JBL EMT MIDTERM EXAM
COMPLETE JBL EMT WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
|GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
D
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
O
B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency charter
N
in the prehospital setting
O
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for
T
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders and
O
EMTs who are responsible for providing care rot the sick and injured patients -
PY
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A team of health care professionals who are responsible
for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is
aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly
state that he is not authorized to do so.
,D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper
authorization from medical control first. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An EMT
administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal motor
vehicle crash
D
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a significant
O
height
N
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and tworescuer infant
CPR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Community awareness programs that emphasize
O
the dangers of drinking and driving
T
C
O
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
PY
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental oxygen - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every level of
prehospital emergency training?
,A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Automatic
external defribillation
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct? A. The
NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
D
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
O
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS. - ✔✔✔ Correct
N
Answer > The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
O
T
What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional
C
information about the patient's chief complaint and any medical problems he or she
O
may have?Select one:
PY
A. General impression
B. Primary assessment
C. History taking
D. Secondary assessment - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. History taking
Normal respiratory rates should not exceed _______ breaths per minute in toddlers
and _______ breaths per minute in infants.Select one:
A. 30, 40
, B. 20, 30
C. 40, 60
D. 18, 28 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 40, 60
The atlas is the:
A. Point where the ribs attached to the sternum
B. Seventh cervical vertebra, which is easily palpable
C. attachment between the first and second cervical vertebrae
D. First cervical vertebra, which articulates with the skull - ✔✔✔
D
Correct Answer > first cervical vertebra, which articulates with the skull
O
N
A 40-year-old male presents with pain to the right upper quadrant of his abdomen.
O
He is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. During your assessment, you note
T
that his skin and sclera are jaundiced. You should suspect:Select one:A. acute
C
pancreatitis.B. renal insufficiency.C. liver dysfunction.D. gallbladder disease -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. liver dysfunction.
O
PY
The "Golden Hour" begins when an injury occurs and ends when:Select one:
A. you arrive at the emergency department.B. the patient is admitted to the ICU.
C. you depart the scene for the hospital.
D. the patient receives definitive care - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. the patient
receives definitive care.
When should you take standard precautions during an EMS call?Select one:
A. After it has been determined that the patient is bleeding.
COMPLETE JBL EMT WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
|GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
D
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
O
B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency charter
N
in the prehospital setting
O
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for
T
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders and
O
EMTs who are responsible for providing care rot the sick and injured patients -
PY
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A team of health care professionals who are responsible
for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is
aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly
state that he is not authorized to do so.
,D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper
authorization from medical control first. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An EMT
administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal motor
vehicle crash
D
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a significant
O
height
N
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and tworescuer infant
CPR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Community awareness programs that emphasize
O
the dangers of drinking and driving
T
C
O
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
PY
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental oxygen - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every level of
prehospital emergency training?
,A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Automatic
external defribillation
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct? A. The
NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
D
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
O
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS. - ✔✔✔ Correct
N
Answer > The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
O
T
What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional
C
information about the patient's chief complaint and any medical problems he or she
O
may have?Select one:
PY
A. General impression
B. Primary assessment
C. History taking
D. Secondary assessment - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. History taking
Normal respiratory rates should not exceed _______ breaths per minute in toddlers
and _______ breaths per minute in infants.Select one:
A. 30, 40
, B. 20, 30
C. 40, 60
D. 18, 28 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 40, 60
The atlas is the:
A. Point where the ribs attached to the sternum
B. Seventh cervical vertebra, which is easily palpable
C. attachment between the first and second cervical vertebrae
D. First cervical vertebra, which articulates with the skull - ✔✔✔
D
Correct Answer > first cervical vertebra, which articulates with the skull
O
N
A 40-year-old male presents with pain to the right upper quadrant of his abdomen.
O
He is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. During your assessment, you note
T
that his skin and sclera are jaundiced. You should suspect:Select one:A. acute
C
pancreatitis.B. renal insufficiency.C. liver dysfunction.D. gallbladder disease -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. liver dysfunction.
O
PY
The "Golden Hour" begins when an injury occurs and ends when:Select one:
A. you arrive at the emergency department.B. the patient is admitted to the ICU.
C. you depart the scene for the hospital.
D. the patient receives definitive care - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. the patient
receives definitive care.
When should you take standard precautions during an EMS call?Select one:
A. After it has been determined that the patient is bleeding.
