EMT EXAMINATION TEST INTERIM 1 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION
◉ An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
Answer: Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
◉ If an on- duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care & if this
failure causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused
of: Answer: Negligence
◉ You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient
who wants to refuse your care and transport. This refusal must be
______ and documented. Answer: Informed
◉ The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious
patient because of the legal consideration known as _____ consent
Answer: Implied
◉ A child falls off a trampoline at an elementary school & twists her
ankle. Because the parents aren't present, the child's consent is:
Answer: Meaningless
, ◉ In some states _________ help, protect the off-duty EMT from law
suits when stopping at the scene of a collision to offer assistance.
Answer: Good Samaritan Laws
◉ Responsibilities of an EMT at a hazardous- materials (hazmat)
incident include: Answer: Protecting yourself and others,
recognizing potential problems, notifying the hazardous-materials
response team
◉ The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids
should be considered potentially infectious is: Answer: Standard
Precautions
◉ When planning to lift a patient, what are important
considerations for the EMT: Answer: Weight of the patient, one's
physical characteristics, and communicating with one's partner
◉ When lifting an injured patient the EMT should: Answer: Use the
leg muscles to do the lift
◉ You are treating a 45-year old male who twisted his ankle in the
upstairs bathroom. To carry this patient on the stairs, you should:
Answer: Use a stair chair whenever possible
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION
◉ An EMT can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by:
Answer: Being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and a good listener
◉ If an on- duty EMT fails to provide the standard of care & if this
failure causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused
of: Answer: Negligence
◉ You are treating a conscious and mentally competent adult patient
who wants to refuse your care and transport. This refusal must be
______ and documented. Answer: Informed
◉ The EMT is authorized to treat and transport an unconscious
patient because of the legal consideration known as _____ consent
Answer: Implied
◉ A child falls off a trampoline at an elementary school & twists her
ankle. Because the parents aren't present, the child's consent is:
Answer: Meaningless
, ◉ In some states _________ help, protect the off-duty EMT from law
suits when stopping at the scene of a collision to offer assistance.
Answer: Good Samaritan Laws
◉ Responsibilities of an EMT at a hazardous- materials (hazmat)
incident include: Answer: Protecting yourself and others,
recognizing potential problems, notifying the hazardous-materials
response team
◉ The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids
should be considered potentially infectious is: Answer: Standard
Precautions
◉ When planning to lift a patient, what are important
considerations for the EMT: Answer: Weight of the patient, one's
physical characteristics, and communicating with one's partner
◉ When lifting an injured patient the EMT should: Answer: Use the
leg muscles to do the lift
◉ You are treating a 45-year old male who twisted his ankle in the
upstairs bathroom. To carry this patient on the stairs, you should:
Answer: Use a stair chair whenever possible
