Emt Basic Multple Choice Questions With
Correct Answers
1. C Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC)
B. American Heart Association (AHA)
C. National Highway Traflc Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. D An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. Transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital
B. providing patient care without regard for the EMT's own personal safety
C. Telling the patient that everything will be okay
D. Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
3. C If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and this failure
causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault
B. abandonment
C. negligence
D. breach of promise
4. D You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who
wants to refuse your care and transport to the hospital. This
refusal must be
and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. Involuntary
D. informed
5. B The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient
because of the legal consideration known as consent
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,A. applied
B. implied
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, C. triage
D. immunity
6. C A child fell ott the ladder of a sliding board at a park and twisted her
ankle. The parents are not present, but the child agrees to care. The
child's consent is:
A. actual
B. implied
C. meaningless
7. C In some states, help to protect the ott-duty EMT from lawsuits
when the stop at the scene of a collision to otter assistance.
A. Professional associations
B. Blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. Abandonment laws
8. B The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should
be consid- ered potentially infectious is:
A. Infectious disease
B. Standard Precautions
C. immunity
D. universal precautions
9. C When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. Keep the back loose and knees locked
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift
D. try not to talk to his or her partner
10. C All of the following are ways in which an EMT can avoid a potential back
injury EXCEPT:
A. Pushing, rather than pulling, a load
B. Keeping the back locked in while lifting
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, C. Keeping the arms straight when pulling
D. Pushing or pulling from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist
level
11. D An emergency move is required in all of the following situations EXCEPT
when:
A. the scene is hazardous
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached
D. The patient is unconscious
12. B A method of lifting and carrying a patient in which one EMT slips his or
her hands under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists while
another EMT grasps the patient's knees is called the:
A. Direct ground lift
B. Extremity lift
C. Draw-sheet method
D. direct carry method
13. B Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He
is lying supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his
airway. When moving him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital
stretcher, you will probably use the:
A. cradle carry
B. modified draw-sheet method
C. Direct ground lift
D. extremity lift
14. B You are treating a 28-year old diabetic who has an altered level of
consciousness. She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from
the floor to a stair chair, use the:
A. Indirect Carry
B. Extremity Lift
C. Slide Transfer
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Correct Answers
1. C Most EMT training programs are based on standards developed by the:
A. American Red Cross (ARC)
B. American Heart Association (AHA)
C. National Highway Traflc Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. D An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
A. Transporting the patient from the scene to a hospital
B. providing patient care without regard for the EMT's own personal safety
C. Telling the patient that everything will be okay
D. Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
3. C If an on-duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care and this failure
causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of:
A. assault
B. abandonment
C. negligence
D. breach of promise
4. D You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient who
wants to refuse your care and transport to the hospital. This
refusal must be
and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. Involuntary
D. informed
5. B The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious patient
because of the legal consideration known as consent
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,A. applied
B. implied
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, C. triage
D. immunity
6. C A child fell ott the ladder of a sliding board at a park and twisted her
ankle. The parents are not present, but the child agrees to care. The
child's consent is:
A. actual
B. implied
C. meaningless
7. C In some states, help to protect the ott-duty EMT from lawsuits
when the stop at the scene of a collision to otter assistance.
A. Professional associations
B. Blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. Abandonment laws
8. B The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should
be consid- ered potentially infectious is:
A. Infectious disease
B. Standard Precautions
C. immunity
D. universal precautions
9. C When lifting an injured patient, the EMT should:
A. Keep the back loose and knees locked
B. twist or attempt to make moves other than the lift
C. use the leg muscles to do the lift
D. try not to talk to his or her partner
10. C All of the following are ways in which an EMT can avoid a potential back
injury EXCEPT:
A. Pushing, rather than pulling, a load
B. Keeping the back locked in while lifting
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, C. Keeping the arms straight when pulling
D. Pushing or pulling from a kneeling position if the weight is below waist
level
11. D An emergency move is required in all of the following situations EXCEPT
when:
A. the scene is hazardous
B. care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning
C. other patients who have life threats must be reached
D. The patient is unconscious
12. B A method of lifting and carrying a patient in which one EMT slips his or
her hands under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists while
another EMT grasps the patient's knees is called the:
A. Direct ground lift
B. Extremity lift
C. Draw-sheet method
D. direct carry method
13. B Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He
is lying supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his
airway. When moving him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital
stretcher, you will probably use the:
A. cradle carry
B. modified draw-sheet method
C. Direct ground lift
D. extremity lift
14. B You are treating a 28-year old diabetic who has an altered level of
consciousness. She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from
the floor to a stair chair, use the:
A. Indirect Carry
B. Extremity Lift
C. Slide Transfer
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