EMR Test #1 (Chapters 1-7) Practice
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following MOST accurately describes an emergency medical
responder (EMR)?
A. An individual who provides initial advanced life support
B. An individual who responds to the scene in an ambulance
C. The first medically trained person to arrive at the scene
D. A fire fighter or police officer who assists the paramedics - Answer✔️✔️-C. The
first medically trained person to arrive at the scene
Fire fighters and law enforcement personnel are likely to be the first EMRs to
arrive at a scene because:
A. they are trained in all aspects of an emergency call.
B. they are typically paid and are on call 24 hours a day.
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C. most communities do not have EMTs or paramedics.
D. of their location or speed in responding to the call. - Answer✔️✔️-D. of their
location or speed in responding to the call.
A cardiac arrest patient's most crucial contact with the EMS system occurs when:
A. trained EMRs arrive at the patient's side.
B. medical control is made aware of the situation.
C. paramedics arrive and administer advanced care.
D. the receiving hospital is made aware of the situation. - Answer✔️✔️-A. trained
EMRs arrive at the patient's side.
When EMTs or paramedics arrive at the scene of an emergency, the EMR should:
A. accompany the patient to the receiving medical facility.
B. assume that his or her assistance will no longer be required.
C. assist the EMTs in continuing the care that he or she initiated.
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D. obtain a signature from the EMT who is assuming patient care. - Answer✔️✔️-C.
assist the EMTs in continuing the care that he or she initiated.
Which of the following interventions would the EMR most likely perform at the
scene of a cardiac arrest?
A. CPR and defibrillation
B. Administration of certain medications
C. Insertion of an endotracheal tube
D. Initiation of an intravenous line - Answer✔️✔️-A. CPR and defibrillation
Fire units are often a crucial part of the EMS system because they:
A. always arrive at the scene before EMTs or paramedics.
B. are better trained than EMTs to assist paramedics.
C. provide specialized rescue such as patient extrication.
D. provide protection and control of the scene. - Answer✔️✔️-C. provide specialized
rescue such as patient extrication.
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Which of the following statements regarding transport of a patient to the hospital is
correct?
A. Patients may require immediate stabilization at the closest hospital and then
transfer to another facility.
B. Any sick or injured patient should be transported to the closest hospital,
regardless of the patient's condition.
C. EMRs are legally obligated to accompany the patient in the back of the
ambulance to the hospital.
D. In most states and EMS systems, EMRs are not authorized to assist the EMT in
the back of the ambulance. - Answer✔️✔️-A. Patients may require immediate
stabilization at the closest hospital and then transfer to another facility.
A patient requires rapid transport to the hospital when:
A. the patient's condition may deteriorate if he or she is not transported fairly
quickly.
B. EMS personnel are unable to give the patient adequate life-saving care in the
field.