JBL EMT FINAL TEST EXAM|| ACCURATE AND FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES||
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You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient asks you if her
husband is all right, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve. - ANSWER: B. let clergy
or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach the doorway of
the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has a gun!". Your most
appropriate action should be to:
Select one:
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman. - ANSWER: C. seek a safe
place and request law enforcement assistance.
All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI),
except:
Select one:
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A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history. - ANSWER: A. location of the call.
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist? Select
one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty. - ANSWER: A. A call is received
15 minutes prior to shift change.
Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-making
capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation. - ANSWER: C. thoroughly document the
entire event.
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the handwritten
PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently
write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
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A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood
pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood
pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it. - ANSWER: D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial
it, and write the correct data next to it.
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you
ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately.
You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions. -
ANSWER: C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. - ANSWER: D. gives
an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
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You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a high fever.
When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red marks on his back. The
child's parents explain that these marks represent coining—a traditional Asian healing
practice in which hot coins are rubbed on the back. You should:
Select one:
A. document this finding on your patient care report and advise the emergency
department staff of what the child's parents told you.
B. advise the child's parents that this is a harmful practice and is considered a form of
child abuse in the United States.
C. acknowledge and respect this practice as a cultural belief, but advise the child's
parents that it has no healing power.
D. advise the emergency department physician that you believe the child was
intentionally abused by his parents. - ANSWER: A. document this finding on your
patient care report and advise the emergency department staff of what the child's
parents told you.
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain
based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition. - ANSWER: B. medical director approval.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by
the:
Select one:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
B. National Registry of EMTs.