JBL EMT MIDTERM Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
B. Rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam
C. Identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training.
D. Provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certifications is achieved
Answer:
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
Question:
2. The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
typically regulated by the:
A. Regional trauma center
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. State office of EMSD. American Heart Association
Answer:
State office of EMS
Question:
3. Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT?
A. Demonstration of the ability to lift and carry at least 200 pounds.
B. Successful completion of a recognized bystander CPR course
C. Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
D. A minimum of 60 college credit hours that focus on health care.
Answer:
Proof of immunizations against certain communicable diseases.
Question:
4. Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency charter in the
prehospital setting
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing
emergency care to critically injured patients
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders and EMTs who are
responsible for providing care rot the sick and injured patients
,Answer:
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
Question:
5. Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated and he
is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is
not authorized to do so.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization from
medical control first.
Answer:
An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Question:
6. Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal motor vehicle crash
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a significant height
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and two-rescuer infant CPR
Answer:
Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
Question:
7. Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental oxygen
Answer:
A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
,Question:
8. Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation
Answer:
Automatic external defribillation
Question:
9. Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
A. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS.
Answer:
The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
Question:
10. Which type of medication direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
A. Direct
B. Online
C. Off-line
D. Radio
Answer:
Off-line
Question:
11. The _____________ deals with the well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT
compensation.
A. Human Resources department
B. EMS administrator or chief
C. Office of the medical director
D. Local public health department
Answer:
Human Resources department
, Question:
12. According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require special
permission from the medical director and the state EMS office to:
A. Insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
B. Apply and interpret data from a pulse oximeter.
C. Give aspiring to a patient with chest pain.
D. Use and automatic transport ventilator.
Answer:
Insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
Question:
13. Which of the following skills would a layperson most likely be trained to perform before
the arrival EMS?
A. Insertion of an OPA
B. Obtaining a manual blood pressure
C. Bleeding control using a tourniquet
D. Administration of supplemental oxygen
Answer:
Bleeding control using a tourniquet
Question:
14. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
A. National Association of EMTs
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
C. individual state's EMS protocols
D. National Registry of EMTs.
Answer:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Question:
15. The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care
in the field is the:
A. Field training officer
B. Shift supervisor
C. Medical director
D. EMS administrator
Answer:
Medical director
Question:
1. The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
B. Rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam
C. Identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training.
D. Provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certifications is achieved
Answer:
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
Question:
2. The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are
typically regulated by the:
A. Regional trauma center
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. State office of EMSD. American Heart Association
Answer:
State office of EMS
Question:
3. Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT?
A. Demonstration of the ability to lift and carry at least 200 pounds.
B. Successful completion of a recognized bystander CPR course
C. Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
D. A minimum of 60 college credit hours that focus on health care.
Answer:
Proof of immunizations against certain communicable diseases.
Question:
4. Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency charter in the
prehospital setting
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing
emergency care to critically injured patients
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders and EMTs who are
responsible for providing care rot the sick and injured patients
,Answer:
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
Question:
5. Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated and he
is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is
not authorized to do so.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization from
medical control first.
Answer:
An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Question:
6. Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal motor vehicle crash
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a significant height
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and two-rescuer infant CPR
Answer:
Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
Question:
7. Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental oxygen
Answer:
A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
,Question:
8. Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation
Answer:
Automatic external defribillation
Question:
9. Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
A. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS.
Answer:
The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
Question:
10. Which type of medication direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
A. Direct
B. Online
C. Off-line
D. Radio
Answer:
Off-line
Question:
11. The _____________ deals with the well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT
compensation.
A. Human Resources department
B. EMS administrator or chief
C. Office of the medical director
D. Local public health department
Answer:
Human Resources department
, Question:
12. According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require special
permission from the medical director and the state EMS office to:
A. Insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
B. Apply and interpret data from a pulse oximeter.
C. Give aspiring to a patient with chest pain.
D. Use and automatic transport ventilator.
Answer:
Insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
Question:
13. Which of the following skills would a layperson most likely be trained to perform before
the arrival EMS?
A. Insertion of an OPA
B. Obtaining a manual blood pressure
C. Bleeding control using a tourniquet
D. Administration of supplemental oxygen
Answer:
Bleeding control using a tourniquet
Question:
14. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
A. National Association of EMTs
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
C. individual state's EMS protocols
D. National Registry of EMTs.
Answer:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Question:
15. The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care
in the field is the:
A. Field training officer
B. Shift supervisor
C. Medical director
D. EMS administrator
Answer:
Medical director
