FCC EMT CHAPTER 1-17 Final Exam
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As an EMT, which requirement must be met so that you can provide routine and
emergency medical care to the sick and injured, as an extension of the medical
director's authority? - ANSWER ✓ A service medical director
An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is
interested in becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as
an EMT that he cannot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be
able to: - ANSWER ✓ Administer some medications
To be a medical director of an ambulance service, which requirement must the
interested individual satisfy? - ANSWER ✓ Licensed physician
A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily
from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since
the 911 operators are also emergency medical dispatchers, what sort of assistance
will they be able to provide? - ANSWER ✓ Instructions on how to control
bleeding
A young man wishes to become an EMT and asks you what he will need to do to
become certified. You would reply that he must first: - ANSWER ✓ Complete a
course that meets the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation
You have been asked to sit on your service's quality improvement (QI) committee.
As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that in this role you will be involved in
projects that are primarily designed to: - ANSWER ✓ Develop ways in which the
delivery of emergency care can be improved
,Once a scene is free of safety hazards, the EMT must recognize and focus on the
needs of the: - ANSWER ✓ Patient
v
An EMT with your service states that she desires to become a paramedic because
she wants to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice
Model, which one of these types of care will she be able to provide as a paramedic
that she cannot provide as an EMT? - ANSWER ✓ IV therapy
Which patient would most benefit from calling an enhanced 911 system from the
home phone? - ANSWER ✓ Patient with sudden onset of confusion
Which attribute of a person would not likely work out well in the EMS
profession? - ANSWER ✓ Inability or no desire to "take charge"
Which of these tasks has not been identified as one that could be provided by a
mobile integrated health care system? - ANSWER ✓ Conduct health screening and
provide minor outpatient surgical services
At a public 911 center meeting, a concerned woman asks whether voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) can be used to access the community emergency
operations center. You would inform her that: - ANSWER ✓ Internet providers
must provide a callback number and physical location of the phone from which the
911 call was placed
You have arrived at the scene of a medical emergency and find a woman lying on
the floor of a grocery store. As you approach her, you know that your first priority
as an EMT is: - ANSWER ✓ Personal safety
Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release
of which document? - ANSWER ✓ The white paper "Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" in 1966
A 40-year-old man has been seriously injured in a car crash. He is unresponsive
and has what you believe to be a collapsed lung. Additionally, his left leg is
severely deformed with heavy bleeding and his vital signs are unstable. A
passenger in the car informs you that the patient has diabetes and significant heart
problems. Given this information, what is the best destination for this patient,
,assuming all of the facilities are the same distance away? - ANSWER ✓ Trauma
center
In the public health continuum, what is the first responsibility that public health
officials must satisfy to improve the health of a community? - ANSWER ✓
Identify problems that affect the health of the population in question
Which be an EMS public health initiative? - ANSWER ✓ Educating the public on
the benefit of wearing seat belts
Which statement best summarizes the underlying benefit of using evidence-based
medicine? - ANSWER ✓ Allows the use of research and evidence in determining
which care is effective
As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS
practitioners include: - ANSWER ✓ Paramedics
You are by the side of a confused patient who has diabetes and a low blood sugar
level. You know that the patient needs orally administered sugar, so following your
service's guidelines, you call the physician on duty at the hospital emergency
department and request permission to administer it. This request is an example of: -
ANSWER ✓ On-line medical direction
Which statement shows that the EMT has a good understanding of her role and
responsibilities related to being an EMT? - ANSWER ✓ "My safety comes first,
and then the patient's safety."
Your service's medical director would like to explore the idea of EMTs using
special transport ventilators when caring for patients who require assistance with
their breathing. When using an evidence-based medicine approach, what should
you do first? - ANSWER ✓ Search the medical literature for research related to
this topic
A female jogger has collapsed on a trail at a public park. A crowd of curious
onlookers have collected and are watching as the EMT examines the patient for
any life-threatening conditions. After determining that there are none and the
patient is stable, the EMT acts as a patient advocate by: - ANSWER ✓ Asking
curious onlookers to leave the scene
, You have arrived on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. A car has gone off the
road and into a utility pole. The pole is broken and wires are hanging just above the
car. You do not see any sparking or arcing of the wires. The driver of the car is
slumped over the steering wheel and not moving. Several bystanders around the
car are yelling for you to help. Which steps represent the correct order of your
response? - ANSWER ✓ Clear the bystanders, allow the fire department to secure
the wires, access the patient, extricate the patient, transport
At the scene of a minor motor vehicle collision, you are attending to a female
patient who complains of head and neck pain. A crowd has gathered to watch the
action. What will the observing public most likely remember about the role EMS
portrayed? - ANSWER ✓ EMTs who were yelling and cursing loudly at the fire
department to hurry up and get the patient out of the car
The functions of a state EMS agency include: - ANSWER ✓ Planning and
coordination of the statewide EMS system
If a patient with chest pain takes a daily aspirin, your medical director wants the
EMT to contact an emergency department physician first before administering
additional aspirin. The act of contacting the emergency department physician by
phone or radio for permission to administer additional aspirin is an example of: -
ANSWER ✓ On-line medical direction
All arteries: - ANSWER ✓ Carry blood away from the heart
Which action is it essential that the EMT take prior to assisting the patient in
taking his nitroglycerin tablet? - ANSWER ✓ Evaluate the patient's systolic blood
pressure and heart rate
Which structure of the neck would the EMT examine on a patient she believes to
be in congestive heart failure? - ANSWER ✓ Neck veins
Which action best illustrates an EMT upholding a high ethical standard? -
ANSWER ✓ Treating alcoholics and drug addicts with respect
EMS providers must report which of these suspected events to law enforcement? -
ANSWER ✓ Physical and mental abuse
Questions with Absolutely Verified
Correct Solutions||Updated 2025/2026
Exam Tested Questions Already
Graded!!!<<BRAND NEW VERSION>>
As an EMT, which requirement must be met so that you can provide routine and
emergency medical care to the sick and injured, as an extension of the medical
director's authority? - ANSWER ✓ A service medical director
An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is
interested in becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as
an EMT that he cannot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be
able to: - ANSWER ✓ Administer some medications
To be a medical director of an ambulance service, which requirement must the
interested individual satisfy? - ANSWER ✓ Licensed physician
A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily
from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since
the 911 operators are also emergency medical dispatchers, what sort of assistance
will they be able to provide? - ANSWER ✓ Instructions on how to control
bleeding
A young man wishes to become an EMT and asks you what he will need to do to
become certified. You would reply that he must first: - ANSWER ✓ Complete a
course that meets the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation
You have been asked to sit on your service's quality improvement (QI) committee.
As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that in this role you will be involved in
projects that are primarily designed to: - ANSWER ✓ Develop ways in which the
delivery of emergency care can be improved
,Once a scene is free of safety hazards, the EMT must recognize and focus on the
needs of the: - ANSWER ✓ Patient
v
An EMT with your service states that she desires to become a paramedic because
she wants to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice
Model, which one of these types of care will she be able to provide as a paramedic
that she cannot provide as an EMT? - ANSWER ✓ IV therapy
Which patient would most benefit from calling an enhanced 911 system from the
home phone? - ANSWER ✓ Patient with sudden onset of confusion
Which attribute of a person would not likely work out well in the EMS
profession? - ANSWER ✓ Inability or no desire to "take charge"
Which of these tasks has not been identified as one that could be provided by a
mobile integrated health care system? - ANSWER ✓ Conduct health screening and
provide minor outpatient surgical services
At a public 911 center meeting, a concerned woman asks whether voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) can be used to access the community emergency
operations center. You would inform her that: - ANSWER ✓ Internet providers
must provide a callback number and physical location of the phone from which the
911 call was placed
You have arrived at the scene of a medical emergency and find a woman lying on
the floor of a grocery store. As you approach her, you know that your first priority
as an EMT is: - ANSWER ✓ Personal safety
Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release
of which document? - ANSWER ✓ The white paper "Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" in 1966
A 40-year-old man has been seriously injured in a car crash. He is unresponsive
and has what you believe to be a collapsed lung. Additionally, his left leg is
severely deformed with heavy bleeding and his vital signs are unstable. A
passenger in the car informs you that the patient has diabetes and significant heart
problems. Given this information, what is the best destination for this patient,
,assuming all of the facilities are the same distance away? - ANSWER ✓ Trauma
center
In the public health continuum, what is the first responsibility that public health
officials must satisfy to improve the health of a community? - ANSWER ✓
Identify problems that affect the health of the population in question
Which be an EMS public health initiative? - ANSWER ✓ Educating the public on
the benefit of wearing seat belts
Which statement best summarizes the underlying benefit of using evidence-based
medicine? - ANSWER ✓ Allows the use of research and evidence in determining
which care is effective
As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS
practitioners include: - ANSWER ✓ Paramedics
You are by the side of a confused patient who has diabetes and a low blood sugar
level. You know that the patient needs orally administered sugar, so following your
service's guidelines, you call the physician on duty at the hospital emergency
department and request permission to administer it. This request is an example of: -
ANSWER ✓ On-line medical direction
Which statement shows that the EMT has a good understanding of her role and
responsibilities related to being an EMT? - ANSWER ✓ "My safety comes first,
and then the patient's safety."
Your service's medical director would like to explore the idea of EMTs using
special transport ventilators when caring for patients who require assistance with
their breathing. When using an evidence-based medicine approach, what should
you do first? - ANSWER ✓ Search the medical literature for research related to
this topic
A female jogger has collapsed on a trail at a public park. A crowd of curious
onlookers have collected and are watching as the EMT examines the patient for
any life-threatening conditions. After determining that there are none and the
patient is stable, the EMT acts as a patient advocate by: - ANSWER ✓ Asking
curious onlookers to leave the scene
, You have arrived on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. A car has gone off the
road and into a utility pole. The pole is broken and wires are hanging just above the
car. You do not see any sparking or arcing of the wires. The driver of the car is
slumped over the steering wheel and not moving. Several bystanders around the
car are yelling for you to help. Which steps represent the correct order of your
response? - ANSWER ✓ Clear the bystanders, allow the fire department to secure
the wires, access the patient, extricate the patient, transport
At the scene of a minor motor vehicle collision, you are attending to a female
patient who complains of head and neck pain. A crowd has gathered to watch the
action. What will the observing public most likely remember about the role EMS
portrayed? - ANSWER ✓ EMTs who were yelling and cursing loudly at the fire
department to hurry up and get the patient out of the car
The functions of a state EMS agency include: - ANSWER ✓ Planning and
coordination of the statewide EMS system
If a patient with chest pain takes a daily aspirin, your medical director wants the
EMT to contact an emergency department physician first before administering
additional aspirin. The act of contacting the emergency department physician by
phone or radio for permission to administer additional aspirin is an example of: -
ANSWER ✓ On-line medical direction
All arteries: - ANSWER ✓ Carry blood away from the heart
Which action is it essential that the EMT take prior to assisting the patient in
taking his nitroglycerin tablet? - ANSWER ✓ Evaluate the patient's systolic blood
pressure and heart rate
Which structure of the neck would the EMT examine on a patient she believes to
be in congestive heart failure? - ANSWER ✓ Neck veins
Which action best illustrates an EMT upholding a high ethical standard? -
ANSWER ✓ Treating alcoholics and drug addicts with respect
EMS providers must report which of these suspected events to law enforcement? -
ANSWER ✓ Physical and mental abuse
