AAOS EMT Eleventh Edition Section 1: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Preparatory questions with answers |\ |\ |\
The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy
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according to _____________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HIPAA
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Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of
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training? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMT |\ |\ |\ |\
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is
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more important than performing time-consuming procedures in
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the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMS research. |\ |\ |\
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔provide more consistent delivery of EMS
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care across the United States
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Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS
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providers? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Automated external |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
defibrillator
What is an EMT's primary service area? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The main area in which the EMS agency operates
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Online medical control requires __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔phone or radio contact with the medical director
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,What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Follow the agency's written protocols. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMS research
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American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔evidence-based research |\ |\ |\
The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is
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called __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔time management
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The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known
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as __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔self-motivation
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You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by
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ambulance. You know that a transport will keep you on duty |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔patient advocacy
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The ability to understand others and have them understand you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is known as __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔communication
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Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emergency medical services (EMS)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
team of health care professionals who are responsible for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
injured
Which of the following statements regarding the Americans With
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and
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equal employment to those who are disabled.
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As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a
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patient with chest pain based on: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔medical director approval. |\ |\
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is
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correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The NREMT provides a national
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standard for EMS testing.
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Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Integrated Healthcare (MIH) model? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination
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You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to
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drinking alcohol but orders you not to tell anyone. You should
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
report the information to __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the
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receiving nurse or doctor
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The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
who provide it are typically regulated by the: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔state office of EMS. |\ |\ |\ |\
, An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔paramedic.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
guidelines recommended by the: - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should be able to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assist a patient with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
certain prescribed medications. |\ |\
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advanced treatment skills are functions of the: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔paramedic. |\
The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔proof of immunization against certain
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communicable diseases. |\
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
misdemeanor, he or she should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔contact |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
documentation.
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
would require special permission from the medical director and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the state EMS office to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔insert a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
peripheral intravenous catheter. |\ |\
Preparatory questions with answers |\ |\ |\
The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
according to _____________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HIPAA
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
training? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMT |\ |\ |\ |\
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
more important than performing time-consuming procedures in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMS research. |\ |\ |\
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔provide more consistent delivery of EMS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
care across the United States
|\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
providers? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Automated external |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
defibrillator
What is an EMT's primary service area? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔The main area in which the EMS agency operates
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Online medical control requires __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔phone or radio contact with the medical director
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Follow the agency's written protocols. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EMS research
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔evidence-based research |\ |\ |\
The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
called __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔time management
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
as __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔self-motivation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ambulance. You know that a transport will keep you on duty |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔patient advocacy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The ability to understand others and have them understand you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is known as __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔communication
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emergency medical services (EMS)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
team of health care professionals who are responsible for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
injured
Which of the following statements regarding the Americans With
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
equal employment to those who are disabled.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient with chest pain based on: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔medical director approval. |\ |\
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The NREMT provides a national
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
standard for EMS testing.
|\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Integrated Healthcare (MIH) model? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
drinking alcohol but orders you not to tell anyone. You should
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
report the information to __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
receiving nurse or doctor
|\ |\ |\ |\
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
who provide it are typically regulated by the: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔state office of EMS. |\ |\ |\ |\
, An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔paramedic.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
guidelines recommended by the: - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should be able to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assist a patient with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
certain prescribed medications. |\ |\
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advanced treatment skills are functions of the: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔paramedic. |\
The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔proof of immunization against certain
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communicable diseases. |\
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
misdemeanor, he or she should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔contact |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
documentation.
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
would require special permission from the medical director and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the state EMS office to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔insert a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
peripheral intravenous catheter. |\ |\
