EMT 104 Midterm questions with
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According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: - correct
answer ✔✔assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding,
or unpleasant is to: - correct answer ✔✔continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is
called a(n): - correct answer ✔✔paramedic.
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
functions of the: - correct answer ✔✔paramedic.
Continuing education in EMS serves to: - correct answer ✔✔maintain, update, and expand the
EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of: - correct answer
✔✔Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the
first shock 95% of the time, you should: - correct answer ✔✔recognize that this does not mean
the device will save more lives.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - correct answer
✔✔individual EMT.
,The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to: - correct answer ✔✔identify
areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing
time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on: - correct
answer ✔✔EMS research.
The EMT certification exam is designed to: - correct answer ✔✔ensure that EMTs are
competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the: - correct answer ✔✔state office of EMS.
Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT? -
correct answer ✔✔Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)? - correct answer ✔✔A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure? - correct answer
✔✔An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy? - correct answer
✔✔Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS? - correct answer ✔✔A 48-
year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
,Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - correct answer ✔✔Automated external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct? - correct answer ✔✔The
NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - correct answer
✔✔Off-line
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than ________ hours
following the incident. - correct answer ✔✔72
A positive TB skin test indicates that: - correct answer ✔✔you have been exposed to TB.
Characteristics of eustress following dispatch to a high-speed motor vehicle collision may
include: - correct answer ✔✔increased self-image from performing well under a challenging
situation.
General adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases? - correct
answer ✔✔Alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
Hazards that are associated with a structural fire include all of the following, except: - correct
answer ✔✔carbon dioxide deficiency.
Prescription glasses do not provide adequate eye protection because they: - correct answer
✔✔offer little or no side protection.
, Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: - correct answer
✔✔requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from stress is called: - correct answer
✔✔resilience.
The most effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning in cold, wet weather
is to: - correct answer ✔✔wear at least three layers of clothing.
The most important consideration at the scene of a hazardous materials incident is: - correct
answer ✔✔ensuring your personal safety.
The most serious consequence of drug or alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is: - correct
answer ✔✔substandard or inappropriate patient care.
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to: -
correct answer ✔✔wash your hands in between patient contacts.
The spread of HIV and hepatitis in the healthcare setting can usually be traced to: - correct
answer ✔✔careless handling of sharps.
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you: - correct answer ✔✔have been
infected with hepatitis A in the past.
Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via: - correct answer ✔✔animals or
insects.
What should you do before attempting to access a patient trapped in a vehicle? - correct answer
✔✔Ensure the vehicle is stable.
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According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: - correct
answer ✔✔assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding,
or unpleasant is to: - correct answer ✔✔continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is
called a(n): - correct answer ✔✔paramedic.
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
functions of the: - correct answer ✔✔paramedic.
Continuing education in EMS serves to: - correct answer ✔✔maintain, update, and expand the
EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of: - correct answer
✔✔Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the
first shock 95% of the time, you should: - correct answer ✔✔recognize that this does not mean
the device will save more lives.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - correct answer
✔✔individual EMT.
,The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to: - correct answer ✔✔identify
areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing
time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on: - correct
answer ✔✔EMS research.
The EMT certification exam is designed to: - correct answer ✔✔ensure that EMTs are
competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the: - correct answer ✔✔state office of EMS.
Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT? -
correct answer ✔✔Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)? - correct answer ✔✔A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure? - correct answer
✔✔An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent
information about the drug.
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy? - correct answer
✔✔Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS? - correct answer ✔✔A 48-
year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
,Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - correct answer ✔✔Automated external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct? - correct answer ✔✔The
NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - correct answer
✔✔Off-line
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than ________ hours
following the incident. - correct answer ✔✔72
A positive TB skin test indicates that: - correct answer ✔✔you have been exposed to TB.
Characteristics of eustress following dispatch to a high-speed motor vehicle collision may
include: - correct answer ✔✔increased self-image from performing well under a challenging
situation.
General adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases? - correct
answer ✔✔Alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
Hazards that are associated with a structural fire include all of the following, except: - correct
answer ✔✔carbon dioxide deficiency.
Prescription glasses do not provide adequate eye protection because they: - correct answer
✔✔offer little or no side protection.
, Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: - correct answer
✔✔requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from stress is called: - correct answer
✔✔resilience.
The most effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning in cold, wet weather
is to: - correct answer ✔✔wear at least three layers of clothing.
The most important consideration at the scene of a hazardous materials incident is: - correct
answer ✔✔ensuring your personal safety.
The most serious consequence of drug or alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is: - correct
answer ✔✔substandard or inappropriate patient care.
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to: -
correct answer ✔✔wash your hands in between patient contacts.
The spread of HIV and hepatitis in the healthcare setting can usually be traced to: - correct
answer ✔✔careless handling of sharps.
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you: - correct answer ✔✔have been
infected with hepatitis A in the past.
Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via: - correct answer ✔✔animals or
insects.
What should you do before attempting to access a patient trapped in a vehicle? - correct answer
✔✔Ensure the vehicle is stable.
