EMT chapter 15 JBL Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red
blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having: -
correct answer ✅meningitis
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to: -
correct answer ✅take standard precautions.
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as -
correct answer ✅A medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Factors that increase the risk for developing methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) include -
correct answer ✅prolonged hospitalization, especially in an
intensive care unit.
Answers (Grade A+)
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red
blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having: -
correct answer ✅meningitis
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to: -
correct answer ✅take standard precautions.
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as -
correct answer ✅A medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Factors that increase the risk for developing methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) include -
correct answer ✅prolonged hospitalization, especially in an
intensive care unit.
