EMT FINAL EXAM REVIEW

An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): correct answer: paramedic An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, unpleasant is to: correct answer: continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful. The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the: correct answer: state office of EMS. According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: correct answer: a patient with certain prescribed medications. Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the: correct answer: Paramedic If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should: correct answer: contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required documentation. Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS? correct answer: A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care in the field is the: correct answer: medical director. Continuing education in EMS serves to: correct answer: maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills. Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: correct answer: individual EMT. Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: correct answer: requests sexual favors in exchange for something else. 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: correct answer: 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: correct answer: Assessment by the EMT. The EMT's first priority is __________. correct answer: Personal safety The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to: correct answer: 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: correct answer: put on high-visibility safety vests. Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you: correct answer: have been infected with hepatitis in the past. Vector-bome transmission of an infectious organism occurs via: correct answer: animals or insects. Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct? correct answer: There is no vaccine against HIV i