EMT MSC FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training? - ANSWER: Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's
scope of practice is correct? - ANSWER: An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded
by the medical director after proper training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving
process is correct? - ANSWER: the stages of the grieving process may occur
simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4
years, seems unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon
arrival back at your station, you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath.
What should you do? - ANSWER: discreetly report your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many
injured people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and
losing focus. This situation is MOST effectively managed by: - ANSWER: requesting
CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should
be to: - ANSWER: transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living
will or DNR order cannot be located you should: - ANSWER: begin resuscitation at
once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS
care and transport is to: - ANSWER: thoroughly document the entire event
Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - ANSWER: an
EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: -
ANSWER: the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - ANSWER:
maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible
, A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies
shortness of breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST
appropriate to ask him? - ANSWER: "Do you have any heart problems or take any
medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - ANSWER: hepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - ANSWER: cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - ANSWER: A
person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - ANSWER: pharynx is smaller and
less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: -
ANSWER: age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient
less able to compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because: - ANSWER: their rib cage is
less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV
struck a tree- one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left
femur. The patient with the deformed femur states that he does not want to be
placed on a hard board, nor does he want a collar around his neck. What is the
MOST appropriate and practical method of securing these patients and placing them
into the ambulance? - ANSWER: Immobilize the patient with neck and back pain on a
long backboard and place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the
deformed femur on a folding stretcher secured to the squad bench
Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an
emergency move? - ANSWER: lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - ANSWER: the
weight is exerted straight down the vertebrae
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you ifnd the
driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory
distress; and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes, her head, you
perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate life-saving
treatment, you should: - ANSWER: perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and prepare
for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - ANSWER:
applying direct pressure
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training? - ANSWER: Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's
scope of practice is correct? - ANSWER: An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded
by the medical director after proper training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving
process is correct? - ANSWER: the stages of the grieving process may occur
simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4
years, seems unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon
arrival back at your station, you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath.
What should you do? - ANSWER: discreetly report your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many
injured people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and
losing focus. This situation is MOST effectively managed by: - ANSWER: requesting
CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should
be to: - ANSWER: transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living
will or DNR order cannot be located you should: - ANSWER: begin resuscitation at
once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS
care and transport is to: - ANSWER: thoroughly document the entire event
Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - ANSWER: an
EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: -
ANSWER: the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - ANSWER:
maintaining eye contact with the patient whenever possible
, A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies
shortness of breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST
appropriate to ask him? - ANSWER: "Do you have any heart problems or take any
medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - ANSWER: hepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - ANSWER: cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - ANSWER: A
person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - ANSWER: pharynx is smaller and
less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: -
ANSWER: age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient
less able to compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because: - ANSWER: their rib cage is
less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV
struck a tree- one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left
femur. The patient with the deformed femur states that he does not want to be
placed on a hard board, nor does he want a collar around his neck. What is the
MOST appropriate and practical method of securing these patients and placing them
into the ambulance? - ANSWER: Immobilize the patient with neck and back pain on a
long backboard and place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the
deformed femur on a folding stretcher secured to the squad bench
Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an
emergency move? - ANSWER: lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - ANSWER: the
weight is exerted straight down the vertebrae
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you ifnd the
driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory
distress; and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes, her head, you
perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate life-saving
treatment, you should: - ANSWER: perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and prepare
for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - ANSWER:
applying direct pressure
