Test Bank – Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets 8th
Edition (Chapters 1–53) || COMPLETE GUIDE || VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Description: Complete test bank for Nancy Caroline’s
Emergency Care in the Streets (8th Edition) covering chapters
1 through 53. Includes verified questions and correct answers
for paramedic training and emergency medical instruction.
Ideal for EMT and paramedic students preparing for exams.
Keywords: Nancy Caroline emergency care paramedic training
EMT exam prep test bank medical emergencies prehospital
care emergency medicine Bledsoe and Porter EMT study guide
Chapter 1: EMS Systems
1. What is the primary purpose of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) EMS standards?
a) To license individual paramedics
b) To provide direct funding to all ambulance services
c) To create a common scope of practice and system components for all states
d) To mandate hospital treatment protocols
2. The "Systems" model of EMS, as defined by NHTSA, includes which of the following
components?
a) Public Information and Education
b) Research
c) Resource Management
d) All of the above
, 3. An EMT-Paramedic's scope of practice is primarily determined by:
a) The medical director
b) State law and regulations
c) The ambulance service's policy
d) The National Registry of EMTs
Chapter 2: Workforce Safety and Wellness
4. The stage of the grief reaction characterized by "It's not fair, this can't be happening" is
known as:
a) Denial
b) Anger
c) Bargaining
d) Depression
5. Which of the following is considered a critical incident stressor?
a) A call involving a pediatric cardiac arrest
b) A mass-casualty incident
c) The death of a coworker
d) All of the above
6. According to standard precautions, you should treat all body fluids as if they are:
a) Sterile
b) Non-infectious
c) Infectious
d) Benign
Chapter 3: Public Health
7. The three components of the Public Health Model are often described as:
a) Assessment, Policy Development, Assurance
b) Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation
c) Host, Agent, Environment
d) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary care
8. A community vaccination program is an example of what level of prevention?
a) Secondary
b) Tertiary
c) Primary
d) Clinical
, Chapter 4: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
9. The legal principle that requires a paramedic to act in the best interest of the patient
within their scope of practice is:
a) Consent
b) Duty to Act
c) Standard of Care
d) Negligence
10. Treating a competent adult patient against their will, even to save their life, could result
in a charge of:
a) Negligence
b) Abandonment
c) Battery
d) Breach of confidentiality
11. What type of consent is implied for an unconscious adult in a life-threatening situation?
a) Informed consent
b) Expressed consent
c) Implied consent
d) Minor consent
Chapter 5: Communications
12. The "S" in the SBAR communication tool stands for:
a) Signs
b) Situation
c) Summary
d) Symptoms
13. When communicating with a patient who is hearing impaired, the paramedic should:
a) Speak very loudly directly into their ear.
b) Face the patient so they can see your lips and use gestures.
c) Assume they can read lips perfectly.
d) Only communicate through a family member.
Chapter 6: Lifting and Moving Patients
14. The most powerful muscle group in the body, which should be used when lifting, is the:
a) Arm muscles
b) Back muscles
Edition (Chapters 1–53) || COMPLETE GUIDE || VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Description: Complete test bank for Nancy Caroline’s
Emergency Care in the Streets (8th Edition) covering chapters
1 through 53. Includes verified questions and correct answers
for paramedic training and emergency medical instruction.
Ideal for EMT and paramedic students preparing for exams.
Keywords: Nancy Caroline emergency care paramedic training
EMT exam prep test bank medical emergencies prehospital
care emergency medicine Bledsoe and Porter EMT study guide
Chapter 1: EMS Systems
1. What is the primary purpose of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) EMS standards?
a) To license individual paramedics
b) To provide direct funding to all ambulance services
c) To create a common scope of practice and system components for all states
d) To mandate hospital treatment protocols
2. The "Systems" model of EMS, as defined by NHTSA, includes which of the following
components?
a) Public Information and Education
b) Research
c) Resource Management
d) All of the above
, 3. An EMT-Paramedic's scope of practice is primarily determined by:
a) The medical director
b) State law and regulations
c) The ambulance service's policy
d) The National Registry of EMTs
Chapter 2: Workforce Safety and Wellness
4. The stage of the grief reaction characterized by "It's not fair, this can't be happening" is
known as:
a) Denial
b) Anger
c) Bargaining
d) Depression
5. Which of the following is considered a critical incident stressor?
a) A call involving a pediatric cardiac arrest
b) A mass-casualty incident
c) The death of a coworker
d) All of the above
6. According to standard precautions, you should treat all body fluids as if they are:
a) Sterile
b) Non-infectious
c) Infectious
d) Benign
Chapter 3: Public Health
7. The three components of the Public Health Model are often described as:
a) Assessment, Policy Development, Assurance
b) Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation
c) Host, Agent, Environment
d) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary care
8. A community vaccination program is an example of what level of prevention?
a) Secondary
b) Tertiary
c) Primary
d) Clinical
, Chapter 4: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
9. The legal principle that requires a paramedic to act in the best interest of the patient
within their scope of practice is:
a) Consent
b) Duty to Act
c) Standard of Care
d) Negligence
10. Treating a competent adult patient against their will, even to save their life, could result
in a charge of:
a) Negligence
b) Abandonment
c) Battery
d) Breach of confidentiality
11. What type of consent is implied for an unconscious adult in a life-threatening situation?
a) Informed consent
b) Expressed consent
c) Implied consent
d) Minor consent
Chapter 5: Communications
12. The "S" in the SBAR communication tool stands for:
a) Signs
b) Situation
c) Summary
d) Symptoms
13. When communicating with a patient who is hearing impaired, the paramedic should:
a) Speak very loudly directly into their ear.
b) Face the patient so they can see your lips and use gestures.
c) Assume they can read lips perfectly.
d) Only communicate through a family member.
Chapter 6: Lifting and Moving Patients
14. The most powerful muscle group in the body, which should be used when lifting, is the:
a) Arm muscles
b) Back muscles
