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EMT Written State Exam Study Guide (PSI) Contains
Practice Questions from Chapter 1-41 &
Verified Answers
1. 1. Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director
Answer A) It is determinedby the dispatcher.
2. 2. The major goal of quality improvement is to ensure that
A) quarterly audits of the EMS system are performed.
B) EMTs have received BLS/CPR training.
C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
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D) the proper information is received in the billing department.
Answer C) the publicreceives the highest standard of care.
3. 3. Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality is known as
A) HIPAA. B) NAACS. C) EMTALA.
D) FLCPC.
Answer A) HIPAA
4. 4. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for
breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest and
collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse andis not breathing. To treat
this patient, you will follow
A) off-line medical control.
C) protocols.
B) online medical control.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Answer D) All of these answers are correct.
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5. 5. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go outfor
breakfast.While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutchhis chest and
collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not breathing. What
level of training would allow you to perform an electrocardiogram and advanced life
support on this patient?
A) EMR B) EMT C) AEMT D) Paramedic
Answer D) Paramedic
6. 6. is a circular system of continuous internal and externalreviews
and audits of all aspects of an EMS system
Answer Continuous quality iim- provement
7. 7. One of the most dramatic recent developments in prehospital emergencycare is the
use of a(n) defibrillator
Answer automated external
8. 8. The primary area is the main area in which an EMS agency
operates.
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Answer service
9. 9. A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety , or PSAP
Answer ac-cess point
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EMT Written State Exam Study Guide (PSI) Contains
Practice Questions from Chapter 1-41 &
Verified Answers
1. 1. Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director
Answer A) It is determinedby the dispatcher.
2. 2. The major goal of quality improvement is to ensure that
A) quarterly audits of the EMS system are performed.
B) EMTs have received BLS/CPR training.
C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
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D) the proper information is received in the billing department.
Answer C) the publicreceives the highest standard of care.
3. 3. Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality is known as
A) HIPAA. B) NAACS. C) EMTALA.
D) FLCPC.
Answer A) HIPAA
4. 4. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for
breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest and
collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse andis not breathing. To treat
this patient, you will follow
A) off-line medical control.
C) protocols.
B) online medical control.
D) All of these answers are correct.
Answer D) All of these answers are correct.
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5. 5. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go outfor
breakfast.While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutchhis chest and
collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not breathing. What
level of training would allow you to perform an electrocardiogram and advanced life
support on this patient?
A) EMR B) EMT C) AEMT D) Paramedic
Answer D) Paramedic
6. 6. is a circular system of continuous internal and externalreviews
and audits of all aspects of an EMS system
Answer Continuous quality iim- provement
7. 7. One of the most dramatic recent developments in prehospital emergencycare is the
use of a(n) defibrillator
Answer automated external
8. 8. The primary area is the main area in which an EMS agency
operates.
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Answer service
9. 9. A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety , or PSAP
Answer ac-cess point
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