JBL EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition
Answer B. medical director approval.
2. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recom-mended by the:
Select one:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. individual state's EMS protocols.
D. National Association of EMTs
Answer A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
3. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director
and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
Select one:
,A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's
scope of practice without state approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval.
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS
office, not the EMS medical director
Answer C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after
proper training and state approval.
4. Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection
control plan because it:
Select one:
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in
the workplace.
B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
work-
place.
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which
tasks pose a risk of exposure.
D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur
Answer C. defines
who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.
,5. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to: Select one:
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel
Answer C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
6. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
Select one:
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest
pain.
B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches
Answer B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
7. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic
at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash
involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with
, her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash
involving critical injuries and the death of several children
Answer B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
8. Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine
is cor-rect?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for
two years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against
hepatitis A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge
Answer D.
OSHA requires that your employer otter you the vaccine free of charge.
9. Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say
to the family of a dying patient?
Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad.":
ANSWERS
1. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
Select one:
A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. medical director approval.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. the patient's condition
Answer B. medical director approval.
2. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recom-mended by the:
Select one:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. individual state's EMS protocols.
D. National Association of EMTs
Answer A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
3. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director
and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
Select one:
,A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval.
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's
scope of practice without state approval.
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval.
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS
office, not the EMS medical director
Answer C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after
proper training and state approval.
4. Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection
control plan because it:
Select one:
A. determines which type of communicable disease might be present in
the workplace.
B. defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
work-
place.
C. defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which
tasks pose a risk of exposure.
D. determines the time of day when most exposures are likely to occur
Answer C. defines
who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.
,5. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to: Select one:
A. wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
B. avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes.
C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
D. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel
Answer C. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
6. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
Select one:
A. increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest
pain.
B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
C. flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
D. slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches
Answer B. perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils.
7. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic
at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash
involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with
, her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash
involving critical injuries and the death of several children
Answer B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
8. Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine
is cor-rect?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for
two years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against
hepatitis A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge
Answer D.
OSHA requires that your employer otter you the vaccine free of charge.
9. Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say
to the family of a dying patient?
Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad.":
