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EMT-JBL Mid Term Questions with 100% Correct Answers
EMT-JBL Mid Term Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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EMT-JBL Mid Term Questions with100% Correct Answers
When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and covered with broken
glass, it is best to wear:
a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves
b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath
c.)Firefighter gloves only, to perseve manual dexterity.
d.)Thick firefighter gloves over two pairs of latex gloves - -a.) Puncture-proof
leather gloves over your latex gloves
-According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be
able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly - -b.) assist a
patient with certain prescribed medications
-You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory distress. The
patient tells you that he recently had a positive tuberculosis (TB) skin test
and is currently being evaluated for possible TB. You should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical mask on
yourself.
b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA respirator on a
patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a surgical mask on
him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency
particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself. - -d.) apply a nonrebreathing
mask on the patient and a high-effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on
yourself.
-While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should inadvertently give
oral glucose even though her blood glucose level was high. You reassess the
patient and note that her condition did not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm the patient. -
-b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
-The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
,a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not occur until the
EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility
d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department - -
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
-The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage, and ambulance
disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and why it is
important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with blood or other
body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where treatment should be
provided - -b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and
why it is important
-As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and symptoms of
cumulative stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications - -a.) may not be obvious
or present all the time.
-EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying. - -
Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern Society
-You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in
cardiac arrest. Because of the remote geographic location, you are unable to
contact medical control. What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport. - -a.) Follow locally
established protocols or standing orders
-You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old male with
shortness of breath. As you are assessing the patient, his wife tells you that
he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The patient is verbally abusive
,and tells you that failure of the health care system caused his disease. Which
stage of the greiving process is the patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
d.) Bargaining - -a.) Anger
-When considering his or her personal life, it is important for the EMT to
realize that:
a.) he or she should not discuss stressful issues with family members
b.) it is more difficult to effectively relax at home than it is while on duty
c.) shift work is the least stressful type of an EMS-related work schedule
d.) family or friends may not understand the stress associated with EMS - -
d.) family or friends may not understand the stress associated with EMS
-Which of the following signs would indicate that your partner is
experiencing significant stress?
a.) Acute increase in appetite
b.) Increased interest in daily activites
c.) Isolation from the rest of the crew
d.) Hyperactivity during an EMS call - -c.) Isolation from the rest of the crew
-Which of the following situations requires you to notify the appropriate
authorities?
a.) Drug overdose
b.) Accidental knife wound
c.) Cardiac arrest
d.) Attemted Suicide - -d.) Attemted Suicide
-Shortly after you load your patient, a 50-year-old man with abdominal pain,
into the ambulance, he tells you that he changed his mind and does not want
to go to the hospital. The patient is conscious and alert and has no signs of
mental incapacitation. You are suspicious that the man has a significant
underlying condition and feel strongly that he should go to the hospital.
Which of the following statements regarding this situation is correct? - -A
mentally competent adult can withdraw his or her consent to treat at any
time
-You are treating a man who was assulted and has a closed head injury. The
patient, who has slurred speech, becomes verbually abuisive and tells you to
leave him alone. You should: - -Proceed with treatment and utilize law
enforcement for assistance if necessary
-The MOST effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning
in cold, wet weather is to: - -wear at least three layers of clothing
, -Which type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to many
insignificant stressors over a persiod of several months or years? - -
Cumluative stress reaction
-In relation to the wrist, the elbow is: - -proximal
-When caring for the parents of a child who has died of leukemia, the EMT
should: - -acknowledge the death of their child in private.
-The hepatitis B vaccine program, a component of the infection control pan,
addresses all of the following issues, EXCEPT: - -family history of hepatitis
-While you are on duty, your partner asks you out on a date and touches you
in an inappropriate location without your consent: You should: - -tell your
partner to stop and report the incident to your supervisor
-Which type of communications equipment functions as a radio reciever and
searches across several frequencies? - -Scanner
-Which of the following is NOT a function of the Federal Communications
Comission (FCC) - -Maintaining communications equipment on the
ambulance
-As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to that of: - -
another EMT.
-Which of following scenarios involves the administration of ALS? - -A 48-
year old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
-When you and your partner arrive at the residence of a man in cardiac
arrest, you immediately recognize the patient as the drunk driver who killed
your brother several years earlier. A backup ambulance is en route to the
scene. You should: - -begin two-rescuer CPR and apply the AED as soon as
possible
-You are dispatched to the residence of an Asian family for a child with a
high fever. When you assess the child, you note that he has numerous red
marks on his back. The child's parents explain that these marks represent
coining-a traditional Asian healing practice in which hot coins are rubbed on
the back. You should: - -document this finding on your patient care report
and advise the emergency department staff of what the child's parents told
-You are assessing a woman who was thrown from a horse. She is located in
a large field and you can see that a thunderstorm is rapidly approaching.
Suddenly, you feel your skin begin to tingle and the hair on your arms stands
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