EME 105 Final Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The US Department of Transportation's responsibility is to:
determine each EMR's scope of practice
develop the national education standards for the EMR
maintain a registry of all certified EMRs in the country.
credential the EMR through a system of testing. - CORRECT ANSWER develop the national
education standards for the EMR
Skills commonly performed by the EMT include all of the following, except:
splinting fractures.
hemorrhage control
intravenous therapy.
treating shock - CORRECT ANSWER intravenous therapy.
An important step in managing your own stress is the ability to:
ignore its signs and symptoms
recognize its signs and symptoms.
eliminate all stressors in your life
project the stress toward others - CORRECT ANSWER recognize its signs and symptoms.
The disease-causing agents that are spread through contact with blood or other secretions are called:
Antigens
pathogens.
viruses.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER pathogens.
Your partner, who holds a second job with a private ambulance service, is very irritable with you and
the patient during a call. When you ask him to take the patient's blood pressure. he fumbles with the
equipment and appears very distracted. You should be most suspicious that your partner:
,has been oversleeping because of stress.
is experiencing sleep deprivation.
is abusing alcohol or illegal drugs
has personal issues with the patient. - CORRECT ANSWER is experiencing sleep deprivation.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was established in 2003 by which president?
Donald Trump
William Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama - CORRECT ANSWER George W. Bush
If a patient refuses emergency medical care but is not thinking rationally and appears to be a threat to
self or others, the EMR's best course of action is to:
obtain a court order.
restrain the patient
involve law enforcement.
contact medical control - CORRECT ANSWER involve law enforcement.
Which of the following statements regarding a patient's consent to treatment is correct?
Patients may refuse treatment at any time, even if treatment has begun
Patients can give consent to treat only to an EMT or paramedic
Once a patient gives you consent, he or she cannot revoke it.
A patent must be transported if he or she consents to treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER Patients
may refuse treatment at any time, even if treatment has begun
If a mentally competent adult refuses medical care, it is important to:
Advice the patient to call ems if he or she changes his or her mind
Tell the patient that their condition will ultimately cause death
Ask a family member to witness the patients refusal of care
Recommend that the patient drive themselves to the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER Advice
the patient to call ems if he or she changes his or her mind
,Which of the following is not considered an advance directive?
Durable power of attorney for health care
EMS system protocols
Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
Living will - CORRECT ANSWER EMS system protocols
An advance directive is most accurately defined as a(n):
notarized document that specifies who may and may not provide emergency care
document in which the patient's family determines what care the patient receives
legal document that indicates the care to be provided in the patients incapacitated
legal document that allows EMS providers to provide all necessary treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER legal document that indicates the care to be provided in the patients incapacitated
A DNR order is a written request giving permission for medical personnel NOT
attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest.
render treatment to patients with a terminal illness
Give oxygen to a patient with severe hypoxemia
begin resuscitation unless the patient is in shock - CORRECT ANSWER attempt resuscitation
in the event of cardiac arrest.
If you are presented with an advance directive that does not appear to be valid, you should:
begin care only after receiving approval from a licensed physician.
look for a bracelet to determine whether the patient has a living will.
contact the patient's attorney for guidance before providing care.
initiate the care that is appropriate for the patient's condition. - CORRECT ANSWER initiate
the care that is appropriate for the patient's condition.
You and your partner are performing CPR on a 77-year-old man when his wife states that he has
terminal cancer and does not want to be resuscitated. She further tells you that he has a living will;
however, she is unable to locate it. You should:
Honor the wife's wishes and create resuscitation efforts
, continue CPR and contact medical control for guidance.
have the wife sign a release form and then cease CPR
assist the wife in looking for living will documents - CORRECT ANSWER continue CPR and
contact medical control for guidance.
The best way to avoid being accused of abandonment is to:
always transfer care of a patient to a qualified bystander
confirm that anyone assuming care of the patient knows CPR.
Never leave a patient alone after you have begun care.
allow only a physician to assume care of the patient. - CORRECT ANSWER Never leave a
patient alone after you have begun care.
The presence of rigor mortis indicates that:
the patient is dead and cannot be resuscitated
death has occurred within the last 15 minutes.
the muscles of the body are permanently stiff.
the body's tissues are beginning to decay. - CORRECT ANSWER the patient is dead and cannot
be resuscitated
Which of the following components is NOT required to prove negligence?
Duty of act
Resulting injuries
Patient refusal of care
Breach of duty. - CORRECT ANSWER Patient refusal of care
Proximate cause is MOST accurately defined as:
a correlation between the patient's injury or injuries and the EMS responders negligence
death of a patient as a result of failure of the EMS provider to render the accepted standard of care.
an injury sustained on the Ems provider as a result of inappropriate scene safety precautions
failure of the EMS provider to respond to an emergency scene in an expedient manner - CORRECT
ANSWER a correlation between the patient's injury or injuries and the EMS responders
negligence
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The US Department of Transportation's responsibility is to:
determine each EMR's scope of practice
develop the national education standards for the EMR
maintain a registry of all certified EMRs in the country.
credential the EMR through a system of testing. - CORRECT ANSWER develop the national
education standards for the EMR
Skills commonly performed by the EMT include all of the following, except:
splinting fractures.
hemorrhage control
intravenous therapy.
treating shock - CORRECT ANSWER intravenous therapy.
An important step in managing your own stress is the ability to:
ignore its signs and symptoms
recognize its signs and symptoms.
eliminate all stressors in your life
project the stress toward others - CORRECT ANSWER recognize its signs and symptoms.
The disease-causing agents that are spread through contact with blood or other secretions are called:
Antigens
pathogens.
viruses.
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER pathogens.
Your partner, who holds a second job with a private ambulance service, is very irritable with you and
the patient during a call. When you ask him to take the patient's blood pressure. he fumbles with the
equipment and appears very distracted. You should be most suspicious that your partner:
,has been oversleeping because of stress.
is experiencing sleep deprivation.
is abusing alcohol or illegal drugs
has personal issues with the patient. - CORRECT ANSWER is experiencing sleep deprivation.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was established in 2003 by which president?
Donald Trump
William Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama - CORRECT ANSWER George W. Bush
If a patient refuses emergency medical care but is not thinking rationally and appears to be a threat to
self or others, the EMR's best course of action is to:
obtain a court order.
restrain the patient
involve law enforcement.
contact medical control - CORRECT ANSWER involve law enforcement.
Which of the following statements regarding a patient's consent to treatment is correct?
Patients may refuse treatment at any time, even if treatment has begun
Patients can give consent to treat only to an EMT or paramedic
Once a patient gives you consent, he or she cannot revoke it.
A patent must be transported if he or she consents to treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER Patients
may refuse treatment at any time, even if treatment has begun
If a mentally competent adult refuses medical care, it is important to:
Advice the patient to call ems if he or she changes his or her mind
Tell the patient that their condition will ultimately cause death
Ask a family member to witness the patients refusal of care
Recommend that the patient drive themselves to the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER Advice
the patient to call ems if he or she changes his or her mind
,Which of the following is not considered an advance directive?
Durable power of attorney for health care
EMS system protocols
Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
Living will - CORRECT ANSWER EMS system protocols
An advance directive is most accurately defined as a(n):
notarized document that specifies who may and may not provide emergency care
document in which the patient's family determines what care the patient receives
legal document that indicates the care to be provided in the patients incapacitated
legal document that allows EMS providers to provide all necessary treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER legal document that indicates the care to be provided in the patients incapacitated
A DNR order is a written request giving permission for medical personnel NOT
attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest.
render treatment to patients with a terminal illness
Give oxygen to a patient with severe hypoxemia
begin resuscitation unless the patient is in shock - CORRECT ANSWER attempt resuscitation
in the event of cardiac arrest.
If you are presented with an advance directive that does not appear to be valid, you should:
begin care only after receiving approval from a licensed physician.
look for a bracelet to determine whether the patient has a living will.
contact the patient's attorney for guidance before providing care.
initiate the care that is appropriate for the patient's condition. - CORRECT ANSWER initiate
the care that is appropriate for the patient's condition.
You and your partner are performing CPR on a 77-year-old man when his wife states that he has
terminal cancer and does not want to be resuscitated. She further tells you that he has a living will;
however, she is unable to locate it. You should:
Honor the wife's wishes and create resuscitation efforts
, continue CPR and contact medical control for guidance.
have the wife sign a release form and then cease CPR
assist the wife in looking for living will documents - CORRECT ANSWER continue CPR and
contact medical control for guidance.
The best way to avoid being accused of abandonment is to:
always transfer care of a patient to a qualified bystander
confirm that anyone assuming care of the patient knows CPR.
Never leave a patient alone after you have begun care.
allow only a physician to assume care of the patient. - CORRECT ANSWER Never leave a
patient alone after you have begun care.
The presence of rigor mortis indicates that:
the patient is dead and cannot be resuscitated
death has occurred within the last 15 minutes.
the muscles of the body are permanently stiff.
the body's tissues are beginning to decay. - CORRECT ANSWER the patient is dead and cannot
be resuscitated
Which of the following components is NOT required to prove negligence?
Duty of act
Resulting injuries
Patient refusal of care
Breach of duty. - CORRECT ANSWER Patient refusal of care
Proximate cause is MOST accurately defined as:
a correlation between the patient's injury or injuries and the EMS responders negligence
death of a patient as a result of failure of the EMS provider to render the accepted standard of care.
an injury sustained on the Ems provider as a result of inappropriate scene safety precautions
failure of the EMS provider to respond to an emergency scene in an expedient manner - CORRECT
ANSWER a correlation between the patient's injury or injuries and the EMS responders
negligence
