EMT BLOCK 1 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but
orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the information to __________.
Select one:
a. the state motor vehicle department
b. your medical director
c. the receiving nurse or doctor
d. law enforcement personnel - ✔✔c. the receiving nurse or doctor
✔✔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 __________.
Select one:
A. abuse of authority
B. scope of practice
C. undue hardship
D. patient advocacy - ✔✔D. patient advocacy
✔✔After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with
the contaminated lancet. You should:
Select one:
A. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.
B. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
C. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
D. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution. - ✔✔B. report the incident to your
supervisor after the call.
✔✔At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines
are lying across the car. The patients inside the car are conscious. You should:
Select one:
A. mark off a danger zone around the downed lines.
B. proceed with normal extrication procedures.
C. advise the patients to carefully get out of the car.
D. remove the lines with a nonconductive object. - ✔✔A. mark off a danger zone around
the downed lines.
✔✔Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or
injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. mental disorders.
B. fear of medical personnel.
C. history of chronic disease.
D. assessment by the EMT. - ✔✔D. assessment by the EMT.
,✔✔General adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases?
Select one:
A. Delayed reaction, alarm response, and physical recovery
B. Immediate reaction, psychological exhaustion, and recovery
C. Alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
D. Reaction and resistance, euphoria, and physical exhaustion - ✔✔C. Alarm response,
reaction and resistance, and recovery
✔✔Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used:
Select one:
A. whenever you touch nonintact skin.
B. during routine cleaning of the ambulance.
C. while handling needles or other sharps.
D. when performing endotracheal intubation. - ✔✔D. when performing endotracheal
intubation.
✔✔Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
Select one:
A. touches another person without his or her consent.
B. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts. - ✔✔C. requests sexual favors in
exchange for something else.
✔✔The EMT's first priority is __________.
Select one:
A. personal safety
B. rapid response
C. treatment and transport
D. empathy for all patients - ✔✔A. personal safety
✔✔The MOST serious consequence of drug or alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is:
Select one:
A. punitive action and the loss of a job.
B. low morale and frequently missed shifts.
C. substandard or inappropriate patient care.
D. tension among coworkers and supervisors. - ✔✔C. substandard or inappropriate
patient care.
✔✔The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious
disease is to:
Select one:
A. wash your hands in between patient contacts.
B. undergo an annual physical examination.
,C. ensure that your immunizations are up-to-date.
D. undergo annual testing for tuberculosis and hepatitis. - ✔✔A. wash your hands in
between patient contacts.
✔✔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:
Select one:
A. put on high-visibility safety vests.
B. assist with vehicle stabilization.
C. quickly begin the triage process.
D. report to the incident commander. - ✔✔A. put on high-visibility safety vests.
✔✔Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you:
Select one:
A. have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
B. have a weak immune system.
C. received a hepatitis B vaccination.
D. are older than 35 years of age. - ✔✔A. have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
✔✔Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:
Select one:
A. animals or insects.
B. direct contact.
C. smoke or dust.
D. inanimate objects. - ✔✔A. animals or insects.
✔✔When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. spray the contaminated areas and then immediately wipe them dry with a towel.
B. use a bleach and water solution at a 1:2 dilution ratio to thoroughly wipe all surfaces.
C. clean all surfaces and patient contact areas with a mixture of alcohol and water.
D. allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions. - ✔✔D.
allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions.
✔✔Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy?
Select one:
A. Requesting overtime to occupy your mind
B. Developing a social network outside of EMS
C. Frequently reflecting on troublesome calls
D. Modestly increasing caffeine consumption - ✔✔B. Developing a social network
outside of EMS
, ✔✔Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene of
an incident involving grotesque injuries.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers
and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed. - ✔✔D. An EMT becomes
distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which
a child was previously killed.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
Select one:
A. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
B. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.
C. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
D. There is no vaccine against HIV infection. - ✔✔D. There is no vaccine against HIV
infection.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving
process is correct?
Select one:
A. The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
B. It is rare that people will jump back and forth between stages.
C. Bargaining is the most unpleasant stage of the grieving process.
D. The grieving process typically begins with severe depression. - ✔✔A. The stages of
the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
✔✔Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a situation
involving active gunfire?
Select one:
A. A concrete barricade
B. Behind a car door
C. A large cluster of shrubs
D. Stacked empty barrels - ✔✔A. A concrete barricade
✔✔While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because
the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of transmission
does this scenario describe?
Select one:
A. Direct contact
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but
orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the information to __________.
Select one:
a. the state motor vehicle department
b. your medical director
c. the receiving nurse or doctor
d. law enforcement personnel - ✔✔c. the receiving nurse or doctor
✔✔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 __________.
Select one:
A. abuse of authority
B. scope of practice
C. undue hardship
D. patient advocacy - ✔✔D. patient advocacy
✔✔After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with
the contaminated lancet. You should:
Select one:
A. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.
B. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
C. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
D. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution. - ✔✔B. report the incident to your
supervisor after the call.
✔✔At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines
are lying across the car. The patients inside the car are conscious. You should:
Select one:
A. mark off a danger zone around the downed lines.
B. proceed with normal extrication procedures.
C. advise the patients to carefully get out of the car.
D. remove the lines with a nonconductive object. - ✔✔A. mark off a danger zone around
the downed lines.
✔✔Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or
injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. mental disorders.
B. fear of medical personnel.
C. history of chronic disease.
D. assessment by the EMT. - ✔✔D. assessment by the EMT.
,✔✔General adaptation syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases?
Select one:
A. Delayed reaction, alarm response, and physical recovery
B. Immediate reaction, psychological exhaustion, and recovery
C. Alarm response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
D. Reaction and resistance, euphoria, and physical exhaustion - ✔✔C. Alarm response,
reaction and resistance, and recovery
✔✔Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used:
Select one:
A. whenever you touch nonintact skin.
B. during routine cleaning of the ambulance.
C. while handling needles or other sharps.
D. when performing endotracheal intubation. - ✔✔D. when performing endotracheal
intubation.
✔✔Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
Select one:
A. touches another person without his or her consent.
B. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts. - ✔✔C. requests sexual favors in
exchange for something else.
✔✔The EMT's first priority is __________.
Select one:
A. personal safety
B. rapid response
C. treatment and transport
D. empathy for all patients - ✔✔A. personal safety
✔✔The MOST serious consequence of drug or alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is:
Select one:
A. punitive action and the loss of a job.
B. low morale and frequently missed shifts.
C. substandard or inappropriate patient care.
D. tension among coworkers and supervisors. - ✔✔C. substandard or inappropriate
patient care.
✔✔The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious
disease is to:
Select one:
A. wash your hands in between patient contacts.
B. undergo an annual physical examination.
,C. ensure that your immunizations are up-to-date.
D. undergo annual testing for tuberculosis and hepatitis. - ✔✔A. wash your hands in
between patient contacts.
✔✔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:
Select one:
A. put on high-visibility safety vests.
B. assist with vehicle stabilization.
C. quickly begin the triage process.
D. report to the incident commander. - ✔✔A. put on high-visibility safety vests.
✔✔Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you:
Select one:
A. have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
B. have a weak immune system.
C. received a hepatitis B vaccination.
D. are older than 35 years of age. - ✔✔A. have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
✔✔Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:
Select one:
A. animals or insects.
B. direct contact.
C. smoke or dust.
D. inanimate objects. - ✔✔A. animals or insects.
✔✔When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. spray the contaminated areas and then immediately wipe them dry with a towel.
B. use a bleach and water solution at a 1:2 dilution ratio to thoroughly wipe all surfaces.
C. clean all surfaces and patient contact areas with a mixture of alcohol and water.
D. allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions. - ✔✔D.
allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions.
✔✔Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy?
Select one:
A. Requesting overtime to occupy your mind
B. Developing a social network outside of EMS
C. Frequently reflecting on troublesome calls
D. Modestly increasing caffeine consumption - ✔✔B. Developing a social network
outside of EMS
, ✔✔Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash involving
critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the scene of
an incident involving grotesque injuries.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her coworkers
and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed. - ✔✔D. An EMT becomes
distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which
a child was previously killed.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
Select one:
A. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
B. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.
C. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
D. There is no vaccine against HIV infection. - ✔✔D. There is no vaccine against HIV
infection.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving
process is correct?
Select one:
A. The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
B. It is rare that people will jump back and forth between stages.
C. Bargaining is the most unpleasant stage of the grieving process.
D. The grieving process typically begins with severe depression. - ✔✔A. The stages of
the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
✔✔Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a situation
involving active gunfire?
Select one:
A. A concrete barricade
B. Behind a car door
C. A large cluster of shrubs
D. Stacked empty barrels - ✔✔A. A concrete barricade
✔✔While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because
the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of transmission
does this scenario describe?
Select one:
A. Direct contact
