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STUDY GUIDE

(a) Question : As an EMT, you may be authorized to

administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on:

Select one:

• the transport time to the hospital.
• medical director approval.
• an order from a paramedic.
• the patient's condition.

Correct Answer: B. medical director approval.

(b) Question : EMT training in nearly every state meets or

exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:

Select one:

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA).

• National Registry of EMTs.
• individual state's EMS protocols.
• National Association of EMTs.

Correct Answer: A. National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA).

(c) Question : Which of the following statements regarding

the EMS medical director and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?

Select one:

• The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of

practice but cannot limit it without state approval.

• The EMS medical director can expand or limit an

individual EMT's scope of practice without state approval.

• An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the

medical director after proper training and state approval.

• An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by

the state EMS office, not the EMS medical director.

Correct Answer: C. An EMT's scope of practice may be

expanded by the medical director after proper training and state approval.

(d) Question : Determination of exposure is an important

component of an infection control plan because it:

Select one:

• determines which type of communicable disease might be

present in the workplace.

• defines who is most likely to transmit communicable

diseases in the workplace.

• defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body

fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.

• determines the time of day when most exposures are likely

to occur.

Correct Answer: C. defines who is at risk for contact with

blood and body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure.

(e) Question : If you use a waterless handwashing substitute

in the field, it is important to:

Select one:

• wait at least five minutes before touching another patient.
• avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10

minutes.

• wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital.
• immediately dry your hands with a paper towel.

Correct Answer: C. wash your hands with soap and water at

the hospital.

(f) Question : Physiologic manifestations of stress include:

Select one:

• increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels,

and chest pain.

• perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated

pupils.

• flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting.
• slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches.

Correct Answer: B. perspiration, increased blood glucose

levels, and dilated pupils.

(g) Question : Which of the following scenarios most

accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?

Select one:

• A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and

diaphoretic at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.

• An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor

vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.

• An EMT with many years of field experience becomes

irritable with her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.

• An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a

school bus crash involving critical injuries and the death of several children.

Correct Answer: B. An EMT becomes distracted at the

scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.

(h) Question : Which of the following statements regarding

the hepatitis B vaccine is correct?

Select one: