JBL EMT FINAL EXAM | STUDYING
MATERIAL WITH ALL QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition. - CORRECT-ANSWER-B. medical director
approval.
All of the following are considered to be protected health information
(PHI), except:
,Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history. - CORRECT-ANSWER-A. location of the call.
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly
exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-
making capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
,B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation. - CORRECT-ANSWER-C.
thoroughly document the entire event.
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete
the handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood
pressure reading, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To
correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's
actual blood pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a
separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's
actual blood pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write
the correct data next to it. - CORRECT-ANSWER-D. draw a single
horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data
next to it.
, During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache
and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not
answer your question immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.
- CORRECT-ANSWER-C. allow him time to think about the question and
respond to it.
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. -
CORRECT-ANSWER-D. gives an oral report to the emergency room
physician or nurse.
MATERIAL WITH ALL QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition. - CORRECT-ANSWER-B. medical director
approval.
All of the following are considered to be protected health information
(PHI), except:
,Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history. - CORRECT-ANSWER-A. location of the call.
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly
exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-
making capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
,B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation. - CORRECT-ANSWER-C.
thoroughly document the entire event.
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete
the handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood
pressure reading, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To
correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's
actual blood pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a
separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's
actual blood pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write
the correct data next to it. - CORRECT-ANSWER-D. draw a single
horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data
next to it.
, During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache
and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not
answer your question immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.
- CORRECT-ANSWER-C. allow him time to think about the question and
respond to it.
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. -
CORRECT-ANSWER-D. gives an oral report to the emergency room
physician or nurse.
