EMS 131 Exam 1 complete Questions
and correct Answers
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the
development of emergency medical service standards? - correct answer- ✅U.S. Department of
Transportation
Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs? - correct answer- ✅National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the EMS system
and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems? - correct answer- ✅Emergency
Medical Responder
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Maintain
personal health and safety
Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on behalf of the patient and
supports his cause? - correct answer- ✅Advocate
Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs? - correct answer- ✅Control of
personal habits
Why is it important for EMTs to participate in quality improvement programs? - correct answer-
✅To identify problems and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the
physician in the emergency department is an example of which of the following? - correct
answer- ✅Standing orders
You respond to a 35-year-old male patient who fell 50 feet from a bluff. Your authority to provide
emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. You are
acting as a(n) ________ of the Medical Director. - correct answer- ✅designated agent
What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard Precautions or body
substance isolation precautions? - correct answer- ✅Personal protective equipment
An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for which of these patients? -
correct answer- ✅A patient who is actively coughing
You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the trauma is visible around
the patient's mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough.
The patient says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year." Describe the
best approach regarding respiratory isolation. - correct answer- ✅Mask yourself and the patient
Which of the following pathogens can live in dried blood for days and should be a major concern
for EMS providers even while cleaning contaminated equipment? - correct answer- ✅Heb B
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis (TB)? - correct answer-
✅A tuberculin skin test can detect TB exposure.
, When covering a patient's mouth and nose with a mask of any kind, which of the following is the
primary risk? - correct answer- ✅Obstructing the ability to visualize and protect the airway
When the potential exists for exposure to exhaled air of a person with suspected or confirmed
TB, a(n) ________ mask should be worn by the EMT. - correct answer- ✅N-95
Which of the following parts of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response experienced in response to a stressor? - correct answer- ✅Sympathetic nervous
system
The administration of oxygen and the application of spinal immobilization is part of which of the
following for the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Scope of practice
Your patient is a 40-year-old known diabetic who was found unconscious at work by a coworker.
What type of consent allows you to treat this patient? - correct answer- ✅implied consent
You arrive on the scene of a 55-year-old male patient. The patient's wife called 911 because he
is having chest pains. The patient is very angry with his wife for calling 911 because he states
he only has heartburn and adamantly refuses any treatment or transport. After signing the
patient refusal form, the patient collapses and goes into sudden cardiac arrest. The wife is
crying uncontrollably and begging you to do something. What should you do? - correct answer-
✅Provide emergency care under implied consent.
Which of the following situations BEST illustrates the act of abandonment by the EMT? - correct
answer- ✅An EMT transports a patient to the emergency department, leaves the patient in the
waiting room, but does not advise the ED staff.
An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when she sees a major vehicle accident. There are no
Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There are only Good Samaritans. The EMT
is late for a doctor's appointment so she decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of
the vehicle dies before help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license
plates and writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT did
not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of the following
statements is true? - correct answer- ✅The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a
duty to act.
In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided
to a patient? - correct answer- ✅The triage nurse at the emergency department asks about the
care you provided to the patient.
Which of the following is the EMT's primary responsibility at a secured crime scene? - correct
answer- ✅Providing patient care
Which of the following incidents is the EMT legally required to report to law enforcement? -
correct answer- ✅Your patient has facial and head injuries and states that her husband beat
her with a telephone receiver.
Which of the following refers to the set of regulations that defines the legal actions expected and
limitations placed on the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Scope of practice
and correct Answers
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the
development of emergency medical service standards? - correct answer- ✅U.S. Department of
Transportation
Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs? - correct answer- ✅National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the EMS system
and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems? - correct answer- ✅Emergency
Medical Responder
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Maintain
personal health and safety
Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on behalf of the patient and
supports his cause? - correct answer- ✅Advocate
Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs? - correct answer- ✅Control of
personal habits
Why is it important for EMTs to participate in quality improvement programs? - correct answer-
✅To identify problems and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the
physician in the emergency department is an example of which of the following? - correct
answer- ✅Standing orders
You respond to a 35-year-old male patient who fell 50 feet from a bluff. Your authority to provide
emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice medicine. You are
acting as a(n) ________ of the Medical Director. - correct answer- ✅designated agent
What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard Precautions or body
substance isolation precautions? - correct answer- ✅Personal protective equipment
An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for which of these patients? -
correct answer- ✅A patient who is actively coughing
You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the trauma is visible around
the patient's mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough.
The patient says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year." Describe the
best approach regarding respiratory isolation. - correct answer- ✅Mask yourself and the patient
Which of the following pathogens can live in dried blood for days and should be a major concern
for EMS providers even while cleaning contaminated equipment? - correct answer- ✅Heb B
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis (TB)? - correct answer-
✅A tuberculin skin test can detect TB exposure.
, When covering a patient's mouth and nose with a mask of any kind, which of the following is the
primary risk? - correct answer- ✅Obstructing the ability to visualize and protect the airway
When the potential exists for exposure to exhaled air of a person with suspected or confirmed
TB, a(n) ________ mask should be worn by the EMT. - correct answer- ✅N-95
Which of the following parts of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight"
response experienced in response to a stressor? - correct answer- ✅Sympathetic nervous
system
The administration of oxygen and the application of spinal immobilization is part of which of the
following for the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Scope of practice
Your patient is a 40-year-old known diabetic who was found unconscious at work by a coworker.
What type of consent allows you to treat this patient? - correct answer- ✅implied consent
You arrive on the scene of a 55-year-old male patient. The patient's wife called 911 because he
is having chest pains. The patient is very angry with his wife for calling 911 because he states
he only has heartburn and adamantly refuses any treatment or transport. After signing the
patient refusal form, the patient collapses and goes into sudden cardiac arrest. The wife is
crying uncontrollably and begging you to do something. What should you do? - correct answer-
✅Provide emergency care under implied consent.
Which of the following situations BEST illustrates the act of abandonment by the EMT? - correct
answer- ✅An EMT transports a patient to the emergency department, leaves the patient in the
waiting room, but does not advise the ED staff.
An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when she sees a major vehicle accident. There are no
Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There are only Good Samaritans. The EMT
is late for a doctor's appointment so she decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of
the vehicle dies before help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license
plates and writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT did
not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of the following
statements is true? - correct answer- ✅The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a
duty to act.
In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided
to a patient? - correct answer- ✅The triage nurse at the emergency department asks about the
care you provided to the patient.
Which of the following is the EMT's primary responsibility at a secured crime scene? - correct
answer- ✅Providing patient care
Which of the following incidents is the EMT legally required to report to law enforcement? -
correct answer- ✅Your patient has facial and head injuries and states that her husband beat
her with a telephone receiver.
Which of the following refers to the set of regulations that defines the legal actions expected and
limitations placed on the EMT? - correct answer- ✅Scope of practice
