EMS Operations Practice Exam Questions With
Solved Solutions.
Equipment gthat gshould gbe gbrought gto gevery gpatient's gside gincludes gpersonal gprotective gequipment
g(PPE) gand:
a. gOxygen, gAED, gand glong gspine gboard
b. gSuction, gairway gadjuncts, gand gthe gambulance gstretcher
c. gOxygen, gsuction, gairway gadjuncts, gbandages, gand gthe gAED
d. gSuction, goxygen, gand gan gOB gkit g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gOxygen, gsuction, gairway gadjuncts,
gbandages, gand gthe gAED
You gare gtransporting ga gcritical gtrauma gpatient gto gthe ghospital. gAs gyou gapproach ga grailroad gcrossing,
gthe ggates gare gdown gand gthe glights gare gflashing. gYou gsee ga glong gtrain gapproaching. gYou gdetermine
gthat gthe gtrain gis gtraveling gvery gslowly. gYou gshould:
a. gTurn gon gyour glights gand gsiren gwhile gwaiting gfor gthe gtrain gto gpass
b. gMaintain gcontrol gof gthe gambulance gand gcross gthe gtracks gquickly
c. gWait gfor gthe gtrain gto gpass gif gthere gis gno gimmediate galternative groute
d. gSignal gthe gtrain gto gstop gand gproceed garound gthe gwarning ggates g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gWait gfor
gthe gtrain gto gpass gif gthere gis gno gimmediate galternative groute
You gare ggoing gto ghelp gin gthe gself-administration gof gan gMDI gin ga gpatient gwith gCOPD gthat ghas ga
gprescribed ginhaler. gIf gthe gEMT gprovides gthis gcare gwithout gfirst gcontacting gmedical gdirection, gwhat
gkind gof gprotocols gis ghe gemploying?
a. gOn-line gmedical gdirection
b. gOff-line gmedical gdirection
c. gPatient-directed gmedical gcare
d. gEvidence-based gmedical gdirection g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.b. gOff-line gmedical gdirection
, You gare gresponding gto ga gmedical gemergency. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions gis gconsidered gunsafe
gwhile gdriving gthe gambulance?
a. gEntering ga gcurve gat gthe goutside gor ghigh gpart
b. gAccelerating ggradually gas gyou gleave ga gcurve
c. gDriving gonly gas gfast gas gyou gfeel gcomfortable
d. gBreaking gto gthe gproper gspeed gafter gentering ga gcurve g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.d. gBreaking gto gthe
gproper gspeed gafter gentering ga gcurve
When gtwo gemergency gvehicles gare gresponding gto gthe gsame gscene gfrom gthe gsame gdirection, gthey
gshould:
a. gStay gclose gtogether gso gthe glead gvehicle gcan gclear gthe gway gfor gthe gfollowing gvehicle
b. gAttempt gto gtake gdifferent groutes gto gthe gscene
c. gAllow gthe glead gvehicle gto gtravel gat gleast g500 gfeet gor gmore gin gfront gof gthe gfollowing gvehicle
d. gTravel gside-by-side gto galert gother gmotorists gof gtheir gpresence g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gAllow gthe
glead gvehicle gto gtravel gat gleast g500 gfeet gor gmore gin gfront gof gthe gfollowing gvehicle
You gare gexiting gthe gambulance gfor ga gpatient gwho ghas gcalled gEMS gfor grecurrent gvomiting. gAt ga gbare
gminimum, gwhat gtype gof gprotective gequipment gshould gyou gemploy gprior gto gpatient gcontact?
a. gGown
b. gGloves
c. gHEPA gmask
d. gEye gprotection g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.b. gGloves
The guse gof gan gescort gvehicle gis gconsidered gdangerous; ghowever, git gcan gbe gused gwith gextreme
gcaution gin gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gcircumstances?
a. gWhen gyou gare gunfamiliar gwith gthe gway gto gthe ghospital
b. gIn gemergency gresponse gto gthe ghospital
c. gWhen gtraffic gis gcongested
Solved Solutions.
Equipment gthat gshould gbe gbrought gto gevery gpatient's gside gincludes gpersonal gprotective gequipment
g(PPE) gand:
a. gOxygen, gAED, gand glong gspine gboard
b. gSuction, gairway gadjuncts, gand gthe gambulance gstretcher
c. gOxygen, gsuction, gairway gadjuncts, gbandages, gand gthe gAED
d. gSuction, goxygen, gand gan gOB gkit g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gOxygen, gsuction, gairway gadjuncts,
gbandages, gand gthe gAED
You gare gtransporting ga gcritical gtrauma gpatient gto gthe ghospital. gAs gyou gapproach ga grailroad gcrossing,
gthe ggates gare gdown gand gthe glights gare gflashing. gYou gsee ga glong gtrain gapproaching. gYou gdetermine
gthat gthe gtrain gis gtraveling gvery gslowly. gYou gshould:
a. gTurn gon gyour glights gand gsiren gwhile gwaiting gfor gthe gtrain gto gpass
b. gMaintain gcontrol gof gthe gambulance gand gcross gthe gtracks gquickly
c. gWait gfor gthe gtrain gto gpass gif gthere gis gno gimmediate galternative groute
d. gSignal gthe gtrain gto gstop gand gproceed garound gthe gwarning ggates g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gWait gfor
gthe gtrain gto gpass gif gthere gis gno gimmediate galternative groute
You gare ggoing gto ghelp gin gthe gself-administration gof gan gMDI gin ga gpatient gwith gCOPD gthat ghas ga
gprescribed ginhaler. gIf gthe gEMT gprovides gthis gcare gwithout gfirst gcontacting gmedical gdirection, gwhat
gkind gof gprotocols gis ghe gemploying?
a. gOn-line gmedical gdirection
b. gOff-line gmedical gdirection
c. gPatient-directed gmedical gcare
d. gEvidence-based gmedical gdirection g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.b. gOff-line gmedical gdirection
, You gare gresponding gto ga gmedical gemergency. gWhich gof gthe gfollowing gactions gis gconsidered gunsafe
gwhile gdriving gthe gambulance?
a. gEntering ga gcurve gat gthe goutside gor ghigh gpart
b. gAccelerating ggradually gas gyou gleave ga gcurve
c. gDriving gonly gas gfast gas gyou gfeel gcomfortable
d. gBreaking gto gthe gproper gspeed gafter gentering ga gcurve g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.d. gBreaking gto gthe
gproper gspeed gafter gentering ga gcurve
When gtwo gemergency gvehicles gare gresponding gto gthe gsame gscene gfrom gthe gsame gdirection, gthey
gshould:
a. gStay gclose gtogether gso gthe glead gvehicle gcan gclear gthe gway gfor gthe gfollowing gvehicle
b. gAttempt gto gtake gdifferent groutes gto gthe gscene
c. gAllow gthe glead gvehicle gto gtravel gat gleast g500 gfeet gor gmore gin gfront gof gthe gfollowing gvehicle
d. gTravel gside-by-side gto galert gother gmotorists gof gtheir gpresence g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.c. gAllow gthe
glead gvehicle gto gtravel gat gleast g500 gfeet gor gmore gin gfront gof gthe gfollowing gvehicle
You gare gexiting gthe gambulance gfor ga gpatient gwho ghas gcalled gEMS gfor grecurrent gvomiting. gAt ga gbare
gminimum, gwhat gtype gof gprotective gequipment gshould gyou gemploy gprior gto gpatient gcontact?
a. gGown
b. gGloves
c. gHEPA gmask
d. gEye gprotection g- g g g gcorrect ganswer.b. gGloves
The guse gof gan gescort gvehicle gis gconsidered gdangerous; ghowever, git gcan gbe gused gwith gextreme
gcaution gin gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gcircumstances?
a. gWhen gyou gare gunfamiliar gwith gthe gway gto gthe ghospital
b. gIn gemergency gresponse gto gthe ghospital
c. gWhen gtraffic gis gcongested
