JBL EMT FINAL EXAM
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1. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with
chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition.: B. medical director approval.
2. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recom-
mended by the:
Select one:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. individual state's EMS protocols.
D. National Association of EMTs.: A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion (NHTSA).
3. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and
an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
Select one:
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of
practice without state approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after
proper training and state approval.
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office,
not the EMS medical director.: C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded
by the medical director after proper training and state approval.
4. Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection con-
trol plan because it:
Select one:
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in the
workplace.
B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
workplace.
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks
pose a risk of exposure.
D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur.: C.
defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a
risk of exposure.
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5. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is important to:
Select one:
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel.: C. wash your hands with soap
and water at the hospital.
6. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
Select one:
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest pain.
B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches.: B. perspiration,
increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
7. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the
scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving
the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her
coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash in-
volving critical injuries and the death of several children.: B. An EMT becomes
distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in
which a child was previously killed.
8. Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is
correct?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two
years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis
A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.: D.
OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
9. Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the
family of a dying patient?
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Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad.": C. "Things will get better in time."
10. You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient
asks you if her husband is all right, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve.: B. let clergy or
hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
11. You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach
the doorway of the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has
a gun!". Your most appropriate action should be to:
Select one:
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman.: C. seek a safe
place and request law enforcement assistance.
12. All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI),
except:
Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history.: A. location of the call.
13. In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty.: A. A call is received 15
minutes prior to shift change.
14. Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with deci-
sion-making capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
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Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation.: C. thoroughly document the entire
event.
15. After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the
handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure read-
ing, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake,
you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood
pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate
addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood
pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.: D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write
the correct data next to it.
16. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and
nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your
question immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.: C.
allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
17. The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.: D. gives an
oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
18. You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a
high fever. When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red
marks on his back. The child's parents explain that these marks represent
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1. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with
chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition.: B. medical director approval.
2. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recom-
mended by the:
Select one:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. individual state's EMS protocols.
D. National Association of EMTs.: A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion (NHTSA).
3. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and
an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
Select one:
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of
practice without state approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after
proper training and state approval.
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office,
not the EMS medical director.: C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded
by the medical director after proper training and state approval.
4. Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection con-
trol plan because it:
Select one:
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in the
workplace.
B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
workplace.
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks
pose a risk of exposure.
D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur.: C.
defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a
risk of exposure.
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5. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is important to:
Select one:
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel.: C. wash your hands with soap
and water at the hospital.
6. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
Select one:
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest pain.
B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches.: B. perspiration,
increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
7. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the
scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving
the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her
coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash in-
volving critical injuries and the death of several children.: B. An EMT becomes
distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in
which a child was previously killed.
8. Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is
correct?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two
years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis
A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.: D.
OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
9. Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the
family of a dying patient?
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Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad.": C. "Things will get better in time."
10. You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient
asks you if her husband is all right, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve.: B. let clergy or
hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
11. You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach
the doorway of the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has
a gun!". Your most appropriate action should be to:
Select one:
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman.: C. seek a safe
place and request law enforcement assistance.
12. All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI),
except:
Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history.: A. location of the call.
13. In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty.: A. A call is received 15
minutes prior to shift change.
14. Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with deci-
sion-making capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
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Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation.: C. thoroughly document the entire
event.
15. After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the
handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure read-
ing, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake,
you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood
pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate
addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood
pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.: D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write
the correct data next to it.
16. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and
nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your
question immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you.
B. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
C. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
D. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.: C.
allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
17. The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
B. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
C. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.: D. gives an
oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
18. You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a
high fever. When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red
marks on his back. The child's parents explain that these marks represent
