EMT - Quiz 1

Which of the following is the most significant factor in determining whether a person will become ill from certain germs?

Immunity.

Which of the following types of consent allows treatment of a patient who is unconscious or mentally incapacitated?

Implied.

At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines are lying across the car. The patients inside the car are conscious. You should:

Mark off a danger zone around the downed lines.

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

Medical director approval

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

Paramedic

Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?

Protecting patient privacy.

Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars collided head-on; the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner should:

Put on high visibility safety vests.

A 75-year-old male with a terminal illness has died at home. As you and your partner enter the residence, a family member becomes verbally abusive, pushes you, and states that you took too long to get there. You should:

Retreat and notify law enforcement personnel.

The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the:

Standard of care.

Which of the following statements regarding Good Samaritan laws is correct?

Such laws will not protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.

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

The paramedic administers a patient's flu vaccination

Which of the following patients has decision-making capacity and can legally refuse emergency medical treatment?

A conscious and alert woman with severe abdominal pain.

Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts abandonment?

A paramedic transfers patient care to an EMT.

Which of the following general statements regarding consent is correct?

A patient can consent to transport but can legally refuse treatment.

EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:

Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.

Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction:

An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.

Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical director and an EMTs scope of practice is correct?

An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval.

As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to that of:

Another EMT.

Which of the following situations requires you to notify the appropriate authorities?

Attempted suicide.

Which of the following skills would a layperson most likely be trained to perform before the arrival of EMS?

Bleeding control using a tourniquet

You arrive at the scene of an apparent death. When evaluating the patient, which of the following is a definitive sign of death?

Dependent lividity.

Which of the following most accurately defines negligence?

Deviation from the standard of care that might result in further injury.

The most important consideration at the scene of a hazardous materials incident is:

Ensuring your personal safety

EMRs such as fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and park rangers, are an integral part of the EMS system because:

they often arrive at the scene before the ambulance and emts

The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to:

wash your hands in between patient contact.

A positive TB skin test indicates that:

you have been exposed to TB

Vectorborne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:

animals or insects.

For a do not resuscitate (DNR) order to be valid, it must:

clearly state the patient's medical problem.

Putrefaction is defined as:

decomposition of the body's tissues.

An EMT certification exam is designed to:

ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.

The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:

identity areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.

In the eyes of the courts, and incomplete or untidy patient care form indicates:

inadequate patient care was administered.

Characteristics of eustress following dispatch to a high-speed motor vehicle collision may include:

increased self image from performing well under a challenging situation.

Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:

individual EMT.

In many states, a minor may be treated as an adult for the purpose of consenting to or refusing medical treatment if the minor:

is self supporting and lives by him or herself.

Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:

not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons.

Prescription glasses do not provide adequate eye protection because they:

offer little or no side protection.

Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:

requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.