- The first piece of legistration that forced the Department of Transportation to adopt standards for prehospital emergency care was the:
Your answer:
National EMS Systems Act
National EMT Act
National Highway Safety Act
U. S. Trauma Act
- Which of the following is NOT a nationally recognized level of EMS training?
Your answer:
EMT-Intermediate
EMT-Basic
EMT-Critical Care
First Responder
- Specialty centers are important because:
Your answer:
receiving facilities have varying capabilities
not every patient can afford every hospital
not all patients can be transported to the appropriate facility
it is impossible to match patient needs with hospital resources
- Which of the following is a component of a modern 911 or enhanced 911 system?
Your answer:
the caller's phone number identification
automatic caller location
instant routing of the call
all of the above
- Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the National Registry?
Your answer:
establishing national standards
assisting in evaluating training programs
licensing and certifying EMTs in each state
administering testing materials
- Who assumes the ultimate responsibility for medical care provided by the EMT in the field?
Your answer:
state EMS authority
agency CEO
medical director
local EMS director
- Which of the following is an example of direct medical control?
Your answer:
developing protocols and standing orders
designing Continuing Quality Improvement activities
conducting chart reviews
consulting with the physician on radio during an emergency call
- Field interventions that are completed before contacting the medical control physician are known as:
Your answer:
intervener physician protocols
standing orders
designated authority
indirect medical control orders
- Which of the following statements is true regarding stress?
Your answer:
It may be caused by a single event
It may be the cumulative result of several events
It exists to some degree in everyone
all of the above
- A condition resulting from chronic job stress, characterized by irritability, fatigue, and insomnia is called:
Your answer:
burnout
clinical depression
parhogenic depression
social debriefing
- Which of the following is a way to manage stress?
Your answer:
solicit support from coworkers
get adequate rest and sleep
get involved in things outside of EMS
all of the above
- Which of the following is NOT a definition of a critical incident stress debriefing?
Your answer:
It reduces the impact of a critical event
It provides psychotherapy and psychological treatment
It accelerates the normal recovery of rescuers
It allows emergency personnel to discuss their feelings
- A critical incident debriefing session should take place within_____ following the incident.
Your answer:
1 to 2 weeks
3 to 5 days
1 to 3 days
1 to 3 hours
- The grief stage characterized by refusing to accept the possibility that something bad has or is about to happen is:
Your answer:
bargaining
indecisiveness
denial
depression
- When dealing with patients and family members during the anger stage:
Your answer:
allow them to vent their feelings
understand their anger may be directed at you
don't take their remarks personally
all of the above
- During the acceptance stage the dying patient:
Your answer:
is often devoid of feelings
is preparing to face death
is without fear and despair
all of the above
- Microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses that cause disease are known as:
Your answer:
antibodies
antigens
fungi
pathogens
- Examples of bloodborne disease include all the the following EXCEPT:
Your answer:
hepatitis A
hepatitis B
AIDS
syphilis
- Examples of airborne disease include all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer:
measles
hepatitis A
meningitis
tuberculosis
- The EMT-B should be concerned about infetion-control procedures:
Your answer:
before the incident
during the incident
after the incident
all of the above
- Appropriate universal precautions include:
Your answer:
using appropriate eye protection
wearing gloves during all patient contact
isolating all body fluids
all of the the above
- Meningitis is spread primarily by which of the following methods?
Your answer:
a needle stick
eating contaminated food
a sneeze or cough
blood transfusion
- A yearly PPD test is necessary to monitor the presence of which disease?
Your answer:
hepatitis B
meningitis
AIDS
tuberculosis
- The type of hepatitis transmitted from restaurant workers who fail to wash their hands before handling food is:
Your answer:
b
c
d
a
- Which of the following statements is true regarding AIDS?
Your answer:
It is transmitted via most body fluids
EMTs are included in the high-risk group for contracting this disease
It is caused by the HIV virus
All of the above
- Expressed consent means:
Your answer:
the adult patient is mentally competent
the patient understands the treatment and the risks
the patient agrees to the treatment
all of the above
- Which of the following would NOT fall under the concept of implied consent?
Your answer:
a 5-year in anaphylactic shock with no parent present
a mentally retarded person having a severe asthma attack
a diabetic who awakens following oral glucose therapy and refuses transport
an unconscious diabetic in insulin shock
- In order for a patient to refuse care, he or she must:
Your answer:
be mentally competent
be fully informed and understand the risks
sign a release form
all of the above
- In which of the following situations should the EMT NOT begin resuscitation?
Your answer:
A valid DNR from is presented
The patient is a terminal cancer patient
The patient refused care before he went unconscious
The family requests no "heroic efforts"
- Negligence is defined as:
Your answer:
lawsuits involving no physical harm
deviating from the standard of care
failing to prove proximate cause
all of the above
- Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a successful negligence suit?
Your answer:
proximate cause
duty to act
unlawful consent
breach of duty
- In which of the following cases does the EMT ALWAYS have a duty to act?
Your answer:
on duty at the station dispatched to a call
driving by an accident on the way home from work
off duty at home and a call comes in
driving the ambulance outside of your district
- Immediately following placing their patient onto the hospital stretcher, the dispatcher alerts the EMTB crew to hurry as another call is waiting. No nurse is available to formally transfer their patient and give report so they leave the patient in the room and respond to the next emergency. In the meantime, the patient somehow falls out of the stretcher and fractures her hip on the floor: Who is responsible?
Your answer:
the nurse manager
the ED physician
the EMT crew
none of the above
- Laws that protect health-care workers from liability in the event they stop and render roadside care are known as:
Your answer:
Negligence laws
Good Samaritan laws
Bystander laws
Delegation of Authority laws
- In which of the following cases should an EMT NOT release patient information?
Your answer:
The quality improvement committee requests it
The insurance company requires it
The patient signs a written release
An attorney requests information over the phone
- Which of the following does NOT describe normal anatomical position?
Your answer:
standing erect
facing forward
palms downward
arms at the sides
- A patient who is found lying on his back is said to be:
Your answer:
in the Fowler's position
prone
supine
directly recumbent
- Your patient has a bruise on the lateral surface of his right thigh. The bruise is found:
Your answer:
on the inside of his leg
on the back of his leg
on the outside of his leg
none of the above
- The mid-axillary line extends from the:
Your answer:
larynx to the navel
armpit to the ankle
shoulders to the palms
nipples to the pelvis
- The terms that refer to the front of the body are:
Your answer:
anterior/dorsal
posterior/dorsal
posterior/ventral
anterior/ventral
- Which of the following organs is inferior to the heart?
Your answer:
right humerus
left lung
stomach
larynx
- The elbow is comprised of the:
Your answer:
distal humerus and the proximal radius/ulna
distal humerus and the distal radius/ulna
proximal humerus and the proximal radius/ulna
proximal humerus and the distal radius/ulna
- The function of the musculoskeletal system is to:
Your answer:
give the body shape
protect vital internal organs
provide for body movement
all of the above
- The cheekbones are also known as:
Your answer:
occipital bones
zygomatic bones
maxilla
manible
- The spinal column is made up of ______ vertebrea.
Your answer:
28
30
36
33
- Which of the following is NOT a part of the sternum?
Your answer:
xiphoid process
zygoma
manubrium
body
- The superior pelvic bone that can be felt near the waist is the:
Your answer:
ilium
ischium
pubis
acetabulum
- The head of the femur fits into the:
Your answer:
acetabulum
zygomatic arch
femoral notch
patellar joint
- The "shinbone" is know as the:
Your answer:
tibia
femur
calcaneus
fibula
- The lateral malleolus is another name for the:
Your answer:
inner knee
outer ankle
inner ankle
outer knee