EMT-B Practice Exam 1 Questions And Answers(scored A+)

The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: Perform Primary Assessment Provide initial resuscitation Provide definitive diagnosis Package patients for transportation - ANSWER Provide definitive diagnosis In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? On his/her, with feet elevated On his/her side Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated Face down, with head elevated - ANSWER On his/her side Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble? Splint frame stretcher Full spine board Stokes basket D-ring stretcher - ANSWER Strokes basket The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: A part of the patients hospital chart A matter of public record Inadmissible in a court of law A research document only - ANSWER A part of the patients hospital chart EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the: Good Samaritan Law General Municipal Law Medical License Law Public Health Law - ANSWER Public Health Law If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without: Consent from the immediate family A court of order Consent from the police Orders from Medical Control - ANSWER Orders from medical control You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4-year-old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl's father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above, you should: Separate both patents from the child and sort out consent issue Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police Call the children services division of the state for permission to continue care Immediately cease care of the child according to her father's wishes - ANSWER Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with: The sovereign immunity doctrine State law Professional conduct Institutional Standards - ANSWER State law