AEMT MIDTERM EXAMPREP QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) has identified
minimum data to be included in a patient care report. Which of the
following is not included in the minimum data?
Answer: Weather forecast at the time of dispatch
◉ If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
Answer: thoroughly wash your hands with water as soon as
possible.
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements?
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition.
◉ While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty
breathing, you are presented with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR)
order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her husband does not
want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation?
Answer: Provide supportive care and transport the patient.
,◉ The first rule of safe lifting is to:
Answer: keep your back in a straight, vertical position.
◉ Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative patient, you
should:
Answer: evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of
combativeness, such as head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia.
◉ You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male
with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him
lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 lb. Your first action should
be to:
Answer: request additional personnel before making any attempts
to lift him.
◉ While caring for a 40-year-old male with shortness of breath and
a history of tuberculosis, the AEMT should place a:
Answer: HEPA respirator on him- or herself and a nonrebreathing
mask on the patient.
◉ Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
Answer: "Does anything make your shortness of breath better or
worse?"
, ◉ During your assessment of a patient, you ask, "Can you tell me
more about your problem? I am listening." Which communication
tool is this an example of?
Answer: Facilitation
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you note that he is
bradycardic, hypotensive, and salivating. These clinical findings
suggest:
Answer: parasympathetic nervous system stimulation.
◉ Which of the following represents the proper plural for the word
vertebra?
Answer: Vertebrae
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the kidneys helps to
regulate:
Answer: blood pressure.
◉ Cardiac output is equal to:
Answer: stroke volume multiplied by heart rate.
◉ The prefix angio- refers to:
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) has identified
minimum data to be included in a patient care report. Which of the
following is not included in the minimum data?
Answer: Weather forecast at the time of dispatch
◉ If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
Answer: thoroughly wash your hands with water as soon as
possible.
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements?
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition.
◉ While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty
breathing, you are presented with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR)
order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her husband does not
want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation?
Answer: Provide supportive care and transport the patient.
,◉ The first rule of safe lifting is to:
Answer: keep your back in a straight, vertical position.
◉ Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative patient, you
should:
Answer: evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of
combativeness, such as head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia.
◉ You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male
with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him
lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 lb. Your first action should
be to:
Answer: request additional personnel before making any attempts
to lift him.
◉ While caring for a 40-year-old male with shortness of breath and
a history of tuberculosis, the AEMT should place a:
Answer: HEPA respirator on him- or herself and a nonrebreathing
mask on the patient.
◉ Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
Answer: "Does anything make your shortness of breath better or
worse?"
, ◉ During your assessment of a patient, you ask, "Can you tell me
more about your problem? I am listening." Which communication
tool is this an example of?
Answer: Facilitation
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you note that he is
bradycardic, hypotensive, and salivating. These clinical findings
suggest:
Answer: parasympathetic nervous system stimulation.
◉ Which of the following represents the proper plural for the word
vertebra?
Answer: Vertebrae
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the kidneys helps to
regulate:
Answer: blood pressure.
◉ Cardiac output is equal to:
Answer: stroke volume multiplied by heart rate.
◉ The prefix angio- refers to:
