WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 3
COMPLETE SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. medical director approval.
B. the patient's condition.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the transport time to the hospital..
Answer: A. medical director approval.
⩥ National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.
Select one:
A. reduce expenses at the local and state levels
B. unify EMS providers under a single medical director
C. facilitate a national EMS labor group
D. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United
States.
Answer: D. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the
United States
,⩥ Online medical control requires __________.
Select one:
A. the presence of an advanced-level provider
B. written protocols approved by medical control
C. a physician's presence on the scene of the call
D. phone or radio contact with the medical director.
Answer: D. phone or radio contact with the medical director
⩥ Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________.
Select one:
A. the experiences of EMTs
B. the opinions of physicians
C. an EMS agency's fiscal resources
D. EMS research.
Answer: D. EMS research
⩥ The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called
__________.
Select one:
A. patient empathy
B. patient advocacy
,C. integrity
D. time management.
Answer: D. time management
⩥ The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as
__________.
Select one:
A. self-motivation
B. diplomacy
C. time management
D. self-confidence.
Answer: A. self-motivation
⩥ The ability to understand others and have them understand you is
known as __________.
Select one:
A. self-confidence
B. teamwork and diplomacy
C. communication
D. scene leadership.
Answer: C. communication
, ⩥ The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more
important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on:
Select one:
A. the lead EMT's decision.
B. regional trauma guidelines.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols..
Answer: C. EMS research.
⩥ The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according
to _____________.
Select one:
A. APGAR
B. CQI
C. HIPAA
D. DCAP.
Answer: C. HIPAA
⩥ What is an EMT's primary service area?
Select one:
A. The only area the EMT is certified to provide patient care
B. The main area in which the EMS agency operates
COMPLETE SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. medical director approval.
B. the patient's condition.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the transport time to the hospital..
Answer: A. medical director approval.
⩥ National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.
Select one:
A. reduce expenses at the local and state levels
B. unify EMS providers under a single medical director
C. facilitate a national EMS labor group
D. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United
States.
Answer: D. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the
United States
,⩥ Online medical control requires __________.
Select one:
A. the presence of an advanced-level provider
B. written protocols approved by medical control
C. a physician's presence on the scene of the call
D. phone or radio contact with the medical director.
Answer: D. phone or radio contact with the medical director
⩥ Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________.
Select one:
A. the experiences of EMTs
B. the opinions of physicians
C. an EMS agency's fiscal resources
D. EMS research.
Answer: D. EMS research
⩥ The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called
__________.
Select one:
A. patient empathy
B. patient advocacy
,C. integrity
D. time management.
Answer: D. time management
⩥ The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as
__________.
Select one:
A. self-motivation
B. diplomacy
C. time management
D. self-confidence.
Answer: A. self-motivation
⩥ The ability to understand others and have them understand you is
known as __________.
Select one:
A. self-confidence
B. teamwork and diplomacy
C. communication
D. scene leadership.
Answer: C. communication
, ⩥ The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more
important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on:
Select one:
A. the lead EMT's decision.
B. regional trauma guidelines.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols..
Answer: C. EMS research.
⩥ The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according
to _____________.
Select one:
A. APGAR
B. CQI
C. HIPAA
D. DCAP.
Answer: C. HIPAA
⩥ What is an EMT's primary service area?
Select one:
A. The only area the EMT is certified to provide patient care
B. The main area in which the EMS agency operates
