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A distraught husband awoke to find his 26-year-old wife not breathing and cold to the touch. Since your assessment indicates that the woman has been dead for some time, you contact medical direction for authorization to forego resuscitation. The medical director agrees and the coroner is notified. At this point, your immediate responsibility becomes: 1) _______ A) providing supportive care to the husband. B) establishing the time of death. C) determining the cause of death. D) returning to service. 2) You are doing CPR on a male patient in cardiac arrest. Initially, the automated external defibrillator (AED) was applied and indicated "no shock." Currently you are ventilating the patient with a bag-valve mask and performing compressions. The patient's wife is crying and asks how he is doing. Which one of the following is your best response? 2) _______ A) "I have to be honest. At this stage he is probably dead, but we are going to take him to the hospital so the doctor can examine him." B) "Right now he is not breathing and his heart is not beating, but we are doing everything we can for him." C) "Why don't we wait until we get to the hospital to talk about your husband's condition?" D) "If we can get him to the hospital very quickly, I am sure he will do just fine." 3) The practice of protecting yourself from disease transmission through exposure to blood and other body fluids is referred to as: 3) _______ A) exposure control. B) body fluid precautions. C) personal protective equipment. D) standard precautions. Full file at 4) An EMT is correct when he describes an infectious disease as: 4) _______ A) any of a number of diseases that is caused and spread by a virus. B) a disease for which no immunization or treatment exists. C) any of a number of diseases that are deadly once contracted. D) a disease that can be spread from one person to another. 5) Which one of the following is the single best technique that the EMT can use to prevent the spread of infection? 5) _______ A) Wearing gloves B) Disinfecting equipment C) Getting immunizations D) Washing hands 6) The EMT is correctly performing routine hand washing when she: 6) _______ A) rinses with hot water after using a disinfectant soap. B) uses an alcohol-based disinfectant without water. C) lathers and scrubs with plain soap for 10 to 15 seconds. D) dries hands thoroughly for 30 seconds with a reusable towel. 7) A patient with HIV is complaining of chest pain. In this situation, what personal protective equipment is most appropriate? 7) _______ A) Full file at Gloves, gown, goggles, and mask B) Gloves C) Gloves, gown, and goggles D) Gloves and gown 8) The hospital staff has just returned the long spine board you used to immobilize a patient involved in a minor motor-vehicle collision. There is no blood on the board, but your service policy states that all immobilization equipment is to be disinfected any time that it is used. To properly disinfect this piece of equipment, which one of the following should you use? 8) _______ A) Germicidal solution B) Sterilizing solution C) Superheated steam D) Soap and water 9) Which one of the immunizations that follow should the EMT receive annually? 9) _______ A) Hepatitis-B vaccine B) Influenza vaccine C) Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine D) Purified protein derivative 10) You have been told that you must get your annual purified protein derivative test for tuberculosis (TB). As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that the PPD will: 10) Full file at ______ A