EMT CHAPTER 1 – 32 EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy
according to
ANS HIPAA
2.The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more im-
portant then performing time consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on
ANS EMS research
3.Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
ANS Automated External Defibrillator
4.Online medical control requires
ANS phone or radio contact with the medical director
5.Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on -
ANS EMS research
6.The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called
,ANS Time management
7.You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You
know that a transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular
quitting time. This is an example of
ANS patient advocacy
8.Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
emergency medical services?
ANS A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
9.As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on
ANS Medical director approval
10.Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile
Integrated Healthcare model?
ANS The paramedic administers a patients flu vaccination
11.Vector borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via
ANS animals or insects
,12.Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an
ill- ness or injury include all of the following EXCEPT
ANS assessment by the EMT
13.The EMTs first priority is
ANS personal safety
14.The simplest yet most effective method of preventing the spread of
an infectious disease is to
ANS wash your hands in between patient contacts
15.After assessing a patients blood glucose level you accidently stick your-
self with the contaminated lancet. You should
ANS report the inci- dent to your supervisor after the call
16.Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you
ANS have been infected with hepatitis in the past
17.general adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the
following phases?
ANS alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
18.quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when he harass-
er
, ANS requests sexual favors in exchange for something else
19.you are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the
entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that
she needs you should
ANS acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good
care of her
20.Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash you note that two
small cars collided head on the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire
department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement
personnel are directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe
distance you and your partner should
ANS put on high visibility safety vests
21.As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on
ANS it is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not
included on the report
22.Which type of consent is involved when a 39 yr old mentally competent
female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
ANS Expressed
Questions and Answers
1.The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy
according to
ANS HIPAA
2.The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more im-
portant then performing time consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on
ANS EMS research
3.Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
ANS Automated External Defibrillator
4.Online medical control requires
ANS phone or radio contact with the medical director
5.Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on -
ANS EMS research
6.The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called
,ANS Time management
7.You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You
know that a transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular
quitting time. This is an example of
ANS patient advocacy
8.Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
emergency medical services?
ANS A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
9.As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on
ANS Medical director approval
10.Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile
Integrated Healthcare model?
ANS The paramedic administers a patients flu vaccination
11.Vector borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via
ANS animals or insects
,12.Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an
ill- ness or injury include all of the following EXCEPT
ANS assessment by the EMT
13.The EMTs first priority is
ANS personal safety
14.The simplest yet most effective method of preventing the spread of
an infectious disease is to
ANS wash your hands in between patient contacts
15.After assessing a patients blood glucose level you accidently stick your-
self with the contaminated lancet. You should
ANS report the inci- dent to your supervisor after the call
16.Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you
ANS have been infected with hepatitis in the past
17.general adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the
following phases?
ANS alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
18.quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when he harass-
er
, ANS requests sexual favors in exchange for something else
19.you are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the
entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that
she needs you should
ANS acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good
care of her
20.Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash you note that two
small cars collided head on the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire
department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement
personnel are directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe
distance you and your partner should
ANS put on high visibility safety vests
21.As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on
ANS it is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not
included on the report
22.Which type of consent is involved when a 39 yr old mentally competent
female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
ANS Expressed
