AEMT CHAPTER 24 2026/2027 | ADVANCED EMT STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
"Normal" behavior is basically classified as what: - ANS ✔✔Is acceptable by society
A behavioral crisis occurs when: - ANS ✔✔A reaction to an event interferes with daily living activities
An individual who poses a threat to the safety of his or her family, friends, or the AEMT is experiencing
a(n): - ANS ✔✔Psychiatric emergency
As an AEMT, you may legally restrain a patient if he or she: - ANS ✔✔Presents harm to you, your partner,
or bystanders
General safety guidelines to follow when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency include all of
the following, except: - ANS ✔✔Spending as little time as possible at the scene
To minimize the risk of legal implications when managing an emotionally disturbed patient, you should: -
ANS ✔✔Gain his confidence so that he consents to care
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely cause of mental incapacitation? - ANS
✔✔Chronic hyperthyroidism
Which of the following situations is not an example of a patient with a mental illness? - ANS ✔✔A 55-yr-
old male who experiences a panic attack after being diagnosed with cancer
While assessing a patient with an apparent behavioral crisis, he tells you that he sees a pink elephant in
the corner of the room. This is an example of a(n): - ANS ✔✔Visual hallucination
You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a young male experiencing an "emotional problem."
Law enforcement is at the scene when you arrive. You should: - ANS ✔✔Confer with a police officer
before making patient contact
A minimum of ______ personnel should be used to restrain a 17-yr-old, 120-pound, violent patient. -
ANS ✔✔4
A violent patient should never be restrained in a prone position because: - ANS ✔✔You cannot
effectively monitor the patient's airway
Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n): - ANS ✔✔Organic psychiatric disorder
Behavior is most accurately defined as: - ANS ✔✔How a person responds to his or her environment
The diagnostic features of depression are most easily remembered by which mnemonic? - ANS ✔✔GAS
PIPES
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
"Normal" behavior is basically classified as what: - ANS ✔✔Is acceptable by society
A behavioral crisis occurs when: - ANS ✔✔A reaction to an event interferes with daily living activities
An individual who poses a threat to the safety of his or her family, friends, or the AEMT is experiencing
a(n): - ANS ✔✔Psychiatric emergency
As an AEMT, you may legally restrain a patient if he or she: - ANS ✔✔Presents harm to you, your partner,
or bystanders
General safety guidelines to follow when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency include all of
the following, except: - ANS ✔✔Spending as little time as possible at the scene
To minimize the risk of legal implications when managing an emotionally disturbed patient, you should: -
ANS ✔✔Gain his confidence so that he consents to care
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely cause of mental incapacitation? - ANS
✔✔Chronic hyperthyroidism
Which of the following situations is not an example of a patient with a mental illness? - ANS ✔✔A 55-yr-
old male who experiences a panic attack after being diagnosed with cancer
While assessing a patient with an apparent behavioral crisis, he tells you that he sees a pink elephant in
the corner of the room. This is an example of a(n): - ANS ✔✔Visual hallucination
You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a young male experiencing an "emotional problem."
Law enforcement is at the scene when you arrive. You should: - ANS ✔✔Confer with a police officer
before making patient contact
A minimum of ______ personnel should be used to restrain a 17-yr-old, 120-pound, violent patient. -
ANS ✔✔4
A violent patient should never be restrained in a prone position because: - ANS ✔✔You cannot
effectively monitor the patient's airway
Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n): - ANS ✔✔Organic psychiatric disorder
Behavior is most accurately defined as: - ANS ✔✔How a person responds to his or her environment
The diagnostic features of depression are most easily remembered by which mnemonic? - ANS ✔✔GAS
PIPES
