UCLA EMS Operations Exam Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Your 20 year old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before you can begin
treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - CORRECT ANSWER - expressed
Your 7 year old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured radius/ulna. He doesn't want to
go to the hospital. There are no adults available; only the 14 year old babysitter. What should you
do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - CORRECT ANSWER - treat and
transport the child
You are treating an 80 year old male who fell in his house and sustained a laceration on his scalp.
You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears concerned and asks what happened. What
should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - CORRECT ANSWER - explain the
patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
, You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is demanding that you
transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance - CORRECT ANSWER -
provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an EMT job. You will be
able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular group or profession are
known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - ethics
What are the 4 parts of negligence? - CORRECT ANSWER - duty to act, breach of duty to
act, causation, damages
While caring for your patient, your partner tells the patient "if you don't cooperate I am going to
put a bigger IV in your arm." Your partner has just committed:
a. assault
b. battery
c. abandonment
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Your 20 year old patient fell off a horse and has a fractured femur. Before you can begin
treatment, you should obtain which type of consent?
a. implied
b. expressed
c. imposed
d. written - CORRECT ANSWER - expressed
Your 7 year old patient fell off the jungle gym and has a fractured radius/ulna. He doesn't want to
go to the hospital. There are no adults available; only the 14 year old babysitter. What should you
do?
a. wait on scene until the parents are located
b. treat the child but do not transport
c. treat and transport the child
d. obtain permission from the babysitter to treat the patient - CORRECT ANSWER - treat and
transport the child
You are treating an 80 year old male who fell in his house and sustained a laceration on his scalp.
You are met at the door by a neighbor who appears concerned and asks what happened. What
should you do?
a. explain that he has a cut on his head and needs stitches
b. explain that the patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
c. tell her that he has a large laceration and requires sutures
d. tell her that the hospital staff will explain his injuries - CORRECT ANSWER - explain the
patient's privacy is protected under HIPAA
, You respond to a pulseless patient in bed with rigor mortis. The spouse is demanding that you
transport the patient. What should you do?
a. provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
b. begin CPR and transport the patient to the hospital
c. call for the police and have them talk to the spouse
d. call medical control, explain the situation, and ask for assistance - CORRECT ANSWER -
provide comfort to the spouse in explaining the situation
You have earned your EMT and wish to move to another state to take an EMT job. You will be
able to do this due to:
a. reciprocity
b. certification
c. licensure
d. scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - reciprocity
The rules or standards that govern the conduct of members of a particular group or profession are
known as:
a. ethics
b. morals.
c. laws
d. guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - ethics
What are the 4 parts of negligence? - CORRECT ANSWER - duty to act, breach of duty to
act, causation, damages
While caring for your patient, your partner tells the patient "if you don't cooperate I am going to
put a bigger IV in your arm." Your partner has just committed:
a. assault
b. battery
c. abandonment
