JB LEARNING EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an
employer must: - ✔✔offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure.
✔✔which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is
not authorized to do so.
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated
and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the
pertinent information about the drug.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization
from medical control first. - ✔✔An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because
she did not know the pertinent information about the drug. Correct
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the Good Samaritan law is correct?
It provides the EMT immunity from a lawsuit.
B. The law does not protect EMTs who are off duty.
C. It will not protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.
D. It guarantees that the EMT will not be held liable if he or she is sued. - ✔✔it will not
protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.
✔✔In which of the following situations does the EMT NOT have a legal duty to act?
Choose one answer.
A. a response to an injured patient while off duty
B. a response to a motor vehicle crash while off duty
C. Local policy requires you to assist in any emergency.
D. a response to the residence of a patient who fell - ✔✔a response to a motor vehicle
crash while off duty
✔✔The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT: - ✔✔gives an oral
report to the emergency room physician or nurse
✔✔The spread of HIV and hepatitis in the health care setting can usually be traced to: -
✔✔careless handling of sharps.
✔✔When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living
will or DNR order cannot be located, you should: - ✔✔begin resuscitation at once.
✔✔After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the PCR.
When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write
,120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should: - ✔✔draw a single
horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next to it.
✔✔What section of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
MOST affects EMS personnel? - ✔✔protecting patient privacy
✔✔Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT:
important medical history not previously given.
B. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
C. the chief complaint or mechanism of injury.
D. the patient's response to treatment you provided. - ✔✔the set of baseline vital signs
taken at the scene.
✔✔Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:
A. maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible.
B. using medical terminology to ensure the patient understands.
C. positioning yourself at a level that is higher than the patient.
D. withholding unpleasant information until arrival at the hospital. - ✔✔maintaining eye
contact with the patient whenever possible.
✔✔General guidelines for effective radio communications include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. acknowledging a transmission as soon as possible.
B. holding the microphone about 2" to 3" from your mouth.
C. using 10 codes to ensure radio traffic confidentiality.
D. speaking in a clear, calm, monotone voice. - ✔✔C. using 10 codes to ensure radio
traffic confidentiality.
✔✔Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis?
Choose one answer.
A. Statistical data indicate that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed
with a particular illness.
B. The federal government requires that changes be made to existing emergency care
protocols at least every 5 years.
C. EMS providers should be encouraged to actively participate in research and become
familiar with data analysis.
D. Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain
interventions has changed. - ✔✔D. Additional information and evidence indicate that the
effectiveness of certain interventions has changed.
✔✔While trying to make a family member feel better after a loved one has died, your
partner uses trite statements. The family members may view this as:
Choose one answer.
A. your partner's attempt to diminish their grief.
, B. a show of respect for the person who has died.
C. your partner's caring and supportive attitude.
D. coaching them through the grieving process. - ✔✔A. your partner's attempt to
diminish their grief.
✔✔Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Choose one answer.
A. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers
and experiences headaches and insomnia.
C. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
D. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene
of an incident involving grotesque injuries. - ✔✔C. An EMT becomes distracted at the
scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was
previously killed. Correct
✔✔CPAP is indicated for patients who: - ✔✔have pulmonary edema and can follow
verbal commands.
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an
employer must: - ✔✔offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure.
✔✔which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is
not authorized to do so.
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated
and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the
pertinent information about the drug.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization
from medical control first. - ✔✔An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because
she did not know the pertinent information about the drug. Correct
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the Good Samaritan law is correct?
It provides the EMT immunity from a lawsuit.
B. The law does not protect EMTs who are off duty.
C. It will not protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.
D. It guarantees that the EMT will not be held liable if he or she is sued. - ✔✔it will not
protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.
✔✔In which of the following situations does the EMT NOT have a legal duty to act?
Choose one answer.
A. a response to an injured patient while off duty
B. a response to a motor vehicle crash while off duty
C. Local policy requires you to assist in any emergency.
D. a response to the residence of a patient who fell - ✔✔a response to a motor vehicle
crash while off duty
✔✔The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT: - ✔✔gives an oral
report to the emergency room physician or nurse
✔✔The spread of HIV and hepatitis in the health care setting can usually be traced to: -
✔✔careless handling of sharps.
✔✔When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living
will or DNR order cannot be located, you should: - ✔✔begin resuscitation at once.
✔✔After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the PCR.
When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write
,120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should: - ✔✔draw a single
horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next to it.
✔✔What section of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
MOST affects EMS personnel? - ✔✔protecting patient privacy
✔✔Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT:
important medical history not previously given.
B. the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene.
C. the chief complaint or mechanism of injury.
D. the patient's response to treatment you provided. - ✔✔the set of baseline vital signs
taken at the scene.
✔✔Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:
A. maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible.
B. using medical terminology to ensure the patient understands.
C. positioning yourself at a level that is higher than the patient.
D. withholding unpleasant information until arrival at the hospital. - ✔✔maintaining eye
contact with the patient whenever possible.
✔✔General guidelines for effective radio communications include all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. acknowledging a transmission as soon as possible.
B. holding the microphone about 2" to 3" from your mouth.
C. using 10 codes to ensure radio traffic confidentiality.
D. speaking in a clear, calm, monotone voice. - ✔✔C. using 10 codes to ensure radio
traffic confidentiality.
✔✔Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis?
Choose one answer.
A. Statistical data indicate that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed
with a particular illness.
B. The federal government requires that changes be made to existing emergency care
protocols at least every 5 years.
C. EMS providers should be encouraged to actively participate in research and become
familiar with data analysis.
D. Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain
interventions has changed. - ✔✔D. Additional information and evidence indicate that the
effectiveness of certain interventions has changed.
✔✔While trying to make a family member feel better after a loved one has died, your
partner uses trite statements. The family members may view this as:
Choose one answer.
A. your partner's attempt to diminish their grief.
, B. a show of respect for the person who has died.
C. your partner's caring and supportive attitude.
D. coaching them through the grieving process. - ✔✔A. your partner's attempt to
diminish their grief.
✔✔Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Choose one answer.
A. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers
and experiences headaches and insomnia.
C. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
D. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene
of an incident involving grotesque injuries. - ✔✔C. An EMT becomes distracted at the
scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was
previously killed. Correct
✔✔CPAP is indicated for patients who: - ✔✔have pulmonary edema and can follow
verbal commands.
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
