EMT – Preparatory Questions with correct answers

Your primary responsibility in an emergency is to ______ Correct Answer - Protect Yourself Hot Zone Correct Answer - An area containing hazardous materials; EMTs should never enter a hot zone until decontaminated BSI stands for? Correct Answer - Body Substances Isolation BSI Precautions Correct Answer - Washing hands, wearing gloves, wearing eye protection, masks, and gowns Wheeled Stretcher Correct Answer - Used to transport patients from scene to an ambulance Portable Stretcher Correct Answer - Used in places that are too small for a wheeled stretcher Scoop Stretcher Correct Answer - Used to lift a patient into a supine position onto a wheeled stretcher Backboard Correct Answer - Used to immobilize a patient; long backboards immobilize an entire patient while short backboards are used to immobilize the patients spine as the patient is being extricated Stair Chair Correct Answer - Used to transport a patient down stairs; most have wheels used to roll patients onto a stretcher once patient is safely down stairs