EMT-B MIDTERM EXAM STUDY SET COMPLET 1100+
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH 100% VERFIED ANSWERS
\.According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able
to:
a. Insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids
b. Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c. Interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly
d. Administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route - ANSWERS-b. Assist a
patient with certain prescribed medications
\.An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is
frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
a. Reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not be
b. Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
c. Demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during transport
d. Ignore the patient's feelings and focus on their medical complaint - ANSWERS-b.
Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
\.An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life
support (ALS) is called a(n):
a. EMR
b. EMT
,c. AEMT
d. Paramedic - ANSWERS-d. Paramedic
\.Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment
skills are functions of the:
a. EMR
b. EMT
c. AEMT
d. Paramedic - ANSWERS-d. Paramedic
\.Continuing education in EMS serves to:
a. Provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system
b. Maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills
c. Enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training
d. Confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care - ANSWERS-b.
Maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills
\.EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
a. The Emergency Medical Services Act
b. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
c. The Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying
d. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society -
ANSWERS-d. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society
,\.If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular
fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
a. Avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic
b. Determine which device the American Heart Association recommends
c. Purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim
d. Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives - ANSWERS-d.
Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives
\.Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
a. EMS medical director
b. EMS training officer
c. Individual EMT
d. State Bureau of EMS - ANSWERS-c. Individual EMT
\.The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
a. Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
b. Ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office
c. Focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient
d. Administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols -
ANSWERS-a. Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if
needed
, \.The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important
than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma
patient is based mostly on:
a. Local protocols
b. EMS research
c. The lead EMT's decision
d. Regional trauma guidelines - ANSWERS-b. EMS research
\.The EMT certification exam is designed to:
a. Identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training
b. Rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam
c. Provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved
d. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills - ANSWERS-d. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of
knowledge and skills
\.The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it
are typically regulated by the:
a. National Registry of EMTs
b. Regional trauma center
c. American Heart Association
d. State office of EMS - ANSWERS-d. State office of EMS
\.Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as
an EMT?
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH 100% VERFIED ANSWERS
\.According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able
to:
a. Insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids
b. Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c. Interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly
d. Administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route - ANSWERS-b. Assist a
patient with certain prescribed medications
\.An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is
frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
a. Reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not be
b. Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
c. Demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during transport
d. Ignore the patient's feelings and focus on their medical complaint - ANSWERS-b.
Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
\.An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life
support (ALS) is called a(n):
a. EMR
b. EMT
,c. AEMT
d. Paramedic - ANSWERS-d. Paramedic
\.Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment
skills are functions of the:
a. EMR
b. EMT
c. AEMT
d. Paramedic - ANSWERS-d. Paramedic
\.Continuing education in EMS serves to:
a. Provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system
b. Maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills
c. Enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training
d. Confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care - ANSWERS-b.
Maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills
\.EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
a. The Emergency Medical Services Act
b. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
c. The Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying
d. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society -
ANSWERS-d. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society
,\.If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular
fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
a. Avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic
b. Determine which device the American Heart Association recommends
c. Purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim
d. Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives - ANSWERS-d.
Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives
\.Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
a. EMS medical director
b. EMS training officer
c. Individual EMT
d. State Bureau of EMS - ANSWERS-c. Individual EMT
\.The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
a. Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
b. Ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office
c. Focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient
d. Administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols -
ANSWERS-a. Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if
needed
, \.The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important
than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma
patient is based mostly on:
a. Local protocols
b. EMS research
c. The lead EMT's decision
d. Regional trauma guidelines - ANSWERS-b. EMS research
\.The EMT certification exam is designed to:
a. Identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training
b. Rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam
c. Provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved
d. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills - ANSWERS-d. Ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of
knowledge and skills
\.The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it
are typically regulated by the:
a. National Registry of EMTs
b. Regional trauma center
c. American Heart Association
d. State office of EMS - ANSWERS-d. State office of EMS
\.Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as
an EMT?
