EMS 108 Exam 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding
or unpleasant is to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Continue to be nonjudgmental,
compassionate and respectful
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support
(ALS) is called a(n)? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
functions of the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Continuing education in EMS serves to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Maintain, update and
expand your knowledge and skills
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Contact the state EMS office and provide them with the required
documentation
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Individual EMT
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- Do continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of the
EMS System
- Discuss any areas of care that need change or improvement
The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-
Proof of immunizations
- High school diploma
, - Completion of background check and drug screening
- Valid drivers license
- CPR card
- State approved EMS Course
- State recognized written certification exam
- State recognized practical certification exam
- Demonstrate the mental and physical ability necessary to safely and properly perform all the
tasks and functions described in the defined role of an EMT
- Compliance with other state, local and employer provisions
The person who is responsible for authorizing EMT's to perform emergency medical care in
the field is the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Medical director
- "The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical
care in the field"
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- Standards for each state are different
- Standards are regulated by the state office of EMS
What type of scenarios involve the use of ALS? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Where an IV
is needed or anything that outweighs the resources of 1 ambulance/crew
Which of the following skills would a layperson MOST likely be trained to perform before
arrival of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bleeding control using a tourniquet
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Off-line
- "Written documents, signed by the EMS system's medical director, that outline specific
directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care (protocols)"
The most effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning in cold, wet
weather is to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Thin inner layer
2. Thermal middle layer
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding
or unpleasant is to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Continue to be nonjudgmental,
compassionate and respectful
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support
(ALS) is called a(n)? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
functions of the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paramedic
Continuing education in EMS serves to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Maintain, update and
expand your knowledge and skills
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Contact the state EMS office and provide them with the required
documentation
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Individual EMT
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- Do continuous internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of the
EMS System
- Discuss any areas of care that need change or improvement
The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-
Proof of immunizations
- High school diploma
, - Completion of background check and drug screening
- Valid drivers license
- CPR card
- State approved EMS Course
- State recognized written certification exam
- State recognized practical certification exam
- Demonstrate the mental and physical ability necessary to safely and properly perform all the
tasks and functions described in the defined role of an EMT
- Compliance with other state, local and employer provisions
The person who is responsible for authorizing EMT's to perform emergency medical care in
the field is the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Medical director
- "The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical
care in the field"
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- Standards for each state are different
- Standards are regulated by the state office of EMS
What type of scenarios involve the use of ALS? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Where an IV
is needed or anything that outweighs the resources of 1 ambulance/crew
Which of the following skills would a layperson MOST likely be trained to perform before
arrival of EMS? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bleeding control using a tourniquet
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Off-line
- "Written documents, signed by the EMS system's medical director, that outline specific
directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care (protocols)"
The most effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning in cold, wet
weather is to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Thin inner layer
2. Thermal middle layer
