AMSA MOD 1 Practice
Which of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of
practice and education standards?
A. Department of Health and Human Services
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency
D. Department of Transportation - answer National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
A. Continuing medical education
B. Teaching EMS courses
C. Pursuing an advanced degree
D. Completing weekly drug screening - answer Continuing medical education
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to
programs and services that are provided by state or local governments.
A. Ryan White Act
B. Marchman Act
C. Equal Rights Amendment
D. Americans with Disabilities Act - answer Americans with Disabilities Act
What is the primary role of the EMT?
A. Provide appropriate medical care
B. Diagnose the patient's condition
C. Ensure personal safety
D. Provide transport to the closest hospital - answerProvide appropriate medical care
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Cardiac arrest management
B. Administering vaccines
C. Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by
running
D. Teaching safety in schools - answerTeaching pool safety when finding someone who
slipped and fell near a pool by running
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. performing a patient assessment.
B. upholding medical and legal standards.
C. providing legal advice to patients.
D. ensuring and protecting patient privacy. - answerproviding legal advice to patients
,An example of teamwork and diplomacy is:
A. using your persona to project a sense of personal superiority to patients.
B. being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener.
C. acknowledging that others are not in high regard or importance.
D. delegating multiple tasks only occasionally to ensure efficiency and safety. -
answerbeing able to communicate while giving respect to the listener.
Professional attributes include which of the following?
A. Integrity, relying only on one's self, taking charge
B. Blaming others, ignoring team members, lying
C. Honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
D. Placing your needs above the patient's care, listening to your patient, performing
multiple tasks safely - answerHonest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona;
respecting others
What is continuous quality improvement (CQI) and how is it used to help ensure the
safety of patients? - answerContinuous quality improvement is a circular system of
continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. By
looking at all the components of an EMS system, the CQI process seeks to identify
areas that need improvement and enables the problems to be resolved through
remediation and training rather than through punitive measures
Why is EMS research a vital part in the evolution of patient management? -
answerResearch provides data that identify treatments that are beneficial and/or
lifesaving for trauma patients and those that are not. Participation in EMS research
empowers the EMT to help shape the future of trauma care.
Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders?
A. Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS
care.
B. The EMT defibrillates a patient in cardiac arrest, begins CPR, and then contacts
medical control.
C. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic
patient.
D. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give
activated charcoal. - answerThe EMT defibrillates a patient in cardiac arrest, begins
CPR, and then contacts medical control
Quality control in an EMS system is the ultimate responsibility of the:
A. paramedic.
B. lead EMT.
C. medical director.
EMS administrator - answermedical director
Upon arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute, you hear yelling and the sound of
breaking glass from inside the residence. You should:
,A. immediately gain access to the patient.
B. carefully enter the house and then call the police.
C. retreat to a safe place until the police arrive.
D. tell the patient to exit the residence so you can provide care. - answerretreat to a
safe place until the police arrive
Which of the following is NOT a component of continuous quality improvement (CQI)?
A. Periodic review of run reports
B. Discussion of needs for improvement
C. Negative feedback given to those who make mistakes while on a call
D. Remedial training as deemed necessary by the medical director - answerNegative
feedback given to those who make mistakes while on call
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director, EXCEPT:
A. evaluating patient insurance information.
B. serving as a liaison to the medical community.
C. ensuring that the appropriate standards are met by EMTs.
D. ensuring appropriate EMT education and continuing training. - answerevaluating
patient insurance information
Which of the following situations would MOST likely disqualify a person for EMS
certification?
A. A misdemeanor committed at age 17
B. Driving under the influence of alcohol
C. Possessing a valid driver's license from another state
D. A mild hearing impairment that is corrected with hearing aids - answerdriving under
the influence of alcohol
Which of the following should be the EMT's highest priority?
A. Controlling severe bleeding
B. Maintaining a patient's airway
C. Ensuring patient safety
D. Ensuring personal safety - answerEnsuring personal safety
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the field would require, at a minimum,
which level of EMS provider?
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT - answerParamedic
Which of the following is a professional responsibility of the EMT?
A. Telling the family of a dying patient that everything will be OK
B. Maintaining only the skills that he or she feels uncomfortable with
C. Maintaining a professional demeanor in even the most stressful situations
, D. Advising an emergency department nurse that patient reports are given only to a
physician - answerMaintaining a professional demeanor in even the most stressful
situations
Emergency patient care occurs in progressive phases. What occurs first?
A. Activation of EMS
B. Initial prehospital care
C. The patient receives definitive care
D. Incident recognition - answerIncident recognition
A ________________ has the knowledge and mastery of BLS and ALS -
answerparamedic
A disease that can be spread from person-to-person is known as:
A. an infectious disease.
B. a communicable disease.
C. a transmittable disease.
D. a spreadable disease. - answerCommunicable disease
The MOST effective way of preventing the spread of disease is:
A. handwashing.
B. keeping your immunizations up-to-date.
C. placing a HEPA respirator on the patient.
D. wearing goggles, gloves, a gown, and a mask. - answerhandwashing
While caring for a trauma patient, the EMT has blood splashed into her eyes. This is an
example of:
A. infection.
B. exposure.
C. indirect contact.
D. transmission. - answerexposure
Protective measures that prevent health care workers from coming into contact with
germs are referred to as:
A. exposure.
B. standard precautions.
C. transmission.
D. PPE - answerstandard precautions
What is the second stage of response in the stress response known as the general
adaptation syndrome?
A. Recovery
B. Exhaustion
C. Alarm
D. Reaction and resistance - answerReaction & resistance
Which of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of
practice and education standards?
A. Department of Health and Human Services
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency
D. Department of Transportation - answer National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
A. Continuing medical education
B. Teaching EMS courses
C. Pursuing an advanced degree
D. Completing weekly drug screening - answer Continuing medical education
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to
programs and services that are provided by state or local governments.
A. Ryan White Act
B. Marchman Act
C. Equal Rights Amendment
D. Americans with Disabilities Act - answer Americans with Disabilities Act
What is the primary role of the EMT?
A. Provide appropriate medical care
B. Diagnose the patient's condition
C. Ensure personal safety
D. Provide transport to the closest hospital - answerProvide appropriate medical care
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Cardiac arrest management
B. Administering vaccines
C. Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by
running
D. Teaching safety in schools - answerTeaching pool safety when finding someone who
slipped and fell near a pool by running
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. performing a patient assessment.
B. upholding medical and legal standards.
C. providing legal advice to patients.
D. ensuring and protecting patient privacy. - answerproviding legal advice to patients
,An example of teamwork and diplomacy is:
A. using your persona to project a sense of personal superiority to patients.
B. being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener.
C. acknowledging that others are not in high regard or importance.
D. delegating multiple tasks only occasionally to ensure efficiency and safety. -
answerbeing able to communicate while giving respect to the listener.
Professional attributes include which of the following?
A. Integrity, relying only on one's self, taking charge
B. Blaming others, ignoring team members, lying
C. Honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
D. Placing your needs above the patient's care, listening to your patient, performing
multiple tasks safely - answerHonest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona;
respecting others
What is continuous quality improvement (CQI) and how is it used to help ensure the
safety of patients? - answerContinuous quality improvement is a circular system of
continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system. By
looking at all the components of an EMS system, the CQI process seeks to identify
areas that need improvement and enables the problems to be resolved through
remediation and training rather than through punitive measures
Why is EMS research a vital part in the evolution of patient management? -
answerResearch provides data that identify treatments that are beneficial and/or
lifesaving for trauma patients and those that are not. Participation in EMS research
empowers the EMT to help shape the future of trauma care.
Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders?
A. Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS
care.
B. The EMT defibrillates a patient in cardiac arrest, begins CPR, and then contacts
medical control.
C. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic
patient.
D. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give
activated charcoal. - answerThe EMT defibrillates a patient in cardiac arrest, begins
CPR, and then contacts medical control
Quality control in an EMS system is the ultimate responsibility of the:
A. paramedic.
B. lead EMT.
C. medical director.
EMS administrator - answermedical director
Upon arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute, you hear yelling and the sound of
breaking glass from inside the residence. You should:
,A. immediately gain access to the patient.
B. carefully enter the house and then call the police.
C. retreat to a safe place until the police arrive.
D. tell the patient to exit the residence so you can provide care. - answerretreat to a
safe place until the police arrive
Which of the following is NOT a component of continuous quality improvement (CQI)?
A. Periodic review of run reports
B. Discussion of needs for improvement
C. Negative feedback given to those who make mistakes while on a call
D. Remedial training as deemed necessary by the medical director - answerNegative
feedback given to those who make mistakes while on call
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director, EXCEPT:
A. evaluating patient insurance information.
B. serving as a liaison to the medical community.
C. ensuring that the appropriate standards are met by EMTs.
D. ensuring appropriate EMT education and continuing training. - answerevaluating
patient insurance information
Which of the following situations would MOST likely disqualify a person for EMS
certification?
A. A misdemeanor committed at age 17
B. Driving under the influence of alcohol
C. Possessing a valid driver's license from another state
D. A mild hearing impairment that is corrected with hearing aids - answerdriving under
the influence of alcohol
Which of the following should be the EMT's highest priority?
A. Controlling severe bleeding
B. Maintaining a patient's airway
C. Ensuring patient safety
D. Ensuring personal safety - answerEnsuring personal safety
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the field would require, at a minimum,
which level of EMS provider?
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT - answerParamedic
Which of the following is a professional responsibility of the EMT?
A. Telling the family of a dying patient that everything will be OK
B. Maintaining only the skills that he or she feels uncomfortable with
C. Maintaining a professional demeanor in even the most stressful situations
, D. Advising an emergency department nurse that patient reports are given only to a
physician - answerMaintaining a professional demeanor in even the most stressful
situations
Emergency patient care occurs in progressive phases. What occurs first?
A. Activation of EMS
B. Initial prehospital care
C. The patient receives definitive care
D. Incident recognition - answerIncident recognition
A ________________ has the knowledge and mastery of BLS and ALS -
answerparamedic
A disease that can be spread from person-to-person is known as:
A. an infectious disease.
B. a communicable disease.
C. a transmittable disease.
D. a spreadable disease. - answerCommunicable disease
The MOST effective way of preventing the spread of disease is:
A. handwashing.
B. keeping your immunizations up-to-date.
C. placing a HEPA respirator on the patient.
D. wearing goggles, gloves, a gown, and a mask. - answerhandwashing
While caring for a trauma patient, the EMT has blood splashed into her eyes. This is an
example of:
A. infection.
B. exposure.
C. indirect contact.
D. transmission. - answerexposure
Protective measures that prevent health care workers from coming into contact with
germs are referred to as:
A. exposure.
B. standard precautions.
C. transmission.
D. PPE - answerstandard precautions
What is the second stage of response in the stress response known as the general
adaptation syndrome?
A. Recovery
B. Exhaustion
C. Alarm
D. Reaction and resistance - answerReaction & resistance
