EMT Final Exam Questions with Correct Solutions Latest Version () Rated A+
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EMT Final Exam Questions with Correct Solutions Latest Version () Rated A+
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training? - Answers Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical directo...
EMT Final Exam Questions with Correct Solutions Latest Version (2024-2025) Rated A+
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency
training? - Answers Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice is
correct? - Answers An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper
training and state approval
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is correct? -
Answers the stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
Your partner, a veteran EMT whom you have worked with regularly for the past 4 years, seems
unusually agitated during a call involving an elderly patient. Upon arrival back at your station, you note
the obvious smell of alcohol on his breath. What should you do? - Answers discreetly report your
suspicions to your supervisor
You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse for 8 hours. Many injured people are
still being removed, and everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This situation is MOST
effectively managed by: - Answers requesting CISM team to provide an on-scene peer support
If you are exposed to a patient's blood or other bodily fluid, your first action should be to: - Answers
transfer care of the patient to another EMS provider
When faced with a situation in which a patient is in cardiac arrest, and a valid living will or DNR order
cannot be located you should: - Answers begin resuscitation at once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and transport is
to: - Answers thoroughly document the entire event
Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - Answers an EMT advises a patient
of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: - Answers the set of
baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - Answers maintaining eye contact with
the patient whenever possible
A 60-year-old man complains of chest pain. He is conscious and alert and denies shortness of breath.
Which of the following questions would be the MOST appropriate to ask him? - Answers "Do you have
any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - Answers hepatomegaly
, The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - Answers cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral,
coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - Answers A person has no
voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - Answers pharynx is smaller and less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: - Answers age-related
changes in the cardiovascular system may make the patient less able to compensate for decreased
perfusion
Infants are often referred to as "belly breathers" because: - Answers their rib cage is less rigid and the
ribs sit horizontally
You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a tree- one
with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient with the deformed
femur states that he does not want to be placed on a hard board, nor does he want a collar around his
neck. What is the MOST appropriate and practical method of securing these patients and placing them
into the ambulance? - Answers Immobilize the patient with neck and back pain on a long backboard and
place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the deformed femur on a folding stretcher
secured to the squad bench
Which of the following steps is NOT proper procedure when performing an emergency move? - Answers
lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - Answers the weight is exerted straight
down the vertebrae
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you ifnd the driver, a young female,
sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory distress; and has pale, moist skin. As your
partner manually stabilizes, her head, you perform a primary assessment. After performing any
immediate life-saving treatment, you should: - Answers perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and
prepare for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - Answers applying direct
pressure
Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the following,
EXCEPT: - Answers pulse strength
What is the alveolar minute volume of a patient with a tidal volume of 500 mL, a dead space volume of
150 mL, and a respiratory rate of 16 breaths/min? - Answers 5,600 mL
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