EMT-B SKILLS USA REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatTareTtheTNHTSATStandardsTforTEMSTSystems?T-
TANSWERTRegulationTandTpolicy,TResourceTmanagement,THumanTresourcesTandTtraining,TTransportation,TF
acilities,TCommunications,TPublicTinformationTandTeducation,TMedicalTdirection,TTraumaTsystems,TEvaluati
on
WhatTassuresTthatTEMSTpersonalsTareTtrainedTandTcertifiedTtoTminimumTstandards?T-
TANSWERTHumanTResourcesTandTtraining
WhatTareTpartsTofTEMSTCommunications?T-TANSWERTUniversalTsystemTaccessTnumberT(911)TandTDispatch-
to-ambulance,Tambulance-to-ambulance,Tambulance-to-hospital,TandThospital-to-
hospitalTcommunications
WhatTisTQualityTImprovement?T-TANSWERTContinuousTself-
reviewTwithTtheTpurposeTofTidentifyingTaspectsTofTtheTsystemTthatTrequireTimprovement
WhatTareTtheTrolesTEMSThaveTinTpublicThealth?T-TANSWERTInjuryTpreventionTforTgeriatricTpatients
InjuryTpreventionTforTyouth
PublicTvaccinationTprograms
DiseaseTsurveillance
WhatTareTstandardTprecuations?T-TANSWERTstepsTtoTprotectTselfTfromTpathogens.
WhoTissuesTstrictTguidelinesTaboutTprecautionsTagainstTexposureTtoTbloodborneTpathogens.T-
TANSWERTTheTOccupationalTSafetyTandTHealthTAdministrationT(OSHA)
WhatTisTtheTRyanTCareTAct?T-
TANSWERTAllowsTEMSTprovidersTtoTfindToutTifTtheyThaveTbeenTexposedTtoTpotentiallyTlife-
threateningTdiseasesTwhileTprovidingTpatientTcare
, HowTdoesTCriticalTincidentTstressTdebriefingT(CTITSTD)TbenefitTEMSTResponders?T-
TANSWERTItThelpsTrespondersTdefuseT24TtoT72ThoursTafterTanTincidentToccurred.
ScopeTofTPracticeT-
TANSWERTRegulationsTandTethicalTconsiderationsTthatTdefinesTtheTscope,TorTextentTandTlimitsTofTanTEMT'sTj
ob
WhatTareTtheTtypesTofTConsentTareTthereTinTEMS?T-
TANSWERTExpressedTconsent,TImpliedTconsent,TInvoluntaryTtransportation
UnderTwhatTcircumstancesTcanTaTpatientTrefuseTtreatment?T-
TANSWERTPatientsTmustTbeTlegallyTableTtoTconsent.
PatientTmustTbeTawakeTandToriented.
PatientTmustTbeTfullyTinformed.
PatientsTwillTbeTaskedTtoTsignTaT"release"Tform
Negligence-T-TANSWERTSomethingTthatTshouldThaveTbeenTdoneTwasTnotTdoneTorTwasTdoneTincorrectly
WhatTareTtheTbasicTvitalsTsigns?T-TANSWERTPulse
Respiration
SkinTcolor,Ttemperature,TandTconditionT(plusTcapillaryTrefillTinTinfantsTandTchildren)
Pupils
BloodTpressure
WhatTshouldTbeTincludedTinTtheTprimaryTassessment?T-TANSWERTFormingTaTgeneralTimpression
AssessingTmentalTstatus
AssessingTairway
AssessingTbreathing
AssessingTcirculation
DeterminingTpatientTpriority
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatTareTtheTNHTSATStandardsTforTEMSTSystems?T-
TANSWERTRegulationTandTpolicy,TResourceTmanagement,THumanTresourcesTandTtraining,TTransportation,TF
acilities,TCommunications,TPublicTinformationTandTeducation,TMedicalTdirection,TTraumaTsystems,TEvaluati
on
WhatTassuresTthatTEMSTpersonalsTareTtrainedTandTcertifiedTtoTminimumTstandards?T-
TANSWERTHumanTResourcesTandTtraining
WhatTareTpartsTofTEMSTCommunications?T-TANSWERTUniversalTsystemTaccessTnumberT(911)TandTDispatch-
to-ambulance,Tambulance-to-ambulance,Tambulance-to-hospital,TandThospital-to-
hospitalTcommunications
WhatTisTQualityTImprovement?T-TANSWERTContinuousTself-
reviewTwithTtheTpurposeTofTidentifyingTaspectsTofTtheTsystemTthatTrequireTimprovement
WhatTareTtheTrolesTEMSThaveTinTpublicThealth?T-TANSWERTInjuryTpreventionTforTgeriatricTpatients
InjuryTpreventionTforTyouth
PublicTvaccinationTprograms
DiseaseTsurveillance
WhatTareTstandardTprecuations?T-TANSWERTstepsTtoTprotectTselfTfromTpathogens.
WhoTissuesTstrictTguidelinesTaboutTprecautionsTagainstTexposureTtoTbloodborneTpathogens.T-
TANSWERTTheTOccupationalTSafetyTandTHealthTAdministrationT(OSHA)
WhatTisTtheTRyanTCareTAct?T-
TANSWERTAllowsTEMSTprovidersTtoTfindToutTifTtheyThaveTbeenTexposedTtoTpotentiallyTlife-
threateningTdiseasesTwhileTprovidingTpatientTcare
, HowTdoesTCriticalTincidentTstressTdebriefingT(CTITSTD)TbenefitTEMSTResponders?T-
TANSWERTItThelpsTrespondersTdefuseT24TtoT72ThoursTafterTanTincidentToccurred.
ScopeTofTPracticeT-
TANSWERTRegulationsTandTethicalTconsiderationsTthatTdefinesTtheTscope,TorTextentTandTlimitsTofTanTEMT'sTj
ob
WhatTareTtheTtypesTofTConsentTareTthereTinTEMS?T-
TANSWERTExpressedTconsent,TImpliedTconsent,TInvoluntaryTtransportation
UnderTwhatTcircumstancesTcanTaTpatientTrefuseTtreatment?T-
TANSWERTPatientsTmustTbeTlegallyTableTtoTconsent.
PatientTmustTbeTawakeTandToriented.
PatientTmustTbeTfullyTinformed.
PatientsTwillTbeTaskedTtoTsignTaT"release"Tform
Negligence-T-TANSWERTSomethingTthatTshouldThaveTbeenTdoneTwasTnotTdoneTorTwasTdoneTincorrectly
WhatTareTtheTbasicTvitalsTsigns?T-TANSWERTPulse
Respiration
SkinTcolor,Ttemperature,TandTconditionT(plusTcapillaryTrefillTinTinfantsTandTchildren)
Pupils
BloodTpressure
WhatTshouldTbeTincludedTinTtheTprimaryTassessment?T-TANSWERTFormingTaTgeneralTimpression
AssessingTmentalTstatus
AssessingTairway
AssessingTbreathing
AssessingTcirculation
DeterminingTpatientTpriority
