NREMT: EMT Operations questions with correct
answers
You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck
by a car. Police are unable to reach her parents. What gives you the
ability to treat the girl? Correct Answer-Implied consent
You are dispatched to 123 Somewhere Rd to a call for an injured
woman. As you approach the door of the home, a man opens the door
and tells you "this is none of your business" and to "get out of here".
What is the correct course of action in this case? Correct Answer-Return
to the ambulance drive a safe distance away and call for the police to
help
If a patient refuses treatment and an EMT treats the patient anyway,
what crime can the EMT be charged with? Correct Answer-Battery
This practice of protecting yourself and your patient from the transfer of
bodily fluids is known as what? Correct Answer-Body substance
isolation
What law provides protection from legal action to someone who
provides help to an injured person? Correct Answer-Good Samaritan law
While responding, ambulances are particularly at risk of collisions in
which areas? Correct Answer-Intersections
, Headlights are often overlooked as part of the emergency warning
lighting system. Headlights should be used while______________?
Correct Answer-On the road
While responding to a Hazardous Materials incident, the EMT should
approach the scene from _________? Correct Answer-Up wind, Uphill,
Up river
EMS should set up in which zone during a HazMat incident? Correct
Answer-Cold zone
When is it acceptable to take a patient directly from the hot zone without
going through decontamination? Correct Answer-Never, no matter how
sick the patient is they must be decontaminated
You have called an air medical service to come pick up your accident
victim from your scene. The helicopter contacts you when they are 5
minutes out. They ask for landing zone (LZ) information. Which of the
following should be included in this safety brief? Correct Answer-Type
of surface, road way, gravel or field, High tension power lines a quarter
of a mile from the LZ, Over head obstructions
Which of the following patients would be appropriate for air medical
transport from your scene? Correct Answer-55 year male high speed
motor cycle accident vs. a cement highway barrier
answers
You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck
by a car. Police are unable to reach her parents. What gives you the
ability to treat the girl? Correct Answer-Implied consent
You are dispatched to 123 Somewhere Rd to a call for an injured
woman. As you approach the door of the home, a man opens the door
and tells you "this is none of your business" and to "get out of here".
What is the correct course of action in this case? Correct Answer-Return
to the ambulance drive a safe distance away and call for the police to
help
If a patient refuses treatment and an EMT treats the patient anyway,
what crime can the EMT be charged with? Correct Answer-Battery
This practice of protecting yourself and your patient from the transfer of
bodily fluids is known as what? Correct Answer-Body substance
isolation
What law provides protection from legal action to someone who
provides help to an injured person? Correct Answer-Good Samaritan law
While responding, ambulances are particularly at risk of collisions in
which areas? Correct Answer-Intersections
, Headlights are often overlooked as part of the emergency warning
lighting system. Headlights should be used while______________?
Correct Answer-On the road
While responding to a Hazardous Materials incident, the EMT should
approach the scene from _________? Correct Answer-Up wind, Uphill,
Up river
EMS should set up in which zone during a HazMat incident? Correct
Answer-Cold zone
When is it acceptable to take a patient directly from the hot zone without
going through decontamination? Correct Answer-Never, no matter how
sick the patient is they must be decontaminated
You have called an air medical service to come pick up your accident
victim from your scene. The helicopter contacts you when they are 5
minutes out. They ask for landing zone (LZ) information. Which of the
following should be included in this safety brief? Correct Answer-Type
of surface, road way, gravel or field, High tension power lines a quarter
of a mile from the LZ, Over head obstructions
Which of the following patients would be appropriate for air medical
transport from your scene? Correct Answer-55 year male high speed
motor cycle accident vs. a cement highway barrier
