EMT Final Exam
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - ANSAutomatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of
practice is correct? - ANSAn EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is
correct? - ANSthe stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4 years, seems
unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon arrival back at your station,
you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath. What should you do? - ANSdiscreetly report
your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many injured
people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This
situation is MOST effectively managed by: - ANSrequesting CISM team to provide an on-scene
peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should be to: -
ANStransfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living will or DNR
order cannot be located you should: - ANSbegin resuscitation at once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and
transport is to: - ANSthoroughly document the entire event
Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - ANSan EMT advises a
patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSthe set
of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - ANSmaintaining eye contact
with the patient whenever possible
, A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies shortness of
breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST appropriate to ask him? - ANS"Do
you have any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - ANShepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - ANScervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - ANSA person has no
voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - ANSpharynx is smaller and less deeply
curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: -
ANSage-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient less able to
compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because: - ANStheir rib cage is less rigid and
the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a tree-
one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient with the
deformed femur states that he does not want to be placed on a hard board, nor does he want a
collar around his neck. What is the MOST appropriate and practical method of securing these
patients and placing them into the ambulance? - ANSImmobilize the patient with neck and back
pain on a long backboard and place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the
deformed femur on a folding stretcher secured to the squad bench
Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an emergency move? -
ANSlifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - ANSthe weight is exerted
straight down the vertebrae
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you ifnd the driver, a young
female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory distress; and has pale,
moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes, her head, you perform a primary assessment.
After performing any immediate life-saving treatment, you should: - ANSperform a detailed
head-to-toe exam and prepare for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - ANSapplying direct
pressure
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - ANSAutomatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of
practice is correct? - ANSAn EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is
correct? - ANSthe stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4 years, seems
unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon arrival back at your station,
you note the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath. What should you do? - ANSdiscreetly report
your suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many injured
people are still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This
situation is MOST effectively managed by: - ANSrequesting CISM team to provide an on-scene
peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should be to: -
ANStransfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living will or DNR
order cannot be located you should: - ANSbegin resuscitation at once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and
transport is to: - ANSthoroughly document the entire event
Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - ANSan EMT advises a
patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSthe set
of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - ANSmaintaining eye contact
with the patient whenever possible
, A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies shortness of
breath. Which of the following questions would be the MOST appropriate to ask him? - ANS"Do
you have any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - ANShepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - ANScervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - ANSA person has no
voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - ANSpharynx is smaller and less deeply
curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: -
ANSage-related changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient less able to
compensate for decreased perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because: - ANStheir rib cage is less rigid and
the ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a tree-
one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient with the
deformed femur states that he does not want to be placed on a hard board, nor does he want a
collar around his neck. What is the MOST appropriate and practical method of securing these
patients and placing them into the ambulance? - ANSImmobilize the patient with neck and back
pain on a long backboard and place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the
deformed femur on a folding stretcher secured to the squad bench
Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an emergency move? -
ANSlifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - ANSthe weight is exerted
straight down the vertebrae
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you ifnd the driver, a young
female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory distress; and has pale,
moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes, her head, you perform a primary assessment.
After performing any immediate life-saving treatment, you should: - ANSperform a detailed
head-to-toe exam and prepare for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - ANSapplying direct
pressure
