EMT EXAM 1, CHAPTERS 1-13 WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Who pis pthe pperson presponsible pfor pauthorizing pemts pto pperform pemergency
pmedical pcare pin pthe pfield? p- pcorrect panswers p-Medical pDirector
What pare pthe pcomplications passociated pwith pan poropharyngeal pairway? p- pcorrect
panswers p--Touching pthe pback pof pthe pairway
-activating pgag preflex:causing pvomiting, pand pincreasing pthe pchance pof paspiration
-Hypoxia pdue pto pprolonged psuction pattempts
What pindicates pthat pa ppatient phas pa ppatent pairway? p- pcorrect panswers p-Forceful
pcoughing
Define pdistal p- pcorrect panswers p-Situated paway pfrom pthe pcenter pof pthe pbody por
pthe ppoint pof pattachment.
Define pproximal p- pcorrect panswers p-Close pto pthe porigin pof pthe pbody ppart por
ppoint pof pattachment. p(opposite pof pdistal)
, Define pmedial p- pcorrect panswers p-Situated pnear pthe pmedian pplane pof pthe pbody
por pthe pmidline pof pan porgan.
Define plateral p- pcorrect panswers p-Toward pthe pouter psides pof pthe pbody p(opposite
pof pmedial)
Define psupine p- pcorrect panswers p-Lying pface pup
Define pprone p- pcorrect panswers p-Lying pface pdown
When pwould pan pextremity plift pbe pused pon pa ppatient? p- pcorrect panswers p-When
pa ppatient phas pno psuspected pextremity por pspinal pinjury
What pquestions pshould pbe pasked pto pdetermine pif pa ppatient's pshort-term pmemory
pis pintact? p- pcorrect panswers p-Questions pregarding pdates pand pevents
What pare pthe psteps pto papplying pa pnon-rebreather pmask ponto pa ppatient. p- pcorrect
panswers p-1. pInspect pequipment
2. pPrep poxygen ptank
3. pAttach pnon-rebreather pmask pto pcorrect pport
4. pTurn pon poxygen pand prefill preservoir pbag p(10-15 pL/min)
5.Secure pmask pto ppatients phead p(ask pthem pto phelp pput pit pon pso pthey pcan pget
pused pto pit peasier)
Why pis pdetermination pof pexposure pan pimportant pcomponent pof pan pinfection
pcontrol pplan? p- pcorrect panswers p-Determination pof pexposure pdefines pwho pis pat
prisk pfor pexposure pto pblood pand pbloody pfluids
defines pa plist pof ptasks pto pprevent pexposure
What pare pthe pmethods pof ppreventing pthe pspread pof pinfectious pdiseases? p-
pcorrect panswers p-En proute pmake psure pppe pis pout pand pavailable
proper pppe
change pgloves pand pwash phands
wash phands p
clean pambulance
What pis pa pDNR? p- pcorrect panswers p-*DNR/DNAR:*
(Do pNot pResuscitate)/
(Do pNot pAttempt pResuscitation)
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Who pis pthe pperson presponsible pfor pauthorizing pemts pto pperform pemergency
pmedical pcare pin pthe pfield? p- pcorrect panswers p-Medical pDirector
What pare pthe pcomplications passociated pwith pan poropharyngeal pairway? p- pcorrect
panswers p--Touching pthe pback pof pthe pairway
-activating pgag preflex:causing pvomiting, pand pincreasing pthe pchance pof paspiration
-Hypoxia pdue pto pprolonged psuction pattempts
What pindicates pthat pa ppatient phas pa ppatent pairway? p- pcorrect panswers p-Forceful
pcoughing
Define pdistal p- pcorrect panswers p-Situated paway pfrom pthe pcenter pof pthe pbody por
pthe ppoint pof pattachment.
Define pproximal p- pcorrect panswers p-Close pto pthe porigin pof pthe pbody ppart por
ppoint pof pattachment. p(opposite pof pdistal)
, Define pmedial p- pcorrect panswers p-Situated pnear pthe pmedian pplane pof pthe pbody
por pthe pmidline pof pan porgan.
Define plateral p- pcorrect panswers p-Toward pthe pouter psides pof pthe pbody p(opposite
pof pmedial)
Define psupine p- pcorrect panswers p-Lying pface pup
Define pprone p- pcorrect panswers p-Lying pface pdown
When pwould pan pextremity plift pbe pused pon pa ppatient? p- pcorrect panswers p-When
pa ppatient phas pno psuspected pextremity por pspinal pinjury
What pquestions pshould pbe pasked pto pdetermine pif pa ppatient's pshort-term pmemory
pis pintact? p- pcorrect panswers p-Questions pregarding pdates pand pevents
What pare pthe psteps pto papplying pa pnon-rebreather pmask ponto pa ppatient. p- pcorrect
panswers p-1. pInspect pequipment
2. pPrep poxygen ptank
3. pAttach pnon-rebreather pmask pto pcorrect pport
4. pTurn pon poxygen pand prefill preservoir pbag p(10-15 pL/min)
5.Secure pmask pto ppatients phead p(ask pthem pto phelp pput pit pon pso pthey pcan pget
pused pto pit peasier)
Why pis pdetermination pof pexposure pan pimportant pcomponent pof pan pinfection
pcontrol pplan? p- pcorrect panswers p-Determination pof pexposure pdefines pwho pis pat
prisk pfor pexposure pto pblood pand pbloody pfluids
defines pa plist pof ptasks pto pprevent pexposure
What pare pthe pmethods pof ppreventing pthe pspread pof pinfectious pdiseases? p-
pcorrect panswers p-En proute pmake psure pppe pis pout pand pavailable
proper pppe
change pgloves pand pwash phands
wash phands p
clean pambulance
What pis pa pDNR? p- pcorrect panswers p-*DNR/DNAR:*
(Do pNot pResuscitate)/
(Do pNot pAttempt pResuscitation)
