EMT FINAL ACTUAL EXAM (3 LATEST
VERSIONS) QUESTIONS | TESTED AND PROVEN
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100%
(GRADE A+)
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
Ans>> Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope
of practice is correct?
Ans>> An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is
correct?
Ans>> the stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4 years,
seems unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon arrival back at
your station, you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath. What should you do?
1
,Ans>> discreetly report your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many injured
people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This
situation is MOST effectively managed by:
Ans>> requesting CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should be to:
Ans>> transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living will or
DNR order cannot be located you should:
Ans>> begin resuscitation at once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and
transport is to:
Ans>> thoroughly document the entire event
2
,Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent?
Ans>> an EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Ans>> the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:
Ans>> maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible
A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies shortness
of breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST appropriate to ask him?
Ans>> "Do you have any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called:
Ans>> hepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are:
3
, Ans>> cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct?
Ans>> A person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's:
Ans>> pharynx is smaller and less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that:
Ans>> age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient less able to
compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because:
Ans>> their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a
tree- one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient
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VERSIONS) QUESTIONS | TESTED AND PROVEN
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100%
(GRADE A+)
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
Ans>> Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope
of practice is correct?
Ans>> An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is
correct?
Ans>> the stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4 years,
seems unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon arrival back at
your station, you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath. What should you do?
1
,Ans>> discreetly report your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many injured
people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This
situation is MOST effectively managed by:
Ans>> requesting CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should be to:
Ans>> transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living will or
DNR order cannot be located you should:
Ans>> begin resuscitation at once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and
transport is to:
Ans>> thoroughly document the entire event
2
,Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent?
Ans>> an EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Ans>> the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:
Ans>> maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible
A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies shortness
of breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST appropriate to ask him?
Ans>> "Do you have any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called:
Ans>> hepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are:
3
, Ans>> cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct?
Ans>> A person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's:
Ans>> pharynx is smaller and less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that:
Ans>> age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient less able to
compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because:
Ans>> their rib cage is less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a
tree- one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient
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