EMT FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS
Which of the following types of bandages should NOT be used by the EMT providing wound
care?
A) Self-adherent roller gauze B) Triangular bandage C) Adhesive tape D) Tourniquet - ANS-d
\201) Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing after being stung by a bee. His
wife states he has had reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this severe. Which
medications should you specifically ask him about?
A) Epinephrine auto-injector B) Inhaler
C) Nitroglycerine tablets D) Antihistamines - ANS-a
\202) Your patient is an infant who has just been delivered 3 weeks before her due date. She
is breathing adequately, has a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, and has cyanosis of her
face and chest. Which
of the following interventions should be done first?
A) Place a neonatal nonrebreather mask on the infant's face.
B) Begin CPR with a compression rate of 120/minute.
C) Perform ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen.
D) Place oxygen tubing near the infant's face at a flow rate of 10 to 12 liters per minute. -
ANS-d
\203) While transporting a patient to the hospital, the EMT repeats his reassessment
including vital signs every 15 minutes until he arrives at the emergency department.
According to this information,
which of the following BEST describes your patient's current status?
A) Unstable B) Stable C) Poor
D) Not enough information was given to answer this question. - ANS-b
\204) A diastolic blood pressure over ________ mmHg is considered hypertensive. A) 50 B)
65 C) 80
D) 90 - ANS-d
\205) Which of the following statements provides reasons for the disruption of respiratory
control?
A) A structural reason that has caused collapse of the upper and lower airways to block the
flow
of oxygen to the alveoli can interrupt this control.
B) Medical reasons, infections, trauma, toxins, and drugs, along with neurologic disorders,
can
interrupt this control.
C) A medical, structural, and mechanical failure that has initiated the cascade of
life-threatening
problems will interrupt this control.
D) Mechanical failure, soft-tissue damage, obstruction, and lack of perfusion will interrupt
this
control. - ANS-b
\206) You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that the
QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of vital signs on
the patient record.
, The EMT is angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital signs is so
important. What is the best answer you could give him?
A) Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state requires it. B) It is
important you show the QI manager that you are a team player.
C) The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out.
D) The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were trending the
patient's condition. - ANS-d
\207) Where might you find a patient's medical alert identification jewelry?
A) Ankle bracelet B) Necklace
C) Bracelet D) All of the above - ANS-d
\208) Which of the following increases a scuba diver's risk of decompression sickness?
A) Diving on a full stomach
B) Taking cold or sinus medications before a dive C) Breathing 100% oxygen before a dive
D) Flying within several hours after a dive - ANS-d
\209) Seizures due to complications of pregnancy generally occur during which of the
following time 209) periods?
A) In the second trimester
B) Late in pregnancy
C) Before the mother even knows she is pregnant
D) In the first trimester - ANS-b
\210) Most cases of accidental poisoning involve which of the following? A) Adults B) Young
children C) Adolescents
D) Infants - ANS-b
\211) What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible
for direct patient care?
A) Emergency Medical Responder B) Emergency Ambulance Driver C) Advanced EMT D)
Emergency Medical Technician - ANS-d
\212) The elderly population is at least ________ times as likely to use the EMS system as
patients in other age groups.
A) 0.5 B) 5 C) 10 D) 2 - ANS-d
\213) Your patient is a 16-year-old centerfielder on his high school baseball team. He was
injured when he and the left fielder collided trying to catch a fly ball. He is disoriented and is
unable to tell you
what happened. His vital signs are pulse 88, blood pressure 132/86, respiratory rate 16, and
pupils
equal. As you assess his head, you do not see any cuts or bleeding, but you feel a spongy,
depressed area over his left ear. You should suspect a(n):
A) closed head injury. B) direct injury. C) open head injury. D) skull injury. - ANS-c
\214) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with
the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Health Services
C) U.S. Department of Homeland Security
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
D) U.S. Department of Transportation - ANS-d
\215) At what point is the scene size-up complete?
A) Upon stabilization of the c-spine B) When the number of patients has been determined C)
When crashed vehicles have been stabilized
D) At the end of the call - ANS-d
Which of the following types of bandages should NOT be used by the EMT providing wound
care?
A) Self-adherent roller gauze B) Triangular bandage C) Adhesive tape D) Tourniquet - ANS-d
\201) Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing after being stung by a bee. His
wife states he has had reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this severe. Which
medications should you specifically ask him about?
A) Epinephrine auto-injector B) Inhaler
C) Nitroglycerine tablets D) Antihistamines - ANS-a
\202) Your patient is an infant who has just been delivered 3 weeks before her due date. She
is breathing adequately, has a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, and has cyanosis of her
face and chest. Which
of the following interventions should be done first?
A) Place a neonatal nonrebreather mask on the infant's face.
B) Begin CPR with a compression rate of 120/minute.
C) Perform ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen.
D) Place oxygen tubing near the infant's face at a flow rate of 10 to 12 liters per minute. -
ANS-d
\203) While transporting a patient to the hospital, the EMT repeats his reassessment
including vital signs every 15 minutes until he arrives at the emergency department.
According to this information,
which of the following BEST describes your patient's current status?
A) Unstable B) Stable C) Poor
D) Not enough information was given to answer this question. - ANS-b
\204) A diastolic blood pressure over ________ mmHg is considered hypertensive. A) 50 B)
65 C) 80
D) 90 - ANS-d
\205) Which of the following statements provides reasons for the disruption of respiratory
control?
A) A structural reason that has caused collapse of the upper and lower airways to block the
flow
of oxygen to the alveoli can interrupt this control.
B) Medical reasons, infections, trauma, toxins, and drugs, along with neurologic disorders,
can
interrupt this control.
C) A medical, structural, and mechanical failure that has initiated the cascade of
life-threatening
problems will interrupt this control.
D) Mechanical failure, soft-tissue damage, obstruction, and lack of perfusion will interrupt
this
control. - ANS-b
\206) You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that the
QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of vital signs on
the patient record.
, The EMT is angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital signs is so
important. What is the best answer you could give him?
A) Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state requires it. B) It is
important you show the QI manager that you are a team player.
C) The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out.
D) The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were trending the
patient's condition. - ANS-d
\207) Where might you find a patient's medical alert identification jewelry?
A) Ankle bracelet B) Necklace
C) Bracelet D) All of the above - ANS-d
\208) Which of the following increases a scuba diver's risk of decompression sickness?
A) Diving on a full stomach
B) Taking cold or sinus medications before a dive C) Breathing 100% oxygen before a dive
D) Flying within several hours after a dive - ANS-d
\209) Seizures due to complications of pregnancy generally occur during which of the
following time 209) periods?
A) In the second trimester
B) Late in pregnancy
C) Before the mother even knows she is pregnant
D) In the first trimester - ANS-b
\210) Most cases of accidental poisoning involve which of the following? A) Adults B) Young
children C) Adolescents
D) Infants - ANS-b
\211) What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible
for direct patient care?
A) Emergency Medical Responder B) Emergency Ambulance Driver C) Advanced EMT D)
Emergency Medical Technician - ANS-d
\212) The elderly population is at least ________ times as likely to use the EMS system as
patients in other age groups.
A) 0.5 B) 5 C) 10 D) 2 - ANS-d
\213) Your patient is a 16-year-old centerfielder on his high school baseball team. He was
injured when he and the left fielder collided trying to catch a fly ball. He is disoriented and is
unable to tell you
what happened. His vital signs are pulse 88, blood pressure 132/86, respiratory rate 16, and
pupils
equal. As you assess his head, you do not see any cuts or bleeding, but you feel a spongy,
depressed area over his left ear. You should suspect a(n):
A) closed head injury. B) direct injury. C) open head injury. D) skull injury. - ANS-c
\214) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with
the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Health Services
C) U.S. Department of Homeland Security
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
D) U.S. Department of Transportation - ANS-d
\215) At what point is the scene size-up complete?
A) Upon stabilization of the c-spine B) When the number of patients has been determined C)
When crashed vehicles have been stabilized
D) At the end of the call - ANS-d
