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Most states require refresher training for EMT-Bs every

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2-3 years

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An EMT at a basic level is operating as a designated agent of the

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Medical Director

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Which of the following is not a role of responsibility for an EMT?

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Providing medical direction

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The first concern of an EMT must be

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Personal safty

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A policy set by an EMS medical director that allows EMT's to administer glucose to a patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of a(n)

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Standing Order

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[6] An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of:

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On-Line medical direction

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7- The level of EMS training in which the emphasis is on activating the EMS system and controlling immediate life-threating emergencies is

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First Responder

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[8] A good personal trait for an EMT is

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nonjudgmental

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[9] List of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be taken in different situations by EMS personnel are know as

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protocols

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[10] Which of the following is a way for an EMT to have a role in the quality improvement (QI) process?

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Continue her education

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[11] Organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria, are

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Pathogens

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[12] Equipment and procedures that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient are referred to as:

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Standard Precautions

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[13] Gloves, masks, and gowns are examples of

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PPE

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[14] The positive form of stress that helps people work under pressure and respond effectively is:

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eustress

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]15] A single incident that produces multiple patients is an

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MCI

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[16] The goal of the CISD is to:

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assist emergency care workers in dealing with stress

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[17] AN initial component of the CISD, which may be held before the formal debriefing, is called a(n_

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defusing session

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[18] The stage of grieving in which a patient seeks to postpone death, even for a short time is

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bargaining

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[19] It is important that the EMT follow the same path in and out of a crime scene in order to

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Prevent disturbing the crime scene

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[20] The agency that has issued strict guidelines detailing precautions against exposure to blood-borne pathogens is the

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Occupational safety and health administration

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[21] Which of the following materials is not recommended for gloves to be used when there is the potential for contact with blood and other body fluids?

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Cotton

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[22] Personal protective equipment includes all of the following EXCEPT:

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Cotton scrub pants

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[23] In case where TB is suspected, use a

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HEPA respirator

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[24] A situation that would usually call for the use of a gown as protection would be one involving

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childbirth

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[25] An infection that causes an inflammation of the liver is

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hepatitis

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[26] The three R's of reacting to danger are

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retreat, radio, reevaluate

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[27] Hepatitis B, TB, and AIDS are the communicable diseases of greatest concern because they are

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potentially life threatening

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[28] The test that can detect exposure to TB is the

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PPD test

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[29] Under the Ryan white care act, the officials in every emergency response organization who gather facts about possible emergency responder exposure to infectious diseases are the

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designated officers

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[30] Vehicles holding hazardous materials should be identified with

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placecards

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[31] When you are lifting a heavy object, most of the work should be done by the muscles of your

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Legs

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[32] For which reason should an urgent move be used?

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Immediate treatment for a breathing emergency can be performed

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[33] The preferred device for carrying a conscious medical patient down a flight of steps is the

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stair chair

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[34] One technique that can greatly reduce risk of back injuries when lifting and moving patients is:

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keeping the lifted weight in close to your body

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[35] Which of the conditions below is not one that permits the use of an emergency move?

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A stable patient's position hampering a police investigation

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[36] When an abbreviated assessment on a patient trapped in wreckage reveals the the patient must be moved quickly, you would order a(n)

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Urgent move

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[37] The technique used when quickly removing a patient from a vehicle is called?

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recovery position

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[38] Unresponsive patients without suspected spinal injuries should be placed in the

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recovery position

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[39] The method that should be used when moving a patient onto a long spine board is the

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Log roll

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[40] The method commonly used to transfer patient from a bed at home to a stretcher is the

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draw-sheet method

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[41] The first action of an EMT arriving on the scene is to

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survey the scene

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[42] All of the following steps are part of the scene survey except

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decide if the patients family requires notification

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[43] continued scene security can be assured by which of the following

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reassess ambulance or rescue vehicle location, look for hazards around the patient location, use of specialized equipment such as turnout gear or breathing apparatus

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[44] You arrive on the scne of a one vehicle accident. The female driver is restrained and still in the vehicle. Your next action would be to

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direct your partner to search for the infant

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[45] Emergency medical technicians learn how to predict injuries best by noting the

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mechanism of injury

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[46] additional extrication or rescue considerations may be required when dealing with the entrapment of a patient. These considerations include all of the following except

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Hysterical patients pose no threat to scene control

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[47] After assuring that the scene is safe, the EMT's primary responsibility is

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Providing medical care to the patient

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[48] Violent scenes should always be controlled by law enforcement personnel before the EMT provides patient care because

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Most EMT's are not prepared to intervene in violent situations

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[49] On occasion, EMT's may be called to a scene that turns out to be criminal in nature. Whether or not patient care is delivered, the EMT's have an additional responsibility to preserve the crime scene and act as witnesses True or False

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True

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[50] The EMT should take the same path in and out of a suspected crime scene to

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avoid disturbing evidemce

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[51] A mental defense mechanism that creates a buffer between the reality of the person's present condition and the reality of their actually dying from that condition is known as

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Denial

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[52] "Why Me?" expresses the emotion known as

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Anger

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[53] When facing a catastrophic illness or injury, some patients react initially by the process known as "bargaining." the person may

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Bargain with god, bargain with their family, bargain with the medical professionals

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[54] Family and close friends at the scne may also respond in a wide range of actions and emotions True or false

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False

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[55] Family members should be allowed to stay with the patients in the patient compartment on the way to the hospital in the ambulance True or false

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False

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[56] Hearing is the first sense to be lost True or False

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False

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[57] If a family member arrives at the scene before the patient dies you should do what?

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arrange for them to see the patient

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[58] Some family members may want to touch or hold the body after death. Do not deny this request unless

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It is a crime scene or it compromises your care or local protocol.

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[59] When EMT's are responding to an emergency or faced with a stressful scene. Information is relayed to the brain through their ____ senses

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Five

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[60] Physiologic reaction simply means that the normally functioning human body will respond in a physical way. True or False

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True