EMT - Module Test
A multiable of catergories from the multiable modules of EMT- Basic Complete
- 1.Your first responsibility as an EMT-B is to:
- A.
Open the patients airwvay
- B.
Keep yourself safe.
- C.
Gain access to the patient.
- D.
Provide for the patients safety.
- 2.Centralized coordination of resources, which provides victims at trauma or medical emergencies with equal access to basic emergency care and transportation by certified personnel , is a function of:
- A.
Transportation.
- B.
Training.
- C.
Resource management,
- D.
Regulation and policy
- 3.Choose the BEST completion for this sentence: On-scene safety is the responsibility of:
- A.
Each crew member.
- B.
The senior responder.
- C.
Gain access to the patient.
- D.
Provide for the patient's safety.
- 4.The program for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the EMS system is called quality:
- A.
Assessment.
- B.
Improvement
- C.
Documentation.
- D.
Involvement.
- 5.Maintaining your equipment; continuing your education, and getting feedback from patients and hospital staff are ALL ways that you can:
- A.
Keep the ambulance in running order.
- B.
Stay abreast of changes in medical care.
- C.
Improve the quality of care in your system
- D.
Maintain a professional manner and appearance
- 6.The EMS physician's oversight of the patient care aspects of the EMS system is referred to as :
- A.
Trauma system.
- B.
Medical direction.
- C.
Evaluation.
- D.
In-hospital care.
- 7.The EMT-B's authority to provide emergency care is:
- A.
Conferred by the state legislature and EMS system.
- B.
An extension of the Medical Director's license to practice.
- C.
Responsibility of the National Registry of EMTs
- D.
Obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- 8.Orders given to the EMT-B by telephone or radio are called:
- A.
Off-line medical direction
- B.
Standing orders
- C.
On-line medical direction
- D.
Protocols
- 9.Attending conferences, watching EMS videos, or listening to lectures for the purpose of supplementing, or adding to, knowledge received in an orginal course is known as:
- A.
Graduate school
- B.
Refresher training
- C.
Continuning education
- D.
Recertification qualification
- 10.A communication system that has the capability of automaticall identifying the caller's phone number and location is called:
- A.
Emergency medical dispatch
- B.
Auto call-back
- C.
Enhanced 9-1-1
- D.
Priority dispatch
- 11.The role of the emergency medical dispatcher includes all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Obtaining appropriate information from callers.
- B.
Giving instructions to callers for emergency care.
- C.
Dispatching appropriate agencies to the emergency scene.
- D.
Providing on-line medical direction to EMS personnel
- 12.A positive form of stress that helps people work under pressure and respond effectively is called:
- A.
Stimulation
- B.
Eustress
- C.
Rest
- D.
Distress
- 13.The emotional stages that patients or their famalies go through when confronted with death or dying include all of the following EXCEPT;
- A.
Denial
- B.
Barganing
- C.
Acceptance
- D.
Gratitude
- 14.A reaction to death or dying where the patient says"Not Me" is referred to as;
- A.
Anger
- B.
Denial
- C.
Bargaining
- D.
Depression
- 15.A reaction to death or dying where the patient questions" Why Me?" is referred to as;
- A.
Anger
- B.
Denial
- C.
Bargaining
- D.
Depression
- 16.A reaction to death or dying when the patient says" Okay, I'am not afraid" is referred to as;
- A.
Anger
- B.
Denial
- C.
Acceptance
- D.
Depression
- 17.A reaction to death or dying where the patient says "Okav, but first let me..-" is referred to as:
- A.
Bargaining.
- B.
Acceptance.
- C.
Depression.
- D.
Denial.
- 18.Scenario; Your partner has worked manv shifts in a row and has recently handled a number of serious trauma calls. She has recently become Irritable at home and work and complains of the inability to sleep and concentrate. Which one of the following is a likely cause of her signsand symptoms?
- A.
Infectious mononucleosis
- B.
A cumulative stress reaction
- C.
High blood pressure
- D.
All of the above
- 19.Foods that should be avoided or limited to help control stress include:
- A.
Fruits and vegetables.
- B.
Alcohol and coffee,
- C.
Salads and breads.
- D.
All of the above.
- 20.A process where a team of trained peer counselors and mental health professionals meet withEMT-Bs who have ben involved in a major incident is called a CISD, which stands for:
- A.
Critique and interview on scene deportment
- B.
Catastrophic incident service defusing.
- C.
Critical incident stress debriefing.
- D.
Counseling interview for situational depression.
- 21.The purpose of the CISD process is to:
- A.
Investigate the events of a call.
- B.
Help diffuse the psychological trauma.
- C.
create a chain of events for documentation
- D.
Critique the call
- 22.After a stessful incident, EMS providers should:
- A.
Go home and have a big meal
- B.
Speak openly with the press.
- C.
Vent feelings by talking with each other,
- D.
All of the above.
- 23.Making the physical and emotional needs of the patient a priority is a part of the EMT-B's:
- A.
Advanced directive.
- B.
Protocol.
- C.
Ethical responsibility.
- D.
Legal responsibility.
- 24.DNR is an abbreviation for a type of:
- A.
Organ donation procedure.
- B.
Implied consent.
- C.
Genetic material.
- D.
Advance directive.
- 25.Expressed consent is:
- A.
Assumed to exist when the patient is unconscious.
- B.
Definedby local protocol for certain types of emergencies.
- C.
Assumed to exist when care is urgently needed.
- D.
Obtained from a conscious, competent, adult patient.
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