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CORRECT ANSWERS
EMT ctraining cin cnearly cevery cstate cmeets cor cexceeds cthe cguidelines crecommended
cby cthe:
A) cNational cRegistry cof cEMTs
B) cindividual cstate's cEMS cprotocols
C) cNational cAssociation cof cEMTs
D) cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA) c- cCORRECT✅✅D)
cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA)
While cproviding ccare cto ca cpatient, cblood cgot conto cthe cambulance cstretcher.
cBecause cthe cstretcher cwas cnot cproperly ccleaned cafterward, ca cvirus cwas
ctransmitted cto canother cemergency cmedical ctechnician c(EMT) cseveral cdays clater.
cWhat croute cof ctransmission cdoes cthis cscenario cdescribe?
A) cdirect ccontact
B) cindirect ccontact
C) cairborne ctransmission
D) cvector-borne ctransmission c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cindirect ccontact
What ctype cof cstress creaction coccurs cwhen can cEMT cis cexposed cto cmany
cinsignificant cstressors cover ca cperiod cof cseveral cmonths cor cyears?
A) cacute cstress creaction
B) ccumulative cstress creaction
C) cposttraumatic cstress creaction
D) ccritical cincident cstress creaction c- cCORRECT✅✅B) ccumulative cstress creaction
To cminimize cthe crisk cof clitigation, cthe cEMT cshould calways:
A) ctransport cpatients cto cthe chospital cof ctheir cchoice
B) cprovide ccompetent ccare cthat cmeets ccurrent cstandards
C) cuse cuniversal cprecautions cwith cevery cpatient cencounter
D) cutilize cat cleast cfour cpersonnel cwhen cmoving ca cpatient c- cCORRECT✅✅B)
cprovide ccompetent ccare cthat cmeets ccurrent cstandards
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cNOT cconsidered cto cbe cprotected chealth cinformation
c(PHI)?
A) cpatient chistory
B) ctreatment crendered
C) clocation cof cthe ccall
D) cassessment cfindings c- cCORRECT✅✅C) clocation cof cthe ccall
The cmanner cin cwhich cthe cEMT cmust cact cor cbehave cwhen ccaring cfor ca cpatient cis
ccalled cthe:
A) cEMT coath
,B) ccode cof cethics
C) cstandard cof ccare
D) cscope cof cpractice c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cstandard cof ccare
Which cof cthe cfollowing cMOST caccurately cdefines cnegligence?
A) ctransport cof ca cmentally cincompetent cpatient cagainst chis cor cher cwill
B) cdeviation cfrom cthe cstandard cof ccare cthat cmay cresult cin cfurther cinjury
C) ctransferring cpatient ccare cto ca cprovider cwith ca clower clevel cof ctraining
D) cproviding ccare cthat cis cconsistent cwith ccare cprovided cby cother cEMTs c-
cCORRECT✅✅B) cdeviation cfrom cthe cstandard cof ccare cthat cmay cresult cin cfurther
cinjury
Ethnocentrism cis cdefined cas:
A) cunderstanding cthat cpeople cfrom cdifferent ccultural cbackgrounds crespond cto cpain
cand cstress cdifferently
B) csuspecting cthat ca cperson chas can culterior cmotive cbased con cthe ctone cof chis cor
cher cvoice cwhen canswering ca cquestion
C) csubconsciously cforcing cyour ccultural cvalues conto ca cpatient cbecause cyou cfeel
cthat cyours care cmore cacceptable
D) cconsidering cyour cown ccultural cvalues cas cmore cimportant cwhen cinteracting cwith
cpeople cof ca cdifferent cculture c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cconsidering cyour cown ccultural
cvalues cas cmore cimportant cwhen cinteracting cwith cpeople cof ca cdifferent cculture
The cpatient ccare creport c(PCR) censures:
A) cresearch cdata
B) clegal cprotection
C) cquality cassurance
D) ccontinuity cof ccare c- cCORRECT✅✅D) ccontinuity cof ccare
Immediately cafter cbeing cdispatched cto ca cresidence cfor can celderly cpatient cwith
cdiabetic ccomplications, cyou cshould:
A) cconfirm cwith cdispatch cthat cyou creceived cthe ccall cinformation
B) cask cthe cdispatcher cto cobtain ca cmedical chistory cfrom cthe ccaller
C) cask cthe cdispatcher cif cthe cpatient cis cconscious cor cunconscious
D) crequest cthat claw cenforcement csecure cthe cscene cbefore cyou carrive c-
cCORRECT✅✅A) cconfirm cwith cdispatch cthat cyou creceived cthe ccall cinformation
Medical ccontrol cgives cyou can corder cthat cseems cinappropriate cfor cthe cpatient's
ccondition. cAfter cconfirming cthat cyou cheard cthe cphysician ccorrectly, cyou cshould:
A) ccarry cout cthe corder cand cthen ccarefully cdocument cit con cthe crun cform
B) cadvise cthe cphysician cthat cthe corder cis cunclear cand cask cfor cclarification
C) cstate cthat cyou cwill cnot ccarry cout cthe corder cbecause cit cis cinappropriate
D) cobtain cconsent cfrom cthe cpatient cand cthen ccarry cout cthe corder cas cusual c-
cCORRECT✅✅B) cadvise cthe cphysician cthat cthe corder cis cunclear cand cask cfor
cclarification
,Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cregarding cstanding corders cis cMOST ccorrect?
A) cStanding corders chave cless clegal cauthority cthan corders cgiven cvia cradio
B) cStanding corders crequire cyou cto ccontact cmedical ccontrol cfirst
C) cStanding corders conly chighlight cthe ccare cthat cyou cmay cprovide
D) cStanding corders cshould cbe cfollowed cwhen cphysician ccontact cis cnot cpossible c-
cCORRECT✅✅D) cStanding corders cshould cbe cfollowed cwhen cphysician ccontact cis
cnot cpossible
The cnose, cchin, cumbilicus c(navel), cand cspine care cexamples cof c_____ canatomic
cstructures.
A) cmidline
B) cproximal
C) csuperior
D) cmidaxillary c- cCORRECT✅✅A) cmidline
A c5-year-old cboy chas cfallen cand chas ca csevere cdeformity cof cthe cforearm cnear cthe
cwrist. cHe chas cpossibly csustained ca cfracture cof cthe:
A) cproximal cforearm
B) csuperior cforearm
C) cdorsal cforearm
D) cdistal cforearm c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cdistal cforearm
The ctopographic cterm cused cto cdescribe cthe clocation cof cbody cparts cthat care ccloser
ctoward cthe cmidline cor ccenter cof cthe cbody cis:
A) clateral
B) cmedial
C) cmidaxillary
D) cmidclavicular c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cmedial
The ctopographic cterm cused cto cdescribe cthe cpart cof cthe cbody cthat cis cnearer cto cthe
cfeet cis:
A) cdorsal
B) cinferior
C) cinternal
D) csuperior c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cinferior
Movement cor cmotion caway cfrom cthe cbody's cmidline cis ccalled:
A) cflexion
B) cextension
C) cadduction
D) cabduction c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cabduction
A cpatient chas cfractured cboth cfemurs. cAnatomically, cthese cinjuries cwould cbe
cdescribed cas cbeing:
A) cmedial
B) cproximal
, C) cbilateral
D) cunilateral c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cbilateral
The cleaf-shaped cflap cof ctissue cthat cprevents cfood cand cliquid cfrom centering cthe
ctrachea cduring cswallowing cis ccalled cthe:
A) cuvula
B) cepiglottis
C) cvallecula
D) cpharynx c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cepiglottis
The camount cof cair cthat cremains cin cthe clungs csimply cto ckeep cthem copen cis ccalled:
A) ctidal cvolume
B) cresidual cvolume
C) cinspiratory creserve cvolume
D) cexpiratory creserve cvolume c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cresidual cvolume
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cregarding cagonal crespirations cis ccorrect?
A) cAgonal crespirations cresult cin cexcessive ctidal cvolume
B) cAgonal crespirations ctypically coccur cbefore cthe cheart cstops
C) cAgonal crespirations care cineffective cand cneed cto cbe cassisted
D) cAgonal crespirations care ccharacterized cby cfast cirregular cbreaths c-
cCORRECT✅✅C) cAgonal crespirations care cineffective cand cneed cto cbe cassisted
Deoxygenated cblood cfrom cthe cabdomen, cpelvis, cand clower cextremities cis creturned
cto cthe cright catrium cvia cthe:
A) ccommon ciliac cvein
B) ccoronary csinus cvein
C) cinferior cvena ccava
D) csuperior cvena ccava c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cinferior cvena ccava
What cis cthe cfunction cof cplatelets?
A) cinitial cformation cof ca cblood cclot
B) ctransport cof coxygen cand cnutrients
C) cdefense cagainst cinvading corganisms
D) ctransport cof ccellular cwaste cmaterials c- cCORRECT✅✅A) cinitial cformation cof ca
cblood cclot
The caverage cadult chas capproximately c_____ cof cblood cin chis cor cher cbody.
A) c3L
B) c4L
C) c5L
D) c6L c- cCORRECT✅✅D) c6L
The ccentral cnervous csystem cis ccomposed cof cthe:
A) cbrain cand cspinal ccord
B) cbrain cand csensory cnerves
CORRECT ANSWERS
EMT ctraining cin cnearly cevery cstate cmeets cor cexceeds cthe cguidelines crecommended
cby cthe:
A) cNational cRegistry cof cEMTs
B) cindividual cstate's cEMS cprotocols
C) cNational cAssociation cof cEMTs
D) cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA) c- cCORRECT✅✅D)
cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA)
While cproviding ccare cto ca cpatient, cblood cgot conto cthe cambulance cstretcher.
cBecause cthe cstretcher cwas cnot cproperly ccleaned cafterward, ca cvirus cwas
ctransmitted cto canother cemergency cmedical ctechnician c(EMT) cseveral cdays clater.
cWhat croute cof ctransmission cdoes cthis cscenario cdescribe?
A) cdirect ccontact
B) cindirect ccontact
C) cairborne ctransmission
D) cvector-borne ctransmission c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cindirect ccontact
What ctype cof cstress creaction coccurs cwhen can cEMT cis cexposed cto cmany
cinsignificant cstressors cover ca cperiod cof cseveral cmonths cor cyears?
A) cacute cstress creaction
B) ccumulative cstress creaction
C) cposttraumatic cstress creaction
D) ccritical cincident cstress creaction c- cCORRECT✅✅B) ccumulative cstress creaction
To cminimize cthe crisk cof clitigation, cthe cEMT cshould calways:
A) ctransport cpatients cto cthe chospital cof ctheir cchoice
B) cprovide ccompetent ccare cthat cmeets ccurrent cstandards
C) cuse cuniversal cprecautions cwith cevery cpatient cencounter
D) cutilize cat cleast cfour cpersonnel cwhen cmoving ca cpatient c- cCORRECT✅✅B)
cprovide ccompetent ccare cthat cmeets ccurrent cstandards
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cNOT cconsidered cto cbe cprotected chealth cinformation
c(PHI)?
A) cpatient chistory
B) ctreatment crendered
C) clocation cof cthe ccall
D) cassessment cfindings c- cCORRECT✅✅C) clocation cof cthe ccall
The cmanner cin cwhich cthe cEMT cmust cact cor cbehave cwhen ccaring cfor ca cpatient cis
ccalled cthe:
A) cEMT coath
,B) ccode cof cethics
C) cstandard cof ccare
D) cscope cof cpractice c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cstandard cof ccare
Which cof cthe cfollowing cMOST caccurately cdefines cnegligence?
A) ctransport cof ca cmentally cincompetent cpatient cagainst chis cor cher cwill
B) cdeviation cfrom cthe cstandard cof ccare cthat cmay cresult cin cfurther cinjury
C) ctransferring cpatient ccare cto ca cprovider cwith ca clower clevel cof ctraining
D) cproviding ccare cthat cis cconsistent cwith ccare cprovided cby cother cEMTs c-
cCORRECT✅✅B) cdeviation cfrom cthe cstandard cof ccare cthat cmay cresult cin cfurther
cinjury
Ethnocentrism cis cdefined cas:
A) cunderstanding cthat cpeople cfrom cdifferent ccultural cbackgrounds crespond cto cpain
cand cstress cdifferently
B) csuspecting cthat ca cperson chas can culterior cmotive cbased con cthe ctone cof chis cor
cher cvoice cwhen canswering ca cquestion
C) csubconsciously cforcing cyour ccultural cvalues conto ca cpatient cbecause cyou cfeel
cthat cyours care cmore cacceptable
D) cconsidering cyour cown ccultural cvalues cas cmore cimportant cwhen cinteracting cwith
cpeople cof ca cdifferent cculture c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cconsidering cyour cown ccultural
cvalues cas cmore cimportant cwhen cinteracting cwith cpeople cof ca cdifferent cculture
The cpatient ccare creport c(PCR) censures:
A) cresearch cdata
B) clegal cprotection
C) cquality cassurance
D) ccontinuity cof ccare c- cCORRECT✅✅D) ccontinuity cof ccare
Immediately cafter cbeing cdispatched cto ca cresidence cfor can celderly cpatient cwith
cdiabetic ccomplications, cyou cshould:
A) cconfirm cwith cdispatch cthat cyou creceived cthe ccall cinformation
B) cask cthe cdispatcher cto cobtain ca cmedical chistory cfrom cthe ccaller
C) cask cthe cdispatcher cif cthe cpatient cis cconscious cor cunconscious
D) crequest cthat claw cenforcement csecure cthe cscene cbefore cyou carrive c-
cCORRECT✅✅A) cconfirm cwith cdispatch cthat cyou creceived cthe ccall cinformation
Medical ccontrol cgives cyou can corder cthat cseems cinappropriate cfor cthe cpatient's
ccondition. cAfter cconfirming cthat cyou cheard cthe cphysician ccorrectly, cyou cshould:
A) ccarry cout cthe corder cand cthen ccarefully cdocument cit con cthe crun cform
B) cadvise cthe cphysician cthat cthe corder cis cunclear cand cask cfor cclarification
C) cstate cthat cyou cwill cnot ccarry cout cthe corder cbecause cit cis cinappropriate
D) cobtain cconsent cfrom cthe cpatient cand cthen ccarry cout cthe corder cas cusual c-
cCORRECT✅✅B) cadvise cthe cphysician cthat cthe corder cis cunclear cand cask cfor
cclarification
,Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cregarding cstanding corders cis cMOST ccorrect?
A) cStanding corders chave cless clegal cauthority cthan corders cgiven cvia cradio
B) cStanding corders crequire cyou cto ccontact cmedical ccontrol cfirst
C) cStanding corders conly chighlight cthe ccare cthat cyou cmay cprovide
D) cStanding corders cshould cbe cfollowed cwhen cphysician ccontact cis cnot cpossible c-
cCORRECT✅✅D) cStanding corders cshould cbe cfollowed cwhen cphysician ccontact cis
cnot cpossible
The cnose, cchin, cumbilicus c(navel), cand cspine care cexamples cof c_____ canatomic
cstructures.
A) cmidline
B) cproximal
C) csuperior
D) cmidaxillary c- cCORRECT✅✅A) cmidline
A c5-year-old cboy chas cfallen cand chas ca csevere cdeformity cof cthe cforearm cnear cthe
cwrist. cHe chas cpossibly csustained ca cfracture cof cthe:
A) cproximal cforearm
B) csuperior cforearm
C) cdorsal cforearm
D) cdistal cforearm c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cdistal cforearm
The ctopographic cterm cused cto cdescribe cthe clocation cof cbody cparts cthat care ccloser
ctoward cthe cmidline cor ccenter cof cthe cbody cis:
A) clateral
B) cmedial
C) cmidaxillary
D) cmidclavicular c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cmedial
The ctopographic cterm cused cto cdescribe cthe cpart cof cthe cbody cthat cis cnearer cto cthe
cfeet cis:
A) cdorsal
B) cinferior
C) cinternal
D) csuperior c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cinferior
Movement cor cmotion caway cfrom cthe cbody's cmidline cis ccalled:
A) cflexion
B) cextension
C) cadduction
D) cabduction c- cCORRECT✅✅D) cabduction
A cpatient chas cfractured cboth cfemurs. cAnatomically, cthese cinjuries cwould cbe
cdescribed cas cbeing:
A) cmedial
B) cproximal
, C) cbilateral
D) cunilateral c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cbilateral
The cleaf-shaped cflap cof ctissue cthat cprevents cfood cand cliquid cfrom centering cthe
ctrachea cduring cswallowing cis ccalled cthe:
A) cuvula
B) cepiglottis
C) cvallecula
D) cpharynx c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cepiglottis
The camount cof cair cthat cremains cin cthe clungs csimply cto ckeep cthem copen cis ccalled:
A) ctidal cvolume
B) cresidual cvolume
C) cinspiratory creserve cvolume
D) cexpiratory creserve cvolume c- cCORRECT✅✅B) cresidual cvolume
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cregarding cagonal crespirations cis ccorrect?
A) cAgonal crespirations cresult cin cexcessive ctidal cvolume
B) cAgonal crespirations ctypically coccur cbefore cthe cheart cstops
C) cAgonal crespirations care cineffective cand cneed cto cbe cassisted
D) cAgonal crespirations care ccharacterized cby cfast cirregular cbreaths c-
cCORRECT✅✅C) cAgonal crespirations care cineffective cand cneed cto cbe cassisted
Deoxygenated cblood cfrom cthe cabdomen, cpelvis, cand clower cextremities cis creturned
cto cthe cright catrium cvia cthe:
A) ccommon ciliac cvein
B) ccoronary csinus cvein
C) cinferior cvena ccava
D) csuperior cvena ccava c- cCORRECT✅✅C) cinferior cvena ccava
What cis cthe cfunction cof cplatelets?
A) cinitial cformation cof ca cblood cclot
B) ctransport cof coxygen cand cnutrients
C) cdefense cagainst cinvading corganisms
D) ctransport cof ccellular cwaste cmaterials c- cCORRECT✅✅A) cinitial cformation cof ca
cblood cclot
The caverage cadult chas capproximately c_____ cof cblood cin chis cor cher cbody.
A) c3L
B) c4L
C) c5L
D) c6L c- cCORRECT✅✅D) c6L
The ccentral cnervous csystem cis ccomposed cof cthe:
A) cbrain cand cspinal ccord
B) cbrain cand csensory cnerves
