EMT Section 1 exam preparatory Questions
With Complete Solutions
___________ are helpful when you are away from the
ambulance and need to communicate with dispatch, another unit,
or medical control. Correct Answers portable radios
"Gastro" in the word "gastroenteritis" means: Correct Answers
stomach
1. To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should: Correct
Answers provide competent care that meets current standards
14. Which of the following statements regarding this situation is
correct? Correct Answers A mentally competent adult can
withdraw his or her consent to treat at any time
3. Which of the following statements would NOT be appropriate
to say to the family of a dying patient? Correct Answers
"Things will get better in time."
50. You should: Correct Answers Begin resuscitation efforts
and contact medical control for advice regarding termination of
care.
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the
forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of
the ________ forearm Correct Answers distal
, A patient's refusal of EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Correct Answers An informed refusal
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) regulations, an employer must: Correct Answers offer
a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure
After receiving online orders from medical control to perform a
patient care interventions, you should: Correct Answers Repeat
the order to medical control word for word
All critical life functions are coordinated in which part of the
brain? Correct Answers brain stem
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your
patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to: Correct
Answers continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed: Correct
Answers 100 beats/min
Continuing education in EMS serves to: Correct Answers
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
Dead space is the portion of the respiratory system that: Correct
Answers contains no alveoli and does not participate in gas
exchange
With Complete Solutions
___________ are helpful when you are away from the
ambulance and need to communicate with dispatch, another unit,
or medical control. Correct Answers portable radios
"Gastro" in the word "gastroenteritis" means: Correct Answers
stomach
1. To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should: Correct
Answers provide competent care that meets current standards
14. Which of the following statements regarding this situation is
correct? Correct Answers A mentally competent adult can
withdraw his or her consent to treat at any time
3. Which of the following statements would NOT be appropriate
to say to the family of a dying patient? Correct Answers
"Things will get better in time."
50. You should: Correct Answers Begin resuscitation efforts
and contact medical control for advice regarding termination of
care.
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the
forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of
the ________ forearm Correct Answers distal
, A patient's refusal of EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Correct Answers An informed refusal
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) regulations, an employer must: Correct Answers offer
a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure
After receiving online orders from medical control to perform a
patient care interventions, you should: Correct Answers Repeat
the order to medical control word for word
All critical life functions are coordinated in which part of the
brain? Correct Answers brain stem
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your
patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to: Correct
Answers continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed: Correct
Answers 100 beats/min
Continuing education in EMS serves to: Correct Answers
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
Dead space is the portion of the respiratory system that: Correct
Answers contains no alveoli and does not participate in gas
exchange
