KHP 190 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Two types of emergencies are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅injury & sudden illness
Emergencies can be: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅life-threatening and non life-threatening
What does EMS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅emergency medical services
Identify the six parts to the EMS system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. citizen responder
2. EMS dispatcher
3. EMS responder
4. emergency medical technician (EMT)
5. paramedic
6. advanced emergency medical technician (AEMTs)
Role of the citizen responder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅recognize that an emergency exists (first thing
that must be done), decide to act, call 911 (most important thing to do), provide first aid care
What are the four primary ways to recognize that an emergency exists? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
unusual noises
2. unusual sights
3. unusual odors
4. unusual appearance or behavior
What are the barriers to action? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅panic/fear of doing something wrong, being
unsure of the person's condition or what to do, assume someone else will take action, type of
injury/illness, fear of disease, fear of being sued
Define Incident Stress: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅feeling of not being able to cope with the stress of an
incident that you previously cared for - may lead to post-tramuatic stress disorder
,Identify the three emergency action steps & describe each: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. check the scene
for safety and clues (check the person - consciousness/responsiveness)
2. call 911
3. care
What should you do if the scene is unsafe or victim is violent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅call 911
immediately if there is an emergency
List three life-threatening conditions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unconscious, no breathing or difficulty
breathing, severe bleeding
If you are alone, you would call first if: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅any person about 12 years or older who
is unresponsive, a child or an infant who you witnessed suddenly collapse, an unresponsive child or
infant known to have heart problems
List the reasons to check the victim before calling 911 or the local emergency number: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. An unresponsive infant or child younger than 12 years who you did not see collapse
2. A person who is choking (Breathing emergency)
3. A person who is experiencing a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and has an epinephrine auto
injector
4. A person who has severe, life-threatening bleeding
5. Chest pain, with severe discomfort lasting more than a few minutes; that may be
intermittent
6. Severe burn, vomiting blood or passing blood, sudden illness (stroke/seizure) or head neck and spine
injury
What information do you give 911 dispatcher: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exact address of location of
emergency, telephone number and address from where the call is being made, the caller's name, what
happened, how many people are involved, the condition of the victim, care being given
List the six general guidelines of giving care while you wait for more advanced medical help: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. do no further harm
, 2. monitor the person's level of consciousness & breathing
3. help the person rest in the most comfortable position
4. comfort the person & keep them calm
5. keep the person and keep them calm
6. give specific care as needed
An adult is defined as someone? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅above age 12, an adolescent
A child is someone between the ages of? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a child is someone between 1-12
years
An infant is someone younger than? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅someone younger than 1 year
Four conditions that must be present for a disease to be transmitted: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
pathogen is present
2. sufficient quantity of the pathogen present to cause the disease
3. pathogen passes through the correct entry site
4. person is susceptible to the pathogen
Describe the difference between bacteria and viruses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅viruses depend on other
organisms to live and reproduce & can cause many disease, like common cold or hepatitis and HIV
Give examples of personal protective equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gloves, CPR breathing
barriers/mask, eye protection, anything that may protect you from coming into direct contact with a
pathogen
List the things that you must tell the victim to obtain consent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Name (hi, my
name is...)
- Level of training (I am CPR/First Aid Certified)
- Ask if you can help (May I help you?)
Two types of emergencies are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅injury & sudden illness
Emergencies can be: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅life-threatening and non life-threatening
What does EMS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅emergency medical services
Identify the six parts to the EMS system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. citizen responder
2. EMS dispatcher
3. EMS responder
4. emergency medical technician (EMT)
5. paramedic
6. advanced emergency medical technician (AEMTs)
Role of the citizen responder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅recognize that an emergency exists (first thing
that must be done), decide to act, call 911 (most important thing to do), provide first aid care
What are the four primary ways to recognize that an emergency exists? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
unusual noises
2. unusual sights
3. unusual odors
4. unusual appearance or behavior
What are the barriers to action? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅panic/fear of doing something wrong, being
unsure of the person's condition or what to do, assume someone else will take action, type of
injury/illness, fear of disease, fear of being sued
Define Incident Stress: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅feeling of not being able to cope with the stress of an
incident that you previously cared for - may lead to post-tramuatic stress disorder
,Identify the three emergency action steps & describe each: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. check the scene
for safety and clues (check the person - consciousness/responsiveness)
2. call 911
3. care
What should you do if the scene is unsafe or victim is violent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅call 911
immediately if there is an emergency
List three life-threatening conditions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unconscious, no breathing or difficulty
breathing, severe bleeding
If you are alone, you would call first if: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅any person about 12 years or older who
is unresponsive, a child or an infant who you witnessed suddenly collapse, an unresponsive child or
infant known to have heart problems
List the reasons to check the victim before calling 911 or the local emergency number: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. An unresponsive infant or child younger than 12 years who you did not see collapse
2. A person who is choking (Breathing emergency)
3. A person who is experiencing a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and has an epinephrine auto
injector
4. A person who has severe, life-threatening bleeding
5. Chest pain, with severe discomfort lasting more than a few minutes; that may be
intermittent
6. Severe burn, vomiting blood or passing blood, sudden illness (stroke/seizure) or head neck and spine
injury
What information do you give 911 dispatcher: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exact address of location of
emergency, telephone number and address from where the call is being made, the caller's name, what
happened, how many people are involved, the condition of the victim, care being given
List the six general guidelines of giving care while you wait for more advanced medical help: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. do no further harm
, 2. monitor the person's level of consciousness & breathing
3. help the person rest in the most comfortable position
4. comfort the person & keep them calm
5. keep the person and keep them calm
6. give specific care as needed
An adult is defined as someone? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅above age 12, an adolescent
A child is someone between the ages of? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a child is someone between 1-12
years
An infant is someone younger than? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅someone younger than 1 year
Four conditions that must be present for a disease to be transmitted: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
pathogen is present
2. sufficient quantity of the pathogen present to cause the disease
3. pathogen passes through the correct entry site
4. person is susceptible to the pathogen
Describe the difference between bacteria and viruses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅viruses depend on other
organisms to live and reproduce & can cause many disease, like common cold or hepatitis and HIV
Give examples of personal protective equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gloves, CPR breathing
barriers/mask, eye protection, anything that may protect you from coming into direct contact with a
pathogen
List the things that you must tell the victim to obtain consent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Name (hi, my
name is...)
- Level of training (I am CPR/First Aid Certified)
- Ask if you can help (May I help you?)
