EMT EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-8) WITH ALL
NEEDED TO PASS
You rhave rbeen rcalled rto ra rprivate rresidence rwhere ra r16-year-old rfemale rpatient ris
rreported rby rher rparents rto rbe r"acting rstrangely" rand rpossibly r"on rsomething."
rUpon ryour rarrival, rthe rpatient ris rlocked rin rher rbedroom rrefusing rto ropen rthe rdoor.
rThe rpatient rrefuses rto rspeak rto ryou rand rwill ronly rcome rout rif rher rbest rfriend ris
rpresent. rYour rknowledge rof rlife- rspan rdevelopment rindicates rthat rthe rfollowing
rcharacteristics rare rcommon rwith ra rpatient rof rthis rage. r
Answers: r
-Self-destructive rbehaviors rsuch ras rtobacco, ralcohol, rand rdrug ruse
-Depression rand rsuicide
-Preoccupation rwith rbody rimage
-All rof rthe rabove r- rcorrect ranswers r-All rof rthe rabove
, An roff- rduty rEMT ris rdriving rdown rthe rroad rwhen rshe rsees ra rmajor rvehicle
raccident. rThere rare rno rEmergency rMedical rResponders ron rthe rscene ryet. rThere
rare ronly rGood rSamaritans. rThe rEMT ris rlate rfor ra rdoctor's rappointment rso rshe
rdecides rthat rshe rwill rnot rstop rand rhelp. rThe rdriver rof rthe rvehicle rdies rbefore rhelp
rarrives. rOne rof rthe rGood rSamaritans rnotices rher rEMT rlicense rplates rand rwrites
rthem rdown ras rshe rpasses rby. rThe rGood rSamaritan ris rangry rthat rthe rEMT rdid rnot
rstop rand rhelp rand rtries rto rget rthe rEMT rfired rfor rnot rhelping. rWhich rof rthe
rfollowing rstatements ris rtrue?
Answers: r
-The rEMT ris rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rdid rnot rhave ra rduty rto ract.
-The rEMT ris rnegligent rbecause rthe rpatient rdied.
-The rEMT ris rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rhad ra rdoctor's rappointment.
-The rEMT ris rnegligent rfor rnot rstopping rand rhelping. r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rEMT ris
rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rdid rnot rhave ra rduty rto ract.
Why ris rit rimportant rfor rEMTs rto rparticipate rin rquality rimprovement rprograms?
Answers: r
-To rensure radequate rpersonnel rare ravailable rfor remergencies
-To ridentify rproblem remployees rand rcreate ra rcorrective raction rplan
-To ridentify rproblems rand rdevelop ra rplan rto rprevent rtheir rrecurrence
-To rensure rthat rindividuals rmaking rfalse rcalls rfor rEMS rare rprosecuted r- rcorrect
ranswers r-To ridentify rproblems rand rdevelop ra rplan rto rprevent rtheir rrecurrence
The rCDC rrecommends rusing ran ralcohol- rbased rhand rsanitizer rin rall rexcept rwhich
rof rthe rfollowing rsituation(s)?
Answers: r
The rprovider's rhands rcome rinto rcontact rwith rfecal rmatter.
The rprovider ris rnot rvaccinated ragainst rhepatitis rB.
The rpatient rhas ra rbloodborne rcommunicable rdisease.
The rpatient rhas ra rrespiratory rillness. r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rprovider's rhands rcome
rinto rcontact rwith rfecal rmatter.
Middle radulthood ris rthe rstage rof rlife rfrom r________ rto r________ ryears.
Answers: r
-35; r65
-35; r55
-31; r60
-41; r60 r- rcorrect ranswers r-41; r60
The rEMT's robligation rto rprovide rcare rto ra rpatient reither ras ra rformal ror rethical
rresponsibility ris rknown ras rwhich rof rthe rfollowing?
NEEDED TO PASS
You rhave rbeen rcalled rto ra rprivate rresidence rwhere ra r16-year-old rfemale rpatient ris
rreported rby rher rparents rto rbe r"acting rstrangely" rand rpossibly r"on rsomething."
rUpon ryour rarrival, rthe rpatient ris rlocked rin rher rbedroom rrefusing rto ropen rthe rdoor.
rThe rpatient rrefuses rto rspeak rto ryou rand rwill ronly rcome rout rif rher rbest rfriend ris
rpresent. rYour rknowledge rof rlife- rspan rdevelopment rindicates rthat rthe rfollowing
rcharacteristics rare rcommon rwith ra rpatient rof rthis rage. r
Answers: r
-Self-destructive rbehaviors rsuch ras rtobacco, ralcohol, rand rdrug ruse
-Depression rand rsuicide
-Preoccupation rwith rbody rimage
-All rof rthe rabove r- rcorrect ranswers r-All rof rthe rabove
, An roff- rduty rEMT ris rdriving rdown rthe rroad rwhen rshe rsees ra rmajor rvehicle
raccident. rThere rare rno rEmergency rMedical rResponders ron rthe rscene ryet. rThere
rare ronly rGood rSamaritans. rThe rEMT ris rlate rfor ra rdoctor's rappointment rso rshe
rdecides rthat rshe rwill rnot rstop rand rhelp. rThe rdriver rof rthe rvehicle rdies rbefore rhelp
rarrives. rOne rof rthe rGood rSamaritans rnotices rher rEMT rlicense rplates rand rwrites
rthem rdown ras rshe rpasses rby. rThe rGood rSamaritan ris rangry rthat rthe rEMT rdid rnot
rstop rand rhelp rand rtries rto rget rthe rEMT rfired rfor rnot rhelping. rWhich rof rthe
rfollowing rstatements ris rtrue?
Answers: r
-The rEMT ris rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rdid rnot rhave ra rduty rto ract.
-The rEMT ris rnegligent rbecause rthe rpatient rdied.
-The rEMT ris rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rhad ra rdoctor's rappointment.
-The rEMT ris rnegligent rfor rnot rstopping rand rhelping. r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rEMT ris
rnot rnegligent rbecause rshe rdid rnot rhave ra rduty rto ract.
Why ris rit rimportant rfor rEMTs rto rparticipate rin rquality rimprovement rprograms?
Answers: r
-To rensure radequate rpersonnel rare ravailable rfor remergencies
-To ridentify rproblem remployees rand rcreate ra rcorrective raction rplan
-To ridentify rproblems rand rdevelop ra rplan rto rprevent rtheir rrecurrence
-To rensure rthat rindividuals rmaking rfalse rcalls rfor rEMS rare rprosecuted r- rcorrect
ranswers r-To ridentify rproblems rand rdevelop ra rplan rto rprevent rtheir rrecurrence
The rCDC rrecommends rusing ran ralcohol- rbased rhand rsanitizer rin rall rexcept rwhich
rof rthe rfollowing rsituation(s)?
Answers: r
The rprovider's rhands rcome rinto rcontact rwith rfecal rmatter.
The rprovider ris rnot rvaccinated ragainst rhepatitis rB.
The rpatient rhas ra rbloodborne rcommunicable rdisease.
The rpatient rhas ra rrespiratory rillness. r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rprovider's rhands rcome
rinto rcontact rwith rfecal rmatter.
Middle radulthood ris rthe rstage rof rlife rfrom r________ rto r________ ryears.
Answers: r
-35; r65
-35; r55
-31; r60
-41; r60 r- rcorrect ranswers r-41; r60
The rEMT's robligation rto rprovide rcare rto ra rpatient reither ras ra rformal ror rethical
rresponsibility ris rknown ras rwhich rof rthe rfollowing?
