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EMT National Registry Exam Questions
And Answers Graded A+.

EMR - correct answer. Provide care before ambulance arrive

EMT - correct answer. Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some
meds

AEMT - correct answer. Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.

Paramedic - correct answer. Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring,
and meds.

DOT and NHTSA - correct answer. Establish EMS curriculum at federal level

Medical director - correct answer. Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide
medical care; offline (indirect) includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving
interventions before contacting a physician for further instruction) and online (direct)
med direction is given over the phone/radio

human resources - correct answer. Deals with EMS well being

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - correct answer. responsibility of med
director, goal is to minimize errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues
appropriate education

rule-based failure - correct answer. administering med without legal right to do so or
without permission from med director

knowledge-based failure - correct answer. not knowing all the info about a medicine-
administering the wrong med

skills-based failure - correct answer. not operating and properly using equipment.

,communicable disease - correct answer. Spread from person to person or animal to
person

infectious disease - correct answer. Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or
they are airborne, foodborne, or vector-borne (animals/insects)

most effective way to control disease transmission - correct answer. hand washing

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - correct answer. Gloves (wear puncture-
proof leather gloves over latex gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear,
mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.

Hepatitis A - correct answer. liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by
personal contact, is not life threatening. Vaccination not required

Hepatitis B - correct answer. liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact,
is life threatening. Vaccination required.

general adaption syndrome - correct answer. Body's response to stress. Alarm
response ->reaction and resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.

acute stress reactions - correct answer. Occur during stressful reactions.

delayed stress reactions - correct answer. occur after stressful reactions

cumulative stress reactions - correct answer. prolonged/extensive stress

stress symptoms - correct answer. -Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - correct answer. Re-experiencing the event
and over responding to stimuli that recall the event

defusing sessions - correct answer. during/immediately after the event

Debreifing session - correct answer. occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers
express emotion and relieve stress

quid pro quo - correct answer. request for sexual favors

hostile work enviroment - correct answer. jokes/touching/etc

,stages of grieving - correct answer. 1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance

five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire - correct answer.
smoke, oxygen deficiency, high ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building
collapse

expressed consent - correct answer. patient verbally accepts care

implied concent - correct answer. For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol,
head injury, etc.) or unable to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no
parent present.

informed consent (all consent must be this!) - correct answer. Patient must be told of
all risks, benefits, and alternative treatments

emancipated minors - correct answer. Under 18 that can legally give consent
because they're considered adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of
parents.

scope of practice - correct answer. Outlines the care you are able to provide for the
patient; defined by state law.

standard of care - correct answer. Manner in which an EMT must act

determination of negligence - correct answer. based on four factors: duty, breach of
duty, damages, and causation

abandonment - correct answer. Termination of care without the patient's consent
and without the transfer of care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or
at a higher level than your own

assault - correct answer. Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm
(restraint)

battery - correct answer. Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without
consent)

defamation - correct answer. Presenting false information that can damage a
person's reputation. (libel: in writing; slander: verbal)

behavioral crisis - correct answer. Spend more time with these patients, stay calm,
contact law enforcement

, definitive signs of death - correct answer. -Decapitation
-Dependent Lividity- blood settles to lowest part of body
-Rigor Mortis- muscle stiffness
-Putrefaction- decomposition of body tissue

good samaritan law - correct answer. protects you if you act within scope of training
and not in a grossly negligent manner

refusal of care - correct answer. Have patient sign a refusal form and also have
family member, police officer, or bystander also sign as witness

Patient care report (PCR) - correct answer. 1) Continuity of Care
2) Legal Documentation
3) Education
4) Administrative Info
5) Research Record
6) Evaluation & CQI

base station - correct answer. radio containing a transmitter and receiver located in
a fixed location.

mobile radio - correct answer. Vehicle device that operates at lower frequency than
a base station

portable radio - correct answer. Handheld device, 1-5-watt operation

repeater - correct answer. Base station radio that receives messages & signals on
one frequency then retransmits them on a higher 2nd frequency

telemetry - correct answer. Electronic signals are converted into coded, audible
sounds

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - correct answer. regulates all radio
operations in the US

planes of body - correct answer. -Coronal- front/back
-Transverse- top/bottom
-Sagittal (lateral)- left/right

anterior/ventral - correct answer. front of the body

posterior/dorsal - correct answer. back of body

superior - correct answer. toward the head

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