EMS 131 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-U.S. Department of Transportation
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Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
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system assessment programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-National
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes
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activation of the EMS system and provides immediate care for life-
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threatening problems? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Emergency Medical
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Responder
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Maintain personal health and safety
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Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on
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behalf of the patient and supports his cause? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Advocate
,Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control of personal habits | | | |
Why is it important for EMTs to participate in quality improvement
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programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To identify problems and develop a
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plan to prevent their recurrence
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The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without
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having to contact the physician in the emergency department is an
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example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standing
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orders
You respond to a 35-year-old male patient who fell 50 feet from a bluff.
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Your authority to provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical
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Director's license to practice medicine. You are acting as a(n) ________
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of the Medical Director. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-designated agent
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What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard
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Precautions or body substance isolation precautions? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Personal protective equipment | |
An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for
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which of these patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A patient who is
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actively coughing |
, You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the
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trauma is visible around the patient's mouth and nose. During
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assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough. The patient
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says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year."
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Describe the best approach regarding respiratory isolation. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Mask yourself and the patient | | | |
Which of the following pathogens can live in dried blood for days and
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should be a major concern for EMS providers even while cleaning
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contaminated equipment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Heb B | | | | |
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis
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(TB)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A tuberculin skin test can detect TB
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exposure.
When covering a patient's mouth and nose with a mask of any kind,
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which of the following is the primary risk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Obstructing the ability to visualize and protect the airway
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When the potential exists for exposure to exhaled air of a person with
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suspected or confirmed TB, a(n) ________ mask should be worn by the
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EMT. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-N-95
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Answers
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | | |
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
| | | | | | | |
standards? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-U.S. Department of Transportation
| | | | | |
Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
| | | | | | | | | |
system assessment programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-National
| | | | | |
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
| | | |
What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes
| | | | | | | | | |
activation of the EMS system and provides immediate care for life-
| | | | | | | | | |
threatening problems? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Emergency Medical
| | | | | |
Responder
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Maintain personal health and safety
| | | | |
Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on
| | | | | | | | | | | |
behalf of the patient and supports his cause? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Advocate
,Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Control of personal habits | | | |
Why is it important for EMTs to participate in quality improvement
| | | | | | | | | | |
programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To identify problems and develop a
| | | | | | | | |
plan to prevent their recurrence
| | | |
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
having to contact the physician in the emergency department is an
| | | | | | | | | | |
example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standing
| | | | | | | | |
orders
You respond to a 35-year-old male patient who fell 50 feet from a bluff.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Your authority to provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical
| | | | | | | | | | |
Director's license to practice medicine. You are acting as a(n) ________
| | | | | | | | | | | |
of the Medical Director. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-designated agent
| | | | | | |
What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Precautions or body substance isolation precautions? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Personal protective equipment | |
An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for
| | | | | | | | | |
which of these patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A patient who is
| | | | | | | | | |
actively coughing |
, You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
trauma is visible around the patient's mouth and nose. During
| | | | | | | | | |
assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough. The patient
| | | | | | | | | | |
says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year."
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Describe the best approach regarding respiratory isolation. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Mask yourself and the patient | | | |
Which of the following pathogens can live in dried blood for days and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
should be a major concern for EMS providers even while cleaning
| | | | | | | | | | |
contaminated equipment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Heb B | | | | |
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis
| | | | | | | | | |
(TB)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A tuberculin skin test can detect TB
| | | | | | | | | |
exposure.
When covering a patient's mouth and nose with a mask of any kind,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
which of the following is the primary risk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Obstructing the ability to visualize and protect the airway
| | | | | | | |
When the potential exists for exposure to exhaled air of a person with
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
suspected or confirmed TB, a(n) ________ mask should be worn by the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
EMT. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-N-95
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