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Question 1

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According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:
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  • A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
  • B. insert a peripheral intravenous line and infuse fluids
  • C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
  • D.Interpret a basic electrocardiogram rythem and treat accordingly.

Question 2

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According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT would require special permission from the medical director and the state EMS office in order to:
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  • A. Perform Blood glucose monitoring
  • B. Apply and interpret a pulse oximeter
  • C. Use an automatic transport ventilator
  • D. Give aspirin to a patient with chest pain

Question 3

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An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
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  • A. Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionite, and respectful.
  • B. Demand the patient to be quite and cooperatve during the transport
  • C. Ignore the patients feelings and focus on his or her medical complaint.
  • D. Reassure him or her that everything will be all right, even if it will not be.

Question 4

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An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
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  • EMT
  • Paramedic
  • AEMT
  • EMR

Question 5

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As a EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on.
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  • The patients condition
  • Your local EMS protocal
  • An order from a paramedic
  • The Transport time to the hospital

Question 6

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Cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the
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  • EMT
  • Paramedic
  • AEMT
  • EMR

Question 7

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Continuing education in EMS serves to
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  • Prove research and statistical findings in EMS care.
  • Maintain, update and expand your knowledge and skills
  • enforce mandatory attendence to agency specific training
  • provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system

Question 8

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EMR's such as Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and park rangers, are an integral part of the EMS system because.
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  • They are usually trained to assist paramedics with certain procedures.
  • The presence of a person trained to initiate basic life support (BLS) care cannot be ensured
  • The average response time for the EMT crew is approximately 15 min
  • They can initate certain ALS procedures before EMS arrival.

Question 9

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EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the
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  • National Registry of EMT's
  • Individual State EMS protocolos
  • National Association of EMT's
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Question 10

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If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should.
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  • Avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic
  • Recognize that this does not mean it will Save more lives.
  • Purchase the device based soley on the manufactors claim
  • Determine which device the American Heart association suggest.

Question 11

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If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should:
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  • Wait at least 24 months before taking another state approved class.
  • Send an offical request to the National Regestery of EMT to seek approval to take the EMT exam
  • Recognize that any such conviction will disqualify him or her from the EMT licensure
  • Contact the state EMS office and provide them with the required documentation.

Question 12

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Laypeople are often trained to perform all of the following skills, EXCEPT
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  • One or two people CPR
  • Splinting of a possible fracture
  • Insetion of an oropharyngeal airway
  • Control of life-threatening bleeding

Question 13

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Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
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  • Individual EMT
  • State Bureau of EMS
  • EMS Training Officer
  • EMS medical director

Question 14

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The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
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  • Provide punitive action to EMTs who do not follow protocols
  • identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
  • ensure that all emts maintain licensure through the state ems office
  • focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient.

Question 15

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The Criteria to be licenseed and employed as an EMT include
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  • demonstration of the ability to lift and carry at least 200 pounds.
  • proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases. Correct
  • a minimum of 60 college credit hours that focus on health care.
  • successful completion of a recognized bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course.

Question 16

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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:
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  • EMS research.
  • local protocols.
  • the lead EMT's decision.
  • regional trauma guidelines.

Question 17

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The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care in the field is the:
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  • shift supervisor.
  • medical director.
  • EMS administrator.
  • Field training officer.

Question 18

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The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:
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  • state office of EMS
  • regional trauma center.
  • American Heart Association.
  • National Registry of EMTs.

Question 19

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The ____________ deals with the well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT compensation. Select one:
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  • A. human resources department
  • B. office of the medical director
  • C. EMS administrator or chief
  • D. local public health department

Question 20

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What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
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  • A. radio
  • B. online
  • C. off-line
  • D. direct

Question 21

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Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
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  • A. a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the prehospital setting
  • B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
  • C. 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
  • D. a team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to critically injured patients

Question 22

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Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
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  • A. An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
  • B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
  • C. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain proper authorization from medical control first.
  • D. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug. Correct

Question 23

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Which of the following is a unique function of the emergency medical dispatcher (EMD)?
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  • A. relaying relevant information to the EMTs
  • B. directing the ambulance to the correct address
  • C. obtaining patient information from the caller
  • D. providing callers with life-saving instructions

Question 24

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Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
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  • A. community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
  • B. the construction of a guardrail on a dangerous curve following a fatal motor vehicle crash
  • C. protecting a patient's spine from further injury after a fall from a significant height
  • D. teaching a group of new parents how to perform one- and two-rescuer infant CPR

Question 25

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Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the administration of ALS?
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  • A. a 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a multilumen device
  • B. a 53-year-old patient who is given glucagon for significant hypoglycemia
  • C. a 61-year-old trauma patient whose chest is decompressed with a needle
  • D. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with an automated external defibrillator (AED)

Question 26

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Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training?
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  • oral glucose for hypoglycemia
  • AED
  • intranasal medication administration
  • use of a manually triggered ventilator

Question 27

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Which of the following statements regarding the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is correct?
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  • The ADA only applies to individuals with a diagnosed and well-documented physical disability.
  • The requirements to successfully complete an EMT program are different for those who are disabled.
  • The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to the disabled.
  • According to the ADA, EMT candidates with a documented disability are exempt from taking the NREMT exam.

Question 28

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Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
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  • The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but cannot limit it without state approval.
  • The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's scope of practice without state approval.
  • An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS office, not the EMS medical director.
  • An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval.

Question 29

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Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
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  • A. The NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs.
  • EMS training standards are regulated by the NREMT.
  • The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTs.
  • The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.

Question 30

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Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis?
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  • Statistical data indicate that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed with a particular illness.
  • EMS providers should be encouraged to actively participate in research and become familiar with data analysis.
  • Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain interventions has changed.
  • The federal government requires that changes be made to existing emergency care protocols at least every 5 years.
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