EMS 1021 COURSE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
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When using your portable radio, you must push the "press to talk"
button and wait one second before speaking. This is essential to
effective communication because your EMS system uses:
A) Repeaters
B) Digital equipment
C) Cellular telephone links
D) Portable transmitter/receiver ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
B) Repeaters
Why should the EMT provide the physician or nurse with an oral report
when transferring care to the hospital emergency department?
A) To provide input on additional medical care to be given in the ED
B) To provide an opportunity for the ED staff to critique the care
provided
C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
D) To inform them of whether they need to see the patient
immediately ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C) To summarize
patient assessment and treatment information
,Which statement is most appropriate to start with when transferring a
patient to the emergency department and giving the oral report?
A) "This is Mr. Hedger. He has the state insurance plan."
B) "Mr. Hedger has high BP and appears to be having a heart attack."
C) "Please refer to the recording of my radio report for specific
information about Mr. Hedger and his chest pain."
D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain." ------
---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D) "Mr. Hedger called us today
because he was having chest pain."
What is an effective way to improve communication with patients from
most cultures?
A) Use medical terminology
B) Maintain eye contact
C) Have the patient look up at you
D) Speak clearly and loudly ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B)
Maintain eye contact
You have been called for a 23 year old male who is completely deaf. To
best communicate with this patient you should:
A) Write questions on a notepad
,B) Have the emergency department get the needed information
C) Use gestures when asking questions
D) Stand in front of the patient and speak loudly ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A) Write questions on a notepad
You are treating a 2-year-old girl who fell off her bike. She is scared,
continues to cry, and will not answer any of your questions. What
would be a good strategy to help find out where the girl hurts?
A) Use an adult-like stern voice and tell the girl she needs to answer the
questions
B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
C) Tell the patient she will be okay if she tells you what hurts
D) Promise the girl a reward like ice cream if she answers the questions
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B) Have the girl's mother ask
your questions for you
What role does the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) play in
EMS?
A) The FCC determines the essential information that EMT's must relay
yo a receiving hospital about the patient care
B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of
radio operations
, C) The FCC approves maintenance and repair contracts for
communication equipment used by EMS systems
D) The FCC regulates only the radio communication systems that are
used by police, fire, and EMS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B)
The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of radio
operations
Medical direction has advised you to place a patient who is obese and
extremely short of breath in a supine position. Knowing that doing so
may cause the patient to become even more short of breath, your best
action would be to:
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
B) Contact a different hospital and transport the patient there
C) Ask your partner what she would do
D) Place the patient in the supine position and expedite transport -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A) Explain your concern to the
physician and ask for clarification
While you are returning from lunch, a frantic woman flags you down
and states that she just found a young child on the roadside who
appears to have been hit by a car. She is not sure if the child is
breathing. You should immediately:
A) Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible
emergency, and identify your location
| ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
When using your portable radio, you must push the "press to talk"
button and wait one second before speaking. This is essential to
effective communication because your EMS system uses:
A) Repeaters
B) Digital equipment
C) Cellular telephone links
D) Portable transmitter/receiver ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
B) Repeaters
Why should the EMT provide the physician or nurse with an oral report
when transferring care to the hospital emergency department?
A) To provide input on additional medical care to be given in the ED
B) To provide an opportunity for the ED staff to critique the care
provided
C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
D) To inform them of whether they need to see the patient
immediately ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C) To summarize
patient assessment and treatment information
,Which statement is most appropriate to start with when transferring a
patient to the emergency department and giving the oral report?
A) "This is Mr. Hedger. He has the state insurance plan."
B) "Mr. Hedger has high BP and appears to be having a heart attack."
C) "Please refer to the recording of my radio report for specific
information about Mr. Hedger and his chest pain."
D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain." ------
---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D) "Mr. Hedger called us today
because he was having chest pain."
What is an effective way to improve communication with patients from
most cultures?
A) Use medical terminology
B) Maintain eye contact
C) Have the patient look up at you
D) Speak clearly and loudly ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B)
Maintain eye contact
You have been called for a 23 year old male who is completely deaf. To
best communicate with this patient you should:
A) Write questions on a notepad
,B) Have the emergency department get the needed information
C) Use gestures when asking questions
D) Stand in front of the patient and speak loudly ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A) Write questions on a notepad
You are treating a 2-year-old girl who fell off her bike. She is scared,
continues to cry, and will not answer any of your questions. What
would be a good strategy to help find out where the girl hurts?
A) Use an adult-like stern voice and tell the girl she needs to answer the
questions
B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
C) Tell the patient she will be okay if she tells you what hurts
D) Promise the girl a reward like ice cream if she answers the questions
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B) Have the girl's mother ask
your questions for you
What role does the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) play in
EMS?
A) The FCC determines the essential information that EMT's must relay
yo a receiving hospital about the patient care
B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of
radio operations
, C) The FCC approves maintenance and repair contracts for
communication equipment used by EMS systems
D) The FCC regulates only the radio communication systems that are
used by police, fire, and EMS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B)
The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of radio
operations
Medical direction has advised you to place a patient who is obese and
extremely short of breath in a supine position. Knowing that doing so
may cause the patient to become even more short of breath, your best
action would be to:
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
B) Contact a different hospital and transport the patient there
C) Ask your partner what she would do
D) Place the patient in the supine position and expedite transport -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A) Explain your concern to the
physician and ask for clarification
While you are returning from lunch, a frantic woman flags you down
and states that she just found a young child on the roadside who
appears to have been hit by a car. She is not sure if the child is
breathing. You should immediately:
A) Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible
emergency, and identify your location
