EMT MIDTERM REVIEW question and answers

23) You work in a community that has an “enhanced” 911 system. Which one of the following is true about that system? A) The location of the 911 call is displayed to the call taker. B) The EMS system uses EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and paramedics. C) The fire department responds simultaneously with EMS. D) The total response time for EMS rarely exceeds 9 minutes. 24) Which one of the following patients should benefit most by calling an enhanced 911 system? A) Patient with chest pain B) Patient with sudden onset of confusion C) Patient requiring advanced medical care D) Patient who cannot reach his phone 25) A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911 operators are also Emergency Medical Dispatchers, which one of the following will they be able to provide? A) Simultaneous notification of the hospital B) Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance C) Instructions on how to control bleeding D) The names of the EMTs who are responding 30) The county dispatch center where you work employs Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs) as call takers. This enables the dispatch center to: A) handle all emergency calls, including those for police, fire, and EMS. B) provide medical instructions to the caller prior to the arrival of EMS. C) use computer technology when dispatching the closest ambulance. D) properly utilize an enhanced 911 call-taking system. 34) At a public 911 center meeting, a concerned woman asks if voice over Internet protocols (VoIP) can be used to access the community emergency operations center. You would inform her that: A) Internet providers are encouraged to provide 911 access, but are not required by law. B) Internet providers are required to provide their own 911 service to subscribers. C) Internet providers must provide a callback number and location of the 911 call. D) Internet providers are required to provide medical instructions prior to arrival of EMS. 35) The EMT would recognize which of the following as an advantage of the 911 universal number? A) It is able to track the location of all emergency vehicles in an EMS system. B) It allows for simultaneous dispatch of EMS, law enforcement, and fire services. C) It is less expensive to operate than a 7- or 10-digit telephone number. D) It can easily accommodate non-emergency as well as emergency situations. 3) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) comes to you and states that he would like to work for your emergency ambulance service. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform him of which one of the following? A) He will only be able to take care of patients with non-life-threatening complaints. B) He will first need approval from your ambulance service’s medical director. C) He will only be able to work with an advanced EMT or paramedic. D) He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). 4) As defined by The National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS practitioners include: A) ambulance drivers. B) EMS Medical Director. C) paramedics. D) emergency medical dispatchers. 5) An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) approaches you and states that he is interested in becoming an EMT. Specifically, he asks what he will be able to do as an EMT that he cannot presently do as an EMR. You respond by saying he will be able to: A) administer some medications. B) perform emergency childbirth. C) use an automated external defibrillator (AED). D) obtain vital signs. 6) You have been dispatched for a 61-year-old female in cardiac arrest. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are on scene. In your community all EMS practitioners are trained according to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Which one of the following do you expect the EMRs to be providing? A) Emergency medication administration B) Automated external defibrillation C) Intravenous (IV) therapy D) Reading an electrocardiogram (ECG) 7) An EMT with your service states that he desires to become a paramedic because he wants to provide advanced care. Under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which one of the following will he be able to provide as a paramedic that he cannot provide as an EMT? A) Automated blood pressure monitoring B) Emergency childbirth C) Interfacility transports D) Advanced patient assessment 8) Which one of the following statements made by an EMT requires immediate intervention by a superior or the service supervisor? A) “I always wear my seat belt whenever I am in the ambulance, unless I have to remove it to care for a patient.” B) “I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or injured.” C) “When I am driving with lights and sirens, I instruct my partner that he will need to handle all radio communications.” D) “I put exam gloves on for every patient I contact, even if he or she does not have an infectious disease.” 9) Which one of the following statements shows that the EMT has a good understanding of her role and responsibility related to being an EMT? A) “The patient’s needs come before anyone else’s needs.” B) “On a scene of an emergency, my responsibility is to get to the patient no matter what.” C) “My safety comes first and then the patient’s safety.” D) “As an EMT, I recognize that the public’s safety comes before the safety of me or my partner.”