MFR STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which one of the following is NOT an attribute of an integrated EMS system?
a. EMS Research
b. Medical Direction
c. Health insurance companies
d. Education systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. Health insurance companies
The licensed physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for the oversight of all patient care is
called the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Medical Director
Which one of the following BEST describes the role of the Emergency Medical Responder in an EMS
system?
a. Decontaminates hazardous materials
b. Cares for immediate life threats and assists EMT's
c. Serves as an Incident Commander and directs other personnel
d. Assists Paramedics with advanced skills - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. Cares for immediate life
threats and assists EMT's
Emergency Medical Dispatchers receive training that allows them to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Provide prearrival care instructions
Which one of the following receives the highest level of training in an EMS system?
a. Emergency Medical Responder
b. Emergency Medical Technician
c. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
d. Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. Paramedic
Clearly defined, written guidance that describe how to manage the most common types of conditions
called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protocols
,Specialized teams of experienced EMS personnel who respond on short notice during disasters are
called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
Protocols and standing orders are forms of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Off-line medical direction
The care that an Emergency Medical Responder is allowed and supposed to provide according to local,
state. or regional regulations or statutes is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Scope of practice
Protocols and patient care decisions should be based on: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Current EMS
research
The action that a similarly trained individual would do, given the same or similar circumstances, are
referred to as the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standard of care
A document that allows a patient to define in advance what his or her wishes are should he or she
become incapacitated is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Advance directive
What type of consent is necessary to obtain from responsive, competent adult patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Expressed
Which one of the following is NOT true about expressed consent?
a. The patient may withdraw at at any time.
b. It may be given via nonverbal communication.
c. It can be given by parents of minors on their behalf.
d. It requires a signed form to be valid. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. It requires a signed form to be
valid.
You are caring for an overdose patient who is unresponsive. You are legally allowed to provide care
based on what type of consent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Implied
Which one of the following patients may legally refuse care at the scene of an emergency?
,a. 11-year-old boy who was hit by a car while riding his bike
b. 26-year-old unresponsive overdose patient
c. 46-year-old intoxicated driver of a vehicle involved in a collision
d. 68-year-old alert woman having chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅68-year-old woman having
chest pain
Which one of the following is NOT an element required for a claim of negligence?
a. Duty
b. Abandonment
c. Damages
d. Causation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. Abandonment
Most states require EMR's and other EMS personnel to report incidents involving known or suspected: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Abuse or neglect
When caring for a patient at a crime scene, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avoid moving
objects at the scene when possible
An EMR fails to protect patient privacy when he or she:
a. provides detailed information about the patient to the nurse in the emergency department.
b. returns to the station and shares the patient's name with colleagues.
c. shares details of the patient's condition with the EMT's who are taking over care.
d. provides details about the emergency after being subpoenaed to court. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅b. returns to the station and shares the patient's name with colleagues.
All of the following are routes through which pathogens may enter the body EXCEPT:
a. ingestion
b. mentation
c. inhalation
d. injection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. mentation
, Which one of the following is NOT a commonly recommended immunization for health care providers?
a. Rabies
b. Pertussis
c. Hepatitis
d. Tetanus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a. Rabies
Which one of the following types of PPE would be MOST important to use when caring for a patient with
tuberculosis?
a. Gloves
b. Eyeglasses
c. HEPA mask
d. Gown - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. HEPA mask
You have arrived at the scene of a vehicle collision, and there are downed power lines across the road.
Which one of the following resources is most appropriate to manage this hazard?
a. Law enforcement
b. Fire department
c. Hazmat team
d. Utility company - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. Utility company
All of the following are common emotional reactions of an EMR who has faced serious trauma, illness, or
death, EXCEPT:
a. Depression
b. Burnout
c. Excessive energy
d. Insomnia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. Excessive energy
The best definition of the term stressor is:
a. a situation involving death or dying.
Which one of the following is NOT an attribute of an integrated EMS system?
a. EMS Research
b. Medical Direction
c. Health insurance companies
d. Education systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. Health insurance companies
The licensed physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for the oversight of all patient care is
called the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Medical Director
Which one of the following BEST describes the role of the Emergency Medical Responder in an EMS
system?
a. Decontaminates hazardous materials
b. Cares for immediate life threats and assists EMT's
c. Serves as an Incident Commander and directs other personnel
d. Assists Paramedics with advanced skills - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. Cares for immediate life
threats and assists EMT's
Emergency Medical Dispatchers receive training that allows them to: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Provide prearrival care instructions
Which one of the following receives the highest level of training in an EMS system?
a. Emergency Medical Responder
b. Emergency Medical Technician
c. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
d. Paramedic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. Paramedic
Clearly defined, written guidance that describe how to manage the most common types of conditions
called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protocols
,Specialized teams of experienced EMS personnel who respond on short notice during disasters are
called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
Protocols and standing orders are forms of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Off-line medical direction
The care that an Emergency Medical Responder is allowed and supposed to provide according to local,
state. or regional regulations or statutes is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Scope of practice
Protocols and patient care decisions should be based on: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Current EMS
research
The action that a similarly trained individual would do, given the same or similar circumstances, are
referred to as the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standard of care
A document that allows a patient to define in advance what his or her wishes are should he or she
become incapacitated is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Advance directive
What type of consent is necessary to obtain from responsive, competent adult patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Expressed
Which one of the following is NOT true about expressed consent?
a. The patient may withdraw at at any time.
b. It may be given via nonverbal communication.
c. It can be given by parents of minors on their behalf.
d. It requires a signed form to be valid. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. It requires a signed form to be
valid.
You are caring for an overdose patient who is unresponsive. You are legally allowed to provide care
based on what type of consent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Implied
Which one of the following patients may legally refuse care at the scene of an emergency?
,a. 11-year-old boy who was hit by a car while riding his bike
b. 26-year-old unresponsive overdose patient
c. 46-year-old intoxicated driver of a vehicle involved in a collision
d. 68-year-old alert woman having chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅68-year-old woman having
chest pain
Which one of the following is NOT an element required for a claim of negligence?
a. Duty
b. Abandonment
c. Damages
d. Causation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. Abandonment
Most states require EMR's and other EMS personnel to report incidents involving known or suspected: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Abuse or neglect
When caring for a patient at a crime scene, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avoid moving
objects at the scene when possible
An EMR fails to protect patient privacy when he or she:
a. provides detailed information about the patient to the nurse in the emergency department.
b. returns to the station and shares the patient's name with colleagues.
c. shares details of the patient's condition with the EMT's who are taking over care.
d. provides details about the emergency after being subpoenaed to court. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅b. returns to the station and shares the patient's name with colleagues.
All of the following are routes through which pathogens may enter the body EXCEPT:
a. ingestion
b. mentation
c. inhalation
d. injection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b. mentation
, Which one of the following is NOT a commonly recommended immunization for health care providers?
a. Rabies
b. Pertussis
c. Hepatitis
d. Tetanus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a. Rabies
Which one of the following types of PPE would be MOST important to use when caring for a patient with
tuberculosis?
a. Gloves
b. Eyeglasses
c. HEPA mask
d. Gown - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. HEPA mask
You have arrived at the scene of a vehicle collision, and there are downed power lines across the road.
Which one of the following resources is most appropriate to manage this hazard?
a. Law enforcement
b. Fire department
c. Hazmat team
d. Utility company - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d. Utility company
All of the following are common emotional reactions of an EMR who has faced serious trauma, illness, or
death, EXCEPT:
a. Depression
b. Burnout
c. Excessive energy
d. Insomnia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c. Excessive energy
The best definition of the term stressor is:
a. a situation involving death or dying.
