EMT National Registry Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
EMR ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Provide ||care ||before ||ambulance ||arrive
|| ||
EMT ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Basic ||life ||training ||support, ||AED, ||airway ||adjuncts, ||and ||some ||meds
|| ||
AEMT ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Some ||advanced ||life ||support, ||IVs, ||some ||meds.
|| ||
Paramedic ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Extensive ||ALS ||training, ||intubation, ||cardiac ||monitoring, ||and ||meds.
|| ||
DOT ||and ||NHTSA ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Establish ||EMS ||curriculum ||at ||federal ||level
Medical ||director ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Physician ||who ||authorizes ||EMTs ||to ||provide ||medical ||care; ||offline ||(indirect) ||includes
||standing ||orders ||(performing ||certain ||life-saving ||interventions ||before ||contacting ||a ||physician ||for
||further ||instruction) ||and ||online ||(direct) ||med ||direction ||is ||given ||over ||the ||phone/radio
human ||resources ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Deals ||with ||EMS ||well ||being
Continuous ||Quality ||Improvement ||(CQI) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||responsibility ||of ||med ||director, ||goal ||is ||to ||minimize ||errors, ||identifies ||areas ||of
||improvement ||and ||continues ||appropriate ||education
rule-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||administering ||med ||without ||legal ||right ||to ||do ||so ||or ||without ||permission ||from ||med
||director
knowledge-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||not ||knowing ||all ||the ||info ||about ||a ||medicine-administering ||the ||wrong ||med
skills-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||not ||operating ||and ||properly ||using ||equipment.
communicable ||disease ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Spread ||from ||person ||to ||person ||or ||animal ||to ||person
infectious ||disease ||- ||
1
,|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Transmitted ||by ||contact ||(direct ||or ||indirect), ||or ||they ||are ||airborne, ||foodborne, ||or ||vector-
borne ||(animals/insects)
most ||effective ||way ||to ||control ||disease ||transmission ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||hand ||washing
Personal ||Protective ||Equipment ||(PPE) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Gloves ||(wear ||puncture-proof ||leather ||gloves ||over ||latex ||gloves ||when ||handling ||glass).
||And ||gowns, ||eyewear, ||mask, ||and ||a ||HEPA ||respirator ||with ||TB.
Hepatitis ||A ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||liver; ||Virus ||comes ||from ||fecal ||matter ||and ||spread ||by ||personal ||contact, ||is ||not ||life
||threatening. ||Vaccination ||not ||required
Hepatitis ||B ||- ||
|| ||liver; ||Virus ||spread ||by ||sexual ||or ||blood-to-blood ||contact, ||is ||life ||threatening.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Vaccination ||required.
||
general ||adaption ||syndrome ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Body's ||response ||to ||stress. ||Alarm ||response ||->reaction ||and ||resistance ||-> ||recovery ||or
||exhaustion.
acute ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Occur ||during ||stressful ||reactions.
delayed ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||occur ||after ||stressful ||reactions
cumulative ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||prolonged/extensive ||stress
stress ||symptoms ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||-Increased ||resp/heart ||rate
-Tense ||muscles
-Dilated ||vessels-cool ||clammy ||skin
-Dilated ||pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased ||BP
Posttraumatic ||Stress ||Disorder ||(PTSD) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Re-experiencing ||the ||event ||and ||over ||responding ||to ||stimuli ||that ||recall ||the ||event
defusing ||sessions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||during/immediately ||after ||the ||event
Debreifing ||session ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||occur ||within ||24-72 ||hours ||of ||incident; ||workers ||express ||emotion ||and ||relieve ||stress
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,quid ||pro ||quo ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||request ||for ||sexual ||favors
hostile ||work ||enviroment ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||jokes/touching/etc
stages ||of ||grieving ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- ||projection ||of ||bad ||news ||into ||environment
3)Bargaining- ||secure ||prize ||for ||good ||behavior ||(ex: ||be ||nice ||if ||I ||love ||until ||X ||date)
4)Depression- ||Internalized ||anger, ||hopelessness
5)Acceptance
five ||hazards ||most ||commonly ||associated ||with ||a ||structural ||fire ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||smoke, ||oxygen ||deficiency, ||high ||ambient ||temperatures, ||toxic ||gases, ||and ||building
||collapse
expressed ||consent ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||patient ||verbally ||accepts ||care
implied ||concent ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||For ||patients ||who ||are ||unconscious ||(drugs, ||alcohol, ||head ||injury, ||etc.) ||or ||unable ||to ||make
||a ||rational ||informed ||decision, ||and ||for ||kids ||with ||no ||parent ||present.
informed ||consent ||(all ||consent ||must ||be ||this!) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Patient ||must ||be ||told ||of ||all ||risks, ||benefits, ||and ||alternative ||treatments
emancipated ||minors ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Under ||18 ||that ||can ||legally ||give ||consent ||because ||they're ||considered ||adults. ||Married, ||in
||the ||army, ||have ||a ||child, ||or ||independent ||of ||parents.
scope ||of ||practice ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Outlines ||the ||care ||you ||are ||able ||to ||provide ||for ||the ||patient; ||defined ||by ||state ||law.
standard ||of ||care ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Manner ||in ||which ||an ||EMT ||must ||act
determination ||of ||negligence ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||based ||on ||four ||factors: ||duty, ||breach ||of ||duty, ||damages, ||and ||causation
abandonment ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Termination ||of ||care ||without ||the ||patient's ||consent ||and ||without ||the ||transfer ||of ||care ||to ||a
||medical ||professional ||with ||skills ||at ||the ||same ||level ||or ||at ||a ||higher ||level ||than ||your ||own
assault ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Unlawfully ||placing ||a ||person ||in ||fear ||of ||bodily ||harm ||(restraint)
|| ||
battery ||- ||
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, || || || || || || || || || || || || || Unlawfully ||touching ||a ||person ||(providing ||care ||without ||consent)
|| ||
defamation ||- ||
|| ||Presenting ||false ||information ||that ||can ||damage ||a ||person's ||reputation. ||(libel: ||in ||writing;
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
slander: ||verbal)
||
behavioral ||crisis ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Spend ||more ||time ||with ||these ||patients, ||stay ||calm, ||contact ||law ||enforcement
definitive ||signs ||of ||death ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||-Decapitation
-Dependent ||Lividity- ||blood ||settles ||to ||lowest ||part ||of ||body
-Rigor ||Mortis- ||muscle ||stiffness
-Putrefaction- ||decomposition ||of ||body ||tissue
good ||samaritan ||law ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||protects ||you ||if ||you ||act ||within ||scope ||of ||training ||and ||not ||in ||a ||grossly ||negligent ||manner
refusal ||of ||care ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Have ||patient ||sign ||a ||refusal ||form ||and ||also ||have ||family ||member, ||police ||officer, ||or
||bystander ||also ||sign ||as ||witness
Patient ||care ||report ||(PCR) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||1) ||Continuity ||of ||Care
2) ||Legal ||Documentation
3) ||Education
4) ||Administrative ||Info
5) ||Research ||Record
6) ||Evaluation ||& ||CQI
base ||station ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||radio ||containing ||a ||transmitter ||and ||receiver ||located ||in ||a ||fixed ||location.
mobile ||radio ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Vehicle ||device ||that ||operates ||at ||lower ||frequency ||than ||a ||base ||station
portable ||radio ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Handheld ||device, ||1-5-watt ||operation
repeater ||- ||
Base ||station ||radio ||that ||receives ||messages ||& ||signals ||on ||one ||frequency ||then ||retransmits
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
||them ||on ||a ||higher ||2nd ||frequency
telemetry ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Electronic ||signals ||are ||converted ||into ||coded, ||audible ||sounds
|| ||
Federal ||Communications ||Commission ||(FCC) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||regulates ||all ||radio ||operations ||in ||the ||US
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Correct Answers
EMR ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Provide ||care ||before ||ambulance ||arrive
|| ||
EMT ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Basic ||life ||training ||support, ||AED, ||airway ||adjuncts, ||and ||some ||meds
|| ||
AEMT ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Some ||advanced ||life ||support, ||IVs, ||some ||meds.
|| ||
Paramedic ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Extensive ||ALS ||training, ||intubation, ||cardiac ||monitoring, ||and ||meds.
|| ||
DOT ||and ||NHTSA ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Establish ||EMS ||curriculum ||at ||federal ||level
Medical ||director ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Physician ||who ||authorizes ||EMTs ||to ||provide ||medical ||care; ||offline ||(indirect) ||includes
||standing ||orders ||(performing ||certain ||life-saving ||interventions ||before ||contacting ||a ||physician ||for
||further ||instruction) ||and ||online ||(direct) ||med ||direction ||is ||given ||over ||the ||phone/radio
human ||resources ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Deals ||with ||EMS ||well ||being
Continuous ||Quality ||Improvement ||(CQI) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||responsibility ||of ||med ||director, ||goal ||is ||to ||minimize ||errors, ||identifies ||areas ||of
||improvement ||and ||continues ||appropriate ||education
rule-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||administering ||med ||without ||legal ||right ||to ||do ||so ||or ||without ||permission ||from ||med
||director
knowledge-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||not ||knowing ||all ||the ||info ||about ||a ||medicine-administering ||the ||wrong ||med
skills-based ||failure ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||not ||operating ||and ||properly ||using ||equipment.
communicable ||disease ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Spread ||from ||person ||to ||person ||or ||animal ||to ||person
infectious ||disease ||- ||
1
,|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Transmitted ||by ||contact ||(direct ||or ||indirect), ||or ||they ||are ||airborne, ||foodborne, ||or ||vector-
borne ||(animals/insects)
most ||effective ||way ||to ||control ||disease ||transmission ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||hand ||washing
Personal ||Protective ||Equipment ||(PPE) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Gloves ||(wear ||puncture-proof ||leather ||gloves ||over ||latex ||gloves ||when ||handling ||glass).
||And ||gowns, ||eyewear, ||mask, ||and ||a ||HEPA ||respirator ||with ||TB.
Hepatitis ||A ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||liver; ||Virus ||comes ||from ||fecal ||matter ||and ||spread ||by ||personal ||contact, ||is ||not ||life
||threatening. ||Vaccination ||not ||required
Hepatitis ||B ||- ||
|| ||liver; ||Virus ||spread ||by ||sexual ||or ||blood-to-blood ||contact, ||is ||life ||threatening.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Vaccination ||required.
||
general ||adaption ||syndrome ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Body's ||response ||to ||stress. ||Alarm ||response ||->reaction ||and ||resistance ||-> ||recovery ||or
||exhaustion.
acute ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Occur ||during ||stressful ||reactions.
delayed ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||occur ||after ||stressful ||reactions
cumulative ||stress ||reactions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||prolonged/extensive ||stress
stress ||symptoms ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||-Increased ||resp/heart ||rate
-Tense ||muscles
-Dilated ||vessels-cool ||clammy ||skin
-Dilated ||pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased ||BP
Posttraumatic ||Stress ||Disorder ||(PTSD) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Re-experiencing ||the ||event ||and ||over ||responding ||to ||stimuli ||that ||recall ||the ||event
defusing ||sessions ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||during/immediately ||after ||the ||event
Debreifing ||session ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||occur ||within ||24-72 ||hours ||of ||incident; ||workers ||express ||emotion ||and ||relieve ||stress
2
,quid ||pro ||quo ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||request ||for ||sexual ||favors
hostile ||work ||enviroment ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||jokes/touching/etc
stages ||of ||grieving ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- ||projection ||of ||bad ||news ||into ||environment
3)Bargaining- ||secure ||prize ||for ||good ||behavior ||(ex: ||be ||nice ||if ||I ||love ||until ||X ||date)
4)Depression- ||Internalized ||anger, ||hopelessness
5)Acceptance
five ||hazards ||most ||commonly ||associated ||with ||a ||structural ||fire ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||smoke, ||oxygen ||deficiency, ||high ||ambient ||temperatures, ||toxic ||gases, ||and ||building
||collapse
expressed ||consent ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||patient ||verbally ||accepts ||care
implied ||concent ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||For ||patients ||who ||are ||unconscious ||(drugs, ||alcohol, ||head ||injury, ||etc.) ||or ||unable ||to ||make
||a ||rational ||informed ||decision, ||and ||for ||kids ||with ||no ||parent ||present.
informed ||consent ||(all ||consent ||must ||be ||this!) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Patient ||must ||be ||told ||of ||all ||risks, ||benefits, ||and ||alternative ||treatments
emancipated ||minors ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Under ||18 ||that ||can ||legally ||give ||consent ||because ||they're ||considered ||adults. ||Married, ||in
||the ||army, ||have ||a ||child, ||or ||independent ||of ||parents.
scope ||of ||practice ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Outlines ||the ||care ||you ||are ||able ||to ||provide ||for ||the ||patient; ||defined ||by ||state ||law.
standard ||of ||care ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Manner ||in ||which ||an ||EMT ||must ||act
determination ||of ||negligence ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||based ||on ||four ||factors: ||duty, ||breach ||of ||duty, ||damages, ||and ||causation
abandonment ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Termination ||of ||care ||without ||the ||patient's ||consent ||and ||without ||the ||transfer ||of ||care ||to ||a
||medical ||professional ||with ||skills ||at ||the ||same ||level ||or ||at ||a ||higher ||level ||than ||your ||own
assault ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Unlawfully ||placing ||a ||person ||in ||fear ||of ||bodily ||harm ||(restraint)
|| ||
battery ||- ||
3
, || || || || || || || || || || || || || Unlawfully ||touching ||a ||person ||(providing ||care ||without ||consent)
|| ||
defamation ||- ||
|| ||Presenting ||false ||information ||that ||can ||damage ||a ||person's ||reputation. ||(libel: ||in ||writing;
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
slander: ||verbal)
||
behavioral ||crisis ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Spend ||more ||time ||with ||these ||patients, ||stay ||calm, ||contact ||law ||enforcement
definitive ||signs ||of ||death ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||-Decapitation
-Dependent ||Lividity- ||blood ||settles ||to ||lowest ||part ||of ||body
-Rigor ||Mortis- ||muscle ||stiffness
-Putrefaction- ||decomposition ||of ||body ||tissue
good ||samaritan ||law ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||protects ||you ||if ||you ||act ||within ||scope ||of ||training ||and ||not ||in ||a ||grossly ||negligent ||manner
refusal ||of ||care ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Have ||patient ||sign ||a ||refusal ||form ||and ||also ||have ||family ||member, ||police ||officer, ||or
||bystander ||also ||sign ||as ||witness
Patient ||care ||report ||(PCR) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||1) ||Continuity ||of ||Care
2) ||Legal ||Documentation
3) ||Education
4) ||Administrative ||Info
5) ||Research ||Record
6) ||Evaluation ||& ||CQI
base ||station ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||radio ||containing ||a ||transmitter ||and ||receiver ||located ||in ||a ||fixed ||location.
mobile ||radio ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Vehicle ||device ||that ||operates ||at ||lower ||frequency ||than ||a ||base ||station
portable ||radio ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||Handheld ||device, ||1-5-watt ||operation
repeater ||- ||
Base ||station ||radio ||that ||receives ||messages ||& ||signals ||on ||one ||frequency ||then ||retransmits
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
||them ||on ||a ||higher ||2nd ||frequency
telemetry ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || Electronic ||signals ||are ||converted ||into ||coded, ||audible ||sounds
|| ||
Federal ||Communications ||Commission ||(FCC) ||- ||
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||regulates ||all ||radio ||operations ||in ||the ||US
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