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1. Which of the following is true concerning the proce- D. The bevel should be
dure for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? turned toward the nasal
A. If a water-soluble lubricant is not available, a silicon septum or the base of the
spray can be substituted. nostril.
B. The length of the device is not as important as it is
with oropharyngeal airways.
C. It can only be placed in the right nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal sep-
tum or the base of the nostril.
2. Not all inspired air reaches the alveoli 150 mL is A. dead air space.
stopped in the airway leading to the alveoli. This is
called:
A. dead air space.
B. vital capacity.
C. tidal volume.
D. bronchial air.
3. Which of the following patients should not be trans- C. Patient with a suspected
ported in a stair chair? spinal injury
A. Patient found lying in bed
B. Patient with difficulty breathing
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
D. Patient who is nauseated
4. Which of the following refers to a program or process C. Quality improvement
for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an
EMS system?
A. Total quality system
B. System effectiveness management
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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5. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged B. U.S. department of
which of the following agencies with the development transportation
of emergency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Transportation
C. U.S. Department of Health Services
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
6. Why is research published in a medical journal more B. Research in medical
authoritative than the information in a typical article journals is original and
published in an EMS magazine? peer reviewed
A. Medical journals don't rely on advertising revenue
as EMS magazines do.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer
reviewed.
C. EMS articles are generally opinion pieces
D. EMS magazine articles tend to be poorly re-
searched.
7. What has the modern emergency medical services B. Hospital-quality care at
(EMS) system been developed to provide? the emergency scene and
A. Safe emergency transportation that postpones care during transport
to arrival
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and
during transport
C. Trained medical personnel who can manage emer-
gencies entirely at the scene
D. Prompt emergency response to the scene regard-
less of risk
8. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of D. Maintain personal
the EMT? health and safety
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A. Provide emergency care.
B. Protect and stabilize the patient.
C. Communicate with other responders on the scene.
D. Maintain personal health and safety.
9. During the new employee orientation, the training C. EMS is constantly evolv-
officer meets with the new EMTs and explains to them ing in response to evi-
the monthly training schedule and the classes they dence-based research.
must attend for EMT recertification. One of the new
EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep
taking EMT courses if they already passed the EMT
examination. What is the best answer?
A. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued.
B. The state requires the training.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evi-
dence-based research.
D. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT
exam.
10. The National Registry of Emergency Medical Techni- B. National standards for
cians (NREMT) was founded to establish which of the emergency medical ser-
following? vices personnel
A. Quality oversight of emergency medical services
practices
B. National standards for emergency medical services
personnel
C. An education curriculum for EMT courses
D. Quality improvement and quality assurance pro-
grams for emergency medical services
11. You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous A. The recording of three
shift complains to you that the QI manager was giving sets of vital signs demon-
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him grief because he did not document three sets of strates that you were
vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and trending the patient's
does not understand why documenting three sets of condition
vital signs is so important. What is the best answer you
could give him?
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demon-
strates that you were trending the patient's condi-
tion.
B. Vital signs are something you have to fill out be-
cause the state requires it.
C. It is important you show the QI manager that you
are a team player.
D. The report looks better when all the boxes are filled
out.
12. Which of the following best describes a list of steps the A. Protocols
EMT should perform while assessing and managing
emergency medical situations?
A. Protocols
B. On-line medical direction
C. Standing orders
D. Standard operating procedures
13. A fellow EMT is talking with the Medical Director at B. Perform a literature
a staff meeting. The EMT states that the neighboring search to see what stud-
ambulance service is carrying special clotting ban- ies have been done on the
dages for serious bleeding wounds. The special ban- special bandages and re-
dages cost five times as much as the regular ban- port the findings to the
dages, but the EMT claims they work ten times better. Medical Director.
The EMT wants the Medical Director to approve the
bandages for use in their ambulances. The Medical
Director responds to the EMT by saying he will not
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1. Which of the following is true concerning the proce- D. The bevel should be
dure for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? turned toward the nasal
A. If a water-soluble lubricant is not available, a silicon septum or the base of the
spray can be substituted. nostril.
B. The length of the device is not as important as it is
with oropharyngeal airways.
C. It can only be placed in the right nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal sep-
tum or the base of the nostril.
2. Not all inspired air reaches the alveoli 150 mL is A. dead air space.
stopped in the airway leading to the alveoli. This is
called:
A. dead air space.
B. vital capacity.
C. tidal volume.
D. bronchial air.
3. Which of the following patients should not be trans- C. Patient with a suspected
ported in a stair chair? spinal injury
A. Patient found lying in bed
B. Patient with difficulty breathing
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
D. Patient who is nauseated
4. Which of the following refers to a program or process C. Quality improvement
for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an
EMS system?
A. Total quality system
B. System effectiveness management
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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5. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged B. U.S. department of
which of the following agencies with the development transportation
of emergency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Transportation
C. U.S. Department of Health Services
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
6. Why is research published in a medical journal more B. Research in medical
authoritative than the information in a typical article journals is original and
published in an EMS magazine? peer reviewed
A. Medical journals don't rely on advertising revenue
as EMS magazines do.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer
reviewed.
C. EMS articles are generally opinion pieces
D. EMS magazine articles tend to be poorly re-
searched.
7. What has the modern emergency medical services B. Hospital-quality care at
(EMS) system been developed to provide? the emergency scene and
A. Safe emergency transportation that postpones care during transport
to arrival
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and
during transport
C. Trained medical personnel who can manage emer-
gencies entirely at the scene
D. Prompt emergency response to the scene regard-
less of risk
8. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of D. Maintain personal
the EMT? health and safety
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A. Provide emergency care.
B. Protect and stabilize the patient.
C. Communicate with other responders on the scene.
D. Maintain personal health and safety.
9. During the new employee orientation, the training C. EMS is constantly evolv-
officer meets with the new EMTs and explains to them ing in response to evi-
the monthly training schedule and the classes they dence-based research.
must attend for EMT recertification. One of the new
EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep
taking EMT courses if they already passed the EMT
examination. What is the best answer?
A. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued.
B. The state requires the training.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evi-
dence-based research.
D. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT
exam.
10. The National Registry of Emergency Medical Techni- B. National standards for
cians (NREMT) was founded to establish which of the emergency medical ser-
following? vices personnel
A. Quality oversight of emergency medical services
practices
B. National standards for emergency medical services
personnel
C. An education curriculum for EMT courses
D. Quality improvement and quality assurance pro-
grams for emergency medical services
11. You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous A. The recording of three
shift complains to you that the QI manager was giving sets of vital signs demon-
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him grief because he did not document three sets of strates that you were
vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and trending the patient's
does not understand why documenting three sets of condition
vital signs is so important. What is the best answer you
could give him?
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demon-
strates that you were trending the patient's condi-
tion.
B. Vital signs are something you have to fill out be-
cause the state requires it.
C. It is important you show the QI manager that you
are a team player.
D. The report looks better when all the boxes are filled
out.
12. Which of the following best describes a list of steps the A. Protocols
EMT should perform while assessing and managing
emergency medical situations?
A. Protocols
B. On-line medical direction
C. Standing orders
D. Standard operating procedures
13. A fellow EMT is talking with the Medical Director at B. Perform a literature
a staff meeting. The EMT states that the neighboring search to see what stud-
ambulance service is carrying special clotting ban- ies have been done on the
dages for serious bleeding wounds. The special ban- special bandages and re-
dages cost five times as much as the regular ban- port the findings to the
dages, but the EMT claims they work ten times better. Medical Director.
The EMT wants the Medical Director to approve the
bandages for use in their ambulances. The Medical
Director responds to the EMT by saying he will not
