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When using PCR for research or quality assurance. What should you delete?
Pt's name/ emt's name/ response times/ treatments rendered Correct
ans - PTS name

6 yo child fell at the park. No adult around. Type of consent?

Implied/ legal/ expressed/ pediatric Correct ans - Implied

First to arrive. Using START, you should identify pts who?

Ambulatory/ deceased/ unresponsive/ breathing Correct ans -
Ambulatory

Partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. Best describe these actions?
Unethical/ unprofessional/ dangerous/ negligent Correct ans -
Unprofessional

Verbal consent to treatment is called?

Expressed/ implied/ defined/ legalized Correct ans - Expressed

Elderly pt cut her hand, bleeding is controlled. She answers questions slowly
and often pauses. Vitals are BP 110/80, 64, 14. What should you do?
Allow adequate time unless condition worsens/ yes or no ?/ document altered
mental/ direct questions to someone else Correct ans - Allow
adequate time

MCI, pt asks for help. Disoriented and R 32. According to START, you should?
Correct ans - Immediate

MCI, how should report info to trans ambulance?

Neuro status and vitals/ medical and SAMPLE/ pt's hospital pref/ MOI and who
was at fault Correct ans - Neural status and vitals

Pt cond should be corrected during Pri survey?

12 yo dyspnea from allergic reaction/ 28 yo rapid pulse stung by several
bees/ 22 yo ab pain baseball bat/ 45 yo mod chest pain, no palp BP
Correct ans - 12 yo dyspnea from allergic reaction

58 yo heavy chest pressure. Ask you what is cause. You should?

Hospital staff will explain/ heart not getting enough O2/ acute MI/ can't
explain bc HIPAA Correct ans - Hospital staff will explain

Legal case against you. What is your best defense in court?

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 Complete and thorough report/ dispatch records/ partner's supporting
testimony/ immediate recollection of events Correct ans - Complete
and thorough report

Alert 67 yo refuses care and requests to release form? What should you do?
Explain risks/ restrain and trans/ provide supportive care and allow refusal/
ask PD to place in protective custody Correct ans - Explain risk

Pt shot in head no signs of life. Brain matter on floor. You should?

Cover pt and contact coroner/ leave scene untouched and contact PD/ resus
measures and tran/ permit fam to view and emotional support Correct
ans - Leave scene untouched and contact PD

Most effective way to stop spread of infectious diseases?

Gloves all pts/ good hand washing/ avoid bodily fluids/ face shield all calls
Correct ans - Good hand washing

START, open airway, he begins breathing and is unresponsive. This pt should

be classified? Correct ans - Immediate

Finalizing PCR, notice incorrect pulse reading. What should you do?
Correct ans - Single horizontal line, correct, initial

Arrive large fight, pointed to stab victim. You should?

Drive away and stage/ quickly load and tran/ treat and request ALS/ treat and
request police Correct ans - Drive away and stage

Pt dead when you arrive. Rigor mortis already set in. you should?
Direct fam to contact coroner and leave scene/ *tell bad news and emotional
supp/ pt dead nothing you can do/ fam sign refusal and clear scene
Correct ans - tell bad news and emotional supp

Honor DNR when?

Given appropriate paperwork/ fam requests/ confirm with physician/ pt's
cond is irreversible Correct ans - Given appropriate paperwork

Upon entering home elderly called 911 for chest pain you should?
Gen impress/ check BP/ collect meds/ load and go Correct ans - Gen
impression

A medical director issues permanent written orders that allow you to treat
patients under certain circumstances. This is known as:
Standing order/ online medical direction/ advance directive/ designated
agent Correct ans - Standing order

When approaching unsafe scene, you should:

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 Park ambulance so that you can easily make a quick retreat/ wear Kevlar
vest to reduce threat of gunshot wound or stabbing/ leave on lights and
sirens to scare off perpetrators/ stand clear view so that you can be
identified as medical personal Correct ans - Park ambulance so that
you can easily make a quick retreat

Suspect a chemical of mass destruction?

75 people become sick with sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at
parade/ you smell an unfamiliar bitter odor at scene of multi vehicle collision/
20 ppl complain of abdominal cramping at triathlon/ 100 people evacuated
with nausea from office building with a new furnace Correct ans - 75
people become sick with sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea at parade

Pt's wife called for medical emergency. On arrival, pt is upset and refusing
care. He wants to go back to bed. You should:
Evaluate mental status/ treat pt according to wife wishes/ advise that you
need his permission to treat/ let police handle patient Correct ans -
Evaluate mental status

Pt has several open sores on arm. The pt states that they haven't healed
despite taking antibiotics.
Have pt wear surgical mask/ admin o2 via nasal/ apply a sterile dressing or
bandage/ don gloves and gown immediately Correct ans - Don gloves
and gown immediately

Upon arrival for shift, what would you do?

Check ambulance supplies/ repair broken equipment/ decontaminate
ambulance/ copy previous crew checklist Correct ans - Check
ambulance supplies

2 yo F with flu like symptoms. She is in care of a babysitter and her parents
can't be reached by phone. What should you do?
Treat and release with babysitters consent/ contact law enforcement for
temporary custody/ stay on scene until parents can be contacted/ *trans
under implied consent Correct ans - trans under implied consent

You need pts agreement in order to share treatment info when you are?
Giving condition info to pts roommate/ speaking to reporting agency about
victim of elder abuse/ providing info to hospital for treatment purposes/
notifying family member of pt location Correct ans - Giving condition
info to pts roommate/

14 yo shooting victim is pulseless and apneic. Pupils are fixed and lividity is
present. What should you do?
Protect against scene intrusion/ CPR/ search for pt identification/ search for
other victims Correct ans - Protect against scene intrusion

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 Cpr in progress and family member state's pt didn't wish to be revived. You
should?
Continue with resuscitation/ call pts physician/ cease resus effort/ contact
medical control Correct ans - Continue with resuscitation

Pt trapped in vehicle upside down and showing signs of hypoperfusion. You

can only access left arm and head. Medical treatment should begin after?
Scene safety/ get pt GCS/ rapid trauma survey/ *pt is freed from vehicle
Correct ans - pt is freed from vehicle

2 days after a call you realize you forgot to document that you checked a pts
blood glucose prior to him refusing trans and signing refusal form. You
should?
Add an addendum to report with correct info, current date and initials/
disregard the mistake since the pt was not transported to hospital and
medical director knew about reading/ inform supervisor of error and let him
know that it won't happen again/ complete now refusal and return to pt
residence to have him resign Correct ans - Add an addendum to report
with correct info, current date and initials

What criteria does the START triage system use to determine pt priority
Pulse rate, respiratory rate, mental status/ mental status, pulse rate, blood
pressure/ bp, mental status, peripheral pulse/ pulse rate, respiratory rate, bp
Correct ans - Pulse rate, respiratory rate, mental status

Organization best suited to deal with a downed power line

Electric company/ ambulance crew/ construction company/ fire department
Correct ans - Electric company

Pt with leukemia and obviously near death. A valid DNR is present. You
should:
Provide o2 and any other supportive care/ ask family if they are sure about
DNR order/ attempt resuscitation if pt appears to be viable/ clear scene and
explain nothing can be done Correct ans - Provide o2 and any other
supportive care

While responding to a call with lights and sirens, you approach a school bus
that is displaying warning flashers. You should:
Wait until the warning flashers are turned off and the bus pulls to the side of
the road/ change the tone of the siren and drive around the bus with extreme
caution/ turn off your siren temporarily and proceed past the bus before
activating again/ announce on the PA speaker that you are going to pass the
bus and then proceed carefully Correct ans - Wait until the warning
flashers are turned off and the bus pulls to the side of the road

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 Trauma pt with history of hepatitis. You should wear gloves and?
Goggle and mask/ n95 mask and level b suit/ gown and mask/ n95 and Tyvek
suit Correct ans - Goggle and mask

You are beginning to assess a 35 yo man with a cut to his wrist. He is

reluctant to reveal his past medical history. You should?
Take bsi precautions/ continue assess/ take VS and wait for ALS to arrive/
refuse to handle the pt until he answers your question Correct ans -
Take BSI precautions

When does scene size up start?

En route to the call/ arrive on scene/ see the pt/ receive the call Correct
ans - Arrive on scene

Considering scene safety, priorities from most to least?

You, your crew, other rescuers, bystanders, the pt/ your crew, the pt,
equipment, other rescuers/ the pt, your partner, you, bystanders
Correct ans - You, your crew, other rescuers, bystanders, the pt

Which pt would benefit most from a helicopter transport:

30 yo male pulseless and apneic with history of asthma/ *15 yo F in a motor
vehicle crash victim still trapped bp 78 over 42/ 28 year old F in labor
crowning; hospital 45 minutes away/ 38 year old male burn pt with first
degree burns to 55% of body Correct ans - 15 yo F in a motor vehicle
crash victim still trapped bp 78 over 42

Valid pt refusal should be:

Signed by a legally and mentally competent pt/ signed by everyone on
scene/ signed by pt and notarized by a witness/ cosigned by 1 care physician
Correct ans - Signed by a legally and mentally competent pt

You are the 1st ambulance at a 2 vehicle collision. What should you do?
Scene safety/ count # of injured/ determine MOI/ request additional
resources Correct ans - Scene safety

26 yo pt complains of chest pain, productive cough, and not feeling well over
last 2 days. "he just flew back from Africa last week." You should?
Put on n95 mask on yourself/ listen to lung sounds/ take vitals/ HEPA mask
on pt Correct ans - Put on n95 mask

You have just reported for duty with your ambulance company. You should?
Do inventory and equipment check/ assign call duties with your partner/ do
an inspection of the vehicle/ notify dispatch that you are in service
Correct ans - Do inventory and equipment check

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 18 yo pt has gunshot wound in the arm during a fight. Become increasingly
anxious and pushes hands away during primary assessment. What would
you do?
Verify with law that pt has been searched/ obtain vitals and trans
immediately/ reassess scene for additional pts/ continue with pri assess away
from the police Correct ans - Verify with law that pt has been searched

You are resus a pt following cardiac arrest when a family member asks you to
stop your efforts. You should:
Continue resus per protocol and ask to see the physician signed DNR order/
ask a team member to call online med director for permission to stop/
immediately stop CPR and turn off AED/ delay trans of pt while family
searches for the advanced directive Correct ans - Continue resus per
protocol and ask to see the physician signed DNR order

School bus crashed into tree. 15 children are unharmed, 10 have abrasions
and minor lacerations, and 2 children are unconscious. What should you do?
Relocate unharmed children to safe location/ contact the school/ call for
additional ambulance/ question bus driver about crash Correct ans -
call for additional ambulance

Technique to comm with a deaf pt?

Write questions on paper/ face pt and speak loudly/ speak slowly with
exaggerate lip movement/ request interpreter Correct ans - Write
questions on paper

How should an epipen be discarded?

Sharp container/ red biohazard bag/ return to pt for disposal/ trash can on
scene Correct ans - Sharps container

Pt coughing up bright red blood every time he yells or coughs and is spitting
up secretions. What should you wear?
Face shield/ goggles/ protective gown/ HEPA mask Correct ans - Face
shield

While returning to lunch a women flags you down, she found a young child
on the roadside who appears to be hit by a car she is not sure if the child is
breathing. What should you do?
Alert dispatch that you have been flagged for a possible emergency/ grab
necessary equipment and have woman show you the locations/ have
dispatch call for ALS backup and move to safety while waiting/ calmly explain
that you are currently off duty and call 911 Correct ans - Alert
dispatch that you have been flagged for a possible emergency

Appropriate method to obtain pts medical history?

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 Remain at eye level and ask open ended questions/ multitask while gathering
info/ stand over the pt and maintain authoritative appearance/ provide
choices following each question Correct ans - Remain at eye level and
ask open ended questions

Following a motor vehicle collision, which pt requires emergency moves?

50 yo who cannot be assessed in position found/ 53 yo with severe neck
pain/ 24 yo with numbness in extremities/ 64 yo with previous back injuries
Correct ans - 50 yo who cannot be assessed in position found

23 yo F sudden onset of diff breathing while gardening. BP 90/ 60, P 144, R

26 and labored, wheezing in all lung fields. She has a prescribed epinephrine
auto injector. What should you do?
Admin o2 and contact medical control/ admin o2 via nasal cannula and
reassess/ ask if she knows what insect stung her/ assist with metered dose
inhaler Correct ans - Admin o2 and contact medical control/

You need to access unconscious patient inside vehicle via rear passenger
window?
Place spring loaded window punch to the corner of window/ take axe and
work around edges/ hydraulic cutting tool to remove rear door/ use a halligan
tool to pull off window Correct ans - Place spring loaded window punch
to the corner of window

Triage upon opening airway he is breathing and unresponsive?

Immediate/ deceased/ delayed/ minor Correct ans - Immediate

When is it acceptable to disturb evidence at a crime scene

When it is necessary for proper patient care/ when the investigator states it
is permissible/ when entering and exiting the crime scene/ when police have
cleared the scene for safety Correct ans - When it is necessary for
proper patient care

The process by which an agency in one state grants automatic certification

to an EMT from another state?
Reciprocity/ reexamination/ transfer/ professional courtesy Correct ans
- Reciprocity

Process in which teams of professional and peer counselors provide

emotional and psychological support?
Critical incident stress management/ peer psychiatric counseling/ post
traumatic incident review/ quality improvement of conference Correct
ans - Critical incident stress management

80 yo Spanish speaking patient not responding to questions alert and

choking?

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 Simple hand gestures/ find interpreter/ speak louder/ check for hearing aids
Correct ans - Simple hand gestures

Example of definitive care (when you're doing something to fix somebody)

Trauma pt going to surgery to repair a lacerated liver/ hypovolemic pt
receiving IV fluid therapy en route to the hospital/ geriatric receiving o2 for
respiration difficulty/ pediatric pt receiving x ray for possible femur fracture
Correct ans - Trauma pt going to surgery to repair a lacerated liver

After assess you determine pt is dead. Police suspect foul play. What should
you do?
Avoid disturbing the scene/ leave area immediately/ document time of death/
take pics for documentation Correct ans - Avoid disturbing the scene

20 yo pt is reluctant to answer questions pertaining to abdominal

discomfort?
Reassure her that you are there to help her/ ask family for her medical
history/ repeat question in firm but pleasant tone/ advise that she needs to
be truthful Correct ans - Reassure her that you are there to help her

BSI procedures?
Are the responsibility of each individual/ only required when blood is visible/
are not required in the care of children/ does not include the wearing of a
mask Correct ans - Are the responsibility of each individua

A dying pt has signed a DNR, you should?

Contact medical control before providing care/ clear the scene once the order
has been verified/ treat the pt since the DNR orders only apply to hospital
care/ provide emotional support to the pt and fam members Correct ans
- provide emotional support to the pt and fam members

Unconscious pt is sitting in driver's seat in a vehicle that has just been

involved in a motor vehicle collision. The doors are locked and you have a
simple tool kit and the rescue truck is 20 min away. You should:
Use hammer to break the rear passenger window/ prepare equipment while
waiting for rescue truck/ use screwdriver and hammer to pry open the
driver's side door/ use hammer to break driver's side window Correct
ans - Use hammer to break the rear passenger window

Defamation in writing Correct ans - Libel

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