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AEMT Final Exam __ Questions With Complete Solutions 2023/2024 (QBank)
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AEMT Final Exam __ Questions With CompleteSolutions 2023/2024 (QBank)
Who regulates the standards under which the AEMT provides emergency care? Correct
Ans - The State EMS office or agency
You and your partner are the first to arrive at a potential crime scene involving a critically
injured patient. The scene is safe. Your FIRST priority is to: Correct Ans - provide
emergency care to the patient.
You and your team attempted to resuscitate a young male who hung himself in his garage.
Despite your best efforts, the patient did not survive. When the medical examiner arrives at
the scene, you should: Correct Ans - provide information to the medical examiner,
such as the position in which the patient was found upon your arrival.
Which of the following statements would be MOST appropriate to make to the family
member of a patient who has just died? Correct Ans - This must be hard for you to
accept.
A certified AEMT is a prehospital care provider who has: Correct Ans - met certain
predetermined standards to ensure safe and ethical practice.
Common hazards associated with a structural fire include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Ans - carbon dioxide deficiency
While treating a responsive and alert patient with a serious illness, your partner starts an
IV, but does not explain the procedure to the patient. Your partner's inaction MOST
accurately constitutes: Correct Ans - battery
At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken, and power lines are
lying across the car. The driver of the car is responsive, but reporting neck pain. You
should: Correct Ans - mark off a danger zone around the car and downed lines.
In most states, a minor can be treated as an adult for the purpose of consenting to
emergency care and transport if he or she is: Correct Ans - in the armed forces
Which of the following is your BEST protection against being accused of defamation of
character? Correct Ans - Documenting objective findings only.
You respond to the scene of a 16-year-old pregnant woman with abdominal pain. Her
friend called EMS because she was concerned. As you begin your assessment, the patient
tells you that she feels better and does not want to go to the hospital. You should:
Correct Ans - explain the consequences of refusal of care
,You respond to a call for an 16-year-old boy who injured his arm. As you are assessing the
child, he tells you that he does not want you to touch him. His mother tells you to begin
treatment and transport the child to the hospital if necessary. What should you do?
Correct Ans - Continue your assessment and transport if necessary
Which of the following general statements regarding infectious diseases is correct?
Correct Ans - All contagious diseases are infectious.
When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest pain, you state, "If you
don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV in your arm." What is this an example of?
Correct Ans - Assault
After successfully completely a state-approved AEMT course, you are: Correct Ans -
eligible to take your state's AEMT certification examination.
While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing, you are presented
with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her
husband does not want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation? Correct
Ans - Provide supportive care and transport the patient
While triaging patients at a multiple-casualty incident, you encounter a 40-year-old female
with an obvious fracture of her right forearm and multiple abrasions to her face and arms.
She is responsive and alert and does not appear to have any airway or breathing problems.
You note that she is wearing an organ donor bracelet. You should: Correct Ans -
Provide supportive care and transport the patient
Which of the following information is NOT considered confidential? Correct Ans -
The time of dispatch
Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts assault? Correct Ans -
Telling a patient to calm down or you will start an IV
You arrive at the scene of a 34-year-old woman with abdominal pain. As you begin talking
to the patient, she extends her arm to allow your partner to take her blood pressure. What
type of consent is this patient's action consistent with? Correct Ans - Expressed
consent
You arrive at the scene of a shooting. The patient, a young man, was shot in the head and
has exposed brain matter. He is pulseless and apneic. What should you do? Correct Ans
- Take necessary precautions not to disturb the scene.
Which of the following is an example of a secondary prevention strategy? Correct Ans -
Educating the public regarding the use of helmets and seat belts
,All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, EXCEPT: Correct Ans -
providing definitive care for the patient's condition
In most states, a minor can be treated as an adult for the purpose of consenting to
emergency care and transport if he or she is: Correct Ans - in the armed forces.
Which of the following is a presumptive sign of death? Correct Ans - Lack of a
palpable pulse
A man is experiencing significant anxiety and depression regarding the impending death of
his wife. However, the wife is trying to comfort her husband by telling him that she loves
him and is prepared to die. What stage of the grieving process is the patient experiencing?
Correct Ans - Acceptance
While attempting resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest, you initiate CPR, defibrillate
the patient with an AED, and insert a multilumen airway prior to contacting medical
control. What does this scenario most accurately describe? Correct Ans - Standing
orders
While caring for a 40-year-old male with shortness of breath and a history of tuberculosis,
the AEMT should place a: Correct Ans - HEPA respirator on himself and a
nonrebreathing mask on the patient
In which of the following situations would the AEMT have a legal duty to act? Correct
Ans - You initiate CPR on a young child outside of your jurisdiction
The absence of a pulse and breath sounds are NOT adequate in declaring death in patients
who: Correct Ans - were acutely poisoned
You respond to a nursing home's call regarding an older patient who fell. During your
assessment, you note injuries that are not consistent with the mechanism described. You
should: Correct Ans - transport the patient and report your suspicions.
Which of the following scenarios is an example of exposure via indirect contact?
Correct Ans - An AEMT is stuck with a needle that she used to start an IV on a patient.
Which of the following is NOT a standard licensure requirement for the AEMT? Correct
Ans - Completion of an NREMT-developed AEMT course.
As an AEMT, you may have to function as an advocate for your patient. This involves:
Correct Ans - protecting the best interests of the patient.
When you arrive at an accident scene where a child has been seriously injured, you are
unable to locate the child's parents. What type of consent is involved in treating and
transporting this child? Correct Ans - Implied
, The recognition by one state of another state's EMS licensure is called: Correct Ans -
reciprocity.
In most states, the AEMT has a legal obligation to report: Correct Ans - a man who
was shot during an attempt to rob a bank.
When assisting with the delivery of a baby, the minimum standard precautions you should
take include: Correct Ans - gloves, mask, gown, and eye protection
Which of the following scenarios involves an ALS skill? Correct Ans - Administering
oxygen and infusing IV fluids
Which of the following is a function of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V)? Correct
Ans - Provides motor innervation to the muscles of chewing
The upper section of the sternum is called the: Correct Ans - manubrium.
The jugular notch is located: Correct Ans - at the superior border of the sternum
When oxygen levels are low or absent, the cells revert to a process of: Correct Ans -
anaerobic metabolism.
The __________ layer is located at the base of the epidermis, and continuously produces new
cells that gradually rise to the surface. Correct Ans - germinal
Severe injuries to the liver are life threatening because it is: Correct Ans - highly
vascular and very fragile.
The large opening at the base of the skull is called the: Correct Ans - foramen
magnum.
Topographically, the term distal means: Correct Ans - away from the trunk
Motor nerves of the peripheral nervous system are responsible for: Correct Ans -
carrying commands from the central nervous system to the muscles.
A fracture of the orbital bone is commonly referred to as a: Correct Ans - blowout
fracture.
Tidal volume is defined as the volume of air that: Correct Ans - is moved into or out
of the lungs during a single breath.
When asking a patient to supinate his or her hand, you would expect him or her to:
Correct Ans - place the hand palm up.
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