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EMT National Registry Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
EMR - answer✔Provide care before ambulance arrive
EMT - answer✔Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds
AEMT - answer✔Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.
Paramedic - answer✔Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, and meds.
DOT and NHTSA - answer✔Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
Medical director - answer✔Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care; offline (indirect)
includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving interventions before contacting a physician for
further instruction) and online (direct) med direction is given over the phone/radio
human resources - answer✔Deals with EMS well being
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - answer✔responsibility of med director, goal is to minimize
errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues appropriate education
rule-based failure - answer✔administering med without legal right to do so or without permission from
med director
knowledge-based failure - answer✔not knowing all the info about a medicine-administering the wrong
med
skills-based failure - answer✔not operating and properly using equipment.
communicable disease - answer✔Spread from person to person or animal to person
infectious disease - answer✔Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or they are airborne, foodborne,
or vector-borne (animals/insects)
most effective way to control disease transmission - answer✔hand washing
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - answer✔Gloves (wear puncture-proof leather gloves over latex
gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.
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Hepatitis A - answer✔liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by personal contact, is not life
threatening. Vaccination not required
Hepatitis B - answer✔liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact, is life threatening.
Vaccination required.
general adaption syndrome - answer✔Body's response to stress. Alarm response ->reaction and
resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.
acute stress reactions - answer✔Occur during stressful reactions.
delayed stress reactions - answer✔occur after stressful reactions
cumulative stress reactions - answer✔prolonged/extensive stress
stress symptoms - answer✔-Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - answer✔Re-experiencing the event and over responding to
stimuli that recall the event
defusing sessions - answer✔during/immediately after the event
Debreifing session - answer✔occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers express emotion and relieve
stress
quid pro quo - answer✔request for sexual favors
hostile work enviroment - answer✔jokes/touching/etc
stages of grieving - answer✔1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance
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five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire - answer✔smoke, oxygen deficiency, high
ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building collapse
expressed consent - answer✔patient verbally accepts care
implied concent - answer✔For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol, head injury, etc.) or unable
to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no parent present.
informed consent (all consent must be this!) - answer✔Patient must be told of all risks, benefits, and
alternative treatments
emancipated minors - answer✔Under 18 that can legally give consent because they're considered
adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of parents.
scope of practice - answer✔Outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient; defined by state
law.
standard of care - answer✔Manner in which an EMT must act
determination of negligence - answer✔based on four factors: duty, breach of duty, damages, and
causation
abandonment - answer✔Termination of care without the patient's consent and without the transfer of
care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or at a higher level than your own
assault - answer✔Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm (restraint)
battery - answer✔Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without consent)
defamation - answer✔Presenting false information that can damage a person's reputation. (libel: in
writing; slander: verbal)
behavioral crisis - answer✔Spend more time with these patients, stay calm, contact law enforcement
definitive signs of death - answer✔-Decapitation
-Dependent Lividity- blood settles to lowest part of body
-Rigor Mortis- muscle stiffness
-Putrefaction- decomposition of body tissue
good samaritan law - answer✔protects you if you act within scope of training and not in a grossly
negligent manner
refusal of care - answer✔Have patient sign a refusal form and also have family member, police officer,
or bystander also sign as witness
Patient care report (PCR) - answer✔1) Continuity of Care
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2) Legal Documentation
3) Education
4) Administrative Info
5) Research Record
6) Evaluation & CQI
base station - answer✔radio containing a transmitter and receiver located in a fixed location.
mobile radio - answer✔Vehicle device that operates at lower frequency than a base station
portable radio - answer✔Handheld device, 1-5-watt operation
repeater - answer✔Base station radio that receives messages & signals on one frequency then
retransmits them on a higher 2nd frequency
telemetry - answer✔Electronic signals are converted into coded, audible sounds
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - answer✔regulates all radio operations in the US
planes of body - answer✔-Coronal- front/back
-Transverse- top/bottom
-Sagittal (lateral)- left/right
anterior/ventral - answer✔front of the body
posterior/dorsal - answer✔back of body
superior - answer✔toward the head
inferior - answer✔toward the feet
proximal - answer✔closer to the trunk of the body
distal - answer✔Farther from the trunk of the body
medial - answer✔Toward the midline of the body
lateral - answer✔away from the midline
flexion - answer✔bending a joint
extention - answer✔Straightening a body part
adduction - answer✔movement toward the midline
11/05/2024 1:06 AM
EMT National Registry Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
EMR - answer✔Provide care before ambulance arrive
EMT - answer✔Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds
AEMT - answer✔Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.
Paramedic - answer✔Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, and meds.
DOT and NHTSA - answer✔Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
Medical director - answer✔Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care; offline (indirect)
includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving interventions before contacting a physician for
further instruction) and online (direct) med direction is given over the phone/radio
human resources - answer✔Deals with EMS well being
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - answer✔responsibility of med director, goal is to minimize
errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues appropriate education
rule-based failure - answer✔administering med without legal right to do so or without permission from
med director
knowledge-based failure - answer✔not knowing all the info about a medicine-administering the wrong
med
skills-based failure - answer✔not operating and properly using equipment.
communicable disease - answer✔Spread from person to person or animal to person
infectious disease - answer✔Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or they are airborne, foodborne,
or vector-borne (animals/insects)
most effective way to control disease transmission - answer✔hand washing
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - answer✔Gloves (wear puncture-proof leather gloves over latex
gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.
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Hepatitis A - answer✔liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by personal contact, is not life
threatening. Vaccination not required
Hepatitis B - answer✔liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact, is life threatening.
Vaccination required.
general adaption syndrome - answer✔Body's response to stress. Alarm response ->reaction and
resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.
acute stress reactions - answer✔Occur during stressful reactions.
delayed stress reactions - answer✔occur after stressful reactions
cumulative stress reactions - answer✔prolonged/extensive stress
stress symptoms - answer✔-Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - answer✔Re-experiencing the event and over responding to
stimuli that recall the event
defusing sessions - answer✔during/immediately after the event
Debreifing session - answer✔occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers express emotion and relieve
stress
quid pro quo - answer✔request for sexual favors
hostile work enviroment - answer✔jokes/touching/etc
stages of grieving - answer✔1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance
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five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire - answer✔smoke, oxygen deficiency, high
ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building collapse
expressed consent - answer✔patient verbally accepts care
implied concent - answer✔For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol, head injury, etc.) or unable
to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no parent present.
informed consent (all consent must be this!) - answer✔Patient must be told of all risks, benefits, and
alternative treatments
emancipated minors - answer✔Under 18 that can legally give consent because they're considered
adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of parents.
scope of practice - answer✔Outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient; defined by state
law.
standard of care - answer✔Manner in which an EMT must act
determination of negligence - answer✔based on four factors: duty, breach of duty, damages, and
causation
abandonment - answer✔Termination of care without the patient's consent and without the transfer of
care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or at a higher level than your own
assault - answer✔Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm (restraint)
battery - answer✔Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without consent)
defamation - answer✔Presenting false information that can damage a person's reputation. (libel: in
writing; slander: verbal)
behavioral crisis - answer✔Spend more time with these patients, stay calm, contact law enforcement
definitive signs of death - answer✔-Decapitation
-Dependent Lividity- blood settles to lowest part of body
-Rigor Mortis- muscle stiffness
-Putrefaction- decomposition of body tissue
good samaritan law - answer✔protects you if you act within scope of training and not in a grossly
negligent manner
refusal of care - answer✔Have patient sign a refusal form and also have family member, police officer,
or bystander also sign as witness
Patient care report (PCR) - answer✔1) Continuity of Care
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2) Legal Documentation
3) Education
4) Administrative Info
5) Research Record
6) Evaluation & CQI
base station - answer✔radio containing a transmitter and receiver located in a fixed location.
mobile radio - answer✔Vehicle device that operates at lower frequency than a base station
portable radio - answer✔Handheld device, 1-5-watt operation
repeater - answer✔Base station radio that receives messages & signals on one frequency then
retransmits them on a higher 2nd frequency
telemetry - answer✔Electronic signals are converted into coded, audible sounds
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - answer✔regulates all radio operations in the US
planes of body - answer✔-Coronal- front/back
-Transverse- top/bottom
-Sagittal (lateral)- left/right
anterior/ventral - answer✔front of the body
posterior/dorsal - answer✔back of body
superior - answer✔toward the head
inferior - answer✔toward the feet
proximal - answer✔closer to the trunk of the body
distal - answer✔Farther from the trunk of the body
medial - answer✔Toward the midline of the body
lateral - answer✔away from the midline
flexion - answer✔bending a joint
extention - answer✔Straightening a body part
adduction - answer✔movement toward the midline
