EMT Final Study Guide. Contains Over 200 Questions and Answers.

EMT Final Study Guide. Contains Over 200 Questions and Answers. 1. You respond to a call to assist a patient who has gone into labor. To follow body substance isolation (BSI) precautions, you should put on A. a mask. ...

EMT Final Study Guide. Contains Over 200 Questions and Answers. 1. You respond to a call to assist a patient who has gone into labor. To follow body substance isolation (BSI) precautions, you should put on A. a mask. B. gloves. C. eye protection. D. all of the above 2. When lifting a patient on a stretcher, you should A. bend slightly at the knees. (Feet should be shoulder length apart and weight distributed through the balls of the feet never twist your hips) 3. The preferred device to transport a patient with a suspected spinal injury is a C. long backboard. (Suspected spinal injury) 4. You arrive on the scene to find a tractor-trailer on its side. Gasoline is leaking onto the roadway. The driver is still inside the vehicle and appears to be unconscious. A passenger is out of the tractor-trailer and lying on the ground. You should first C. call for assistance. (It’s a serious hazard, never go into the hot zone without assistance) 5. You arrive on the scene to find a patient experiencing an attack of angina. The patient has a prescription for nitroglycerin. You call medical direction for assistance. The medical direction physician advises you to assist the patient in taking the nitroglycerin. This is an example of A .on-line medical direction. (Talking directly to the physician)6. You are called to the home of an elderly woman with terminal cancer. Her daughter says that the woman has been silent and sometimes doesn’t acknowledge her presence. This woman is likely exhibiting C. depression. (5 stages of grief silence is a sign of depression, , denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are all five) 7. EMS workers who cannot deal with stress on their own should D. seek professional help. 8. EMS workers can maintain their blood sugar levels by A. eating regular meals. (Helps maintain blood sugar levels 9. What is the main goal of the CISD? B. to expedite the recovery process ( They are to never place blame on an emt worker discussing job related stresses 10. If a patient tells you that it’s okay to perform a medical procedure, this patient has given you C. expressed consent. (Verbal consent) 11. Which patient is most capable of refusing treatment? D. a man in his 20s with a cut on his arm (He has no mental deficiencies he is of sound and mind) 12. An EMT-Basic refuses to treat a patient. The EMT-Basic may be guilty of C. negligence. And abandonment 13. A woman you’re treating demands that you stop treatment and refuses to sign a release from liability form. She does not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and seems mentally stable. You should B. try to convince her to let you or someone else treat her. 14. In most states, you can release a patient’s information to a patient’s A. doctor. B. insurance company.15. 1. You and your partner assess a 40-year-old woman’s breathing while assessing her baseline vital signs. A normal number of respirations per minute for this woman is B. 15. (Normal is 12-20) 2. A patient tells you that he has pain in his right leg. This pain is a A. symptom. ( A symptom is what a patient tells you what’s wrong something an emt cant see) 3. The M in SAMPLE stands for D. medications. 4. While assessing a teenage boy’s baseline vital signs, you suspect he has suffered a head injury because his B. pupils don’t react to light. (This patient has a head injury) 5. A normal pulse rate for an average adult would be C. 70. (Normal pulse rate is 60-100) 1. A sign of inadequate breathing in a 50-year-old male is D. cyanotic skin. 2. The normal tidal volume for an average adult is A. 500 ml. 3. Which of the following takes place during exhalation? C. The diaphragm moves upward. (intercostal muscles relax) 4. The trachea is commonly referred to as the B. windpipe. 5. You arrive on the scene to find a 3-year-old child lying flat on the ground. You know that her breathing is inadequate because A. her chest is not rising and falling. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::SEE MORE IN THE ATTACHMENT::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::