EMT Chapter 1: Intro to Emergency Medical Care PostTest answers and
questions 100% graded A+ pass!!
What is a lesson learned from the Korean and Vietnam conflicts?
A. There was a need for a common scope of practice for all prehospital personnel.
B. Speed of evacuation is the most important element in an EMS system.
C. Specialized centers should be devoted to treatment of trauma injuries.
D. Lifesaving care needs to occur in the hospital setting. -answer-Specialized centers
should be devoted to treatment of trauma injuries.
You are involved in a single-car accident on a rural, two-lane road. When you call 911,
who is most likely to respond?
A. Urban fire paramedics
B. Emergency Physician
C. Local volunteer EMT
D. Home health-care nurse -answer-Local Volunteer EMT
A personal trait that the EMT must possess that relates to overcoming the unpleasant
aspects of an emergency is:
A. Having emotional stability
B. Having a good sense of humor
C. Needing to always be in control
D. Being able to force others into action -answer-Having Emotional Stability
Your EMS employer provides injury prevention education to children. This is an
example of:
A. Public information and education
B. Medical Direction
C. Communications
D. Human Resources and Training -answer-Public Information and Education
, You have arrived at the ED with a patient with another call comes the radio fro your
squad to respond to a cardiac arrest. Transfer of patient care to the staff has not been
completed. What action would best demonstrate your ability to lead?
A. Stay with the patient until care is transferred to the hospital staff.
B. Ask a security guard to watch your patient as you call dispatch.
C. Leave the patient with the receptionist and give a report.
D. Move your patient to a hospital bed and respond to the call. -answer-Stay with the
patient until care is transferred to the hospital staff.
Which of the following best describes off-line medical direction?
A. Orders given directly by the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or
telephone.
B. Standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures.
C. An EMT or other person who is authorized by a medical director to give medications
and provide emergency care.
D. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient- care aspects of the
EMS system. -answer-Standing orders issues by the Medical Director that allow EMT's
to give certain medications or preform certain procedures.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an area of employment for an EMT?
A. Industrial Warehouse
B. Fire Department
C. Chain Restaurant
D. Wilderness Rescue -answer-Chain Restaurant
In a public health emergency, an example of work EMS providers may assist with, if
authorized by state law, is:
A. Firefighting Duties
B. Vaccination Programs
C. Searching for missing children
D. Trafic Control -answer-Vaccination Programs
Which of the following is a common step in evidence- based decision making?
A. Leave anything that appears to be working unexamined.
B. If evidence supports a change in practice, change your protocols and implement the
change.
C. Review the newspapers and television reports for views on the topic in question
D. Do whatever those with more training tell you to do. -answer-If evidence supports a
change in practice, change your protocols and implement the change.
questions 100% graded A+ pass!!
What is a lesson learned from the Korean and Vietnam conflicts?
A. There was a need for a common scope of practice for all prehospital personnel.
B. Speed of evacuation is the most important element in an EMS system.
C. Specialized centers should be devoted to treatment of trauma injuries.
D. Lifesaving care needs to occur in the hospital setting. -answer-Specialized centers
should be devoted to treatment of trauma injuries.
You are involved in a single-car accident on a rural, two-lane road. When you call 911,
who is most likely to respond?
A. Urban fire paramedics
B. Emergency Physician
C. Local volunteer EMT
D. Home health-care nurse -answer-Local Volunteer EMT
A personal trait that the EMT must possess that relates to overcoming the unpleasant
aspects of an emergency is:
A. Having emotional stability
B. Having a good sense of humor
C. Needing to always be in control
D. Being able to force others into action -answer-Having Emotional Stability
Your EMS employer provides injury prevention education to children. This is an
example of:
A. Public information and education
B. Medical Direction
C. Communications
D. Human Resources and Training -answer-Public Information and Education
, You have arrived at the ED with a patient with another call comes the radio fro your
squad to respond to a cardiac arrest. Transfer of patient care to the staff has not been
completed. What action would best demonstrate your ability to lead?
A. Stay with the patient until care is transferred to the hospital staff.
B. Ask a security guard to watch your patient as you call dispatch.
C. Leave the patient with the receptionist and give a report.
D. Move your patient to a hospital bed and respond to the call. -answer-Stay with the
patient until care is transferred to the hospital staff.
Which of the following best describes off-line medical direction?
A. Orders given directly by the on-duty physician to an EMT in the field by radio or
telephone.
B. Standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures.
C. An EMT or other person who is authorized by a medical director to give medications
and provide emergency care.
D. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient- care aspects of the
EMS system. -answer-Standing orders issues by the Medical Director that allow EMT's
to give certain medications or preform certain procedures.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an area of employment for an EMT?
A. Industrial Warehouse
B. Fire Department
C. Chain Restaurant
D. Wilderness Rescue -answer-Chain Restaurant
In a public health emergency, an example of work EMS providers may assist with, if
authorized by state law, is:
A. Firefighting Duties
B. Vaccination Programs
C. Searching for missing children
D. Trafic Control -answer-Vaccination Programs
Which of the following is a common step in evidence- based decision making?
A. Leave anything that appears to be working unexamined.
B. If evidence supports a change in practice, change your protocols and implement the
change.
C. Review the newspapers and television reports for views on the topic in question
D. Do whatever those with more training tell you to do. -answer-If evidence supports a
change in practice, change your protocols and implement the change.
