HOSA EMT Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+ 2024/ Verified The process by which glucose and other nutrients are converted into energy is called: - Correct Answer metabolism A 19-year-old male is reported to have taken too many narcotic pain pills that were prescribed for his recent knee surgery. He is extremely sleepy with very shallow breathing. His color is pale and his SpO2 reading is 84%. His body is probably attempting to compensate for his poor level of ventilatory effort by stimulating the respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. Normally, the respiratory drive is
triggered by changing levels of: - Correct Answer CO2
In which of the following situations should an EMT withhold resuscitative measures from a patient in cardiac arrest? - Correct Answer The patient's caregiver presents a DNR order signed by the patient and his physician.Which of the following is a component of patient advocacy? - Correct Answer Building rapport with the patient during the transport to the hospital The cardiac muscle receives its supply of oxygenated blood by which of the following mechanisms? - Correct Answer Coronary arteries that branch off the aorta You are on the scene at an office building where a 32-year-old male is described as having difficulty breathing and chest pain. The patient is allergic to peanuts and thinks he may have accidentally ingested some cookies with peanuts in them this afternoon during his break. He is pale with a pulse rate of 158 and a respiratory rate of 36. You understand that a "fight-or-flight" response may have been activated in this patient, involving which nervous system and which hormone? - Correct Answer Sympathetic nervous system and epinephrine Your unit has arrived on the scene of a multiple vehicle collision where several vehicles have rear-ended each other. You are directed by the incident commander to care for a 23-year-old female in the first vehicle. The firefighter on-scene holding manual spinal immobilization indicates that her primary complaint is back pain from whipping back and forth from the impact. Your understanding of the anatomy of the spinal column and vertebrae suggests that this type of mechanism of injury results in frequent injuries to which part of the spinal column? - Correct Answer Cervical spine 1 / 4
What is the type of metabolism that occurs when energy is created with a balance of adequate oxygen and nutrients? - Correct Answer Aerobic Which of the following statements about HIV/AIDS is true? - Correct Answer HIV positive needle sticks have less than a 0.05 percent infection rate.All of the following are ways that an EMT can increase both physical and mental well-being, EXCEPT: - Correct Answer Drinking caffeine instead of alcohol In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided to a patient? - Correct Answer The triage nurse at the emergency department asks about the care you provided to the patient A child's ________ takes up proportionally more space in the pharynx than does an adult's. - Correct Answer tongue Your patient is an 84-year-old male with difficulty breathing and peripheral edema. He tells you he has been suffering for many years with "heart failure" and his condition is worsening, especially with trouble breathing at night. Your knowledge of cardiovascular physiology suggests that his condition could have resulted from the failure of either the right or left side of his heart. Which chamber of the heart is the strongest, most muscular part of the heart and is primarily responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body? - Correct Answer Left ventricle Which of the following statements is true concerning protection by Good Samaritan laws? - Correct Answer The purpose of the Good Samaritan laws is to protect people who are trying to help in an emergency.In the normal drive to breathe, chemoreceptors are stimulated by: - Correct Answer high carbon dioxide You have been dispatched to a local shopping mall where a 63-year-old female patient has slipped and fallen in a department store. Upon your arrival, you find her supine on the ground, conscious and oriented with stable vital signs, complaining of severe pain to the upper portion of her left leg and hip.Her left leg is slightly shortened and rotated outward. The bone most commonly fractured with a "broken hip" is the: - Correct Answer femur 2 / 4
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires ambulance services to do all of
the following EXCEPT: - Correct Answer Report child abuse
Which of the following structures closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing? - Correct Answer Epiglottis In normal exhalation, the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax to contract the chest, which creates a positive pressure. This is what type of process? - Correct Answer Passive Which of the following structures receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the vena cavae? - Correct Answer Right atrium Medical direction has requested that you administer 70 grams of activated charcoal to an overdose patient. Which of the following should you do next? - Correct Answer Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you understood correctly.The portion of the patient care report in which the EMT writes his description of the patient's presentation, assessment findings, treatment, and transport information is called the: - Correct Answer narrative You have received an order from medical direction that you feel would be detrimental to your patient.Which of the following should you do? - Correct Answer Politely question the physician Which of the following describes the importance of effective communication of patient information in the verbal report? - Correct Answer All of these
- Patient treatment can be based on this information
- Additional information that was not given in the radio report can be provided
- Changes in the patient's condition can be communicated
You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need to find out why he called for an ambulance.What is the BEST way to communicate with this patient? - Correct Answer Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak 3 / 4
What is a positive, healthy way to help deal with stress? - Correct Answer Regular physical exercise What is the largest bone of the lower leg? - Correct Answer Tibia What would be the primary reason for an EMT to change gloves between contact with different patients? - Correct Answer To prevent spreading infection to the next patient Which of the following are the components of the nervous system? - Correct Answer Brain, spinal cord, and nerves Janie is having difficulty breathing. Her current tidal volume is 350 mL, and she is breathing at 28 times per minute. What would be her minute volume? - Correct Answer 9800 mL The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) was founded to establish which of the following? - Correct Answer National standards for emergency medical services personnel An EMT involved in an especially difficult call, such as one in which a coworker was killed, should be
urged to: - Correct Answer seek help from a trained mental health professional
Which of the following is a function of the skin? - Correct Answer All of these
- Regulation of body temperature
- Balancing water in the body
- Protection from the environment
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Which of the following is a physical trait necessary for performing the duties of an EMT? - Correct Answer Ability to speak clearly Which of the following should be placed in quotes in the patient care report? - Correct Answer Chief complaint