EMT FINAL ACTUAL EXAM (3 LATEST VERSIONS) NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTU
EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (V
IFIED ANSWERS)
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1. Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of
prehospital emergency training?: Automatic external defibrillation
2. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and
an EMT's scope of practice is correct?: An EMT's scope of practice may be
expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval
3. Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the
grieving process is correct?: the stages of the grieving process may occur simul-
taneously.
4. 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?: discreetly report your suspicions
to your supervisor
5. 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 becom-
ing frustrated and losing focus. This situation is MOST effectively managed
by:: requesting CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
6. If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action
should be to:: transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
7. 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:: begin resuscitation at
once
8. Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refus-
es EMS care and transport is to:: thoroughly document the entire event
9. Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent?: an
EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
10. Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following,
EXCEPT:: the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
11. Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:: maintain-
ing eye contact with the patient whenever possible
12. 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?: "Do you have any heart problems or take any
medication?"
13. Enlargement of the liver is called:: hepatomegaly
14. The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are:: cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, coccyx
, EMT FINAL ACTUAL EXAM (3 LATEST VERSIONS) NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTU
EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (V
IFIED ANSWERS)
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15. Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct?: A
person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
16. Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's:: pharynx is smaller and
less deeply curved
17. When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remem-
ber that:: age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient
less able to compensate for decreased perfusion
18. Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because:: their rib cage is
less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
19. 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?: 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
20. Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an
emergency move?: lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
21. When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting:: the
weight is exerted straight down the vertebrae
22. 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:: perform a detailed head-to-toe
exam and prepare for immediate transport
23. External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially
by:: applying direct pressure
24. Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would
include all of the following, EXCEPT:: pulse strength
25. What is the alveolar minute volume of a patient with a tidal volume of 500
mL, a dead space volume of 150 mL, and a respiratory rate of 16 breaths/min?-
: 5,600 mL
EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (V
IFIED ANSWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gdii6d
1. Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of
prehospital emergency training?: Automatic external defibrillation
2. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and
an EMT's scope of practice is correct?: An EMT's scope of practice may be
expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval
3. Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the
grieving process is correct?: the stages of the grieving process may occur simul-
taneously.
4. 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?: discreetly report your suspicions
to your supervisor
5. 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 becom-
ing frustrated and losing focus. This situation is MOST effectively managed
by:: requesting CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
6. If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action
should be to:: transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
7. 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:: begin resuscitation at
once
8. Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refus-
es EMS care and transport is to:: thoroughly document the entire event
9. Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent?: an
EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
10. Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following,
EXCEPT:: the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
11. Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by:: maintain-
ing eye contact with the patient whenever possible
12. 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?: "Do you have any heart problems or take any
medication?"
13. Enlargement of the liver is called:: hepatomegaly
14. The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are:: cervical, thoracic,
lumbar, sacral, coccyx
, EMT FINAL ACTUAL EXAM (3 LATEST VERSIONS) NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTU
EXAM COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (V
IFIED ANSWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gdii6d
15. Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct?: A
person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
16. Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's:: pharynx is smaller and
less deeply curved
17. When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remem-
ber that:: age-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient
less able to compensate for decreased perfusion
18. Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because:: their rib cage is
less rigid and the ribs sit horizontally
19. 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?: 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
20. Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an
emergency move?: lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
21. When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting:: the
weight is exerted straight down the vertebrae
22. 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:: perform a detailed head-to-toe
exam and prepare for immediate transport
23. External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially
by:: applying direct pressure
24. Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would
include all of the following, EXCEPT:: pulse strength
25. What is the alveolar minute volume of a patient with a tidal volume of 500
mL, a dead space volume of 150 mL, and a respiratory rate of 16 breaths/min?-
: 5,600 mL
