EMT-B FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 PREPARATION TEST BANK
ALL JB LEARNING QUIZZES ACTUAL EXAM 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Stress after a major EMS incident is:
- unusual and expected.
- a sign of weakness.
- normal and to be expected.
- part of the grieving process. - ANSWER- C. normal and to be expected.
Retreating to a world of one's own after hearing one is going to die is a result of the
stage of grief called:
- bargaining.
- depression.
- denial.
- anxiety. - ANSWER- B. depression.
When a patient's lower extremities are trapped under a farm tractor, the blood
supply is diminished to the cells in the legs. This injury can result in:
- no lactic acids being produced.
- anaerobic metabolism.
- no carbon dioxide being produced.
- none of these. - ANSWER- B. anaerobic metabolism.
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A disease that is spread by exposure to an open wound or sore of an infected individual is caused by a(n) _____ pathogen.
- universal
- airborne
- bloodborne
- infectious - ANSWER- C. bloodborne
An infection that causes inflammation of the liver is called:
- meningitis.
- tuberculosis.
- typhoid.
- hepatitis. - ANSWER- D. hepatits.
A disease spread by inhaling or absorbing droplets from the air through the eyes,
nose, or mouth is considered:
- bloodborne.
- noncommunicable.
- airborne.
- viral. - ANSWER- C. airborne.
The communicable disease that kills the most health workers every year in the
United States is:
- tuberculosis.
B. HIV/AIDS.
- meningitis.
- hepatitis B virus. - ANSWER- D. hepatitis B virus. 2 / 4
Always assume that any patient with a:
- cold has a bloodborne disease.
- productive cough has TB.
- fever has typhoid.
- rash has measles. - ANSWER- B. productive cough has TB.
Which of the following is not true about the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)?
- It attacks the immune system.
- It doesn't survive well outside the human body.
- It can be introduced through puncture wounds.
- It is an airborne pathogen. - ANSWER- D. It is an airborne pathogen.
Your patient has hepatitis B. You are accidentally stuck with a needle that has some of this patient's infected blood on it. Your chance of contracting the disease is
about:
- 10 percent.
- 20 percent.
- 30 percent.
- 40 percent. - ANSWER- C. 30 percent.
Your patient has HIV. You are accidentally stuck with a needle that has some
infected blood on it. Your chance of contracting the disease is about:
- 0.5 percent.
- 5 percent.
- 10 percent. 3 / 4
- 15 percent. - ANSWER- A. 0.5 percent.
If you think your patient has TB, you should wear the usual personal protective
equipment plus a:
- surgeon's mask.
- gown.
- HEPA or N-95 respirator.
- Tyvek suit. - ANSWER- C. HEPA or N-95 respirator.
Instead of providing mouth-to-mouth ventilations on the nonbreathing patient, the
EMT, when acting alone, should use a(n):
- pocket mask with a one-way valve.
- one-way valve.
- bag-valve mask.
- endotracheal tube. - ANSWER- A. pocket mask with a one-way valve.
Which method of infection control reduces exposure to yourself, your crew, and your next patient?
- Wearing a HEPA or N-95 respirator
- Taking universal precautions
- Hand washing after each patient contact
- None of these - ANSWER- C. Hand washing after each patient contact
An act that establishes procedures through which emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-threatening infectious diseases is called:
A. OSHA 1910.1030.
- the Ryan White CARE Act.
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