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AEMT Final Ch 1 -29Continuous quality improvement (CQI) involves all of the following components, EXCEPT:
A. periodic review of run reports.
B. discussion of needs for improvement.
C. remedial training as deemed necessary by the medical director.
D. negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a call. -
✅D. negative feedback to those who make mistakes while on a call
Which of the following is NOT a standard licensure requirement for the AEMT?
A. Completion of an NREMT-developed AEMT course.
B. Possession of a valid and current driver's license.
C. Successful completion of a state-approved AEMT exam.
D. Proof of immunization against communicable diseases. -
✅A. Completion of an NREMT-developed AEMT course
Being aware and thoughtful about the needs of your patient describes the attribute of:
A. empathy.
B. integrity.
C. sympathy.
D. patient advocacy. -
✅A. empathy
All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, EXCEPT:
A. performing an accurate patient assessment.
B. correcting immediately life-threatening problems.
C. forming a clinical impression and initiating care.
D. providing definitive care for the patient's condition -
✅D. providing definitive care for the patient's condition
Which of the following scenarios involves an ALS skill?
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,A. Applying an AED and performing CPR.
B. Administering oxygen and infusing IV fluids.
C. Inserting an oral airway and suctioning the mouth.
D. Administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain. -
✅B. Administering oxygen and infusing IV fluids.
To become a licensed AEMT, a candidate must:
A. be capable of lifting and carrying at least 150 pounds.
B. successfully complete a healthcare provider CPR course.
C. have been a licensed EMT for a period of at least 3 years.
D. obtain permission from the state in which he or she will function. -
✅B. successfully complete a healthcare provider CPR course
Roles and responsibilities of the AEMT include:
A. performing rapid assessments on all patients.
B. identifying patients who are critically ill or injured.
C. diagnosing a patient's condition based on assessment.
D. providing definitive care for the patient's condition. -
✅B. identifying patients who are critically ill or injured
A self-motivated AEMT should be able to:
A. perform or delegate multiple tasks ensuring efficiency and safety.
B. discover problems and solve them without someone else's direction.
C. use his or her persona to project a sense of trust and professionalism.
D. perform consistently and firmly adhere to a code of honest behavior. -
✅B. discover problems and solve them without someone else's direction
While attempting resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest, you initiate CPR, defibrillate the patient
with an AED, and insert a multilumen airway prior to contacting medical control. What does this
scenario most accurately describe?
A. Standing orders
B. Off-line medical control
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,C. Online medical control
D. Indirect medical control -
✅A. Standing orders
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or
unpleasant is to:
A. ignore the patient' s feelings and focus on his/her medical complaint.
B. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
C. reassure your patient everything will be all right, even if it will not be.
D. demand that the patient be quiet and cooperative during transport -
✅B. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
The function of the National Registry of EMTs is to:
A. set training standards for each EMS provider level.
B. provide continuing education for EMS providers.
C. mandate that EMS providers recertify every year.
D. assess competence through a valid testing process. -
✅D. assess competence through a valid testing process
Who regulates the standards under which the AEMT provides emergency care?
A. U.S. Department of Transportation
B. The State EMS office or agency
C. National Registry of EMTs
D. National Association of EMTs -
✅B. The State EMS office or agency
The recognition by one state of another state's EMS licensure is called:
A. reciprocity.
B. state compliance.
C. national registration.
D. grandfathering. -
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, ✅A. reciprocity
An AEMT administers the wrong medication to a patient. This is an example of:
A. a rules-based error.
B. a skills-based error.
C. a knowledge-based error.
D. an administrative error. -
✅C. a knowledge-based error
Which of the following statements regarding EMS research is correct?
A. Research in EMS is usually only performed by the medical director
B. AEMTs will be involved in research typically through gathering data
C. Evidence-based decision making is an ineffective way of improving care
D. The goal of EMS research is to identify interventions that are ineffective -
✅B. AEMTs will be involved in research typically through gathering data
A physician authorizes you, via two-way radio, to help a patient administer prescribed nitroglycerin.
What type of medical direction is this?
A. Standing order
B. Off-line medical control
C. Online medical control
D. Indirect medical control -
✅C. Online medical control
Authorization to use an automatic transport ventilator when transporting a patient requires which
minimum level of EMS provider?
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. AEMT
D. Paramedic -
✅B. EMT
As an AEMT, you may have to function as an advocate for your patient. This involves:
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