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EMT-B Final Exam Review: Questions and Verified Solutions, Exams of Nursing

National Polytechnic CollegeNursing

A comprehensive review of essential topics for the emt-b final exam, covering areas such as ems system management, legal and ethical considerations, infection control, stress management, and patient handling techniques. It includes multiple-choice questions with verified solutions to help students assess their understanding and prepare for certification. The material is designed to reinforce key concepts and best practices in emergency medical care, ensuring emts are well-equipped to provide effective and safe patient care in pre-hospital settings. This review is an invaluable resource for emt-b students seeking to solidify their knowledge and excel on their final exam.

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EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Verified Solutions
Guaranteed Pass
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohahprogramhorhprocesshforhevaluatinghandhimprovinght
heheffectivenesshofhanhEMShsystem?
A.
Systemheffectivenesshmanagement
B.
Totalhqualityhsystem
C.
Qualityhimprovement
D.
ProcesshImprovementhPlanh(PIP):hC.hQualityhimprovement
2. Inh1966hthehNationalhHighwayhSafetyhActhchargedhwhichhofhthehagencieshwithhthehdevelop
menthofhemergencyhmedicalhservicehstandards?
A.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhthehInterior
B.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhServices
C.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
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U.S.hDepartmenthofhHomelandhSecurity:hC.hU.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
3. Centralizedhcoordinationhofhemergencyhmedicalhaccess,htransportation,handhcarehmosth
refershtohwhichhofhthehfollowing?
A.
Emergencyhpreparednesshplan
B.
Resourcehmanagement
C.
Centralhdeployment
D.
Taumahsystem:hB.hResourcehmanagement
4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghagencieshishresponsiblehforhestablishinghEMShsystemhassessment
hprograms?
A.
UnitedhStateshHealthhServiceshAgencyh(HSA)
B.
DepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServicesh(HHS)
C.
NationalhTransportationhSafetyhBoardh(NTSB)
D.
NationalhHighwayhTraffichSafetyhAdministrationh(NHTSA):hD.hNationalhHighwayhTraffichSafet
yhAdministrationh(NHTSA)
5. WhichhofhthehfollowinghBESThdescribeshthehpurposehofhthehmodernhemer-
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  1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohahprogramhorhprocesshforhevaluatinghandhimprovinght heheffectivenesshofhanhEMShsystem? A. Systemheffectivenesshmanagement B. Totalhqualityhsystem C. Qualityhimprovement D. ProcesshImprovementhPlanh(PIP):hC.hQualityhimprovement
  2. Inh 1966 hthehNationalhHighwayhSafetyhActhchargedhwhichhofhthehagencieshwithhthehdevelop menthofhemergencyhmedicalhservicehstandards? A. U.S.hDepartmenthofhthehInterior B. U.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhServices C. U.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation D. U.S.hDepartmenthofhHomelandhSecurity:hC.hU.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
  3. Centralizedhcoordinationhofhemergencyhmedicalhaccess,htransportation,handhcarehmosth refershtohwhichhofhthehfollowing? A. Emergencyhpreparednesshplan B. Resourcehmanagement C. Centralhdeployment D. Taumahsystem:hB.hResourcehmanagement
  4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghagencieshishresponsiblehforhestablishinghEMShsystemhassessment hprograms? A. UnitedhStateshHealthhServiceshAgencyh(HSA) B. DepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServicesh(HHS) C. NationalhTransportationhSafetyhBoardh(NTSB) D. NationalhHighwayhTraffichSafetyhAdministrationh(NHTSA):hD.hNationalhHighwayhTraffichSafet yhAdministrationh(NHTSA)
  5. WhichhofhthehfollowinghBESThdescribeshthehpurposehofhthehmodernhemer- hgencyhmedicalhservicesh(EMS)hsystem?

A. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhrespondhquicklyhandhprovidehemergencyhcarehonhthehscene,hd uringhtransport,handhaththehhospital B. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhunderstandhthehlimitationshofhtheirhtraininghandh"dohnohhar m,"hwhilehprovidinghprompthtransporthtohthehhospital C. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhcapablehofhassessinghandhcaringhforhinjuredhandhillhpatientsh onhthehscene D. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhknowledgeablehinhallhaspectshofhprehospitalhcare:hA.hTohhaveh trainedhpersonnelhrespondhquicklyhandhprovidehemergencyhcarehonhthehscene,hduringhtranspor t,handhaththehhospital

  1. Whathishthehminimumhlevelhofhcertificationhrequiredhofhambulancehpersonnelhresponsibl ehforhdirecthpatienthcare? A. EmergencyhMedicalhTechnician

C.hAhpatienthwhohishactivelyhcoughing D.hAhtraumahpatienthwhohishcoveredhinhdirt,hrocks,handhotherhforeignhdebris:hC.hAhpatienthwh ohishactivelyhcoughing

  1. Duehtohthehhighhriskhofhanhunstablehworkhenvironment,hEMTshrespondinghtohahmotorhv ehiclehcrashhmayhconsiderhusingh inhadditionhtohstandardhPPE. A. Facehshields

B. Heavy-hdutyhgloves C. LevelhBhhazmathsuits D. N- 95 hmasks:hB.hHeavy-hdutyhgloves

  1. Youharehcalledhtohanhassaulthonhahhomelesshmale.hDriedhbloodhfromhthehtraumahishvisi bleharoundhthehpatient'shmouthhandhnose.hDuringhassessment,hyouhnotehthehpatienthhashah productivehcough.hThehpatienthsays,h"Don'thworry,hI'mhnothcontagious.hI'vehhadhthishcoughhfo rhahyear."hDescribehthehbesthapproachhregardinghrespiratoryhisolation. A. Maskhyourselfhonly B. UsehgloveshforhPPE,hashthat'shallhthathishneeded C. Isolatehthehpatienthwithhahnon-rebreatherhmask D. Maskhyourselfhandhthehpatient:hD.hMaskhyourselfhandhthehpatient
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishtruehregardinghproperhhandhcleaning? A. SoaphandhwaterhshouldhbehusedhfollowinghanyhpatienthcontacthifhthehEMThdoeshnothw earhgloves B. Inhcaseshwherehsoaphandhwaterhandhalcohol- hbasedhhandhcleanersharehnothimmediatelyhavailable,hbleachhwipeshshouldhbehused C. IfhthehEMT'shhandsharehvisiblyhdirty,hanhalcohol-basedhhandhcleanerhishnothsufficient D. Followinghpatienthcontact,hthehEMThshouldhsoakhhishhandshinhwarmhsoapyhwaterhforhathl easth 30 hsecondshandhthenhshakehthemhvigorously:hC.hIfhthehEMT'shhandsharehvisiblyhdirty,hanh alcohol-basedhhandhcleanerhishnothsufficient
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghpathogenshcanhlivehinhdriedhbloodhforhdayshandhshouldhbehah majorhconcernhforhEMShprovidershevenhwhilehcleaninghcontami-hnatedhequipment? A. HepatitishA B. Tuberculosis C. AIDS D. HepatitishB:hD.hHepatitishB
  4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshabouthHIV/AIDShishtrue? A. HIVhpositivehneedlehstickshhavehah 30 hpercenthinfectionhrate B. DrugsharehnothavailablehthathslowhHIVhfromhprogressinghintohAIDS C. ThehHIVhvirushliveshlongerhoutsidehthehbodyhthanhhepatitishB D. HIVhpositivehneedlehstickshhavehlesshthanhah0.05hpercenthinfectionhrate:hD.hHIVhpositiv

B. RyanhWhitehCAREhact C. CommunicablehDiseasehNotificationhAct D. EMShPersonnelhHealthhProtectionhActhofh1991:hB.hRyanhWhitehCAREhact

  1. WhatharehthehminimumhStandardhPrecautionshanhEMThshouldhtakehwhenhtransporti nghahpatienthinfectedhwithhMiddlehEasthRespiratoryhSyndromeh(MERS)? A. Gloves B. Gloves,hN- 95 hmask,handhgoggles C. Gloves,hN- 95 hmask,hgoggles,handhgown D. GloveshandhN- 95 hmask:hC.hGloves,hN- 95 hmask,hgoggles,handhgown
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghtermshishbesthdefinedhash"ahstatehofhphysicalhand/orhpsychologi calharousalhtohahstimulus?" A. Homeostasis B. Eustress C. Distress D. Stress:hD.hStress
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehformhofhstresshthathcanhcausehimmediatehandhlong- termhproblemshwithhanhEMT'shhealthhandhwell-being? A. Eustress B. Distress C. Megastress D. Hyperstress:hA.hEustress
  4. Thehtermhburnouthishalsohknownhasha(n)h stresshreaction A. Delayed B. Cumulative C. Acute D. Post-traumatic:hB.hCumulative
  5. Post-traumatichstresshdisorderhmayhbehdescribedhasha(n). A. Severehstresshreaction B. Acutehstresshreaction C. Delayedhstresshreaction D. Cumulativehstresshreaction:hC.hDelayedhstresshreaction
  1. Whichhofhthehmethodshlistedhbelowhishbesthdescribedhashmovinghahpatienthfromhthehflo orhtohahstretcherhbyhhavinghtwohorhmorehrescuershkneel,hcurlhthehpatienthtohtheirhchest,hsta nd,handhthenhreversehthehprocesshtohplacehthehpatienthonhthehstretcher? A. Draw-streethmethod B. Powerhlift

B. Conscioushconsent C. Expressedhconsent D. Impliedhconsent:hC.hExpressedhconsent

  1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohthehsethofhregulationshthathdefineshthehlegalhactionshexp ectedhandhlimitationshplacedhonhthehEMT? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Professionalhstandards

C. Legalhstandardshofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hA.hScopehofhpractice

  1. Thehadministrationhofhoxygenhandhthehapplicationhofhspinalhimmobilizationhishparthofhw hichhofhthehfollowinghforhthehEMT? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Dutyhtohact C. Standardhofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hA.hScopehofhpractice
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohthehcarehthathwouldhbehexpectedhtohbehprovidedhbyhan hEMThwithhsimilarhtraininghwhenhcaringhforhahpatienthinhahsimilarhsituation? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Professionalhstandards C. Standardhofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hC.hStandardhofhpractice
  3. Yourhpatienthishah 40 hyearholdhknownhdiabetichwhohwashfoundhunconscioushathworkhbyha hcoworker.hWhathtypehofhconsenthallowshyouhtohtreaththishpatient? A. Expressedhconsent B. Consenthforhmentallyhincompetenthadults C. Impliedhconsent D. Consenthforhtreatmenthforhminorhemergencies:hC.hImpliedhconsent
  4. Yourhpatienthishah 10 hyearholdhboyhwhohsufferedhahpossiblehfracturedharmhwhilehrollerbl adinghathahfriend'shhouse.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehBESThwayhtohobtainhconsenthforhtreat ment? A. Gethconsenthfromhthehpatient'sh 15 hyearholdhsister,hwhohishaththehscene B. Acthonhimpliedhconsent C. Callhthehpatient'shmotherhathwork D. Allowhthehpatienthtohconsenthashanhemancipatedhminor:hC.hCallhthehpatient'shmotherhath work
  5. Yourhrespondhtohahmiddlehschoolhforhah 12 hyearholdhmalehpatienthwhohhashbeenhhithbyhah car.Youhgethconsenthtohtreaththehpatienthfromhthehschoolhprincipal.hWhathconcepthallowshth ehprincipalhtohspeakhforhthehparents?

B. Scopehofhpractice C. Dutyhtohact D. Legalhresponsibility:hC.hDutyhtohact

  1. Youharrivehonhthehscenehofhah 55 hyearholdhmalehpatient.hThehpatient'shwifehcalledh 911 hbe causehhehishhavinghchesthpains.hThehpatienthishveryhangryhwithhhishwifehforhcallingh 911 hbecau sehhehstateshhehonlyhhashheartburnhandhadamantlyhrefuseshanyhtreatmenthorhtransport.hAf terhsigninghthehpatienthrefusalhform,h thehpatienthcollapseshandhgoeshintohsuddenhcardiach arrest.hThehwifehishcryinghuncontrollablyhandhbegginghyouhtohdohsomething.hWhathshouldhy ouhdo? A. Providehemergencyhcarehunderhimpliedhconsent B. Explainhtohthehwifehthathherhhusbandhsignedhahlegalhdocumenthrefusinghcare,handhifhyouhin tervenedhtohhelphhimhnow,hyouhwouldhbehbreakinghthehlaw C. Providehemergencyhcarehforhthehpatienthonlyhifhhishwifehsignshahdocumenthstatinghthey hwillhnothsuehthehEMShservice D. Respecthhishlegalhrighthtohnothhavehanyhtreatment,hregardlesshofhhowhmuchhthehwifehbe gshyouhtohhelp:hA.hProvidehemergencyhcarehunderhimpliedhconsent
  2. InhwhichhofhthehfollowinghsituationshshouldhanhEMThwithholdhresuscitativehmeasureshf romhahpatienthinhcardiacharrest? A. Thehpatient'shcaregiverhpresentshahDNRhorderhsignedhbyhthehpatienthandhhishphysician B. Familyhmembershrequesththathnothinghbehdone C. ThehEMT'shreligioushbeliefshpermithwithholdinghresuscitation,handhthehcare- hgiverhpresentshdocumentationhofhthehpatient'shwishes D. Allhofhthehabove:hA.hThehpatient'shcaregiverhpresentshahDNRhorderhsignedhbyhthehpatienthandh hishphysician
  3. Yourhpatienthishah 45 hyearholdhmanhwhohishsufferinghfromhchesthpain.hUponhar- hrival,hthehpatienthishpale,hsweaty,handhseemhshorthofhbreath.hThehpatienthishangryhwithhhishdau ghterhforhcallingh911.hHehsayshthathhehhadhsomehspicyhsausagehforhbreakfasthandhhashindige stion.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghishanhappropriatehmeanshofhgettinghthehpatienththehcarehhehne eds? A. Callhthehpatient'shneighborshandhtellhthemhthathyouhhavehbeenhcalledhtohthehpaitent'shh osehbuthhehishnowhrefusinghcare

B. Tellhthehpatienththathhishchesthpainhishmosthlikelyhcausedhbyhhishdiet,hhavehhimhtakeha nhantacid,handhgohtohbed C. Informhthehpatienththathifhhehdoeshnothagreehtohtreatment,hyouhwillhhavehtohtakehhimhaga insthhishwillhbecausehhehhashahpotentiallyhlife-threateninghproblem D. Tryhtohfindhouthwhyhthehpatienthdoeshnothwanthtohgohtohthehhospital:hD.hTryhtohfindhouthwhyht hehpatienthdoeshnothwanthtohgohtohthehhospital

inghbuthdieshathhishhousehfromhsuddenhcardiacharresthanhhourhlater.hWhichhofhthehfollowing hstatementshishtrue? A. ThehEMTsharehnothnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthsignedhthehrefusalhform B. ThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehtherehwashproximatehcausation

C. ThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthdied D. ThehEMTsharehnothnegligenthbecausehthehEMTshhavehnohcontrolhoverhthehpatient'shmedi calhcondition:hB.hThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehtherehwashprox-himatehcausation

  1. Anhoff- dutyhEMThishdrivinghdownhthehroadhwhenhshehseeshahmajorhvehiclehaccident.hThereharehnohE mergencyhMedicalhRespondershonhthehscenehyet.hThereharehonlyhGoodhSamaritans.hThehEMTh ishlatehforhahdoctor'shappointmenthsohshehdecideshthathshehwillhnothstophandhhelp.hThehdriv erhofhthehvehiclehdieshbeforehhelpharrives.hOnehofhthehGoodhSamaritanshnoticeshherhEMThlic ensehplateshandhwriteshthemhdownhashshehpasseshby.hThehGoodhSamaritanhishangryhthaththehE MThdidhnothstophandhhelphandhtrieshtohgeththehEMThfiredhforhnothhelping.hWhichhofhthehfollow inghstatementshinhtrue? A. ThehEMThishnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthdied B. ThehEMThishnegligenthforhnothstoppinghandhhelping C. ThehEMThishnothnegligenthbecausehshehdidhnothhavehahdutyhtohact D. ThehEMThishnothnegligenthbecausehshehhadhahdoctor'shappointment:hC.hThehEMThishnothne gligenthbecausehshehdidhnothhavehahdutyhtohac
  2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishtruehconcerninghprotectionhbyhGoodhSamaritanhl aws? A. AnhEMThishexpectedhtohacthashahlayhpersonhwhenhprovidinghemergencyhcarehoff-duty B. ThehpurposehofhGoodhSamaritanhlawshishtohprotecthpeoplehwhoharehtryinghtohhelphinhanhe mergency C. AhGoodhSamaritanhlawhallowshanhEMThtohexceedhthehscopehofhpractice,hifhnecessary,h whenhprovidinghemergencyhcarehoff-duty D. AnhEMThcannothbehsuedhforhnegligencehifhthehstatehinhwhichhhehworkshhashahGoodhSamari tanhlaw:hB.hThehpurposehofhGoodhSamaritanhlawshishtohprotecthpeoplehwhoharehtryinghtohhelphinh anhemergency
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrequireshtraining,hpolices,handhprocedureshrelatedhtohstoring,h accessing,handhsharinghpatienthinformation? A. COBRAhB .EMTALAhC. HIPAA

C. Slander D. Libel:hD.hLibel

  1. Youhrespondhtohahbushaccidenthwithhmultiplehpatients.hAshyouharrivehaththehscene,hyouh arehapproachedhbyhahlocalhpoliticianhwhohstateshthathhishwifehhashbeenhinvolved.hHehtellshy ouhthathifhyouhwillhtakehcarehofhherhfirst,hhehwillhensurehyouhgeththehpromotionhyouharehuphfor .hThishbecomeshwhathtypehofhdecisionhforhyouhashanhEMT? A. Medical B. Ethical C. Financial D. Legal:hB.hEthical
  2. Whilehtreatinghahpatienthinvolvedhinhahshootinghaththehpatient'shvacationhhome,hwhichh ofhthehfollowinghactionshmayhinterferehwithhthehinvestigationhofhahcrimehscene? A. Usinghthehpatient'shphone B. Movinghthehpatient C. Usinghthehbathroom D. Allhofhthehabove:hD.hAllhofhthehabove
  3. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehEMT'shprimaryhresponsibilityhathahsecuredhcrimehscen e? A. Takinghnoteshthathmayhbehneededhduringhcourthtestimony B. Preservinghevidence C. Providinghpatienthcare D. Identifyinghanyhpotentialhsuspectshencounteredhaththehscene:hC.hProvidinghpatienthcar e
  4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghinformationhmayhbehimportanthtohlawhenforcementhofficershin vestigatinghahcrimehscene? A. YourhexperiencehashanhEMT B. Yourhopinionhofhwhathhappenedhbeforehyouharrivedhonhscene C. Howhyouhgainedhaccesshtohthehscene D. Whathroutehyouhtookhwhenhrespondinghtohthehscene:hC.hHowhyouhgainedhaccesshtoht hehscene
  5. Youhrespondhtohthehreporthofhanhunconscioushfemalehpatient.hYouhcanhacquirehimporta

nthmedicalhinformationhabouththehpatienththroughhwhichhofhthehfollowing? A. Medicalhhistoryhidentifier B. Medicalhidentificationhdevice C. Driver'shlicense D. Onhcallhmedicalhdirector:hB.hMedicalhidentificationhdevice