EMT JBL OPERATIONS PRACTICE TEST | QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE A+ |100% PASS

1. Which of the following actions demonstrates the EMT's knowledge of crime scene preservation? - ANSWER While caring for a patient who was stabbed, the EMT moves a coffee table and then informs a police officer afterward 2. You arrive at the scene where a man fell approximately 40 feet and landed on his head. He is unresponsive, has agonal gasps, and has a weak carotid pulse. Further assessment reveals an open head injury with exposed brain matter. Upon identifying this patient as an organ donor, you should: - ANSWER Manage the patient aggressively and provide rapid transport 3. Upon arriving at the scene of a crash involving a large truck, you immediately note the presence of an orange placard on the side of the tank that the truck is pulling. This indicates that the vehicle is carrying a/an _____ agent. - ANSWER Explosive 4. EMTs deliver a patient to the emergency department. One of the EMTs tried to give the receiving nurse a verbal report, but the nurse is busy with the patient and is not paying attention. The EMT should: - ANSWER Wait until the nurse is freed up and then provide the verbal report 5. You arrive at the scene of an 80-year-old woman who is weak and lightheaded. Her son, who called 911, is present and asks you to transport his mother to the hospital. You should: - ANSWER Assess the woman and determine if she wishes to be treated and transported 6. The process of removing or neutralizing and properly disposing of hazardous material from equipment, patients, and rescue personnel is called: - ANSWER Decontamination 7. Which of the following is considered minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) when suctioning and unresponsive patient's airway? - ANSWER Gloves and full facial protection 8. Your partner, a veteran EMT of 20 years, has been showing up late to work with increasing frequency over the last several shifts. When he arrives, he is in a bad mood and is clearly not interested in being at work. His behavior is MOST consistent with: - ANSWER Burnout 9. Who has ultimate authority for all issues regarding patient care at the scene of a mass-casualty incident? - ANSWER EMS medical director 10. You arrive at the scene of a traffic accident in which multiple vehicles are involved. You see at least two patients who are lying on the road and not moving. You should: - ANSWER Request additional ambulances 11. If the EMT could initially only take two pieces of equipment to the side of a patient in cardiac arrest, which of the following should he or she select? - ANSWER AED and suction device 12. When calling in your radio report to the receiving hospital, you should: - ANSWER Be brief, concise, and factual 13. A 72-year-old woman fell and has a hip injury. She is on the second floor of her home. Which of the following devices should you use to move her down the flight of stairs? - ANSWER Scoop stretcher 14. At the scene of a hazardous materials incident, medical monitoring of patients and emergency personnel should occur: - ANSWER In the cold zone 15. The EMT should avoid focusing all of his or her attention on a single critical patient during the triage process because: - ANSWER Other patients may die from causes that could have been prevented 16. A 70-year-old man is in cardiac arrest. His wife tells you that he collapsed about 5 minutes before your arrival. As you and your partner begin resuscitation, the man's wife tells you that she wants you to let him die in peace. You should: - ANSWER Continue full resuscitation and ask her if he has a living will 17. Which of the following is the MOST practical method of standard precautions when treating multiple patients during a mass-casualty incident? - ANSWER Changing your gloves in between contact with different patients 18. An ambulance and fire apparatus are the first to arrive at a motor-vehicle crash on a 3-lane highway. There is one vehicle involved and it is located in the far left-hand lane. Where should the ambulance be positioned? - ANSWER 100 feet past the crashed vehicle, on the same side of the highway 19. You are called to a local state park where a hiker fell from a cliff into a thick, wooded area with rough terrain. It is cold and foggy, and a thunderstorm is approaching. You will MOST likely move the patient to the ambulance by: - ANSWER Placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using at least four people to carry him to the ambulance 20. A red placard indicates that the material inside a tanker is: - ANSWER Flammable