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National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States -unify EMS providers under a single medical director -facilitate a national EMS labor group -reduce expenses at the local and state levels -Correct Answer ...

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EMT Final Practice



EMT Final Exam Study Guide Questions
with Complete Solutions Graded A 2024
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.

-provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States

-unify EMS providers under a single medical director

-facilitate a national EMS labor group

-reduce expenses at the local and state levels -Correct Answer ✔Provide more
consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States

The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to _____.

-HIPAA

-CQI

-APGAR

-DCAP -Correct Answer ✔HIPAA

Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?

-a system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and
emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick
and injured patients

-a team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing
emergency care to critically injured patients

-a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive
emergency care in the prehospital setting

-a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care
and transportation to the sick and injured -Correct Answer ✔A team of health care
professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to
the sick and injured

What is the EMT's primary service area?



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-the main area in which the EMS agency operates

-the area serviced by the EMT's medical director

-the location where the EMT provides essential care during a 9-1-1 call

-the only area the EMT is certified to provide patient care -Correct Answer ✔the main
area in which the EMS agency operates

Online medical control requires _____.

-written protocols approved by medical control

-a physicians presence on the scene of the call

-phone or radio contact with the medical director

-the presence of an advanced-level provider -Correct Answer ✔phone or radio contact
with the medical director

As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain
based on:

-medical director approval

-the patient's condition

-the transport time to the hospita

-an order from a paramedic -Correct Answer ✔medical director approval

What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?

-deviate from established standards when necessary

-follow the agency's written protocols

-carry an EMT text for reference at all times

-contact medical direction before initiating any treatments -Correct Answer ✔follow the
agency's written protocols

Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training?

-AEMT



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-Paramedic

-EMT

-EMR -Correct Answer ✔EMT

The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as
__________.

-communication

-scene leadership

-self-confidence

-teamwork and diplomacy -Correct Answer ✔communication

Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?

-the NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs

-EMS training standards are regulated by the NREMT

-the NREMT is the exclusive body for EMTs

-the NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing -Correct Answer ✔the
NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing

The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than
performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based
MOSTLY on:

-regional trauma guidelines

-the lead EMT's decision

-local protocols

-EMS research -Correct Answer ✔EMS research

Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH)
model?

-paramedics pick up a patient from an acute care clinic

-EMTs respond to a woman who complains of high fever


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-EMTs assess a patient whose lung disease is "acting up"

-the paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination -Correct Answer ✔the paramedic
administers a patient's flu vaccination

Which of the following interventions is used by all levels if EMS providers?

-needle decompression

-automatic transport ventilators

-multilumen airways

-automated external defibrillator -Correct Answer ✔automated external defibrillator

You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that a
transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an
example of __________.

-undue hardship

-scope of practice

-patient advocacy

-abuse of authority -Correct Answer ✔patient advocacy

The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called __________.

-time management

-patient empathy

-integrity

-patient advocacy -Correct Answer ✔time management

Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________.

-the experiences of EMTs

-the opinions of physicians

-an EMS agency's fiscal resources



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