You are cleaning the back of the ambulance after transporting a patient with major trauma. Which of the following contaminated items should NOT be placed in a plastic biohazard bag?
A: Rigid suction catheter
B: Blood-soaked gauze pads
C: Suction canister
D: Plastic IV catheter correct answers...
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You are cleaning the back of the ambulance after transporting a patient with major trauma.
Which of the following contaminated items should NOT be placed in a plastic biohazard bag?
A: Rigid suction catheter
B: Blood-soaked gauze pads
C: Suction canister
D: Plastic IV catheter correct answers D
While assisting a paramedic in starting an IV on a patient, you are inadvertently stuck by the
contaminated needle while attempting to place it in the sharps container. You should:
A: hold the paramedic liable for the needle stick.
B: cease patient care immediately.
C: seek medical care as soon as possible.
D: notify your supervisor and request an HIV test. correct answers C
Which of the following is an example of the EMT providing care based on standing orders?
A: After confirming that a patient's blood pressure is adequate, the EMT contacts medical control
and requests permission to assist the patient with his prescribed nitroglycerin.
B: Following assessment of a patient with a terminal illness, the EMT notifies the patient's
personal physician to determine whether he or she requires any special care.
C: Prior to administering oral glucose to a patient with hypoglycemia, the EMT confirms the
proper dosage and requests authorization from the base station physician.
D: The EMT defibrillates a patient with the automated external defibrillator, directs immediate
resumption of CPR, and then contacts medical control for further guidance. correct answers D
The scene size-up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT:
A: assessing the need for assistance.
B: donning personal protective gear.
C: determining if the scene is safe.
D: evaluating the mechanism of injury. correct answers B
Upon arriving at the scene of a crash involving a large truck, you immediately note the presence
of an orange placard on the side of the tank that the truck is pulling. This indicates that the
vehicle is carrying a/an ______________ agent.
, red indicates the classification (flammable), and 1203 indicates the exact agent (gasoline).
Orange placards indicate explosive or blasting agents, placards that are half yellow and half
white indicate radioactive agents, and black placards indicate corrosive agents.
Which of the following vaccinations is NOT currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
A: Hepatitis B
B: Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
C: Smallpox
D: Measles, mumps, rubella correct answers C
While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a responsive middle-aged
female with a respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min. What should you do next?
A: Assess her ability to follow commands
B: Triage her as immediate (red tag)
C: Administer high-flow oxygen at once
D: Assess for bilateral radial pulses correct answers D
if you encounter an adult patient with a respiratory rate that is less than 10 breaths/min or greater
than 29 breaths/min, you should triage him or her as immediate (red tag) and move to the next
patient. However, if the patient's respiratory rate is between 10 and 29 breaths/min, you should
assess his or her hemodynamic status by checking for bilateral radial pulses.
The role of triage officer at a mass-casualty incident should be assumed by the:
A: EMS medical director via telephone communication.
B: most knowledgeable EMS provider.
C: EMS provider with the most years in EMS.
D: first EMS provider who is willing to perform the task. correct answers B
The ultimate goal of any EMS quality improvement program is to:
A: ensure that all personnel receive an adequate number of continuing education hours.
B: provide protocols to all EMTs and hold them accountable if protocols are not followed.
C: recognize all EMTs who demonstrate consistency in providing competent patient care.
D: deliver a consistently high standard of care to all patients who are encountered correct
answers D
According to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), minimum staffing for a
basic life support ambulance includes:
A: at least one EMT in the patient compartment.
B: at least two EMTs in the patient compartment.
C: a minimum of two EMTs in the ambulance.
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