EMT-Basic Multiple Choice Questions
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1. C Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC)
B. American Heart Association (AHA)
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. D An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. Transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital
B. providing patient care without regard for the EMT's own personal safety
C. Telling the patient that everything will be okay
D. Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
3. C If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and this failure causes harm
or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault
B. abandonment
C. negligence
D. breach of promise
4. D You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who wants to
refuse your care and transport to the hospital. This refusal must be __________
and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. Involuntary
D. informed
5. B The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient because of
the legal consideration known as ___________ consent
A. applied
B. implied
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C. triage
D. immunity
6. C A child fell off the ladder of a sliding board at a park and twisted her ankle. The
parents are not present, but the child agrees to care. The child's consent is:
A. actual
B. implied
C. meaningless
7. C In some states, ___________ help to protect the off-duty EMT from lawsuits when
the stop at the scene of a collision to offer assistance.
A. Professional associations
B. Blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. Abandonment laws
8. B The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be consid-
ered potentially infectious is:
A. Infectious disease
B. Standard Precautions
C. immunity
D. universal precautions
9. C When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. Keep the back loose and knees locked
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift
D. try not to talk to his or her partner
10. C All of the following are ways in which an EMT can avoid a potential back injury
EXCEPT:
A. Pushing, rather than pulling, a load
B. Keeping the back locked in while lifting
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C. Keeping the arms straight when pulling
D. Pushing or pulling from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist level
11. D An emergency move is required in all of the following situations EXCEPT when:
A. the scene is hazardous
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached
D. The patient is unconscious
12. B A method of lifting and carrying a patient in which one EMT slips his or her hands
under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists while another EMT grasps the
patient's knees is called the:
A. Direct ground lift
B. Extremity lift
C. Draw-sheet method
D. direct carry method
13. B Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He is lying
supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his airway. When moving
him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital stretcher, you will probably use
the:
A. cradle carry
B. modified draw-sheet method
C. Direct ground lift
D. extremity lift
14. B You are treating a 28-year old diabetic who has an altered level of consciousness.
She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from the floor to a stair chair,
use the:
A. Indirect Carry
B. Extremity Lift
C. Slide Transfer
D. Chair Lift
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15. B To maintain balance when lifting a patient-carrying device, it is best to use
___________ rescuers to carry the device
A. three
B. an even number of
C. an odd number of
D. bystanders and
16. B You are treating the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a collision. He is a
22-year old male who requires immediate airway and bleeding control. You are
unable to provide this treatment in the vehicle. You should:
A. check the patient's vital signs
B. use an urgent move
C. remove the patient on a short backboard
D. do all of these
17. C The ____________ carry must be performed in one unbroken sweep
A. pack strap
B. front piggyback
C. firefighter's
D. four-rescuer
18. C A canvas or rubberized stretcher that can be used to move a patient through a
narrow hallway or restricted area is called a ________ stretcher.
A. basket
B. portable
C. flexible
D. wheeled-ambulance
19. B A patient with obvious spinal injuries is found on the floor of a burning building.
The EMT rates the situation hazardous but not yet dire. Alone and without special
equipment, the EMT should use the:
A. cradle carry
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1. C Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC)
B. American Heart Association (AHA)
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. D An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. Transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital
B. providing patient care without regard for the EMT's own personal safety
C. Telling the patient that everything will be okay
D. Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
3. C If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and this failure causes harm
or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault
B. abandonment
C. negligence
D. breach of promise
4. D You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who wants to
refuse your care and transport to the hospital. This refusal must be __________
and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. Involuntary
D. informed
5. B The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient because of
the legal consideration known as ___________ consent
A. applied
B. implied
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C. triage
D. immunity
6. C A child fell off the ladder of a sliding board at a park and twisted her ankle. The
parents are not present, but the child agrees to care. The child's consent is:
A. actual
B. implied
C. meaningless
7. C In some states, ___________ help to protect the off-duty EMT from lawsuits when
the stop at the scene of a collision to offer assistance.
A. Professional associations
B. Blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. Abandonment laws
8. B The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be consid-
ered potentially infectious is:
A. Infectious disease
B. Standard Precautions
C. immunity
D. universal precautions
9. C When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. Keep the back loose and knees locked
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift
D. try not to talk to his or her partner
10. C All of the following are ways in which an EMT can avoid a potential back injury
EXCEPT:
A. Pushing, rather than pulling, a load
B. Keeping the back locked in while lifting
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C. Keeping the arms straight when pulling
D. Pushing or pulling from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist level
11. D An emergency move is required in all of the following situations EXCEPT when:
A. the scene is hazardous
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached
D. The patient is unconscious
12. B A method of lifting and carrying a patient in which one EMT slips his or her hands
under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists while another EMT grasps the
patient's knees is called the:
A. Direct ground lift
B. Extremity lift
C. Draw-sheet method
D. direct carry method
13. B Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He is lying
supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his airway. When moving
him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital stretcher, you will probably use
the:
A. cradle carry
B. modified draw-sheet method
C. Direct ground lift
D. extremity lift
14. B You are treating a 28-year old diabetic who has an altered level of consciousness.
She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from the floor to a stair chair,
use the:
A. Indirect Carry
B. Extremity Lift
C. Slide Transfer
D. Chair Lift
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15. B To maintain balance when lifting a patient-carrying device, it is best to use
___________ rescuers to carry the device
A. three
B. an even number of
C. an odd number of
D. bystanders and
16. B You are treating the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a collision. He is a
22-year old male who requires immediate airway and bleeding control. You are
unable to provide this treatment in the vehicle. You should:
A. check the patient's vital signs
B. use an urgent move
C. remove the patient on a short backboard
D. do all of these
17. C The ____________ carry must be performed in one unbroken sweep
A. pack strap
B. front piggyback
C. firefighter's
D. four-rescuer
18. C A canvas or rubberized stretcher that can be used to move a patient through a
narrow hallway or restricted area is called a ________ stretcher.
A. basket
B. portable
C. flexible
D. wheeled-ambulance
19. B A patient with obvious spinal injuries is found on the floor of a burning building.
The EMT rates the situation hazardous but not yet dire. Alone and without special
equipment, the EMT should use the:
A. cradle carry
