HOSA EMT EXAM LATEST 2023 REAL EXAM 300+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
definitive care - ANSWER: what the patient needs
Defibrillation - ANSWER: The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a
patient who is experiencing a high regular heartbeat, known as ventricular fibrillation
where should a patient be transported? - ANSWER: to the closest appropriate
medical facility
scoop stretcher - ANSWER: hip fracture
Transport - ANSWER: A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals,
but speed getting the patient to a medical facility is not the most important factor
Prompt Transport - ANSWER: when a patient's condition is serious enough that the
patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a very short period of
time
Rapid Transport - ANSWER: when EMS personnel or unable to give the patient in
adequate life-saving care in the field
subjective - ANSWER: what they tell you
Objective - ANSWER: what you see
SOAP - ANSWER: Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
CISD - ANSWER: critical incident stress debriefing
when must CISD occur? - ANSWER: within 24 to 72 hours of the event
standard of care - ANSWER: what you do
scope of practice - ANSWER: what your allowed
what do you do when scene becomes unsafe? - ANSWER: 1. remain calm
2. call
3. wait
effects of alcohol - ANSWER: reduce stress BUT causes depression and dehydration
,Who came up with the five stages of death and dying? - ANSWER: Dr. Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross
what are the five stages of death and dying? - ANSWER: DABDA
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
what are the three components of stress management? - ANSWER: 1. recognizing
stress
2. preventing stress
3. reducing stress
universal precaution - ANSWER: treat everything as infectious
AIDS - ANSWER: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV - ANSWER: human immunodeficiency virus
communicable - ANSWER: Easily spread infections
pathogen - ANSWER: disease causing microorganisms
transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions - ANSWER:
1. HIV
2. AIDS
3. Hepatitis B
4. Hepatitis C
staphylococcus infection - ANSWER: C-diff
MRSA
SARS - ANSWER: severe acute respiratory syndrome
opportunistic infection - ANSWER: cant fight because immune system is shot
malaria - ANSWER: vector bourne
how is TB spread? - ANSWER: spread by droplets from the respiratory system
Ryan white law - ANSWER: emergency worker is exposed to HIV, his supervisor has
24 hours to tell the emergency workers so they can take precautions
donning - ANSWER: gown, mask, google, glove
, doffing - ANSWER: glove, goggles, gown, mask
where should you park your vehicle in emergency? - ANSWER: park your vehicle so
that it protects the area from traffic hazards
vector-bourne - ANSWER: animals
blood bourne - ANSWER: disease causing agents spread through blood
- hep B :direct contact with infected blood, can live outside body
- hep A : raw food
definitive death - ANSWER: 1. rigor mortis
2. dependent lividity
3. decapitation
4. decomposition
rigor mortis - ANSWER: Stiff, hardening of body
dependent lividity - ANSWER: light on top and dark on bottom
if there is a dog on scene what do you do? - ANSWER: ask someone to put the dog in
another room
in a vehicle accident, where should you put the keys? - ANSWER: on the roof
scope of practice - ANSWER: defined by the state and outlines care you can provide
- what you're allowed to do
- defined in protocols and standing orders
- authorized through online and offline direction
standard of care - ANSWER: how well you perform your skills
- can be held accountable for how well you do
standing orders - ANSWER: protocol
duty to act - ANSWER: responsibility to provide patient care
- legal & ethical
- not legal duty to act when off duty but could be ethical
negligence - ANSWER: failure to provide that same care that a person with similar
training would provide
- didn't follow standard of care
4 things needed to prove negligence - ANSWER: 1. duty to act
2. breech of duty
3. damage
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
definitive care - ANSWER: what the patient needs
Defibrillation - ANSWER: The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a
patient who is experiencing a high regular heartbeat, known as ventricular fibrillation
where should a patient be transported? - ANSWER: to the closest appropriate
medical facility
scoop stretcher - ANSWER: hip fracture
Transport - ANSWER: A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals,
but speed getting the patient to a medical facility is not the most important factor
Prompt Transport - ANSWER: when a patient's condition is serious enough that the
patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a very short period of
time
Rapid Transport - ANSWER: when EMS personnel or unable to give the patient in
adequate life-saving care in the field
subjective - ANSWER: what they tell you
Objective - ANSWER: what you see
SOAP - ANSWER: Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
CISD - ANSWER: critical incident stress debriefing
when must CISD occur? - ANSWER: within 24 to 72 hours of the event
standard of care - ANSWER: what you do
scope of practice - ANSWER: what your allowed
what do you do when scene becomes unsafe? - ANSWER: 1. remain calm
2. call
3. wait
effects of alcohol - ANSWER: reduce stress BUT causes depression and dehydration
,Who came up with the five stages of death and dying? - ANSWER: Dr. Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross
what are the five stages of death and dying? - ANSWER: DABDA
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
what are the three components of stress management? - ANSWER: 1. recognizing
stress
2. preventing stress
3. reducing stress
universal precaution - ANSWER: treat everything as infectious
AIDS - ANSWER: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV - ANSWER: human immunodeficiency virus
communicable - ANSWER: Easily spread infections
pathogen - ANSWER: disease causing microorganisms
transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions - ANSWER:
1. HIV
2. AIDS
3. Hepatitis B
4. Hepatitis C
staphylococcus infection - ANSWER: C-diff
MRSA
SARS - ANSWER: severe acute respiratory syndrome
opportunistic infection - ANSWER: cant fight because immune system is shot
malaria - ANSWER: vector bourne
how is TB spread? - ANSWER: spread by droplets from the respiratory system
Ryan white law - ANSWER: emergency worker is exposed to HIV, his supervisor has
24 hours to tell the emergency workers so they can take precautions
donning - ANSWER: gown, mask, google, glove
, doffing - ANSWER: glove, goggles, gown, mask
where should you park your vehicle in emergency? - ANSWER: park your vehicle so
that it protects the area from traffic hazards
vector-bourne - ANSWER: animals
blood bourne - ANSWER: disease causing agents spread through blood
- hep B :direct contact with infected blood, can live outside body
- hep A : raw food
definitive death - ANSWER: 1. rigor mortis
2. dependent lividity
3. decapitation
4. decomposition
rigor mortis - ANSWER: Stiff, hardening of body
dependent lividity - ANSWER: light on top and dark on bottom
if there is a dog on scene what do you do? - ANSWER: ask someone to put the dog in
another room
in a vehicle accident, where should you put the keys? - ANSWER: on the roof
scope of practice - ANSWER: defined by the state and outlines care you can provide
- what you're allowed to do
- defined in protocols and standing orders
- authorized through online and offline direction
standard of care - ANSWER: how well you perform your skills
- can be held accountable for how well you do
standing orders - ANSWER: protocol
duty to act - ANSWER: responsibility to provide patient care
- legal & ethical
- not legal duty to act when off duty but could be ethical
negligence - ANSWER: failure to provide that same care that a person with similar
training would provide
- didn't follow standard of care
4 things needed to prove negligence - ANSWER: 1. duty to act
2. breech of duty
3. damage
