Final Exam
Which of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of practice and
education standards?
A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C) Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
D) Department of Transportation -
B) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
A) Continuing medical education
B) Teaching EMS courses
C) Pursuing an advanced degree
D) Completing weekly drug screening -
A) Continuing medical education
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to programs and
services that are provided by state or local governments.
A) Ryan White Act
B) Marksman Act
C) Equal Rights Amendment
D) Americans with Disabilities Act -
D) Americans with Disabilities Act
What is the primary role of the EMT?
A) Provide appropriate medical care
B) Diagnose the patient's condition
C) Ensure personal safety
D) Provide transport to the closest hospital -
C) Ensure personal safety
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
A) Cardiac arrest management
B) Administering vaccines
C) Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by running
D) Teaching safety in schools -
C) Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by
running
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT include all of the following except:
A) Performing a patent assessment
B) Upholding medical and legal standards
C) Providing legal advice to patients
D) Ensuring and protecting patient privacy -
C) Providing legal advice to patients
An example of teamwork and diplomacy is:
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,A) using your persons to project a sense of personal superiority to patients
B) being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
C) acknowledging that others are not in high regard or importance
D) Delegating multiple tasks only occasionally to ensure efficiently and safety -
B) being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
Professional attributes include which of the following?
A) integrity, relying only on one's self, taking charge
B) blaming others, ignoring team members, lying
C) honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
D) placing your needs above the patients care, listening to your patient, performing multiple tasks
safely -
C) honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona, respecting others
What standard precautions should your partner have taken with a tuberculosis patient?
A) gloves only
B) gloves and surgical mask
C) gloves and HEPA mask
D) gloves, mask, gown -
C) gloves and HEPA mask
If your partner becomes infected with this patient's illness, what type of transmission would this
occur through?
A) vector-borne
B) foodborne
C) indirect contact
D) airborne -
D) airborne
Because your partner did not use standard precautions, he has potentially been exposed to an
infectious disease. What should he do?
A) ignore it because the risk of contamination is small
B) report it to the hospital staff so they can isolate the patient
C) report it to the infection control officer
D) sanitize any equipment that was in contact with the patient -
C) report it to the infection control officer
On the basis of your partner's actions, what is he most likely experiencing?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) post traumatic stress disorder
D) delayed stress reaction -
B) cumulative stress reaction
Which of the following signs and symptoms are NOT usually associated with stress?
A) headaches
B) risk taking
C) night sweats
D) isolation -
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, C) night sweats
How can you help your partner to manage his stress?
A) suggest that he relax and have a few drinks after his shifts
B) suggest a vacation
C) suggest that the supervisor give him time off
D) suggest that he participate in physical activity away from the workplace -
D) suggest that he participate in physical activity away from the workplace
Which of the following is NOT a recommended way to manage stress?
A) alcohol
B) exercise
C) proper diet
D) sleep -
A) alcohol
Once your ambulance is dispatched to an emergency, you have an obligation to respond. This is
known as:
A) scope of practice
B) duty to act
C) breech of duty
D) mandatory reporting -
B) duty to act
Upon arrival at the scene, your partner began assessing vitals without talking to the patient. This
demonstrates:
A) effective interpersonal communication
B) patient advocacy
C) failure to obtain consent
D) breech of duty -
C) failure to obtain consent
Suppose your partner had introduced himself and asked permission to examine the patient. If the
patient nodded and extended his arm, this would be considered:
A) mature consent
B) implied consent
C) informed consent
D) expressed consent -
D) expressed consent
What is the best way to care for your patient once he tells you he does not want to go to the
hospital?
A) let him know how important it is that he accept transport to the hospital
B) ask him to sign a refusal form, releasing you from liability
C) order him to go to the hospital against his wishes
D) encourage him to call 911 again if his condition worsens -
A) let him know how important it is that he accept transport to the hospital
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, While caring for this patient, you hear a neighbor cry for help; a child is drowning just around the
corner. You and your partner leave, telling the patient you must respond to this incident and will
send another ambulance for him as soon as possible. This decision is an example of:
A) triage
B) abandonment
C) patient advocacy
D) duty to act -
B) abandonment
On another call that day, your patient consented to treatment and transport after you told her she
could be experiencing a serious medical emergency. This is an example of:
A) scope of practice
B) implied consent
C) serving in the patient's best interest
D) an EMS field impression -
C) serving in the patient's best interest
Encouraging the patient to provide more information about his injury is an example of which
therapeutic communication technique?
A) facilitation
B) clarification
C) reflection
D) interpretation -
A) facilitation
Which of the following actions should you avoid while interviewing this patient?
A) being empathetic
B) asking leading or biased questions
C) clarifying information
D) giving the patient time to answer the question -
B) asking leading or biased questions
If this patient refuses to be transported to the hospital, you should:
A) contact medical control
B) ask law enforcement to take him into custody
C) immediately stop patient care and leave
D) find another person to continue medical care -
A) contact medical control
As you radio the hospital to give a report on your patient, reminder to:
A) provide as much detail as possible
B) use code words to protect the patient's identity
C) speak as quickly and loudly as possible
D) mention that this is an "alert" level patient as soon as possible -
A) provide as much detail as possible
What information should you include in your initial report to the hospital?
A) your estimated time of arrival
B) the patient's full name and date of birth
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Which of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of practice and
education standards?
A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C) Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
D) Department of Transportation -
B) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
A) Continuing medical education
B) Teaching EMS courses
C) Pursuing an advanced degree
D) Completing weekly drug screening -
A) Continuing medical education
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to programs and
services that are provided by state or local governments.
A) Ryan White Act
B) Marksman Act
C) Equal Rights Amendment
D) Americans with Disabilities Act -
D) Americans with Disabilities Act
What is the primary role of the EMT?
A) Provide appropriate medical care
B) Diagnose the patient's condition
C) Ensure personal safety
D) Provide transport to the closest hospital -
C) Ensure personal safety
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
A) Cardiac arrest management
B) Administering vaccines
C) Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by running
D) Teaching safety in schools -
C) Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by
running
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT include all of the following except:
A) Performing a patent assessment
B) Upholding medical and legal standards
C) Providing legal advice to patients
D) Ensuring and protecting patient privacy -
C) Providing legal advice to patients
An example of teamwork and diplomacy is:
1
,A) using your persons to project a sense of personal superiority to patients
B) being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
C) acknowledging that others are not in high regard or importance
D) Delegating multiple tasks only occasionally to ensure efficiently and safety -
B) being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
Professional attributes include which of the following?
A) integrity, relying only on one's self, taking charge
B) blaming others, ignoring team members, lying
C) honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
D) placing your needs above the patients care, listening to your patient, performing multiple tasks
safely -
C) honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona, respecting others
What standard precautions should your partner have taken with a tuberculosis patient?
A) gloves only
B) gloves and surgical mask
C) gloves and HEPA mask
D) gloves, mask, gown -
C) gloves and HEPA mask
If your partner becomes infected with this patient's illness, what type of transmission would this
occur through?
A) vector-borne
B) foodborne
C) indirect contact
D) airborne -
D) airborne
Because your partner did not use standard precautions, he has potentially been exposed to an
infectious disease. What should he do?
A) ignore it because the risk of contamination is small
B) report it to the hospital staff so they can isolate the patient
C) report it to the infection control officer
D) sanitize any equipment that was in contact with the patient -
C) report it to the infection control officer
On the basis of your partner's actions, what is he most likely experiencing?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) post traumatic stress disorder
D) delayed stress reaction -
B) cumulative stress reaction
Which of the following signs and symptoms are NOT usually associated with stress?
A) headaches
B) risk taking
C) night sweats
D) isolation -
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, C) night sweats
How can you help your partner to manage his stress?
A) suggest that he relax and have a few drinks after his shifts
B) suggest a vacation
C) suggest that the supervisor give him time off
D) suggest that he participate in physical activity away from the workplace -
D) suggest that he participate in physical activity away from the workplace
Which of the following is NOT a recommended way to manage stress?
A) alcohol
B) exercise
C) proper diet
D) sleep -
A) alcohol
Once your ambulance is dispatched to an emergency, you have an obligation to respond. This is
known as:
A) scope of practice
B) duty to act
C) breech of duty
D) mandatory reporting -
B) duty to act
Upon arrival at the scene, your partner began assessing vitals without talking to the patient. This
demonstrates:
A) effective interpersonal communication
B) patient advocacy
C) failure to obtain consent
D) breech of duty -
C) failure to obtain consent
Suppose your partner had introduced himself and asked permission to examine the patient. If the
patient nodded and extended his arm, this would be considered:
A) mature consent
B) implied consent
C) informed consent
D) expressed consent -
D) expressed consent
What is the best way to care for your patient once he tells you he does not want to go to the
hospital?
A) let him know how important it is that he accept transport to the hospital
B) ask him to sign a refusal form, releasing you from liability
C) order him to go to the hospital against his wishes
D) encourage him to call 911 again if his condition worsens -
A) let him know how important it is that he accept transport to the hospital
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, While caring for this patient, you hear a neighbor cry for help; a child is drowning just around the
corner. You and your partner leave, telling the patient you must respond to this incident and will
send another ambulance for him as soon as possible. This decision is an example of:
A) triage
B) abandonment
C) patient advocacy
D) duty to act -
B) abandonment
On another call that day, your patient consented to treatment and transport after you told her she
could be experiencing a serious medical emergency. This is an example of:
A) scope of practice
B) implied consent
C) serving in the patient's best interest
D) an EMS field impression -
C) serving in the patient's best interest
Encouraging the patient to provide more information about his injury is an example of which
therapeutic communication technique?
A) facilitation
B) clarification
C) reflection
D) interpretation -
A) facilitation
Which of the following actions should you avoid while interviewing this patient?
A) being empathetic
B) asking leading or biased questions
C) clarifying information
D) giving the patient time to answer the question -
B) asking leading or biased questions
If this patient refuses to be transported to the hospital, you should:
A) contact medical control
B) ask law enforcement to take him into custody
C) immediately stop patient care and leave
D) find another person to continue medical care -
A) contact medical control
As you radio the hospital to give a report on your patient, reminder to:
A) provide as much detail as possible
B) use code words to protect the patient's identity
C) speak as quickly and loudly as possible
D) mention that this is an "alert" level patient as soon as possible -
A) provide as much detail as possible
What information should you include in your initial report to the hospital?
A) your estimated time of arrival
B) the patient's full name and date of birth
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