2024 EMT JBL Module 3 Practice Exam

2024 EMT JBL Module 3 Practice Exam New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

• A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on his

mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly begins crying

uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should:

• give the child a favorite toy or blanket to hold onto and perform your assessment to the best

of your ability.

• attempt to calm the child's mother, but avoid separating her from her child because this will

increase her anxiety.

• ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the

mother.

• reassure the child's mother that seizures in children are very common and that there is

nothing to worry about.Answer: C. ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother.

• As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive

another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:

• place the patient in a high-visibility area and then respond to the call.
• respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
• leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then respond to the call.
• inform the admissions clerk of the situation and then respond at once.

Answer: B. respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.

• Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing

all of the following, EXCEPT:

• placing yourself in a position to ensure that the patient can see your lips.
• shining a light on your face when you are in a darkened environment.
• providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to write his or her response.
• elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.

Answer: D. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.

• During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask

him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should:

• ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
• allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
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• tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.

Answer: B. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.

• Effective therapeutic communication skills require .
• English-speaking patients or family members
• verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
• supervision by advanced life support personnel
• correct use of complex medical terminology

Answer: B. verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

6. Ethnocentrism is defined as:

• understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain and stress

differently.

• considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with people of a

different culture.

• suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her voice when

answering a question.

• subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that your own

values are more acceptable.Answer: B. considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with people of a different culture.

• Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After

confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:

• advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
• obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual.
• state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate.
• carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form.

Answer: A. advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.

• When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect the patient's privacy by:

• withholding medical history data.
• refraining from objective statements.
• not disclosing his or her name.
• using coded medical language.

Answer: C. not disclosing his or her name.

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9. When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:

• brief and easily understood.
• coded and scripted.
• spoken in a loud voice.
• lengthy and complete.

Answer: A. brief and easily understood

• When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that:
• hostility and confusion should be presumed to be due to the patient's age.
• speaking loudly and distinctly will ensure that the patient can hear you.
• your questions should focus exclusively on the patient's obvious problem.
• most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.

Answer: D. most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.

• Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be filed with local

authorities?

• Spousal abuse
• Gunshot wounds
• Cardiac arrest
• Animal bites

Answer: C. Cardiac arrest

• Which of the following statements is NOT appropriate to document in the narrative

section of a PCR?

• "Significant damage was noted to the front end of the vehicle."
• "The patient admits to smoking marijuana earlier in the day."
• "General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated."
• "After oxygen was administered, the patient's breathing improved."

Answer: C. "General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated."

• Which of the following statements regarding a "dedicated line" is correct?

• It is a frequency that is used exclusively by EMTs to communicate with one another in the

field.

• It is a designated frequency on a portable radio that provides direct access to medical

control.

• It is a constantly open line of communication that cannot be accessed by outside users.
• It is a constantly open line of communication that is under exclusive control of a single user.
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