1-8 test
Ventricular contraction
A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement represents:
Obstructive
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would this condition cause?
When performing Endotracheal intubation
Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used:
increased stability from a wider wheelbase
In contrast to typical wheeled ambulance stretchers, features of a bariatric stretcher include:
posterior
In relation to the chest, the back is
The patient is competent and signs a release form
In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential patient information
most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.
When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that:
a call is received 15 min prior to a shift change
Which of the following situations does a legal duty to act cleary exist
There is no vaccination against HIV infection
Which of the following statements about HIV is correct
The majority of a horizontal patients weight is in the torso
Which of the following statements regarding patients weight distribution is correct
Metabolic coordination
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?
secondary sexual development begins
Which of the following is a physical change that typically occurs in the adolescent age group?
The paramedics administers a patients flu vaccination
Which of the following is a specific example of the mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) model
Developing a social network outside of EMS
Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy
Long backboard
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate device to use when immobilizing a patient with a suspected spinal injury?
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 scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction
It is difficult to prove action's were performed if the are not included in the report
Which of the following statements about the patient care report is correct
"General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated."
Which of the following statements is NOT appropriate to document in the narrative section of a PCR?
It is a constantly open line of communication that cannot be accessed by outside users
Which of the following statements regarding a "dedicated line" is correct?
mentally competent adult has the legal right to refuse EMS care and transport.
Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is correct?
An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and treatment.
Which of the following statements regarding an emergency patient move is correct
The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is correct
Concrete Barricade
Which of the following would provide the EMT with the best cover in a situation involving a active shooter
Expressed
Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head
upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you find a single patient still seated in his car, there is no scene hazards . As you approach the vehicle, you not that the patient is semiconscious and has a large laceration to his forehead. you should
12-20 breaths per minute
what is the normal respiratory rate for an adult
carbon dioxide and water
the waste of aerobic metabolism include:
age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the eyes and ears
when you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that
abnormal spinal curvatures
which of the following conditions or situations presents the most unique challenge to the EMT when immobilizing an elderly patient on a long backboard
the neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her fingers and seems to grasp at something after being startled
which of the following describes the Moro reflex
Indirect contact
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?
Are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand
During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
Effective therapeutic communication skills require
considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with people of a different culture.
Ethnocentrism is defined as:
Alarm Response, reaction and resistance, and recovery
General adaptation Syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases
minute volume is decreased
If a patient's chest barely moves during inhalation, even if the patient's respiratory rate is normal, you should suspect that:
70 beats/min
The average pulse rate of persons between 19 and 60 years of age is typically:
EMS Research
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
19 and 25 years
The human body should be functioning at its optimal level between the ages of:
Have been infected with hepatitis in the past
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you:
Animals or insects
Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:
The arteries contracted to increase the blood pressure
What happens when blood volume is lost from the body
The main area in which the EMS agency operates
What is an EMT's primary service area?
to transport a mature egg to the uterus
What is the function of the fallopian tubes?
Follow the agency's written protocol
What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?
Allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the products directions
When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call, you should:
When the patient poses a significant threat to self or others
When is forcible restraint permitted?
place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient down the stairs with a stair chair
When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should
Exercise reasonable care and act prudently
When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to
not disclosing his or her name.
When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect patient's privacy by:
15 to 20 inches
When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in front of your torso.
brief and easily understood.
When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:
Cartilage
"Chondro" in the word chondritis means
Stomach
"gastro" in the word :gastroenteritis" means
Muscle
"myo" in the word myocarditis means
ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother.
A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should:
Heat
A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is
is excessively thirsty
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she
90-140 mm Hg
A normal systolic blood pressure for a 30-year-old is between:
medical director approval
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on:
Hemostasis
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patients leg stop bleeding. this is called
Report the incident to your supervisor after the call
After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated lancet. You should:
Evidence-based research
American heart association protocols are based on
back is bent forward at the hips.
An EMT may injure his or her back, even if it is straight, if the:
respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:
stop the move and request additional lifting assistance.
As you are your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a chair, you feel a sudden sharp pain in your lower back. you should
Gallbladder
Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:
brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the
1-3 years
Children of which age group are considered toddlers?
Assessment by the EMT
Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:
elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
allow him time to think about the question and respond to it
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should:
communicate effectively with other members of the health care team
EMTs should have a strong working knowledge of medical terminology om order to
Decontamination
It is essential that you ___ your equipment to prevent the spread of disease
The cells function with adequate oxygen
Large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are generated when:
not cutting through hole in clothing that were caused by weapons
Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:
advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
take multiple medications
Older adults frequently ___________.
phone or radio contact with the medical director
Online medical control requires:
EMS research
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on
decomposition of the body's tissues.
Putrefaction is defined as:
HIPAA
The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy according to:
Personal safety
The EMTs first Priority is
medical director
The EMTs scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the
injury to you or your patient.
The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:
Sacrum
The ___ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central posterior section of the pelvic gridle
Time Management
The ability to handle multiple tasks based on the priority is called
Self-motivation
The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as
Communication
The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as
fontanelles
The areas of the infants skull that have not yet fused together are called
"peri-" and "circum-"
The meaning "around" can have which of the following prefixes
Substandard or inappropriate patient care
The most serious consequence of drug and alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is
Provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the united states.
The national guidelines for EMS care are intended to
Shrinkage of the brain
The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is MOST directly related to:
Black
The root "melan/o" measn
Wash your hands in between patient contacts
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to
The removal of fluids from around the heart
The term "pericardiocentesis" means
use preparatory commands to initiate any moves
To facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the team leader should:
Privacy officers to answer questions
To help protect patients, EMS agencies are required to have
keep the weight as close to your body as possible
To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a patient, you should:
one arm above the head
To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should secure __________.
Put on high-visibility safety vest
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:
Ureters
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder via the
Drivers license
Where would you most likely find information regarding a patients wishes to be an organ donor
Protecting patients privacy
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?
EMT
Which course requires 150 hours of training?
duty to act, breach of duty/damages, causation
Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)
Cardiac arrest
Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be filed with local authorities?
increased weight
Which of the following is NOT a common factor that would affect a 75-year-old patient's vital signs?
skeletal system
Which of the following structures does not contain smooth muscle
"al" and 'ic"
Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?
"dipl-" and "Bi-"
Which of the following suffixes means "two"
Endocrine
Which of the following systems is responsible for the releasing hormones that regulate body activities
Open-ended questions
Which of the following types of questions allow for the most detailed response?
Wait 1 second after pressing the transmit button before speaking.
Which of the following will help improve radio communications?
Patient Advocacy
You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example of
use the multiplex system to transmit the information
You are providing care to a 61-year-old female complaining of chest pain that is cardiac in origin. Your service utilizes a multiplex communication system. You wish to transmit the patient's electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to accomplish this, you must
Have the driver contact dispatch and relay the patient information to the hospital. V
You are transporting a 54-year-old male in respiratory arrest. An EMR is driving the ambulance as you and your partner are caring for the patient. Which of the following is the MOST logical way of notifying the hospital?
inquire about the possibility of pregnancy's in private, if possible
a 16-year-olf female complains of vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping that began several hours ago. During your assessment interview, you should
Distal
a 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the ____ forearm
Bilateral
a patient has fractured both femurs. anatomically, these injures would be described as being
prone
an intoxicated male is found lying face down, this body position is called
act almost purely to avoid punishment and to get what they want.
in preconventional reasoning, children:
Disease
pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes that occur when the body reacts to a particular
increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.
physical changes that typically occur in early adults include an
Diaphragm
the __ is a muscular dome that form the inferior boundary of the thorax, separating the thorax from the abdomen.
Orbit
the __ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of the cranium
Apex
the ____ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles
foramen magnum
the brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull is called the:
Lift with your palms up
the proper technique for using the power grip is to
Normal
the respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute in an infant is
disease
the suffix "-pathy" means
Medial
the topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are not closer toward the midline of the body is
The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to those who are disabled
which of the following statements regarding the Americans with disabilities act (ADA) of 1990 is correct?
The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing
which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
Spleen
which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the abdomen
They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.
why do middle adults commonly experience financial concerns
secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider at the head end.
you are attending to a 22-year-olf female patient who has overdosed. The patient is unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. The most appropriate way to bring the patient downstairs is:
blood pressure directly corresponds to body weight
An infants blood pressure typically increases with age because
Locally accepted protocols
As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on:
Mark off a danger zone around the downed lines
At the scene of a automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines are lying across the car. The patients in the care are conscious. You should
blockage of coronary artery
Atherosclerosis is defined as ________.
Request sexual favors in exchange for something else
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
Have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. the driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. he has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pule. You should
on her left side
You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. Your patient has been having lower abdominal pains and cramping for the past two hours. In placing your patient on the stretcher and preparing for transport, you should place her:
increased patient comfort and dignity
You are attending to a 34-year-old male patient who requires transport to the hospital for assessment of his chronic back pain. The patient weighs over 750 pounds. Your bariatric stretcher has a wider surface area to allow for:
Confirm the patients identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet
You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is now is cardiac arrest. the patients family tells you that the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the patients does have a medic alert bracelet indicating DNR. you should
the ePCR allows patient information to be transmitted directly to the receiving hospital's computers.
You are caring for a 56-year-old male patient complaining of abdominal pain. Your service has recently switched to an electronic PCR system (EPCR). When completing the ePCR, it is important to be aware that:
The receiving nurse or doctor
You are caring for a driver who was stuck with a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but orders you to not tell anyone, who should you tell the information to?
small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While are you prepared to take care of this child, you must remember that.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
You are transporting a 67-year-old female patient to the hospital for investigation of abdominal pain. The patient care record indicates that the patient has a history of AAA. Based on this information, the patient care record includes an abbreviation for:
Acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her
You are transporting a elderly women who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to take and cannot move the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs, you should
the problem is with the patients liver
You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that:
transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. as you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that the parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 min. what should you do?
slander
You could be sued for ______ if your radio report to the hospital describes the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation.
Begin treatment and contact medical control as needed
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate it. You should:
a patient can consent to transport but legally refuse to be treated
which of the following general statements regarding consent is correct
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers
Its vessels closely parallel the major arteries in the body.
which of the following is not true about the lymphatic system