JBL EMT FINAL EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM (JUST
RELEASED)
While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital, you come
across a major motor vehicle crash involving several critically injured
patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance
arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash
victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the
ambulance. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. continue
transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the paramedic
should remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS
interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS care is
provided. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. BLS efforts must
continue throughout the patient care continuum.
Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the
information electronically and then send it to the emergency department via
a secure Internet server. The PCR has a comprehensive series of drop-
down boxes, which are used to identify your assessment findings and
,specify the treatment that you provided; it also has a section for your
narrative. When completing your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid documenting personally identifiable information, such as the
patient's name, because the PCR could be intercepted during transmission.
B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down boxes
cannot provide all of the information that needs to be documented.
C. enter all of the pertinent information of the electronic PCR, but then print
it out and provide a copy to the emergency department staff.
D. defer the narrative only if the information in the drop-down boxes
accurately ref ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. complete a
thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down boxes cannot provide
all of the information that needs to be documented.
A critical aspect of the rapid extrication technique is to:
Select one:
A. extricate the patient with one coordinated move.
B. apply a vest-style device before moving the patient.
C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
D. move the patient as quickly as you possibly can. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
Select one:
A. decrease in oxygen, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
B. increase in oxygen, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
C. decrease in carbon dioxide, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. increase in carbon
dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
Which of the following describes the Moro reflex?
Select one:
,A. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her fingers, and
seems to grasp at something after being startled.
B. When something touches a neonate's cheek, he or she instinctively
turns his or her head toward the touch.
C. An infant's heart rate decreases secondary to hypoxia because he or
she depends heavily on the heart rate to perfuse the body.
D. When the sole of the foot is stroked with a blunt object, the big toe lifts
upward and the other toes fan outward. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------A. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her
fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
Shortly after you load your patient, a 50-year-old man with abdominal pain,
into the ambulance, he tells you that he changed his mind and does not
want to go to the hospital. The patient is conscious and alert and has no
signs of mental incapacitation. You are suspicious that the man has a
significant underlying condition and feel strongly that he should go to the
hospital. Which of the following statements regarding this situation is
correct?
Select one:
A. Once the patient is in the ambulance, he cannot legally refuse EMS
treatment.
B. Any patient who refuses EMS treatment must legally sign a patient
refusal form.
C. Because of your suspicions, the best approach is to transport him to the
hospital.
D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her consent to treat at
any time. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. A mentally
competent adult can withdraw his or her consent to treat at any time.
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations, an employer must:
Select one:
A. screen all prospective employees for bloodborne pathogens.
B. offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk of exposure.
C. provide gloves and other personal protective equipment to full-time paid
employees only.
, D. guarantee a 100% risk-free environment prior to employment. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. offer a workplace environment that
reduces the risk of exposure.
You suspect that a 75-year-old man has internal injuries after he fell and
struck his ribs and abdomen on the corner of a table. When assessing and
treating an injured patient of this age, you must recall that:
Select one:
A. blood pressure is usually adequately maintained because the blood
vessels of older people can contract easily.
B. it is not uncommon to observe heart rates in excess of 150 beats/min in
elderly patients with internal injuries.
C. functional blood volume in patients of this age steadily increases due to
increased production of red blood cells.
D. his ability to physiologically compensate for his injury might be impaired
due to an inability to increase cardiac output. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------D. his ability to physiologically compensate for his injury might
be impaired due to an inability to increase cardiac output.
Where would you most likely find information regarding a patient's wishes
to be an organ donor?
Select one:
A. Social Security card
B. Driver's license
C. Voter registration card
D. Insurance card ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Driver's
license
Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy?
Select one:
A. Modestly increasing caffeine consumption
B. Frequently reflecting on troublesome calls
C. Requesting overtime to occupy your mind
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM (JUST
RELEASED)
While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital, you come
across a major motor vehicle crash involving several critically injured
patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance
arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash
victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the
ambulance. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. continue
transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the paramedic
should remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS
interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS care is
provided. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. BLS efforts must
continue throughout the patient care continuum.
Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the
information electronically and then send it to the emergency department via
a secure Internet server. The PCR has a comprehensive series of drop-
down boxes, which are used to identify your assessment findings and
,specify the treatment that you provided; it also has a section for your
narrative. When completing your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid documenting personally identifiable information, such as the
patient's name, because the PCR could be intercepted during transmission.
B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down boxes
cannot provide all of the information that needs to be documented.
C. enter all of the pertinent information of the electronic PCR, but then print
it out and provide a copy to the emergency department staff.
D. defer the narrative only if the information in the drop-down boxes
accurately ref ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. complete a
thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down boxes cannot provide
all of the information that needs to be documented.
A critical aspect of the rapid extrication technique is to:
Select one:
A. extricate the patient with one coordinated move.
B. apply a vest-style device before moving the patient.
C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
D. move the patient as quickly as you possibly can. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
Select one:
A. decrease in oxygen, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
B. increase in oxygen, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
C. decrease in carbon dioxide, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. increase in carbon
dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
Which of the following describes the Moro reflex?
Select one:
,A. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her fingers, and
seems to grasp at something after being startled.
B. When something touches a neonate's cheek, he or she instinctively
turns his or her head toward the touch.
C. An infant's heart rate decreases secondary to hypoxia because he or
she depends heavily on the heart rate to perfuse the body.
D. When the sole of the foot is stroked with a blunt object, the big toe lifts
upward and the other toes fan outward. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------A. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her
fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
Shortly after you load your patient, a 50-year-old man with abdominal pain,
into the ambulance, he tells you that he changed his mind and does not
want to go to the hospital. The patient is conscious and alert and has no
signs of mental incapacitation. You are suspicious that the man has a
significant underlying condition and feel strongly that he should go to the
hospital. Which of the following statements regarding this situation is
correct?
Select one:
A. Once the patient is in the ambulance, he cannot legally refuse EMS
treatment.
B. Any patient who refuses EMS treatment must legally sign a patient
refusal form.
C. Because of your suspicions, the best approach is to transport him to the
hospital.
D. A mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her consent to treat at
any time. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. A mentally
competent adult can withdraw his or her consent to treat at any time.
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations, an employer must:
Select one:
A. screen all prospective employees for bloodborne pathogens.
B. offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk of exposure.
C. provide gloves and other personal protective equipment to full-time paid
employees only.
, D. guarantee a 100% risk-free environment prior to employment. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. offer a workplace environment that
reduces the risk of exposure.
You suspect that a 75-year-old man has internal injuries after he fell and
struck his ribs and abdomen on the corner of a table. When assessing and
treating an injured patient of this age, you must recall that:
Select one:
A. blood pressure is usually adequately maintained because the blood
vessels of older people can contract easily.
B. it is not uncommon to observe heart rates in excess of 150 beats/min in
elderly patients with internal injuries.
C. functional blood volume in patients of this age steadily increases due to
increased production of red blood cells.
D. his ability to physiologically compensate for his injury might be impaired
due to an inability to increase cardiac output. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------D. his ability to physiologically compensate for his injury might
be impaired due to an inability to increase cardiac output.
Where would you most likely find information regarding a patient's wishes
to be an organ donor?
Select one:
A. Social Security card
B. Driver's license
C. Voter registration card
D. Insurance card ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Driver's
license
Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy?
Select one:
A. Modestly increasing caffeine consumption
B. Frequently reflecting on troublesome calls
C. Requesting overtime to occupy your mind
