EMT-JBL MID TERM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals
who provide it are typically regulated by the:
A. Regional trauma center
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. State office of EMSD. American Heart Association
Answer: State office of EMS
●● Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and
employed as an EMT?
A. Demonstration of the ability to lift and carry at least 200 pounds.
B. Successful completion of a recognized bystander CPR course
C. Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
D. A minimum of 60 college credit hours that focus on health care.
Answer: Proof of immunizations against certain communicable diseases.
●● Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays
emergency medical services (EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
,B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency
charter in the prehospital setting
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible
for providing emergency care to critically injured patients
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders
and EMTs who are responsible for providing care rot the sick and
injured patients
Answer: A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
●● Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based
failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury
is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols
clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper
authorization from medical control first.
Answer: An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she
did not know the pertinent information about the drug.
●● Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention
strategy?
,A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal
motor vehicle crash
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a
significant height
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and two-rescuer
infant CPR
Answer: Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
●● Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of
ALS?
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic
device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest
pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental
oxygen
Answer: A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
●● Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every
level of prehospital emergency training?
, A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation
Answer: Automatic external defribillation
●● Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
A. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS.
Answer: The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
●● Which type of medication direction do standing orders and protocols
describe?
A. Direct
B. Online
C. Off-line
D. Radio
Answer: Off-line
●● The _____________ deals with the well-being of the EMT, career
progression, and EMT compensation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals
who provide it are typically regulated by the:
A. Regional trauma center
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. State office of EMSD. American Heart Association
Answer: State office of EMS
●● Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and
employed as an EMT?
A. Demonstration of the ability to lift and carry at least 200 pounds.
B. Successful completion of a recognized bystander CPR course
C. Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
D. A minimum of 60 college credit hours that focus on health care.
Answer: Proof of immunizations against certain communicable diseases.
●● Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays
emergency medical services (EMS)?
A. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
,B. A vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency
charter in the prehospital setting
C. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible
for providing emergency care to critically injured patients
D. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders
and EMTs who are responsible for providing care rot the sick and
injured patients
Answer: A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
●● Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based
failure?
A. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury
is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols
clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper
authorization from medical control first.
Answer: An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she
did not know the pertinent information about the drug.
●● Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention
strategy?
,A. Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
B. The construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal
motor vehicle crash
C. Protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a
significant height
D. Teaching a group of new parents how to perform one-and two-rescuer
infant CPR
Answer: Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of
drinking and driving
●● Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of
ALS?
A. A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic
device
B. A 53-year-old who is assisted with his prescribed nitro
C. A 64-year-old patient who is given aspirin for suspected cardiac chest
pain
D. A 61-year-old patient who is receiving humidified supplemental
oxygen
Answer: A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
●● Which of the following skills or intervention is included at every
level of prehospital emergency training?
, A. Oral glucose for hypoglycemia
B. Use of a manually triggered ventilator
C. Intranasal medication administration
D. Automated external defribillation
Answer: Automatic external defribillation
●● Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
A. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
B. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
C. The NREMT regulates EMS training standards.
D. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTS.
Answer: The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
●● Which type of medication direction do standing orders and protocols
describe?
A. Direct
B. Online
C. Off-line
D. Radio
Answer: Off-line
●● The _____________ deals with the well-being of the EMT, career
progression, and EMT compensation.
