EMT-B
MIDTERM
REVIEW Chapter
1-23
• You work in a community that has an “enhanced” 911 system. Which one of the
following istrue about that system?
A. The location of the 911 call is displayed to the call taker.
B. The EMS system uses EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and paramedics.
C. The fire department responds simultaneously with EMS.
D. The total response time for EMS rarely exceeds 9
minutes. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• Which one of the following patients should benefit most by calling an enhanced 911
system?
A. Patient with chest pain
B. Patient with sudden onset of confusion
C. Patient requiring advanced medical care
D. Patient who cannot reach his
phone Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from
a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911
operators arealso Emergency Medical Dispatchers, which one of the following will they be
able to provide?
A. Simultaneous notification of the hospital
,B. Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance
C. Instructions on how to control bleeding
D. The names of the EMTs who are
responding Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• The county dispatch center where you work employs Emergency Medical
Dispatchers(EMDs) as call takers. This enables the dispatch center to:
A. handle all emergency calls, including those for police, fire, and EMS.
B. provide medical instructions to the caller prior to the arrival of EMS.
C. use computer technology when dispatching the closest ambulance.
D. properly utilize an enhanced 911 call-taking
system. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• At a public 911 center meeting, a concerned woman asks if voice over Internet protocols
(VoIP) can be used to access the community emergency operations center. You would inform
herthat:
A. Internet providers are encouraged to provide 911 access, but are not required by law.
B. Internet providers are required to provide their own 911 service to subscribers.
C. Internet providers must provide a callback number and location of the 911 call.
D. Internet providers are required to provide medical instructions prior to arrival of
EMS. Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-4
,• The EMT would recognize which of the following as an advantage of the 911
universalnumber?
A. It is able to track the location of all emergency vehicles in an EMS system.
B. It allows for simultaneous dispatch of EMS, law enforcement, and fire services.
C. It is less expensive to operate than a 7- or 10-digit telephone number.
D. It can easily accommodate non-emergency as well as emergency
situations
• .Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4-5
Objective: 1-4
• An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) comes to you and states that he would like to
workfor your emergency ambulance service. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice
Model, you inform him of which one of the following?
A. He will only be able to take care of patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B. He will first need approval from your ambulance service’s medical director.
C. He will only be able to work with an advanced EMT or paramedic.
D. He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT). Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-5
• As defined by The National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of
EMSpractitioners include:
A. ambulance drivers.
B. EMS Medical Director.
C. paramedics.
D. emergency medical
dispatchers. Answer: C
, Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is interested
in becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as an EMT that he
cannot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be able to:
A. administer some medications.
B. perform emergency childbirth.
C. use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
D. obtain vital signs.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• You have been dispatched for a 61-year-old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency
Medical Responders (EMRs) are on scene. In your community all EMS practitioners are
trained according to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Which one of the
following do youexpect the EMRs to be providing?
A. Emergency medication administration
B. Automated external defibrillation
C. Intravenous (IV) therapy
D. Reading an electrocardiogram
(ECG)Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• An EMT with your service states that he desires to become a paramedic because he wants
to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of
the following will he be able to provide as a paramedic that he cannot provide as an EMT?
A. Automated blood pressure monitoring
MIDTERM
REVIEW Chapter
1-23
• You work in a community that has an “enhanced” 911 system. Which one of the
following istrue about that system?
A. The location of the 911 call is displayed to the call taker.
B. The EMS system uses EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and paramedics.
C. The fire department responds simultaneously with EMS.
D. The total response time for EMS rarely exceeds 9
minutes. Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• Which one of the following patients should benefit most by calling an enhanced 911
system?
A. Patient with chest pain
B. Patient with sudden onset of confusion
C. Patient requiring advanced medical care
D. Patient who cannot reach his
phone Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from
a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911
operators arealso Emergency Medical Dispatchers, which one of the following will they be
able to provide?
A. Simultaneous notification of the hospital
,B. Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance
C. Instructions on how to control bleeding
D. The names of the EMTs who are
responding Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• The county dispatch center where you work employs Emergency Medical
Dispatchers(EMDs) as call takers. This enables the dispatch center to:
A. handle all emergency calls, including those for police, fire, and EMS.
B. provide medical instructions to the caller prior to the arrival of EMS.
C. use computer technology when dispatching the closest ambulance.
D. properly utilize an enhanced 911 call-taking
system. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-4
• At a public 911 center meeting, a concerned woman asks if voice over Internet protocols
(VoIP) can be used to access the community emergency operations center. You would inform
herthat:
A. Internet providers are encouraged to provide 911 access, but are not required by law.
B. Internet providers are required to provide their own 911 service to subscribers.
C. Internet providers must provide a callback number and location of the 911 call.
D. Internet providers are required to provide medical instructions prior to arrival of
EMS. Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-4
,• The EMT would recognize which of the following as an advantage of the 911
universalnumber?
A. It is able to track the location of all emergency vehicles in an EMS system.
B. It allows for simultaneous dispatch of EMS, law enforcement, and fire services.
C. It is less expensive to operate than a 7- or 10-digit telephone number.
D. It can easily accommodate non-emergency as well as emergency
situations
• .Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4-5
Objective: 1-4
• An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) comes to you and states that he would like to
workfor your emergency ambulance service. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice
Model, you inform him of which one of the following?
A. He will only be able to take care of patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B. He will first need approval from your ambulance service’s medical director.
C. He will only be able to work with an advanced EMT or paramedic.
D. He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT). Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1-5
• As defined by The National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of
EMSpractitioners include:
A. ambulance drivers.
B. EMS Medical Director.
C. paramedics.
D. emergency medical
dispatchers. Answer: C
, Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is interested
in becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as an EMT that he
cannot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be able to:
A. administer some medications.
B. perform emergency childbirth.
C. use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
D. obtain vital signs.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• You have been dispatched for a 61-year-old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency
Medical Responders (EMRs) are on scene. In your community all EMS practitioners are
trained according to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Which one of the
following do youexpect the EMRs to be providing?
A. Emergency medication administration
B. Automated external defibrillation
C. Intravenous (IV) therapy
D. Reading an electrocardiogram
(ECG)Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Objective: 1-5
• An EMT with your service states that he desires to become a paramedic because he wants
to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of
the following will he be able to provide as a paramedic that he cannot provide as an EMT?
A. Automated blood pressure monitoring
