Emergency Medical Response Exam
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you should be able to:
-Assess electrocardiograms (ECGs or EKGs).
-Insert intravenous (IV) devices.
-Perform advanced airway procedures.
-Provide basic emergency care. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Provide basic emergency care.
Vector-borne transmission of disease occurs when:
-A person inhales droplets propelled from an infected person's cough or sneeze from within a
few feet.
-A person touches an object that contains the blood or other potentially infectious materials of
an infected person, and that blood or OPIM enters the body through the correct entry site.
-Blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) from one person enters another
-An infectious source, such as an animal or insect bite, penetrates the body's skin. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An infectious source, such as an animal or insect bite, penetrates
the body's skin.
Which of the following is an example of an engineering control?
-Disinfecting equipment
-Disposing of contaminated equipment
-Using biohazard containers
-Avoiding splashing of infectious materials - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Using biohazard
containers
While providing care to a patient, some of the patient's blood inadvertently makes contact
with your eyes. Which of the following should you do first?
,-Wash your face with soap and water.
-Apply an antibiotic ointment.
-Flush your eyes with clean water, saline or a sterile irrigant for 20 minutes.
-Rinse your eyes with a disinfectant solution. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flush your eyes
with clean water, saline or a sterile irrigant for 20 minutes.
Which type of emergency medical services (EMS) system provider has the most in-depth
training?
-Emergency medical responder (EMR)
-Paramedic
-Emergency medical technician (EMT)
-Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Good Samaritan laws generally protect people from legal liability when providing care in an
emergency if they do which of the following?
-Offer help in the hope of being reimbursed for services.
-Tell the patient that they have a reasonable level of skill.
-Act in good faith.
-Obtain verbal consent from the patient. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Act in good faith.
You determine that a patient is competent when they demonstrate which of the following?
-A verbal or nonverbal acceptance of the treatment to be provided
-An understanding that information shared will remain private
-The ability to understand questions and the implications of decisions
-The capability to identify an appropriate healthcare proxy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
ability to understand questions and the implications of decisions
, As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide care based on
specific criteria. This is called:
-Standard of care.
-Good faith action.
-Duty to act.
-Scope of practice. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Standard of care.
Any body part that is toward the midline of the body is called:
-Proximal.
-Lateral.
-Inferior.
-Medial. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Medial
Which of the following is the least likely to be considered a vital organ?
-Brain
-Heart
-Kidneys
-Lungs - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Kidneys
Which of the following situations is the least likely to warrant moving a patient?
-A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the grass while painting a house.
-A patient has collapsed and is lying inside the doorway of a burning building.
-A patient is blocking your access to another severely injured patient.
-A patient involved in a motor-vehicle collision is lying next to a vehicle that is smoking. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the grass while painting a
house.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you should be able to:
-Assess electrocardiograms (ECGs or EKGs).
-Insert intravenous (IV) devices.
-Perform advanced airway procedures.
-Provide basic emergency care. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Provide basic emergency care.
Vector-borne transmission of disease occurs when:
-A person inhales droplets propelled from an infected person's cough or sneeze from within a
few feet.
-A person touches an object that contains the blood or other potentially infectious materials of
an infected person, and that blood or OPIM enters the body through the correct entry site.
-Blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) from one person enters another
-An infectious source, such as an animal or insect bite, penetrates the body's skin. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An infectious source, such as an animal or insect bite, penetrates
the body's skin.
Which of the following is an example of an engineering control?
-Disinfecting equipment
-Disposing of contaminated equipment
-Using biohazard containers
-Avoiding splashing of infectious materials - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Using biohazard
containers
While providing care to a patient, some of the patient's blood inadvertently makes contact
with your eyes. Which of the following should you do first?
,-Wash your face with soap and water.
-Apply an antibiotic ointment.
-Flush your eyes with clean water, saline or a sterile irrigant for 20 minutes.
-Rinse your eyes with a disinfectant solution. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flush your eyes
with clean water, saline or a sterile irrigant for 20 minutes.
Which type of emergency medical services (EMS) system provider has the most in-depth
training?
-Emergency medical responder (EMR)
-Paramedic
-Emergency medical technician (EMT)
-Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Good Samaritan laws generally protect people from legal liability when providing care in an
emergency if they do which of the following?
-Offer help in the hope of being reimbursed for services.
-Tell the patient that they have a reasonable level of skill.
-Act in good faith.
-Obtain verbal consent from the patient. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Act in good faith.
You determine that a patient is competent when they demonstrate which of the following?
-A verbal or nonverbal acceptance of the treatment to be provided
-An understanding that information shared will remain private
-The ability to understand questions and the implications of decisions
-The capability to identify an appropriate healthcare proxy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
ability to understand questions and the implications of decisions
, As an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide care based on
specific criteria. This is called:
-Standard of care.
-Good faith action.
-Duty to act.
-Scope of practice. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Standard of care.
Any body part that is toward the midline of the body is called:
-Proximal.
-Lateral.
-Inferior.
-Medial. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Medial
Which of the following is the least likely to be considered a vital organ?
-Brain
-Heart
-Kidneys
-Lungs - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Kidneys
Which of the following situations is the least likely to warrant moving a patient?
-A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the grass while painting a house.
-A patient has collapsed and is lying inside the doorway of a burning building.
-A patient is blocking your access to another severely injured patient.
-A patient involved in a motor-vehicle collision is lying next to a vehicle that is smoking. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the grass while painting a
house.
