EMR ASHI FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>

EMR ASHI FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS &lt;RECENT VERSION&gt; 1. What is an EMR's most important concern listed in their roles and responsibility? - ANSWER Their own personal safety. 2. What is an EMR's responsibility? - ANSWER Size up the scene, determine the patient's chief complaint, lift/move/reposition the patient when necessary, transfer the patient/patient information, protect the patient's privacy/maintain confidentiality, and be the patient's advocate. 3. List the recognized levels of EMS Training. - ANSWER 1. Emergency Medical Responder (EMS) 2. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 3. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) 4. Paramedic 4. What is enhanced 911/E911 and what are their benefits? - ANSWER Enhanced 911 or E911 enables an emergency call to be selectively routed to the most appropriate dispatch center (PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point) and also allows communication centers to automatically receive caller information (phone number and address) just in case the call is lost. 5. What are some traits required for an EMR when working with people? - ANSWER Be able to overlook rude behavior or unreasonable demands from the patient; always remain professional and compassionate; do not modify the care you provide based on religious beliefs, cultural expression, age, sex, social behavior, socioeconomic background, or geographic origin; be honest, realistic and able to control your feelings. 6. What is On-line medical direction? - ANSWER Orders to perform a skill or administer care from the on-duty physician, given to the rescuer by radio/phone. 7. What is Off-line medical direction? - ANSWER An EMS system's written standing orders and protocols, which authorize personnel to perform particular skills in certain situations without actually speaking to the medical director or her designating agent. 8. What are Standing orders? - ANSWER The medical director's specific insert ions for specific medical conditions or injuries. 9. What is a Scope of practice? - ANSWER The care that an Emergency Medical Responder, an Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic is allowed and supposed to provide according to local, state, or regional regulations or statutes. 10. What are Protocols? - ANSWER Written guidelines that direct the care EMS personnel provide for patients. 11. What is Negligence? - ANSWER A failure to provide the expected standard of care. 12. What are four elements that must prove negligence to be successful? - ANSWER 1. Duty to act 2. Breach of duty 3. Damages 4. Causation 13. Who are the acceptable people an EMR is able to provide patient information to? - ANSWER Other health care providers who are part of the continued care of the patient. 14. What are the two types of consent? - ANSWER Expressed consent (a competent adult's decision to accept emergency care) and Informed consent ( consent granted by a patient after he has been appropriately informed of the care being suggested and associated consequences. 15. What are two types of alert and oriented patients who can not give consent or refuse care? - ANSWER Children and Emancipated Minors 16. What is assault? - ANSWER Restraining or threatening to restrain a patient against his or her wishes could result in a violation of criminal law and result in a charge of assault and/or battery. 17. If an EMR touches someone against there will? - ANSWER battery 18. If an EMR is paid a member, they are required to respond because of a - ANSWER duty to act 19. When could you share confidential information? - ANSWER When giving a report to arriving medical professionals. 20. You respond to a scene where to possible victims tell you they are okay and don't need your help, you should - ANSWER Carefully document the refusal of care 21. You ask a patient if it is okay to help them and they state yes. What type of consent is used? - ANSWER Expressed 22. An organism capable of causing infection is known as - ANSWER pathogen 23. Route of exposure through the skin is - ANSWER Absorption 24. Primary duty at a HAZMAT scene - ANSWER Use PPE 25. Showing up at work feeling unenthusiastic, low self esteem, and hopelessness is? - ANSWER Burnout 26. Immunization recommended for EMR's is - ANSWER Varicella 27. Upper right side pain is - ANSWER RUQ 28. Injury to bone is - ANSWER Musculoskeletal System 29. Regulates blood sugar in the body - ANSWER Endocrine system 30. Lying on back face up - ANSWER supine 31. Response to sympathetic stimulation - ANSWER Hear rate increase 32. Anaerobic metabolism is caused by - ANSWER Too little oxygen 33. VF leads to - ANSWER electrical failure in heart 34. When lifting use - ANSWER good body mechanics 35. Before restraining someone have - ANSWER clear plan of action 36. Direct ground lift should require - ANSWER 3 people 37. Best method to move a patient from stretcher to hospital bed is - ANSWER draw sheet method 38. Which of these types of communication involves body language? - ANSWER Nonverbal 39. Active listening includes - ANSWER Asking clarifying questions 40. When speaking on a radio, it is important to - ANSWER speak clearly 41. A run report is - ANSWER a legal document 42. You should correct an error on paper by - ANSWER Draw a single line through the error and initial it. 43. A partial airway obstruction will present with - ANSWER Noisy breathing 44. Open the airway of non-trauma victim with - ANSWER head-tilt chin lift 45. Opening airway of trauma victim - ANSWER jaw-thrust 46. Brachial - ANSWER Pulse checked less than one year of age 47. Airway - ANSWER Primary concern in an unconscious patient 48. Left Side - ANSWER Position a pregnant woman is transported in due to Supine Hypotension 49. Supine Hypotension - ANSWER Pregnant patient laying on her back and the fetus is lying on the vena cava causing low BP, and heart rate 50. Crowning - ANSWER Appearance of the baby's head 51. Breech - ANSWER Presenting part is the buttox or extremity 52. Meconium - ANSWER Early or first feces of an infant 53. Fetus - ANSWER Developing unborn infant 54. Uterus - ANSWER Organ where the baby grows 55. Cervix - ANSWER Lower one-third or neck of the uterus 56. Implied Consent - ANSWER Patient is unconscious and unable to speak 57. Informed Consent - ANSWER Patient is alert and oriented to their surrounding and able to communicate 58. Anatomical position - ANSWER Standing, facing forward, palms forward 59. Clavicle - ANSWER Collarbone 60. Scapula - ANSWER Shoulder Bone 61. Dorsalis Pedis - ANSWER Pulse located on top of the foot 62. Posterior Tibualis - ANSWER Pulse located behind the ankle 63. Activated Charcoal - ANSWER Works by binding with the poison within 64. Nitroglycern - ANSWER Decreases blood pressure because of dilation of the vessels 65. Sublingual - ANSWER Under the tongue 66. Blood Pressure - ANSWER Important to take prior to giving Nitroglycerin, pressure exerted against the walls of arteries 67. Acute Myocardial Infarction AMI - ANSWER Death of heart tissue, pain does not resolve in minutes or after rest 68. After fracturing a bone, it is common for geriatric patients to: A) attempt to drive themselves to the emergency department. B) experience severe pain because of hypersensitive nerve fibers. C) experience little pain and not realize the seriousness of their injury. D) refuse emergency medical care because they are senile and paranoid. - ANSWER C 69. If you are unable to open a child's airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver, you should: A) suction the mouth to clear fluids. B) grasp the tongue and jaw and lift. C) place a towel under the shoulders. D) use the head tilt-chin lift maneuver. - ANSWER D 70. Common medical emergencies in the pediatric population include all of the following, EXCEPT: A) angina. B) seizures. C) poisoning. D) heat illness. - ANSWER A 71. All children involved in a submersion incident should be evaluated by a physician because: A) many cases of submersion injury are associated with child abuse. B) fractures of the cervical spine are especially common in children. C) respiratory problems can develop several hours after submersion. D) submersion in water causes permanent heart problems in children. - ANSWER C 72. Shortly after arriving at the scene of a sick person, you are told that the patient has been exposed to a nerve agent. What should you do? A) Don a mask, gloves, and head cover before approaching the patient. B) Immediately decontaminate the patient before beginning treatment. C) Self-administer a nerve agent antidote and retreat to a safe place. D) Move to a safe place and notify the hazardous materials response team. - ANSWER D 73. Common early signs of an ingested poison include all of the following, EXCEPT: A) nausea and vomiting. B) burns around the mouth. C) severe difficulty breathing. D) abdominal pain or diarrhea. - ANSWER C 74. While waiting for responding emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to arrive at the scene, you are caring for an industrial plant worker who was exposed to dry lime. The patient's arms are covered with lime and he complains of intense pain. You should: A) flush the patient's entire body with large amounts of water and then cover his arms with dry bandages. B) provide psychological support to the patient and wait for the responding paramedics to arrive at the scene. C) leave the patient's clothes on and continuously flush both of his extremities for at least 15 minutes.