EMS 1021 Course Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When using your portable radio, you must push the "press to talk" button and wait one second
before speaking. This is essential to effective communication because your EMS system uses:
A) Repeaters
B) Digital equipment
C) Cellular telephone links
D) Portable transmitter/receiver - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Repeaters
Why should the EMT provide the physician or nurse with an oral report when transferring care to
the hospital emergency department?
A) To provide input on additional medical care to be given in the ED
B) To provide an opportunity for the ED staff to critique the care provided
C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
D) To inform them of whether they need to see the patient immediately - CORRECT
ANSWER - C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
Which statement is most appropriate to start with when transferring a patient to the emergency
department and giving the oral report?
A) "This is Mr. Hedger. He has the state insurance plan."
B) "Mr. Hedger has high BP and appears to be having a heart attack."
C) "Please refer to the recording of my radio report for specific information about Mr. Hedger
and his chest pain."
D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain." - CORRECT
ANSWER - D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain."
What is an effective way to improve communication with patients from most cultures?
A) Use medical terminology
,B) Maintain eye contact
C) Have the patient look up at you
D) Speak clearly and loudly - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Maintain eye contact
You have been called for a 23 year old male who is completely deaf. To best communicate with
this patient you should:
A) Write questions on a notepad
B) Have the emergency department get the needed information
C) Use gestures when asking questions
D) Stand in front of the patient and speak loudly - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Write
questions on a notepad
You are treating a 2-year-old girl who fell off her bike. She is scared, continues to cry, and will
not answer any of your questions. What would be a good strategy to help find out where the girl
hurts?
A) Use an adult-like stern voice and tell the girl she needs to answer the questions
B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
C) Tell the patient she will be okay if she tells you what hurts
D) Promise the girl a reward like ice cream if she answers the questions - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
What role does the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) play in EMS?
A) The FCC determines the essential information that EMT's must relay yo a receiving hospital
about the patient care
B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of radio operations
C) The FCC approves maintenance and repair contracts for communication equipment used by
EMS systems
D) The FCC regulates only the radio communication systems that are used by police, fire, and
EMS - CORRECT ANSWER - B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to
the use of radio operations
, Medical direction has advised you to place a patient who is obese and extremely short of breath
in a supine position. Knowing that doing so may cause the patient to become even more short of
breath, your best action would be to:
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
B) Contact a different hospital and transport the patient there
C) Ask your partner what she would do
D) Place the patient in the supine position and expedite transport - CORRECT ANSWER -
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
While you are returning from lunch, a frantic woman flags you down and states that she just
found a young child on the roadside who appears to have been hit by a car. She is not sure if the
child is breathing. You should immediately:
A) Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency, and identify your
location
B) Inform the woman that she will need to call 911 first
C) Grab equipment and get to the child's location
D) Call for paramedic assistance and await that unit's arrival - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency, and identify your
location
Why is using a standard format for relaying medical information to the emergency department
important?
A) Dispatch is better able to monitor and constructively critique the radio traffic to hospitals
B) A standard format reduces the opportunities for forgetting important medical information
C) The EMS agency can increase its reimbursement from health care insurance companies
D) A standard format assists the EMT in maintaining his or her assessment skills - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) A standard format reduces the opportunities for forgetting important
medical information
You are entering the scene where a 32 year old intoxicated male has called down 13 stairs
leading to the basement. He is seated on the floor of the basement, holding a bloody towel over
his face. During the initial scene size up, what is it essential that the EMT quickly identify?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When using your portable radio, you must push the "press to talk" button and wait one second
before speaking. This is essential to effective communication because your EMS system uses:
A) Repeaters
B) Digital equipment
C) Cellular telephone links
D) Portable transmitter/receiver - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Repeaters
Why should the EMT provide the physician or nurse with an oral report when transferring care to
the hospital emergency department?
A) To provide input on additional medical care to be given in the ED
B) To provide an opportunity for the ED staff to critique the care provided
C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
D) To inform them of whether they need to see the patient immediately - CORRECT
ANSWER - C) To summarize patient assessment and treatment information
Which statement is most appropriate to start with when transferring a patient to the emergency
department and giving the oral report?
A) "This is Mr. Hedger. He has the state insurance plan."
B) "Mr. Hedger has high BP and appears to be having a heart attack."
C) "Please refer to the recording of my radio report for specific information about Mr. Hedger
and his chest pain."
D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain." - CORRECT
ANSWER - D) "Mr. Hedger called us today because he was having chest pain."
What is an effective way to improve communication with patients from most cultures?
A) Use medical terminology
,B) Maintain eye contact
C) Have the patient look up at you
D) Speak clearly and loudly - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Maintain eye contact
You have been called for a 23 year old male who is completely deaf. To best communicate with
this patient you should:
A) Write questions on a notepad
B) Have the emergency department get the needed information
C) Use gestures when asking questions
D) Stand in front of the patient and speak loudly - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Write
questions on a notepad
You are treating a 2-year-old girl who fell off her bike. She is scared, continues to cry, and will
not answer any of your questions. What would be a good strategy to help find out where the girl
hurts?
A) Use an adult-like stern voice and tell the girl she needs to answer the questions
B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
C) Tell the patient she will be okay if she tells you what hurts
D) Promise the girl a reward like ice cream if she answers the questions - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you
What role does the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) play in EMS?
A) The FCC determines the essential information that EMT's must relay yo a receiving hospital
about the patient care
B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to the use of radio operations
C) The FCC approves maintenance and repair contracts for communication equipment used by
EMS systems
D) The FCC regulates only the radio communication systems that are used by police, fire, and
EMS - CORRECT ANSWER - B) The FCC establishes and enforces regulations related to
the use of radio operations
, Medical direction has advised you to place a patient who is obese and extremely short of breath
in a supine position. Knowing that doing so may cause the patient to become even more short of
breath, your best action would be to:
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
B) Contact a different hospital and transport the patient there
C) Ask your partner what she would do
D) Place the patient in the supine position and expedite transport - CORRECT ANSWER -
A) Explain your concern to the physician and ask for clarification
While you are returning from lunch, a frantic woman flags you down and states that she just
found a young child on the roadside who appears to have been hit by a car. She is not sure if the
child is breathing. You should immediately:
A) Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency, and identify your
location
B) Inform the woman that she will need to call 911 first
C) Grab equipment and get to the child's location
D) Call for paramedic assistance and await that unit's arrival - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
Advise dispatch that you have been flagged down for a possible emergency, and identify your
location
Why is using a standard format for relaying medical information to the emergency department
important?
A) Dispatch is better able to monitor and constructively critique the radio traffic to hospitals
B) A standard format reduces the opportunities for forgetting important medical information
C) The EMS agency can increase its reimbursement from health care insurance companies
D) A standard format assists the EMT in maintaining his or her assessment skills - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) A standard format reduces the opportunities for forgetting important
medical information
You are entering the scene where a 32 year old intoxicated male has called down 13 stairs
leading to the basement. He is seated on the floor of the basement, holding a bloody towel over
his face. During the initial scene size up, what is it essential that the EMT quickly identify?
