EMT- Basic Final Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers Guaranteed Pass.

A written authorization for an EMS provider to perform a particular skill in a specific situation is a(n): - correct answers Standing order In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards? - correct answers US department of Transportation Searching the Internet for literature to support a new procedure that your service would like to implement is an example of which of the following? - correct answers Reviewing Literature The EMT is on-scene of a 57-year-old male patient complaining of chest pain; the EMT must contact medical direction on the phone to assist with the patient's nitroglycerin. Contacting medical control for orders is known as which of the following? - correct answers on-line medical direction What BEST defines direction given to the EMT by a physician over the telephone or radio? - correct answers on-line medical direction What BEST defines the evaluation of the patient's condition in order to provide emergency care? - correct answers Patient Assessment What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel in most areas? - correct answers EMT When did non-military ambulances begin operating in most major American cities? - correct answers Early 1900's Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment programs? - correct answers National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Which of the following BEST describes a communication system capable of identifying the number and location of the phone from which a caller is calling? - correct answers Enhanced 911 Which of the following BEST describes a list of steps the EMT should perform while assessing and managing emergency medical situations? - correct answers Protocols Which of the following has the ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of an EMS system? - correct answers Medical Director Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system? - correct answers Quality Improvement You and another new EMT are studying your local protocols. The other EMT notices that you may give oral glucose without utilizing on-line medical control, but you must get an on-line order from a physician before assisting a patient in taking his nitroglycerin for chest pain. The EMT asks you why some drugs require on-line medical control while others do not. What is the best answer to give him? - correct answers The physician wants to be sure it is appropriate for the patient. Since EMS personnel are often exposed to both acute and chronic stressors, ________ management may be helpful to cope with on-the-job experiences. - correct answers critical incident stress The heart may undergo ________ when required to pump for years against untreated high blood pressure. - correct answers Hypertrophy What action does an organ undergo to best describe the term hypertrophy? - correct answers enlargement What are the minimum Standard Precautions an EMT should take when transporting a patient infected with SARS or Avian flu? - correct answers gloves, N-95 mask, goggles, gown What is the name of the federal act that mandates a procedure by which emergency healthcare providers can find out if they have been exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases while on the job? - correct answers The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act Which of the following is the form of stress that can cause immediate and long-term problems with an EMT's health and well-being? - correct answers distress Which of the following parts of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response experienced in response to a stressor? - correct answersSympathetic Nervous System Which of the following terms is best defined as "a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus"? - correct answersstress Which of the following terms refers to a positive form of stress that helps people work when under pressure and respond effectively? - correct answerseustress You are treating a patient who has a productive cough and who reports weight loss, loss of appetite, weakness, night sweats, and fever. Which of the following diseases is most likely the cause of these signs and symptoms? - correct answersTB Sharing information about a patient's medical history with your neighbor after you hear a call on a radio scanner would constitute what? - correct answersBreach of confidentiality The administration of oxygen and the application of spinal immobilization is part of which of the following for the EMT? - correct answersScope of practice The EMT's obligation to provide care to a patient either as a formal or ethical responsibility is known as? - correct answersDuty to act Which of the following refers to the set of regulations that defines the legal actions expected and limitations placed on the EMT? - correct answersScope of practice Which of the following requires training, policies, and procedures related to storing, accessing, and sharing patient information? - correct answersHIPPA Which type of consent must be used by the EMT when seeking to treat a mentally competent adult? - correct answersexpressed consent While documenting a call, you add that a false statement was made about a local doctor. This could constitute which of the following? - correct answerslibel You respond to a middle school for a 12-year-old male patient who has been hit by a car. You get consent to treat the patient from the school principal. What concept allows the principal to speak for the parents? - correct answersIn loco parentis Your patient is a 40-year-old known diabetic who was found unconscious at work by a coworker. What type of consent allows you to treat this patient? - correct answersimplied consent The portion of the patient care report in which the EMT writes his description of the patient's presentation, assessment findings, treatment, and transport information is called the: - correct answersnarrative Which of the following agencies assigns and licenses radio frequencies? - correct answersfederal communications commission Which of the following BEST describes a base station? - correct answersa 2-way radio at a fixed site Which of the following BEST describes a mobile radio? - correct answersa 2-way radio that is mounted in a vehicle Which of the following BEST describes a portable radio? - correct answersa 2-way radio that can be carried on a belt clip Which of the following BEST describes a repeater? - correct answersA device that receives and amplifies a signal that must be carried over long distances The Trendelenburg position would be used to transport which of the following patients? - correct answersA patient in shock What condition of immediate concern results from a loss of red blood cells due to hemorrhage? - correct answersdecreased oxygen delivery to the tissues Which of the following organs functions as a reservoir for blood that can be used in case of blood loss? - correct answersspleen Middle adulthood is the stage of life from __ to __ years. - correct answers41-60 The compression-to-ventilation ratio for a newborn is: - correct answers3:1 Normal HR for an Adult - correct answers60-100 Normal breathing for an adult - correct answers12-20 Normal BP for an adult - correct answers120/80 Normal breathing for a child - correct answers15-30 Pulse= Normal rate, regular rate, and strong (full) pulse - correct answersNormal person at rest pulse= Rapid, regular and strong - correct answersExertion, fright, fever, high blood pressure, initial response to injury and bleeding pulse= Rapid, regular and weak - correct answersIndication of shock pulse= slow - correct answersHead injury, drug use, poisons, possible cardiac problem pulse= Pulsus paradoxus (decrease in pulse strength during inhalation) - correct answersSevere cardiac or respiratory injury, illness or blood loss Skin temps - correct answersHot: fever, exposure to heat, localized infection. Warm: normal. Cool: inadequate circulation, shock, or exposure to cold. Cold: extreme exposure to cold. Skin Conditions - correct answersAbnormally Dry: severe dehydration or spinal injury. Dry: normal. Wet or Moist: shock, or heat, cardiac, or diabetic emergencies. Clammy (cool and wet / diaphoretic): indication of shock. Skin Colors - correct answersPale or mottled: onset of shock. Cyanotic: late sign of shock. Red: anaphylactic or vasogenic shock, poisoning, overdose or other medical condition. Yellow: jaundice, liver problems. Pupil sizes - correct answersDilated: cardiac arrest, use of stimulant drugs like cocaine, amphetamine, LSD. Constricted: central nervous system disorder, use of narcotics. Unequal: Stroke, head injury, artificial eye, eye drops. Nonreactive: Cardiac arrest, brain injury, drug influence. The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide across the cell membranes from the capillaries is called: - correct answersinternal respiration The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and circulating blood is called: - correct answersexternal respiration The process of air moving in and out of the chest is called: - correct answers ventilation Which of the following is the correct position of transport for a stroke patient with left-sided paralysis, a decreased level of consciousness, and an inability to maintain his or her airway? - correct answers laying on the left side