EMT Written State Exam Study Guide (PSI) Questions & Answers Updated 20-26

EMT Written State Exam Study Guide
(PSI) Questions & Answers Updated
20-26
1.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtrueBofBmedicalBcontrol?

A)BItBisBdeterminedBbyBtheBdispatcher.

B)BItBmayBbeBwrittenBorB"standingBorders."

C)BItBmayBrequireBonlineBradioBorBphoneBconsultation.

D)BItBdescribesBtheBcareBauthorizedBbyBtheBmedicalBdirectorB-
BAnswerA)BItBisBdeterminedBbyBtheBdispatcher.



2.BTheBmajorBgoalBofBqualityBimprovementBisBtoBensureBthat:

A)BquarterlyBauditsBofBtheBEMSBsystemBareBperformed.

B)BEMTsBhaveBreceivedBBLS/CPRBtraining.

C)BtheBpublicBreceivesBtheBhighestBstandardBofBcare.

D)BtheBproperBinformationBisBreceivedBinBtheBbillingBdepartment.B-
BAnswerC)BtheBpublicBreceivesBtheBhighestBstandardBofBcare.



3.BFederalBlegislationBconcerningBpatientBconfidentialityBisBknownBas:

A)BHIPAA.BB)BNAACS.BC)BEMTALA.B

D)BFLCPC.B-BAnswerA)BHIPAA



4.BAfterBstockingBtheBambulanceBthisBmorning,ByouBandByourBpartnerBgoBoutBforBbreakfast.B
WhileBenteringBtheBrestaurant,ByouBseeBanBolderBgentlemanBclutchBhisBchestBandBcollapseBto
BtheBfloor.BWhenByouBgetBtoBhim,BheBhasBnoBpulseBandBisBnotBbreathing.BToBtreatBthisBpati
ent,ByouBwillBfollow:

A)Boff-lineBmedicalBcontrol.B

C)Bprotocols.

B)BonlineBmedicalBcontrol.B

D)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.B-BAnswerD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.



5.BAfterBstockingBtheBambulanceBthisBmorning,ByouBandByourBpartnerBgoBoutBforBbreakfast.B
WhileBenteringBtheBrestaurant,ByouBseeBanBolderBgentlemanBclutchBhisBchestBandBcollapseBto
BtheBfloor.BWhenByouBgetBtoBhim,BheBhasBnoBpulseBandBisBnotBbreathing.BWhatBlevelBofBtra

,iningBwouldBallowByouBtoBperformBanBelectrocardiogramBandBadvancedBlifeBsupportBonBthisB
patient?

A)BEMRBB)BEMTBC)BAEMTBD)BParamedicB-BAnswerD)BParamedic



6.B______________BisBaBcircularBsystemBofBcontinuousBinternalBandBexternalBreviewsBandBau
ditsBofBallBaspectsBofBanBEMSBsystemB-BAnswerContinuousBqualityBiimprovement



7.BOneBofBtheBmostBdramaticBrecentBdevelopmentsBinBprehospitalBemergencyBcareBisBtheBus
eBofBa(n)__________BdefibrillatorB-BAnswerautomatedBexternal



8.BTheBprimaryB________BareaBisBtheBmainBareaBinBwhichBanBEMSBagencyBoperates.B-
BAnswerservice



9.BAB9-1-1BdispatchBcenterBisBcalledBaBpublicBsafetyB__________,BorBPSAPB-
BAnsweraccessBpoint



10.BALSBA)BEMSBprofessionalBtrainedBinBBLSBinterventionsB

11.BBLSBB)BABsystemBofBinternalBreviewsBandBauditsB

12.BEMTBC)BBasicBlifesavingBinterventions,BsuchBasBCPR

13.BAEMTBD)BAdvancedBprocedures,BsuchBasBdrugBadministration

14.BParamedicBE)BEMSBprofessionalBtrainedBinBALSBinterventions

15.BCQIBF)BEMSBprofessionalBtrainedBinBsomeBALSBinterventionsB-BAnswer10.BD

11.BC

12.BA

13.BF

14.BE

15.BB



16.B__________BisBaBresponseBtoBtheBanticipationBofBdanger.

A)BRageBB)BAngerBC)BAnxietyBD)BDespairB-BAnswerC)BAnxiety



17.BIfByouBfindBthatByouBareBtheBtargetBofBtheBpatient'sBanger,BmakeBsureBthatByou:

A)BareBsafe.BC)BareBtolerantBandBdoBnotBbecomeBdefensive.

,B)BdoBnotBtakeBtheBangerBorBinsultsBpersonally.BD)BAllBareBcorrect.B-
BAnswerD)BAllBareBcorrect.



18.BWhenBacknowledgingBtheBdeathBofBaBchild,BreactionsBvary,BbutB____________BisBcommo
n.

A)BshockBB)BdisbeliefBC)BdenialBD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.B-
BAnswerD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.



19.BTheBquickestBsourceBofBenergyBisB____________;Bhowever,BthisBsupplyBwillBlastBlessBthan
BaBdayBandBisBconsumedBinBgreaterBquantitiesBduringBstress.

A)BglucoseBB)BcarbohydratesBC)BproteinBD)BfatB-BAnswerA)Bglucose



20.BComponentsBofBtheBCISMBsystemBinclude:

A)BpreincidentBstressBeducation.BC)BspouseBandBfamilyBsupport.

B)Bdefusings.BD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.B-
BAnswerD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.



21.BSexualBharassmentBisBdefinedBas:

A)BanyBunwelcomeBsexualBadvance.

B)BunwelcomeBrequestsBforBsexualBfavors.

C)BunwelcomeBverbalBorBphysicalBconductBofBaBsexualBnature.

D)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.B-BAnswerD)BAllBofBtheseBanswersBareBcorrect.



22.BAB12-year-
oldBboyBtoldBhisBgrandmotherBheBwasBgoingBtoBcollectBtheBday'sBmail,BlocatedBonBtheBoppo
siteBsideBofBtheBstreet,BforBher.BAsBheBwasBreturningBwithBtheBmail,BheBwasBstruckBbyBaBve
hicleBandBwasBfoundBlyingBlifelessBinBtheBmiddleBofBtheBstreet.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwoul
dBbeBappropriateBtoBsayBtoBtheBgrandmother?

A)B"Don'tBworry.BI'mBsureBhe'llBbeBfine."

B)B"WhatBwereByouBthinking?BYouBwillBbeBreported!"

C)B"We'reBplacingBhimBonBaBbackboardBtoBprotectBhisBback,BandBwe'llBtakeBhimBtoBtheBColu
mbusCommunityBHospital.BDoByouBknowBwhoBhisBdoctorBis?"

D)BIt'sBbestBnotBtoBspendBtimeBtalkingBtoBtheBgrandmother.B-
BAnswerC)B"We'reBplacingBhimBonBaBbackboardBtoBprotectBhisBback,BandBwe'llBtakeBhimBtoB
theBColumbusCommunityBHospital.BDoByouBknowBwhoBhisBdoctorBis?"

, 23.BTheBstruggleBtoBremainBcalmBinBtheBfaceBofBhorribleBcircumstancesBcontributesBtoBtheB_
_________ofBtheBjob.B-BAnsweremotionalBstress



24.BProperB___________BisBtheBsimplest,ByetBmostBeffective,BwayBtoBcontrolBdiseaseBtransmis
sion.B-BAnswerhandwashing



25.BYouBorByourBpartnerBmayBdevelopB___________BafterBexperiencingBaBparticularlyBstressful
Bcall.B-BAnswerPTSD



26.BPPEBA)BContactBwithBblood,BbodyBfluids,Btissues,BorBairBborneBparticles

27.BOSHABB)BExamplesBincludeBgloves,Bgowns,BandBfaceBshields

28.BGeneralBadaptationBsyndromeBC)BTheBprocessBofBalarm,Breaction,BandBrecovery

29.BExposureBD)BProceduresBtoBreduceBtransmissionBofBinfectionBamongBpatientsBandBhealthB
careBpersonnel

30.BInfectionBcontrolBE)BRegulatoryBcomplianceBagencyB-BAnswer26.BB

27.BE

28.BC

29.BA

30.BD



31.BTheBprocessBbyBwhichBanBindividual,BanBinstitution,BorBaBprogramBisBevaluatedBandBreco
gnizedBasBmeetingBcertainBstandardsBisBcalled:

A)BtheBstandardBofBcare.B

B)Bcompetency.B

C)BtheBscopeBofBpractice.B

D)BcertificationB-BAnswerD)Bcertification



32.BNegligenceBisBbasedBonBtheBEMT'sBdutyBtoBact,Bcause,BbreachBofBduty,Band:

A)BexpressedBconsent.BC)BmodeBofBtransport.

B)BterminationBofBcare.BD)BrealBorBperceivedBdamagesB-
BAnswerD)BrealBorBperceivedBdamages