JBL EMT FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ANSWERS
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer
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aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. the transport time to the hospital.
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B. medical director approval.
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C. an order from a paramedic.
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D. the patient's condition. - correct answers ✔✔B.
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medical director approval. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds
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the guidelines recommended by the:
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Select one: ||\\||\\
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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(NHTSA).
,B. National Registry of EMTs.
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C. individual state's EMS protocols.
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D. National Association of EMTs. - correct answers
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✔✔A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(NHTSA).
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Which of the following statements regarding the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice
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is correct?||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's
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scope of practice but cannot limit it without state ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
individual EMT's scope of practice without state ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the medical director after proper training and state
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approval.
,D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
by the state EMS office, not the EMS medical
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
director. - correct answers ✔✔C. An EMT's scope of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
practice may be expanded by the medical director ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
after proper training and state approval. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Determination of exposure is an important ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
component of an infection control plan because it: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. determines which type of communicable disease
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
might be present in the workplace. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B. defines who is most likely to transmit
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
communicable diseases in the workplace. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and
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body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D. determines the time of day when most exposures
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are likely to occur. - correct answers ✔✔C. defines
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who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids
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and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.
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, If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the
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field, it is important to: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10
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minutes.
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C. wash your hands with soap and water at the
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hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel. -
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔C. wash your hands with soap ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
and water at the hospital. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Physiologic manifestations of stress include: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
glucose levels, and chest pain. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ANSWERS
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. the transport time to the hospital.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B. medical director approval.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C. an order from a paramedic.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D. the patient's condition. - correct answers ✔✔B.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
medical director approval. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the guidelines recommended by the:
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(NHTSA).
,B. National Registry of EMTs.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C. individual state's EMS protocols.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D. National Association of EMTs. - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(NHTSA).
||\\||\\
Which of the following statements regarding the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is correct?||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
scope of practice but cannot limit it without state ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
individual EMT's scope of practice without state ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the medical director after proper training and state
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approval.
,D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
by the state EMS office, not the EMS medical
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
director. - correct answers ✔✔C. An EMT's scope of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
practice may be expanded by the medical director ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
after proper training and state approval. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Determination of exposure is an important ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
component of an infection control plan because it: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. determines which type of communicable disease
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
might be present in the workplace. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B. defines who is most likely to transmit
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
communicable diseases in the workplace. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D. determines the time of day when most exposures
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
are likely to occur. - correct answers ✔✔C. defines
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
field, it is important to: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
minutes.
||\\||\\
C. wash your hands with soap and water at the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel. -
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔C. wash your hands with soap ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
and water at the hospital. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Physiologic manifestations of stress include: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Select one: ||\\||\\
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
glucose levels, and chest pain. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
