WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM #1
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American yHeart yAssociation yprotocols yare ybased yon y__________.
Select yone:
A. ytheories yready yfor yfield ytrial
B. ytrends yin ythe yEMS ycommunity
C. yopinions yfrom ya ycore ygroup yof ycardiologists
D. yevidence-based yresearch y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yevidence-based yresearch
As yan yEMT, yyou ymay ybe yauthorized yto yadminister yaspirin yto ya ypatient ywith
ychest ypain ybased yon:
Select yone:
A. ymedical ydirector yapproval.
B. ythe ypatient's ycondition.
C. yan yorder yfrom ya yparamedic.
D. ythe ytransport ytime yto ythe yhospital. y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. ymedical ydirector
yapproval.
,National yguidelines yfor yEMS ycare yare yintended yto y__________.
Select yone:
A. yreduce yexpenses yat ythe ylocal yand ystate ylevels
B. yunify yEMS yproviders yunder ya ysingle ymedical ydirector
C. yfacilitate ya ynational yEMS ylabor ygroup
D. yprovide ymore yconsistent ydelivery yof yEMS ycare yacross ythe yUnited yStates y-
ycorrect yanswers y-D. yprovide ymore yconsistent ydelivery yof yEMS ycare yacross
ythe yUnited yStates
Online ymedical ycontrol yrequires y__________.
Select yone:
A. ythe ypresence yof yan yadvanced-level yprovider
B. ywritten yprotocols yapproved yby ymedical ycontrol
C. ya yphysician's ypresence yon ythe yscene yof ythe ycall
D. yphone yor yradio ycontact ywith ythe ymedical ydirector y- ycorrect yanswers y-D.
yphone yor yradio ycontact ywith ythe ymedical ydirector
Prehospital ypatient ycare ydecisions yshould ybe ybased yon y__________.
Select yone:
A. ythe yexperiences yof yEMTs
B. ythe yopinions yof yphysicians
C. yan yEMS yagency's yfiscal yresources
D. yEMS yresearch y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yEMS yresearch
The yability yto yhandle ymultiple ytasks ybased yon ytheir ypriority yis ycalled
y__________.
Select yone:
A. ypatient yempathy
B. ypatient yadvocacy
C. yintegrity
D. ytime ymanagement y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. ytime ymanagement
The yability yto ytake yappropriate yaction ywith ylittle ydirection yis yknown yas
y__________.
Select yone:
A. yself-motivation
B. ydiplomacy
C. ytime ymanagement
D. yself-confidence y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. yself-motivation
The yability yto yunderstand yothers yand yhave ythem yunderstand yyou yis yknown yas
y__________.
Select yone:
A. yself-confidence
B. yteamwork yand ydiplomacy
C. ycommunication
,D. yscene yleadership y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. ycommunication
The ydetermination ythat yprompt ysurgical ycare yin ythe yhospital yis ymore yimportant
ythan yperforming ytime-consuming yprocedures yin ythe yfield yon ya ymajor ytrauma
ypatient yis ybased yMOSTLY yon:
Select yone:
A. ythe ylead yEMT's ydecision.
B. yregional ytrauma yguidelines.
C. yEMS yresearch.
D. ylocal yprotocols. y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. yEMS yresearch.
The yEMT yis ylegally yobligated yto yprotect ya ypatient's yprivacy yaccording yto
y_____________.
Select yone:
A. yAPGAR
B. yCQI
C. yHIPAA
D. yDCAP y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. yHIPAA
What yis yan yEMT's yprimary yservice yarea?
Select yone:
A. yThe yonly yarea ythe yEMT yis ycertified yto yprovide ypatient ycare
B. yThe ymain yarea yin ywhich ythe yEMS yagency yoperates
C. yThe yarea yserviced yby ythe yEMT's ymedical ydirector
D. yThe ylocation ywhere ythe yEMT yprovides yessential ycare yduring ya y9-1-1 ycall y-
ycorrect yanswers y-B. yThe ymain yarea yin ywhich ythe yEMS yagency yoperates
What yshould yan yEMT ydo yto ylimit yerrors yin ythe yfield?
Select yone:
A. yContact ymedical ydirection ybefore yinitiating yany ytreatments.
B. yCarry yan yEMT ytext yfor yreference yat yall ytimes.
C. yFollow ythe yagency's ywritten yprotocols.
D. yDeviate yfrom yestablished ystandards ywhen ynecessary. y- ycorrect yanswers y-C.
yFollow ythe yagency's ywritten yprotocols.
Which yof ythe yfollowing ycourses yrequires yabout y150 yhours yof ytraining?
Select yone:
A. yEMT
B. yEMR
C. yAEMT
D. yParamedic y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. yEMT
Which yof ythe yfollowing ydescriptions yMOST yaccurately yportrays yemergency
ymedical yservices y(EMS)?
Select yone:
, A. yA yteam yof yparamedics yand yemergency yphysicians ywho yare yresponsible yfor
yproviding yemergency ycare yto ycritically yinjured ypatients
B. yA yteam yof yhealth ycare yprofessionals ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding
yemergency ycare yand ytransportation yto ythe ysick yand yinjured
C. yA yvast ynetwork yof yadvanced ylife ysupport y(ALS) yproviders ywho yprovide
ydefinitive yemergency ycare yin ythe yprehospital ysetting
D. yA ysystem ycomposed yexclusively yof yemergency ymedical yresponders y(EMRs)
yand yemergency ymedical ytechnicians y(EMTs) ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding
ycare yto ysick yand yinjured ypatients y- ycorrect yanswers y-B. yA yteam yof yhealth
ycare yprofessionals ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding yemergency ycare yand
ytransportation yto ythe ysick yand yinjured
Which yof ythe yfollowing yinterventions yis yused yby yall ylevels yof yEMS yproviders?
Select yone:
A. yAutomatic ytransport yventilators
B. yAutomated yexternal ydefibrillator
C. yNeedle ydecompression
D. yMultilumen yairways y- ycorrect yanswers y-B. yAutomated yexternal ydefibrillator
Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya yspecific yexample yof ythe yMobile yIntegrated
yHealthcare y(MIH) ymodel?
Select yone:
A. yEMTs yrespond yto ya ywoman ywho ycomplains yof yhigh yfever
B. yParamedics ypick yup ya ypatient yfrom yan yacute ycare yclinic
C. yEMTs yassess ya ypatient ywhose ylung ydisease yis y"acting yup"
D. yThe yparamedic yadministers ya ypatient's yflu yvaccination y- ycorrect yanswers y-
D. yThe yparamedic yadministers ya ypatient's yflu yvaccination
Which yof ythe yfollowing ystatements yregarding ythe yAmericans yWith yDisabilities
yAct y(ADA) yof y1990 yis ycorrect?
Select yone:
A. yThe yminimum ynumber yof yhours yrequired yto ysuccessfully ycomplete yan yEMT
ycourse yis yless yfor ycandidates ywho yare ydisabled.
B. yAccording yto ythe yADA, yEMT ycandidates ywith ya ydocumented ydisability yare
yexempt yfrom ytaking ythe yNREMT yexam.
C. yThe yADA yapplies yonly yto yindividuals ywith ya ydiagnosed yand ywell-
documented yphysical ydisability.
D. yThe yADA yprohibits yemployers yfrom yfailing yto yprovide yfull yand yequal
yemployment yto ythose ywho yare ydisabled. y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yThe yADA
yprohibits yemployers yfrom yfailing yto yprovide yfull yand yequal yemployment yto
ythose ywho yare ydisabled.
Which yof ythe yfollowing ystatements yregarding ythe yNREMT yis ycorrect?
Select yone:
A. yThe yNREMT yis ya ygovernmental yagency ythat ycertifies yEMTs.
B. yEMS ytraining ystandards yare yregulated yby ythe yNREMT.
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American yHeart yAssociation yprotocols yare ybased yon y__________.
Select yone:
A. ytheories yready yfor yfield ytrial
B. ytrends yin ythe yEMS ycommunity
C. yopinions yfrom ya ycore ygroup yof ycardiologists
D. yevidence-based yresearch y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yevidence-based yresearch
As yan yEMT, yyou ymay ybe yauthorized yto yadminister yaspirin yto ya ypatient ywith
ychest ypain ybased yon:
Select yone:
A. ymedical ydirector yapproval.
B. ythe ypatient's ycondition.
C. yan yorder yfrom ya yparamedic.
D. ythe ytransport ytime yto ythe yhospital. y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. ymedical ydirector
yapproval.
,National yguidelines yfor yEMS ycare yare yintended yto y__________.
Select yone:
A. yreduce yexpenses yat ythe ylocal yand ystate ylevels
B. yunify yEMS yproviders yunder ya ysingle ymedical ydirector
C. yfacilitate ya ynational yEMS ylabor ygroup
D. yprovide ymore yconsistent ydelivery yof yEMS ycare yacross ythe yUnited yStates y-
ycorrect yanswers y-D. yprovide ymore yconsistent ydelivery yof yEMS ycare yacross
ythe yUnited yStates
Online ymedical ycontrol yrequires y__________.
Select yone:
A. ythe ypresence yof yan yadvanced-level yprovider
B. ywritten yprotocols yapproved yby ymedical ycontrol
C. ya yphysician's ypresence yon ythe yscene yof ythe ycall
D. yphone yor yradio ycontact ywith ythe ymedical ydirector y- ycorrect yanswers y-D.
yphone yor yradio ycontact ywith ythe ymedical ydirector
Prehospital ypatient ycare ydecisions yshould ybe ybased yon y__________.
Select yone:
A. ythe yexperiences yof yEMTs
B. ythe yopinions yof yphysicians
C. yan yEMS yagency's yfiscal yresources
D. yEMS yresearch y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yEMS yresearch
The yability yto yhandle ymultiple ytasks ybased yon ytheir ypriority yis ycalled
y__________.
Select yone:
A. ypatient yempathy
B. ypatient yadvocacy
C. yintegrity
D. ytime ymanagement y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. ytime ymanagement
The yability yto ytake yappropriate yaction ywith ylittle ydirection yis yknown yas
y__________.
Select yone:
A. yself-motivation
B. ydiplomacy
C. ytime ymanagement
D. yself-confidence y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. yself-motivation
The yability yto yunderstand yothers yand yhave ythem yunderstand yyou yis yknown yas
y__________.
Select yone:
A. yself-confidence
B. yteamwork yand ydiplomacy
C. ycommunication
,D. yscene yleadership y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. ycommunication
The ydetermination ythat yprompt ysurgical ycare yin ythe yhospital yis ymore yimportant
ythan yperforming ytime-consuming yprocedures yin ythe yfield yon ya ymajor ytrauma
ypatient yis ybased yMOSTLY yon:
Select yone:
A. ythe ylead yEMT's ydecision.
B. yregional ytrauma yguidelines.
C. yEMS yresearch.
D. ylocal yprotocols. y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. yEMS yresearch.
The yEMT yis ylegally yobligated yto yprotect ya ypatient's yprivacy yaccording yto
y_____________.
Select yone:
A. yAPGAR
B. yCQI
C. yHIPAA
D. yDCAP y- ycorrect yanswers y-C. yHIPAA
What yis yan yEMT's yprimary yservice yarea?
Select yone:
A. yThe yonly yarea ythe yEMT yis ycertified yto yprovide ypatient ycare
B. yThe ymain yarea yin ywhich ythe yEMS yagency yoperates
C. yThe yarea yserviced yby ythe yEMT's ymedical ydirector
D. yThe ylocation ywhere ythe yEMT yprovides yessential ycare yduring ya y9-1-1 ycall y-
ycorrect yanswers y-B. yThe ymain yarea yin ywhich ythe yEMS yagency yoperates
What yshould yan yEMT ydo yto ylimit yerrors yin ythe yfield?
Select yone:
A. yContact ymedical ydirection ybefore yinitiating yany ytreatments.
B. yCarry yan yEMT ytext yfor yreference yat yall ytimes.
C. yFollow ythe yagency's ywritten yprotocols.
D. yDeviate yfrom yestablished ystandards ywhen ynecessary. y- ycorrect yanswers y-C.
yFollow ythe yagency's ywritten yprotocols.
Which yof ythe yfollowing ycourses yrequires yabout y150 yhours yof ytraining?
Select yone:
A. yEMT
B. yEMR
C. yAEMT
D. yParamedic y- ycorrect yanswers y-A. yEMT
Which yof ythe yfollowing ydescriptions yMOST yaccurately yportrays yemergency
ymedical yservices y(EMS)?
Select yone:
, A. yA yteam yof yparamedics yand yemergency yphysicians ywho yare yresponsible yfor
yproviding yemergency ycare yto ycritically yinjured ypatients
B. yA yteam yof yhealth ycare yprofessionals ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding
yemergency ycare yand ytransportation yto ythe ysick yand yinjured
C. yA yvast ynetwork yof yadvanced ylife ysupport y(ALS) yproviders ywho yprovide
ydefinitive yemergency ycare yin ythe yprehospital ysetting
D. yA ysystem ycomposed yexclusively yof yemergency ymedical yresponders y(EMRs)
yand yemergency ymedical ytechnicians y(EMTs) ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding
ycare yto ysick yand yinjured ypatients y- ycorrect yanswers y-B. yA yteam yof yhealth
ycare yprofessionals ywho yare yresponsible yfor yproviding yemergency ycare yand
ytransportation yto ythe ysick yand yinjured
Which yof ythe yfollowing yinterventions yis yused yby yall ylevels yof yEMS yproviders?
Select yone:
A. yAutomatic ytransport yventilators
B. yAutomated yexternal ydefibrillator
C. yNeedle ydecompression
D. yMultilumen yairways y- ycorrect yanswers y-B. yAutomated yexternal ydefibrillator
Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya yspecific yexample yof ythe yMobile yIntegrated
yHealthcare y(MIH) ymodel?
Select yone:
A. yEMTs yrespond yto ya ywoman ywho ycomplains yof yhigh yfever
B. yParamedics ypick yup ya ypatient yfrom yan yacute ycare yclinic
C. yEMTs yassess ya ypatient ywhose ylung ydisease yis y"acting yup"
D. yThe yparamedic yadministers ya ypatient's yflu yvaccination y- ycorrect yanswers y-
D. yThe yparamedic yadministers ya ypatient's yflu yvaccination
Which yof ythe yfollowing ystatements yregarding ythe yAmericans yWith yDisabilities
yAct y(ADA) yof y1990 yis ycorrect?
Select yone:
A. yThe yminimum ynumber yof yhours yrequired yto ysuccessfully ycomplete yan yEMT
ycourse yis yless yfor ycandidates ywho yare ydisabled.
B. yAccording yto ythe yADA, yEMT ycandidates ywith ya ydocumented ydisability yare
yexempt yfrom ytaking ythe yNREMT yexam.
C. yThe yADA yapplies yonly yto yindividuals ywith ya ydiagnosed yand ywell-
documented yphysical ydisability.
D. yThe yADA yprohibits yemployers yfrom yfailing yto yprovide yfull yand yequal
yemployment yto ythose ywho yare ydisabled. y- ycorrect yanswers y-D. yThe yADA
yprohibits yemployers yfrom yfailing yto yprovide yfull yand yequal yemployment yto
ythose ywho yare ydisabled.
Which yof ythe yfollowing ystatements yregarding ythe yNREMT yis ycorrect?
Select yone:
A. yThe yNREMT yis ya ygovernmental yagency ythat ycertifies yEMTs.
B. yEMS ytraining ystandards yare yregulated yby ythe yNREMT.
