EMT Final Exam JBL:Reviewed Questions and Verified Answers 2025/2026 Edition
Terms in this set (105)
According to the USDOT, minimum at least one EMT in the patient compartment. The driver does not need to be an
staffing for BLS ambulance EMT
includes:
heatstroke occurs when the body is exposed to more heat than is
can eliminate and normal mechanisms such as sweating are
which of the following statements overwhelmed. The temp can rise to a point where tissues are
regarding heatstroke is correct? destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous physical
activity or in closed, poorly ventilated, hot and humid space. High
humidity impairs
heat elimination via sweating. Patients will have hot, dry, flushed skin,
become agitated, and LOC will decrease
motor vehicle crashes typically consist of three separate collisions.
Understanding the events that occur during each collision will
help you remain alert for certain types of injury patterns. During
the first collision, the vehicle strikes another object. Damage to the
car is perhaps the most dramatic part of the collision, but it does not
a vehicle hits a tree at 60mph, the
directly affect patient care. It does, however, provide information
unrestrained driver would likely
about the severity of the collision; thus, it has an indirect effect on
experience the MOST severe
patient care. During the second
injuries during the
collision, the passenger collides with the interior of the vehicle. Just
like the obvious damage to the exterior of the car, the injuries that
result are often dramatic and
usually apparent during your primary assessment. During the third collision, the
occupant's internal organs collide with the solid structures of the
body. Although the injuries that occur during the third collision may
not be as obvious as those that
occur in the second collision, they are often the most life threatening
a 22-year-old man had a strong acid as general rule, contact lenses should be left in place. chemical
chemical splashed into both of his eye burns are an exception to this rule. if left in place, the chemical
eyes. He is conscious and alert, is could get behind the contact lens and continue to cause injury.
experiencing therefore, you should remove the contact lenses and
intense pain, and states that he is immediately irrigate the eyes with sterile saline or water. if
wearing contact lenses. Treatment needed, continue to irrigate the eyes throughout transport
,should include:
, it remains true that you should remove an impaled object if it compromises the
airway or impedes your ability to manage the airway. however,
a 22-year-old male has a shard of neither is the case with this patient because he has an adequate
glass impaled in his cheek. you airway. he is conscious and alert and has only minor bleeding in his
look inside his mouth. the safest approach would be the carefully stabilize the
mouth and see minor bleeding. the shard of glass in place, consider wrapping it in gauze to prevent
patient is conscious and alert yourself from getting cut. It would not be unreasonable to give
with adequate the patient the suction catheter to use as needed. Be sure to
breathing. you should instruct the patient to use the suction and not swallow any blood.
keep in mind that if you try to remove the glass, you may injure
yourself or further injure the patient
AEDs are highly sensitive and specific in recognizing shockable rhythms (V-fib,
pulseless V Tach) this means that they are highhly reliable. It would be
extremely rare for the AED to recommend a shock when one is not
indicated or fail to recommend a shock when one is indicated. When
when an error occurs while using an error does occur, it is usually the operator's
AED, it is MOST often the result fault. the most common error is not having the battery charged
of: enough. To avoid this problem, many AEDs are equipped with an
alarm that warns the operator if the
battery is not fully charged. Some older AEDs, however, are not
equipped with this feature. Therefore, it is important to check the
AED daily, exercise the battery as often as the manufacturer
recommends, and always have a spare, fully charged battery on hand
the EMT must ensure that the medication is prescribed to the patient
prior to your arrival, a woman and then obtain authorization from medical control. in this case, the
experiencing an asthma attack physician probably will allow you to help the patient take one more
took two puffs from her puff from her inhaler. generally, up to three puffs
prescribed inhaler without from an inhaler are delivered in the field. it is important for you to ask
relief. After administering the patient how many puffs were taken from the inhaler before you
supplemental oxygen, you got there. the EMT must correct any airway and/or breathing
should: problems as quickly as possible. after doing so, a
secondary assessment can be performed
take immediate action to prevent air from entering the wound. this is
most effectively accomplished by applying an occlusive dressing or
similar material to the wound. A porous (non-occlusive) trauma
upon discovering an open chest
dressing will not prevent air from entering the wound.
wound, you should
Tape three sides of the occlusive dressing and closely monitor the patient. if
Terms in this set (105)
According to the USDOT, minimum at least one EMT in the patient compartment. The driver does not need to be an
staffing for BLS ambulance EMT
includes:
heatstroke occurs when the body is exposed to more heat than is
can eliminate and normal mechanisms such as sweating are
which of the following statements overwhelmed. The temp can rise to a point where tissues are
regarding heatstroke is correct? destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous physical
activity or in closed, poorly ventilated, hot and humid space. High
humidity impairs
heat elimination via sweating. Patients will have hot, dry, flushed skin,
become agitated, and LOC will decrease
motor vehicle crashes typically consist of three separate collisions.
Understanding the events that occur during each collision will
help you remain alert for certain types of injury patterns. During
the first collision, the vehicle strikes another object. Damage to the
car is perhaps the most dramatic part of the collision, but it does not
a vehicle hits a tree at 60mph, the
directly affect patient care. It does, however, provide information
unrestrained driver would likely
about the severity of the collision; thus, it has an indirect effect on
experience the MOST severe
patient care. During the second
injuries during the
collision, the passenger collides with the interior of the vehicle. Just
like the obvious damage to the exterior of the car, the injuries that
result are often dramatic and
usually apparent during your primary assessment. During the third collision, the
occupant's internal organs collide with the solid structures of the
body. Although the injuries that occur during the third collision may
not be as obvious as those that
occur in the second collision, they are often the most life threatening
a 22-year-old man had a strong acid as general rule, contact lenses should be left in place. chemical
chemical splashed into both of his eye burns are an exception to this rule. if left in place, the chemical
eyes. He is conscious and alert, is could get behind the contact lens and continue to cause injury.
experiencing therefore, you should remove the contact lenses and
intense pain, and states that he is immediately irrigate the eyes with sterile saline or water. if
wearing contact lenses. Treatment needed, continue to irrigate the eyes throughout transport
,should include:
, it remains true that you should remove an impaled object if it compromises the
airway or impedes your ability to manage the airway. however,
a 22-year-old male has a shard of neither is the case with this patient because he has an adequate
glass impaled in his cheek. you airway. he is conscious and alert and has only minor bleeding in his
look inside his mouth. the safest approach would be the carefully stabilize the
mouth and see minor bleeding. the shard of glass in place, consider wrapping it in gauze to prevent
patient is conscious and alert yourself from getting cut. It would not be unreasonable to give
with adequate the patient the suction catheter to use as needed. Be sure to
breathing. you should instruct the patient to use the suction and not swallow any blood.
keep in mind that if you try to remove the glass, you may injure
yourself or further injure the patient
AEDs are highly sensitive and specific in recognizing shockable rhythms (V-fib,
pulseless V Tach) this means that they are highhly reliable. It would be
extremely rare for the AED to recommend a shock when one is not
indicated or fail to recommend a shock when one is indicated. When
when an error occurs while using an error does occur, it is usually the operator's
AED, it is MOST often the result fault. the most common error is not having the battery charged
of: enough. To avoid this problem, many AEDs are equipped with an
alarm that warns the operator if the
battery is not fully charged. Some older AEDs, however, are not
equipped with this feature. Therefore, it is important to check the
AED daily, exercise the battery as often as the manufacturer
recommends, and always have a spare, fully charged battery on hand
the EMT must ensure that the medication is prescribed to the patient
prior to your arrival, a woman and then obtain authorization from medical control. in this case, the
experiencing an asthma attack physician probably will allow you to help the patient take one more
took two puffs from her puff from her inhaler. generally, up to three puffs
prescribed inhaler without from an inhaler are delivered in the field. it is important for you to ask
relief. After administering the patient how many puffs were taken from the inhaler before you
supplemental oxygen, you got there. the EMT must correct any airway and/or breathing
should: problems as quickly as possible. after doing so, a
secondary assessment can be performed
take immediate action to prevent air from entering the wound. this is
most effectively accomplished by applying an occlusive dressing or
similar material to the wound. A porous (non-occlusive) trauma
upon discovering an open chest
dressing will not prevent air from entering the wound.
wound, you should
Tape three sides of the occlusive dressing and closely monitor the patient. if
