EMT-B FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Questions and Answers
1.Which of the following refers to a program or process for
evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS
system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
Answer C. Quality improvement
2.In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Answer C. U.S. Department of Transportation
3.Centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
,A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
Answer B. Resource management
4.Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing
EMS system assessment programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Answer D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5.Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the
modern emer- gency medical services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the
hospital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of
their training and "do no harm," while providing prompt
transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for
injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of
,prehospital care
Answer A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
6.What is the minimum level of certification required of
ambulance personnel responsible for direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
Answer A. Emergency Medical Technician
7.What BEST describes the level of EMS training that
emphasizes activation of the EMS system and provides
immediate care for life-threatening prob- lems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Answer B. Emergency Medical Responder
8.What level of emergency medical training provides the
most advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
, C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
Answer B. Paramedic
9.What is a common term used to describe the items needed
for Standard Precautions or body substance isolation
precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
Answer C. Personal protective equipment
10.Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term
pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
Answer B. An organism that causes infec- tion and disease
11.An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear
when caring for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
Questions and Answers
1.Which of the following refers to a program or process for
evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS
system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
Answer C. Quality improvement
2.In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Answer C. U.S. Department of Transportation
3.Centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
,A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
Answer B. Resource management
4.Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing
EMS system assessment programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Answer D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5.Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the
modern emer- gency medical services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the
hospital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of
their training and "do no harm," while providing prompt
transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for
injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of
,prehospital care
Answer A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
6.What is the minimum level of certification required of
ambulance personnel responsible for direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
Answer A. Emergency Medical Technician
7.What BEST describes the level of EMS training that
emphasizes activation of the EMS system and provides
immediate care for life-threatening prob- lems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Answer B. Emergency Medical Responder
8.What level of emergency medical training provides the
most advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
, C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
Answer B. Paramedic
9.What is a common term used to describe the items needed
for Standard Precautions or body substance isolation
precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
Answer C. Personal protective equipment
10.Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term
pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
Answer B. An organism that causes infec- tion and disease
11.An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear
when caring for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
