Emergency Medical Services Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Implied consent - Correct answers✔✔Consent that is assumed in an emergency situation when a
patient is unable to give explicit consent.
Arteries - Correct answers✔✔Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart, characterized
by bright red, pulsating blood under high pressure.
APGAR score - Correct answers✔✔A scoring system used to assess the health of newborns,
based on five criteria: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace response, Activity, and Respiration.
Immediate concern in unresponsive patient - Correct answers✔✔The safety of the rescuers is the
primary concern when dealing with an unresponsive patient.
Call for police assistance - Correct answers✔✔The appropriate action when encountering a
patient who is disoriented and unable to answer questions.
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answers✔✔The movement of drugs in the body as they are absorbed,
distributed, metabolized, and excreted.
Femoral artery - Correct answers✔✔The large artery located in the thigh.
Cleaning protocol after exposure to blood - Correct answers✔✔Thoroughly clean yourself, the
ambulance, and don a pair of scrubs after a patient vomits blood on your uniform.
, Particulate respiratory mask application - Correct answers✔✔Proper training and testing is
required for the correct fit of a particulate respiratory mask.
Advance directive - Correct answers✔✔A legal document describing the patient's wishes for
treatment when they cannot speak for themselves.
On-scene safety responsibility - Correct answers✔✔The responsibility for on-scene safety of
EMS providers lies with all crew members.
Stridor - Correct answers✔✔A sound that indicates an upper airway obstruction.
Hypoglycemia - Correct answers✔✔A condition characterized by low blood sugar.
Decompensated shock with respiratory failure - Correct answers✔✔A condition best describing
a patient who is unconscious, unresponsive, and has low blood pressure and shallow breathing.
Unresponsive choking patient protocol - Correct answers✔✔In the case of an unresponsive
patient who is choking and cannot be ventilated, further emergency measures must be taken.
Bright red blood - Correct answers✔✔Blood that is typically associated with arterial bleeding.
Emergency consent - Correct answers✔✔The type of consent applicable when treating an
unconscious patient.
Blood pressure in shock - Correct answers✔✔A vital sign that can indicate the severity of shock,
such as a reading of 80/30.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Implied consent - Correct answers✔✔Consent that is assumed in an emergency situation when a
patient is unable to give explicit consent.
Arteries - Correct answers✔✔Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart, characterized
by bright red, pulsating blood under high pressure.
APGAR score - Correct answers✔✔A scoring system used to assess the health of newborns,
based on five criteria: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace response, Activity, and Respiration.
Immediate concern in unresponsive patient - Correct answers✔✔The safety of the rescuers is the
primary concern when dealing with an unresponsive patient.
Call for police assistance - Correct answers✔✔The appropriate action when encountering a
patient who is disoriented and unable to answer questions.
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answers✔✔The movement of drugs in the body as they are absorbed,
distributed, metabolized, and excreted.
Femoral artery - Correct answers✔✔The large artery located in the thigh.
Cleaning protocol after exposure to blood - Correct answers✔✔Thoroughly clean yourself, the
ambulance, and don a pair of scrubs after a patient vomits blood on your uniform.
, Particulate respiratory mask application - Correct answers✔✔Proper training and testing is
required for the correct fit of a particulate respiratory mask.
Advance directive - Correct answers✔✔A legal document describing the patient's wishes for
treatment when they cannot speak for themselves.
On-scene safety responsibility - Correct answers✔✔The responsibility for on-scene safety of
EMS providers lies with all crew members.
Stridor - Correct answers✔✔A sound that indicates an upper airway obstruction.
Hypoglycemia - Correct answers✔✔A condition characterized by low blood sugar.
Decompensated shock with respiratory failure - Correct answers✔✔A condition best describing
a patient who is unconscious, unresponsive, and has low blood pressure and shallow breathing.
Unresponsive choking patient protocol - Correct answers✔✔In the case of an unresponsive
patient who is choking and cannot be ventilated, further emergency measures must be taken.
Bright red blood - Correct answers✔✔Blood that is typically associated with arterial bleeding.
Emergency consent - Correct answers✔✔The type of consent applicable when treating an
unconscious patient.
Blood pressure in shock - Correct answers✔✔A vital sign that can indicate the severity of shock,
such as a reading of 80/30.
