✔✔___________ pressure is the pressure exerted by a liquid that occurs when blood
moves through an artery at relatively high pressures.
Select one:
A. Oncotic
B. Osmotic
C. Diffusion
D. Hydrostatic - ✔✔D. Hydrostatic
✔✔Activities such as walking, talking, and writing are regulated by the:
Select one:
A. central nervous system.
B. somatic nervous system.
C. involuntary nervous system.
D. autonomic nervous system. - ✔✔B. somatic nervous system.
✔✔An increase in heart rate and contractility occurs due to stimulation of:
Select one:
A. beta-2 receptors.
