HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
definitive care - correct answer what the patient needs
Defibrillation - correct answer The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a patient
who is experiencing a high regular heartbeat, known as ventricular fibrillation
where should a patient be transported? - correct answer to the closest appropriate medical
facility
scoop stretcher - correct answer hip fracture
Transport - correct answer A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals, but
speed getting the patient to a medical facility is not the most important factor
Prompt Transport - correct answer when a patient's condition is serious enough that the
patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a very short period of time
Rapid Transport - correct answer when EMS personnel or unable to give the patient in
adequate life-saving care in the field
subjective - correct answer what they tell you
Objective - correct answer what you see
SOAP - correct answer Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
CISD - correct answer critical incident stress debriefing
when must CISD occur? - correct answer within 24 to 72 hours of the event
standard of care - correct answer what you do
scope of practice - correct answer what your allowed
what do you do when scene becomes unsafe? - correct answer 1. remain calm
2. call
3. wait
effects of alcohol - correct answer reduce stress BUT causes depression and dehydration
Who came up with the five stages of death and dying? - correct answer Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-
Ross
what are the five stages of death and dying? - correct answer DABDA
,HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
what are the three components of stress management? - correct answer 1. recognizing stress
2. preventing stress
3. reducing stress
universal precaution - correct answer treat everything as infectious
AIDS - correct answer acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV - correct answer human immunodeficiency virus
communicable - correct answer Easily spread infections
pathogen - correct answer disease causing microorganisms
transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions - correct answer 1.
HIV
2. AIDS
3. Hepatitis B
4. Hepatitis C
staphylococcus infection - correct answer C-diff
MRSA
SARS - correct answer severe acute respiratory syndrome
opportunistic infection - correct answer cant fight because immune system is shot
malaria - correct answer vector bourne
how is TB spread? - correct answer spread by droplets from the respiratory system
Ryan white law - correct answer emergency worker is exposed to HIV, his supervisor has 24
hours to tell the emergency workers so they can take precautions
donning - correct answer gown, mask, google, glove
doffing - correct answer glove, goggles, gown, mask
,HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
where should you park your vehicle in emergency? - correct answer park your vehicle so that it
protects the area from traffic hazards
vector-bourne - correct answer animals
blood bourne - correct answer disease causing agents spread through blood
- hep B :direct contact with infected blood, can live outside body
- hep A : raw food
definitive death - correct answer 1. rigor mortis
2. dependent lividity
3. decapitation
4. decomposition
rigor mortis - correct answer Stiff, hardening of body
dependent lividity - correct answer light on top and dark on bottom
if there is a dog on scene what do you do? - correct answer ask someone to put the dog in
another room
in a vehicle accident, where should you put the keys? - correct answer on the roof
scope of practice - correct answer defined by the state and outlines care you can provide
- what you're allowed to do
- defined in protocols and standing orders
- authorized through online and offline direction
standard of care - correct answer how well you perform your skills
- can be held accountable for how well you do
standing orders - correct answer protocol
duty to act - correct answer responsibility to provide patient care
- legal & ethical
- not legal duty to act when off duty but could be ethical
negligence - correct answer failure to provide that same care that a person with similar training
would provide
- didn't follow standard of care
, HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
4 things needed to prove negligence - correct answer 1. duty to act
2. breech of duty
3. damage
4. causation (you caused it)
breech of duty - correct answer failure to act within expected and reasonable standard of care
abandonment - correct answer termination of care without patient consent or without
provisions for continued care. Care can't stop unless someone equal or higher takes over
expressed consent - correct answer patients says yes to your help and what you're doing with
any form of communication
implied consent - correct answer patient is unconscious or incompetent and its legally implied
they would want help
types:
- minor consent (18 & under unless they're legally emancipated)
- patient mentally impaired
- pt under influence
- pt doesn't have the capacity to decide
minor consent - correct answer 18 & under unless they're legally emancipated
assault - correct answer unlawfully putting a person in fear of physical harm without consent
battery - correct answer unlawfully touching a person
the most basic law suits in EMS are due to - correct answer negligence
when can you do an emergency move? - correct answer when a pt is in danger
refusal of treatment - correct answer -must be mentally competent
- pt must be informed of risks/benefits of treatment and alternative
-EMT-B should get a signature and try to have a witness, hospitals get AMA
- tell them they can call 911 again
A&Ox4 - correct answer person, place, time, and event (in that order)
- used to test competency
definitive care - correct answer what the patient needs
Defibrillation - correct answer The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a patient
who is experiencing a high regular heartbeat, known as ventricular fibrillation
where should a patient be transported? - correct answer to the closest appropriate medical
facility
scoop stretcher - correct answer hip fracture
Transport - correct answer A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals, but
speed getting the patient to a medical facility is not the most important factor
Prompt Transport - correct answer when a patient's condition is serious enough that the
patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a very short period of time
Rapid Transport - correct answer when EMS personnel or unable to give the patient in
adequate life-saving care in the field
subjective - correct answer what they tell you
Objective - correct answer what you see
SOAP - correct answer Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
CISD - correct answer critical incident stress debriefing
when must CISD occur? - correct answer within 24 to 72 hours of the event
standard of care - correct answer what you do
scope of practice - correct answer what your allowed
what do you do when scene becomes unsafe? - correct answer 1. remain calm
2. call
3. wait
effects of alcohol - correct answer reduce stress BUT causes depression and dehydration
Who came up with the five stages of death and dying? - correct answer Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-
Ross
what are the five stages of death and dying? - correct answer DABDA
,HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
what are the three components of stress management? - correct answer 1. recognizing stress
2. preventing stress
3. reducing stress
universal precaution - correct answer treat everything as infectious
AIDS - correct answer acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV - correct answer human immunodeficiency virus
communicable - correct answer Easily spread infections
pathogen - correct answer disease causing microorganisms
transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions - correct answer 1.
HIV
2. AIDS
3. Hepatitis B
4. Hepatitis C
staphylococcus infection - correct answer C-diff
MRSA
SARS - correct answer severe acute respiratory syndrome
opportunistic infection - correct answer cant fight because immune system is shot
malaria - correct answer vector bourne
how is TB spread? - correct answer spread by droplets from the respiratory system
Ryan white law - correct answer emergency worker is exposed to HIV, his supervisor has 24
hours to tell the emergency workers so they can take precautions
donning - correct answer gown, mask, google, glove
doffing - correct answer glove, goggles, gown, mask
,HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
where should you park your vehicle in emergency? - correct answer park your vehicle so that it
protects the area from traffic hazards
vector-bourne - correct answer animals
blood bourne - correct answer disease causing agents spread through blood
- hep B :direct contact with infected blood, can live outside body
- hep A : raw food
definitive death - correct answer 1. rigor mortis
2. dependent lividity
3. decapitation
4. decomposition
rigor mortis - correct answer Stiff, hardening of body
dependent lividity - correct answer light on top and dark on bottom
if there is a dog on scene what do you do? - correct answer ask someone to put the dog in
another room
in a vehicle accident, where should you put the keys? - correct answer on the roof
scope of practice - correct answer defined by the state and outlines care you can provide
- what you're allowed to do
- defined in protocols and standing orders
- authorized through online and offline direction
standard of care - correct answer how well you perform your skills
- can be held accountable for how well you do
standing orders - correct answer protocol
duty to act - correct answer responsibility to provide patient care
- legal & ethical
- not legal duty to act when off duty but could be ethical
negligence - correct answer failure to provide that same care that a person with similar training
would provide
- didn't follow standard of care
, HOSA EMT Questions and Correct answers (100% Pass)
4 things needed to prove negligence - correct answer 1. duty to act
2. breech of duty
3. damage
4. causation (you caused it)
breech of duty - correct answer failure to act within expected and reasonable standard of care
abandonment - correct answer termination of care without patient consent or without
provisions for continued care. Care can't stop unless someone equal or higher takes over
expressed consent - correct answer patients says yes to your help and what you're doing with
any form of communication
implied consent - correct answer patient is unconscious or incompetent and its legally implied
they would want help
types:
- minor consent (18 & under unless they're legally emancipated)
- patient mentally impaired
- pt under influence
- pt doesn't have the capacity to decide
minor consent - correct answer 18 & under unless they're legally emancipated
assault - correct answer unlawfully putting a person in fear of physical harm without consent
battery - correct answer unlawfully touching a person
the most basic law suits in EMS are due to - correct answer negligence
when can you do an emergency move? - correct answer when a pt is in danger
refusal of treatment - correct answer -must be mentally competent
- pt must be informed of risks/benefits of treatment and alternative
-EMT-B should get a signature and try to have a witness, hospitals get AMA
- tell them they can call 911 again
A&Ox4 - correct answer person, place, time, and event (in that order)
- used to test competency
