EMT EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-8) Exam Questions And Answers
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NMETC
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NMETC
You have been called to a private residence where a 16-year-old female patient is reported by her parents to be "acting strangely" and possibly "on something." Upon your arrival, the patient is locked in her bedroom refusing to open the door. The patient refuses to speak to you and will only come o...
EMT EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-8) Exam
Questions And Answers
You have been called to a private residence where a 16-year-old female patient is reported by
her parents to be "acting strangely" and possibly "on something." Upon your arrival, the patient
is locked in her bedroom refusing to open the door. The patient refuses to speak to you and will
only come out if her best friend is present. Your knowledge of life- span development indicates
that the following characteristics are common with a patient of this age.
Answers:
-Self-destructive behaviors such as tobacco, alcohol, and drug use
-Depression and suicide
-Preoccupation with body image
-All of the above - ANS All of the above
An off- duty EMT is driving down the road when she sees a major vehicle accident. There are no
Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There are only Good Samaritans. The EMT
is late for a doctor's appointment so she decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of
the vehicle dies before help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license
plates and writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT did
not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of the following
statements is true?
Answers:
-The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act.
-The EMT is negligent because the patient died.
-The EMT is not negligent because she had a doctor's appointment.
-The EMT is negligent for not stopping and helping. - ANS The EMT is not negligent
because she did not have a duty to act.
Why is it important for EMTs to participate in quality improvement programs?
Answers:
-To ensure adequate personnel are available for emergencies
-To identify problem employees and create a corrective action plan
-To identify problems and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence
-To ensure that individuals making false calls for EMS are prosecuted - ANS To identify
problems and develop a plan to prevent their recurrence
, The CDC recommends using an alcohol- based hand sanitizer in all except which of the
following situation(s)?
Answers:
The provider's hands come into contact with fecal matter.
The provider is not vaccinated against hepatitis B.
The patient has a bloodborne communicable disease.
The patient has a respiratory illness. - ANS The provider's hands come into contact with
fecal matter.
Middle adulthood is the stage of life from ________ to ________ years.
The EMT's obligation to provide care to a patient either as a formal or ethical responsibility is
known as which of the following?
Answers:
-Legal responsibility
-Scope of practice
-Duty to act
-Standard of care - ANS Duty to act
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) was founded to establish
which of the following?
Answers:
-Quality oversight of emergency medical services practices
-National standards for emergency medical services personnel
-Quality improvement and quality assurance programs for emergency medical services
-An education curriculum for EMT courses - ANS National standards for emergency
medical services personnel
Which of the following requires training, policies, and procedures related to storing, accessing,
and sharing patient information?
Answers:
HIPAA
COBRA
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