EMT Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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EMT Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training? - CORRECT ANSWER- Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical directo...
EMT Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Automatic external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope
of practice is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔begin resuscitation at
once
Your BEST protection against legal liability when a competent patient refuses EMS care and
transport is to: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔thoroughly document the entire event
,Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔an EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
Typical components of an oral patient report include all of the following, EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the set of baseline vital signs taken at the scene
Calming and reassuring an anxious patient can be facilitated by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔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? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"Do you have any heart problems or take any medication?"
Enlargement of the liver is called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔hepatomegaly
The areas of the spinal column, in descending order, are: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Which of the following statements regarding smooth muscle is correct? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔A person has no voluntary control over smooth muscle
Relative to an adult's airway anatomy, the child's: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pharynx is
smaller and less deeply curved
When assessing an 80-year-old patient in shock, it is important to remember that: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lifting the patient by the belt to move him or her
When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔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: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and prepare for immediate transport
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔applying direct pressure
Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the
following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔5,600 mL
A 71-year-old male is semiconscious following a sudden, severe headache. There is vomitus
on his face and his respirations are slow and shallow. The EMT must immediately: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔perform oropharyngeal suctioning
You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found unconscious in his
front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened. You find him in a prone
position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST action should be to: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position
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