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NREMT Test BankExam(2024)CorrectLy
AnsweredAnd ExpLanations /
A GRADE
Which of the foLLowing is an exampLe of an unsafe scene for an EMT-Basic to enter?
A. Fifty-four-year oLd maLe with difficuLty
breathing B. Twenty-three-year oLd femaLe with
abdominaL pain
C. Eighteen-year oLd adoLescent with a gunshot wound to the chest
D. Four-year oLd chiLd with Leg pain
RIGHT ANSWER: C. Eighteen-year oLd adoLescentwith a gunshot wound to the
chest
Reason: Any dispatch to a caLL with vioLence invoLved, such as a gunshot wound,
mustbe secured by poLice prior to EMS invoLvement. The other caLLs do not give any
inidication of being unsafe.
The arterioLes connect the and the capiLLaries.
A. Veins
B.
VenuLes
C. Arteries
D. Vena cavae
RIGHT ANSWER: C. Arteries
Reason: The path of bLood fLow goes from the heart to the aorta to the arteries to the
arterioLes to the capiLLaries to the venuLes to the veins to the vena cavae to the heart.
Which of the foLLowing patients is at greatest risk for hypothermia?
A. Thirty-year oLd
firefighterB. TweLve-year
oLd skier C. Forty-five
year oLd EMT
D. Seventy-year oLd Librarian
RIGHT ANSWER: D. Seventy-year oLd Librarian
Reason: The very young and very oLd are greater rsk for hypothermia
,The zygomatic bones are Located in the
A. Chest
,B. Lower
LegC. Back
D. Face
RIGHT ANSWER: D. Face
Reason: The zygomatic bones are the cheekbones
Which of the foLLowing federaL Laws was created to prevent "patients dumping" and the
practice of denying treatment to patients with no insurance?
A. Emergency MedicaL Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
B. The White Paper Act
C. HeaLth Insurance PortabiLity and AccountabiLity Act (HIPAA)
D. The MedicaL Practice Act of 1988
RIGHT ANSWER: A. Emergency MedicaL Treatmentand Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
Reason: The EMTALA was enacted by Congress in 1986 to ensure pubLic access to
emergency services regardLess of their abiLity to pay. This act was aLso created to
prevent hospitaLs from dumping their patients on other hospitaLs because of the
patient'sfinanciaL status. The White Paper (A) was not an act, but was a paper
pubLished in 1966addressing the inadequacy of pre-hospitaL emergency medicaL
care. The HeaLth Insurance PortabiLity and AccountabiLity Act (HIPAA) (C) was
created to protect the provacy of heaLthcare information. There is no such act as the
MedicaL Practice Act of 1988 (D).
When using air transport, the EMT-Basic shouLd approach a heLicopter
A. From the uphiLL
sideB. From the rear
C. OnLy when instructed by a heLicopter crew member
D. Under no circumstances, but instead aLLow the crew to come to them
Correct answer C. OnLy when instructed by a heLicopter crew member
Reason: HeLicopters are dangerous vechicLes, and safety ruLes incLude never
approaching from the uphiLL side because of the danger of the rotors, or from the rear
because of the taiL rotor. In addition, EMT-Basics shouLd never approach untiL
instructedby a heLicopter crew member so that the patient Loading can be coordinated
safeLy. Not approaching the heLicopter at aLL may be impracticaL due to patient care
concerns.
Which of the foLLowing shouLd be noted as insignificant in conducting the patient
assessment?
A. Medication bottLes
B. Comments of bystanders and famiLy
membersC. PhysicaL condition of the patient
D. Patient's medicaL insurance
RIGHT ANSWER: D. Patient's medicaL insurance
, Reason: (A), (B), and (C) are aLL significant in conducting patient assessment. A
patient's medicaL insurance is not a consideration in treating emergency patients.
Which of the foLLowing is NOT a component of the GLasgow Coma ScaLe?
A. Eye opening
B. VerbaL
responseC. Motor
response
D. TactiLe sensatory response
RIGHT ANSWER: D. TactiLe sensatory response
Reason: (A), (B), and (C) are aLL components of the GLasgow Coma ScaLe
You have an EMT student riding with you one day. The student is studying for an
upcoming test and cannot remember a LegaL term. The student knows that you must
have four eLements in order to prove this type of cLaim. The student knows that the
four eLements are duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused. What term
is theEMT student studying?
A. Abandonment
B. SimpLe
negLigenceC. Gross
negLigence
D. MaLpractice - RIGHT ANSWER: B. SimpLe negLigence
Reason: In order to prove simpLe (aLso caLLed ordinary) negLigence, there must be
foureLements; duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and harm caused
The head is to the chest.
A. Inferior
B. Anterior
C. Superior
D. Posterior
RIGHT ANSWER: C. Superior
Reason: Superior refers to an upper region, so the head is considered superior to the
chest, whiLe the chest wouLd be considered inferior to the head. Anterior is the front,
andposterior is the back
What does the "A" stand for in DCAP-BTLS
A. Anascoria
B. ArteriaL
bLeedingC. ALert
response
D. Abrasions
RIGHT ANSWER: D. Abrasions
Reason: The "A" in DCAP-BTLS stands for abrasions
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