EMS Operations Practice Exam,
(Paramedic) Questions With Answers
Equipment that should be brought to every patient's side includes
personal protective equipment (PPE) and:
a. Oxygen, AED, and long spine board
b. Suction, airway adjuncts, and the ambulance stretcher
c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
d. Suction, oxygen, and an OB kit - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c.
Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
You are transporting a critical trauma patient to the hospital. As you
approach a railroad crossing, the gates are down and the lights are
flashing. You see a long train approaching. You determine that the
train is traveling very slowly. You should:
a. Turn on your lights and siren while waiting for the train to pass
b. Maintain control of the ambulance and cross the tracks quickly
c. Wait for the train to pass if there is no immediate alternative route
,d. Signal the train to stop and proceed around the warning gates -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c. Wait for the train to pass if there is no
immediate alternative route
You are going to help in the self-administration of an MDI in a patient
with COPD that has a prescribed inhaler. If the EMT provides this care
without first contacting medical direction, what kind of protocols is
he employing?
a. On-line medical direction
b. Off-line medical direction
c. Patient-directed medical care
d. Evidence-based medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. Off-
line medical direction
You are responding to a medical emergency. Which of the following
actions is considered unsafe while driving the ambulance?
a. Entering a curve at the outside or high part
b. Accelerating gradually as you leave a curve
c. Driving only as fast as you feel comfortable
d. Breaking to the proper speed after entering a curve - CORRECT
ANSWER(S)✔✔d. Breaking to the proper speed after entering a
curve
,When two emergency vehicles are responding to the same scene
from the same direction, they should:
a. Stay close together so the lead vehicle can clear the way for the
following vehicle
b. Attempt to take different routes to the scene
c. Allow the lead vehicle to travel at least 500 feet or more in front of
the following vehicle
d. Travel side-by-side to alert other motorists of their presence -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c. Allow the lead vehicle to travel at least
500 feet or more in front of the following vehicle
You are exiting the ambulance for a patient who has called EMS for
recurrent vomiting. At a bare minimum, what type of protective
equipment should you employ prior to patient contact?
a. Gown
b. Gloves
c. HEPA mask
d. Eye protection - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. Gloves
, The use of an escort vehicle is considered dangerous; however, it can
be used with extreme caution in which of the following
circumstances?
a. When you are unfamiliar with the way to the hospital
b. In emergency response to the hospital
c. When traffic is congested
d. When responding through an urban area with intersections -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔a. When you are unfamiliar with the way to
the hospital
You have responded to a report of a tractor-trailer that has
overturned on the highway. The truck was reported to be hauling
hazardous materials. While waiting for the hazardous materials
response team to arrive on the scene, you should protect bystanders
by:
a. Advising them to shut off electronics
b. Advising them to remain calm
c. Directing them to keep downhill
d. Directing them to keep upwind - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔d.
Directing them to keep upwind
(Paramedic) Questions With Answers
Equipment that should be brought to every patient's side includes
personal protective equipment (PPE) and:
a. Oxygen, AED, and long spine board
b. Suction, airway adjuncts, and the ambulance stretcher
c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
d. Suction, oxygen, and an OB kit - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c.
Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
You are transporting a critical trauma patient to the hospital. As you
approach a railroad crossing, the gates are down and the lights are
flashing. You see a long train approaching. You determine that the
train is traveling very slowly. You should:
a. Turn on your lights and siren while waiting for the train to pass
b. Maintain control of the ambulance and cross the tracks quickly
c. Wait for the train to pass if there is no immediate alternative route
,d. Signal the train to stop and proceed around the warning gates -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c. Wait for the train to pass if there is no
immediate alternative route
You are going to help in the self-administration of an MDI in a patient
with COPD that has a prescribed inhaler. If the EMT provides this care
without first contacting medical direction, what kind of protocols is
he employing?
a. On-line medical direction
b. Off-line medical direction
c. Patient-directed medical care
d. Evidence-based medical direction - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. Off-
line medical direction
You are responding to a medical emergency. Which of the following
actions is considered unsafe while driving the ambulance?
a. Entering a curve at the outside or high part
b. Accelerating gradually as you leave a curve
c. Driving only as fast as you feel comfortable
d. Breaking to the proper speed after entering a curve - CORRECT
ANSWER(S)✔✔d. Breaking to the proper speed after entering a
curve
,When two emergency vehicles are responding to the same scene
from the same direction, they should:
a. Stay close together so the lead vehicle can clear the way for the
following vehicle
b. Attempt to take different routes to the scene
c. Allow the lead vehicle to travel at least 500 feet or more in front of
the following vehicle
d. Travel side-by-side to alert other motorists of their presence -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔c. Allow the lead vehicle to travel at least
500 feet or more in front of the following vehicle
You are exiting the ambulance for a patient who has called EMS for
recurrent vomiting. At a bare minimum, what type of protective
equipment should you employ prior to patient contact?
a. Gown
b. Gloves
c. HEPA mask
d. Eye protection - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. Gloves
, The use of an escort vehicle is considered dangerous; however, it can
be used with extreme caution in which of the following
circumstances?
a. When you are unfamiliar with the way to the hospital
b. In emergency response to the hospital
c. When traffic is congested
d. When responding through an urban area with intersections -
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔a. When you are unfamiliar with the way to
the hospital
You have responded to a report of a tractor-trailer that has
overturned on the highway. The truck was reported to be hauling
hazardous materials. While waiting for the hazardous materials
response team to arrive on the scene, you should protect bystanders
by:
a. Advising them to shut off electronics
b. Advising them to remain calm
c. Directing them to keep downhill
d. Directing them to keep upwind - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔d.
Directing them to keep upwind
