As an Emergency Medical Responder, which of the following should you set as your top
priority at the scene of an emergency?
A. CPR
B. Patient care
C. safety
D. traffic control - Answer -safety
An Emergency Medical Responder possesses all of the following skills EXCEPT:
A. defibrillation. .
B. medication administration.
C. oxygen administration
D. bleeding control. - Answer -medication administration
Emergency Medical Responder care is usually authorized by:
A. the National Registry. .
B. the patient's physician
C. state laws
.D. department bylaws. - Answer -state laws
A careful and deliberate walk around a scene, scanning for dangers or hazards, is
known as a:
A. 360-degree assessment.
B. 180-degree assessment.
C. 270-degree assessment.
D. 90-degree assessment. - Answer -360-degree assessment
The highest level of EMS provider is:
A. Advanced EMT.
B. Emergency Transport Technician.
C. Emergency Medical Technician.
D. Paramedic. - Answer -paramedic
An Emergency Medical Responder who flees a scene because of potential violence and
positions himself behind a brick retaining wall is using which technique?
, A. Cover
B. Concealment
C. Distraction
D. Misdirection - Answer -cover
8. A patient with a terminal illness has an outburst where she yells "Why is this
happening to
Me!?!" This patient is exhibiting what stage of the grieving process?
A. Bargaining
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Anger - Answer -anger
9. Disease-causing agents are called:
A. Venoms
B. Toxemias
C. Pathogens
D. Amoebas - Answer -C. Pathogens
Practice to prevent exposure to disease during patient contact is called:
A. Infection Precautions
B. Universal Isolations
C. Disease Control Methods
D. Standard Precautions - Answer -standard precautions
Patients of legal age who are competent and who accept your care are giving________
consent.
A. implied
B. expressed
C. guardian
D. minor's - Answer -expressed
12. In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision
cannot be made,
you have the right to provide care based on _________________ consent.
A. implied
B. expressed
C. guardian
D. minor's - Answer -implied
. A person who is standing erect, with arms at sides and palms forward, is in a(n)
_____position.
A. prone
B. supine
C. anatomical
D. lateral recumbent - Answer -C. anatomical
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