EMT Operations Practice Test 2

Question 1

You've arrived at the scene of what appears to be a domestic dispute over child molestation.
You are asking a 5-year-old child about elimination habits.
What word would be best to use when questioning this child?

Accepted Answer

'Pee-Pee'

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Urination

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Micturation

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Deltrusion

Question 2

Please answer the following question. You are in charge of devising an ambulance deployment plan for the EMS system within your community. Your goal is to minimize response times while simultaneously using all of the EMS resources in an efficient and cost effective manner. As such, which of the following information would be most valuable in formulating a plan?

Accepted Answer

Time and location of calls over last 5 years

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Location of previous ambulance collisions

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Average age of the population

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Socioeconomic status of neighborhoods

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding continuing education is most valued by the public?

Accepted Answer

It provides the opportunity for the paramedic to learn of new or changing medications and skills.

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It shows that the paramedic is truly concerned about providing the best

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It satisfies guidelines for the paramedic to meet state recertification.

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It allows the paramedic to maintain their National Registry certification.

Question 4

Please answer the following question. You are called to a local industrial complex for a potential hazardous materials incident. The dispatcher reports to you that approximately 30 workers have been affected and that several workers have been overcome by fumes. The specialized hazardous materials response team has been dispatched but will arrive approximately 20 minutes after your ambulance. Upon arrival, you are met at the gate by a worker who points to a large white tank next to the building which is the apparent source of the contamination. On the side of the tank you see a multi-colored NFPA 704 symbol with a number four (4) located within the blue diamond, a number one (1) located within the red diamond, a number one (1) located within the yellow diamond, and no indicator located within the white diamond. You are immediately approached by a crowd of approximately fifteen workers who state that they were exposed to fluid which was leaking from the tank. What is your next immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Have the patients remove their clothing and begin to rinse them with water

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Begin to triage the patients and obtain baseline vital signs

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Mix a weak bleach solution and tell the victims to use it to decontaminate their exposed skin

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Ask the patients to remain in a single location until the hazardous materials team arrives

Question 5

Which of the following patients encountered would the paramedic most likely benefit from critical incident stress management?

Accepted Answer

Death of a 4-year-old male patient from a fall.

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Death of an 30-year-old male who was intoxicated while driving.

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Death of a 43-year-old female from an explosion.

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Death of an 82-year-old female from a suicide.

Question 6

As an EMT, you release information on a patient to the newspaper. The patient felt he has been slandered. Which specific area of the law may the patient sue under?

Accepted Answer

Tort

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Federal

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Criminal

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Constitutional

Question 7

Why is it critical that the paramedic complete an equipment checklist at the beginning of each shift?

Accepted Answer

Completion reduces the risk of liability associated with providing prehospital medical services.

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Most medical insurance agencies require a copy of the checklist for ongoing liability coverage

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Checklists are required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Completion is mandated by the US Department of Health and Human.

Question 8

Please answer the following question.   As the head of the Quality Assurance Committee for your service, you review all patient care reports prior to passing them on to the medical director. On one trip sheet, you note the following narrative: Patient states that he cannot move his bowls and has had abdomenal pane for three weaks. Patient also states that he has had a fever and took too Tylenol tablets this morming, but then became naseated. What advice would you give the paramedic regarding this report?

Accepted Answer

Get a dictionary and look up any questionable words when documenting.

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Have the EMT-B do all of the documenting.

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Make up abbreviations for any words he is unsure of how to spell.

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Only document what you know how to spell.

Question 9

What are the rules or standards that govern the conduct of EMS professionals?

Accepted Answer

Ethics

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Codes

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Standards

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Morals

Question 10

Upon arrival at a local residence, you hear three possible gunshots in your vicinity. What should be your immediate next action?

Accepted Answer

Leave the scene until it can be secured by law enforcement.

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Notify dispatch of the situation.

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Notify the local law enforcement agency.

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Proceed into the house since no shooter is visible.