EMT FINAL EXAM LATEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A ++
A written authorization for an EMS provider to perform a particular skill in a
specific situation is a(n):
standing order.
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
U.S. Department of Transportation
To be compassionate and empathetic, to be accurate with interviews, and to
inspire confidence are all examples of which of the personal traits of a quality
EMT?
Able to listen to others
What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel
responsible for direct patient care?
Emergency Medical Technician
What best describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the
EMS system and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
Emergency Medical Responder
Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
The French
Which of the following is a physical trait necessary for performing the duties of
an EMT?
Ability to speak clearly
,Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
Quality improvement
Who assumes the ultimate responsibility for patient care rendered by the EMT?
Medical Director
You and another new EMT are studying your local protocols. The other EMT
notices that you may give oral glucose without utilizing on-line medical control,
but you must get an on-line order from a physician before assisting a patient in
taking his nitroglycerin for chest pain. The EMT asks you why some drugs require
on-line medical control while others do not. What is the best answer to give him?
the physician wants to be sure it is appropriate for the patient.
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that
the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of
vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and does not understand why
documenting three sets of vital signs is so important. What is the best answer
you could give him?
he recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were trending the
patient's condition.
A(n) ________ is a situation that may lead to an acute stress reaction.
injury of a coworker
An EMT is confronted by an armed gunman who is threatening to kill the EMT and
his partner. An elevation in the EMT's heart rate and blood pressure occurs in
which stage of the body's response to stress?
Alarm reaction stage
Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs responding to a
motor vehicle crash may consider using ________ in addition to standard PPE.
heavy-duty gloves
One's "cognitive ability" refers to his or her ability to do which of the following?
Think and solve problems
The term burnout is also known as a(n) ________ stress reaction.
cumulative
,What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard
Precautions or body substance isolation precautions?
Personal protective equipment
What is not the priority of an EMT at the scene of a hazardous materials incident?
Identification of hazardous materials
When responding to the scene of a patient who was discovered to be
unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse, family members state that the
patient has been suffering from cancer for several years. One of his sons is
cursing at you and your partner, saying that you are not moving fast enough.
Which stage of grief is the patient's son experiencing in response to his father's
death?
Anger
Which of the following behaviors would demonstrate that an EMT understands
reactions to death and dying?
Being tolerant of angry reactions by patients and family members
Which of the following is the form of stress that can cause immediate and long-
term problems with an EMT's health and well-being?
Distress
Which of the following provides the greatest personal safety for an EMT working
at a motor vehicle collision?
Reflective outer clothing
Which three "Rs" are essential for the EMT to practice when reacting to danger?
Respond, radio, reevaluate
You are dispatched to a "man down" with no further information. As your unit
arrives on-scene, you see a crowd of bystanders looking at a man lying in an
alleyway. The bystanders begin screaming to you, "Help him, he's been shot!
He's bleeding real bad!" What would be the best course of action?
Dispatch law enforcement and wait until the scene is secure.
You are dispatched to a female with altered mental status. Once inside the home,
you find a female who appears to have been beaten unconscious. A man, who
smells of alcohol, says that she is his wife and that he does not know what
, happened: "I just found her this way!" The husband is behaving suspiciously,
appears paranoid, and is pacing erratically around the room. What would be the
safest course of action?
Leave the house and call for law enforcement.
You are treating a patient who has a productive cough and who reports weight
loss, loss of appetite, weakness, night sweats, and fever. Which of the following
diseases is most likely the cause of these signs and symptoms?
Tuberculosis
You respond to a laceration call. When you arrive on-scene, you walk into the
house and find a person suffering from a severe wrist laceration from a broken
window. Without thinking, you immediately grab the wrist and apply direct
pressure to the wound. You then realize that, in your hurry to save a life, you
forgot to put on your gloves. You look down to see your hand is covered in blood.
When practical, you immediately wash your hands thoroughly. What is your next
best action?
Report the exposure so you can protect yourself from any accidental infection.
For a patient without a possibility of spinal injury, which of the following carries
should be used to move him from a bed to a stretcher?
Draw-sheet method
Stretchers that are designed to carry obese patients weighing up to 800 pounds
(or more) are called:
bariatric stretchers.
What is the likely impact of power stretchers on EMS?
There will be a decrease in the number of injuries among EMTs.
What type of move should the EMT use to move a patient who is in a car that has
started to burn?
Emergency move
Where should you position the weight of the object being lifted?
As close to the body as possible
Which of the following devices should be used to carry a patient down the stairs
whenever possible?
COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A ++
A written authorization for an EMS provider to perform a particular skill in a
specific situation is a(n):
standing order.
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
U.S. Department of Transportation
To be compassionate and empathetic, to be accurate with interviews, and to
inspire confidence are all examples of which of the personal traits of a quality
EMT?
Able to listen to others
What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel
responsible for direct patient care?
Emergency Medical Technician
What best describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the
EMS system and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
Emergency Medical Responder
Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
The French
Which of the following is a physical trait necessary for performing the duties of
an EMT?
Ability to speak clearly
,Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
Quality improvement
Who assumes the ultimate responsibility for patient care rendered by the EMT?
Medical Director
You and another new EMT are studying your local protocols. The other EMT
notices that you may give oral glucose without utilizing on-line medical control,
but you must get an on-line order from a physician before assisting a patient in
taking his nitroglycerin for chest pain. The EMT asks you why some drugs require
on-line medical control while others do not. What is the best answer to give him?
the physician wants to be sure it is appropriate for the patient.
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that
the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of
vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and does not understand why
documenting three sets of vital signs is so important. What is the best answer
you could give him?
he recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were trending the
patient's condition.
A(n) ________ is a situation that may lead to an acute stress reaction.
injury of a coworker
An EMT is confronted by an armed gunman who is threatening to kill the EMT and
his partner. An elevation in the EMT's heart rate and blood pressure occurs in
which stage of the body's response to stress?
Alarm reaction stage
Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs responding to a
motor vehicle crash may consider using ________ in addition to standard PPE.
heavy-duty gloves
One's "cognitive ability" refers to his or her ability to do which of the following?
Think and solve problems
The term burnout is also known as a(n) ________ stress reaction.
cumulative
,What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard
Precautions or body substance isolation precautions?
Personal protective equipment
What is not the priority of an EMT at the scene of a hazardous materials incident?
Identification of hazardous materials
When responding to the scene of a patient who was discovered to be
unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse, family members state that the
patient has been suffering from cancer for several years. One of his sons is
cursing at you and your partner, saying that you are not moving fast enough.
Which stage of grief is the patient's son experiencing in response to his father's
death?
Anger
Which of the following behaviors would demonstrate that an EMT understands
reactions to death and dying?
Being tolerant of angry reactions by patients and family members
Which of the following is the form of stress that can cause immediate and long-
term problems with an EMT's health and well-being?
Distress
Which of the following provides the greatest personal safety for an EMT working
at a motor vehicle collision?
Reflective outer clothing
Which three "Rs" are essential for the EMT to practice when reacting to danger?
Respond, radio, reevaluate
You are dispatched to a "man down" with no further information. As your unit
arrives on-scene, you see a crowd of bystanders looking at a man lying in an
alleyway. The bystanders begin screaming to you, "Help him, he's been shot!
He's bleeding real bad!" What would be the best course of action?
Dispatch law enforcement and wait until the scene is secure.
You are dispatched to a female with altered mental status. Once inside the home,
you find a female who appears to have been beaten unconscious. A man, who
smells of alcohol, says that she is his wife and that he does not know what
, happened: "I just found her this way!" The husband is behaving suspiciously,
appears paranoid, and is pacing erratically around the room. What would be the
safest course of action?
Leave the house and call for law enforcement.
You are treating a patient who has a productive cough and who reports weight
loss, loss of appetite, weakness, night sweats, and fever. Which of the following
diseases is most likely the cause of these signs and symptoms?
Tuberculosis
You respond to a laceration call. When you arrive on-scene, you walk into the
house and find a person suffering from a severe wrist laceration from a broken
window. Without thinking, you immediately grab the wrist and apply direct
pressure to the wound. You then realize that, in your hurry to save a life, you
forgot to put on your gloves. You look down to see your hand is covered in blood.
When practical, you immediately wash your hands thoroughly. What is your next
best action?
Report the exposure so you can protect yourself from any accidental infection.
For a patient without a possibility of spinal injury, which of the following carries
should be used to move him from a bed to a stretcher?
Draw-sheet method
Stretchers that are designed to carry obese patients weighing up to 800 pounds
(or more) are called:
bariatric stretchers.
What is the likely impact of power stretchers on EMS?
There will be a decrease in the number of injuries among EMTs.
What type of move should the EMT use to move a patient who is in a car that has
started to burn?
Emergency move
Where should you position the weight of the object being lifted?
As close to the body as possible
Which of the following devices should be used to carry a patient down the stairs
whenever possible?
