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EMT Basic Final Exam
- The basis for most EMT-B training programs
is the EMS standards and training developed
by the
A. American Red Cross (ARC).
B. American Heart Association (AHA).
C. United Stales Department of Transportation (DOT).
D. National Institute of Health (NTH).
ANS C. United Stales Department of Transporta-tion (DOT). - An EMT-B can inspire patient confidence and cooperation by
A. transporting the patient from the scene
to a hospital.
B. providing patient care without regard
for his own personal safety.
C. telling the patient that everything will be all right.
D. being pleasant, cooperative, sincere, and
a good listener. ANS D. being pleasant, cooperative,
sincere, anda good listener.
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- If an on-duty EMT-B fails to provide the standard of care and if this failure
causes harm or injury to the patient, the EMT-B may be accused of
A. assault.
B. abandonment.
C. negligence.
D. breach of promise. ANS C. negligence. - A conscious and mentally competent adult patient has the right to refuse
care. This refusal must be and documented.
A. implied
B. actual
C. involuntary
D. informed ANS D. informed - The EMT-B can treat and transport an unconscious patient because of the
legal consideration known as consent.
A. applied
B. implied
C. triage
D. immunity ANS B. implied - A child falls off the trampoline at elementary school and twists her ankle.
Since the parents are not present, the child’s consent is
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A. not needed.
B. actual.
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C. implied.
D. meaningless. ANS C. implied.
- help protect the off-duty EMT-B from lawsuits when stopping at thescene of a collision to offer assistance.
A. Professional associations
B. Blanket insurance policies
C. Good Samaritan laws
D. Abandonment laws ANS C. Good Samaritan laws - Each of the following is the responsibility of an EMT-B at a hazardous
material incident except
A. entering hazmat scenes with SCBA.
B. protecting yourself and others.
C. recognizing potential problems.
D. notifying hazardous materials response
team. ANS A. entering hazmat scenes with
SCBA. - The form of infection control that assumes that all body fluids should be
considered potentially infectious is
A. infectious disease.
B. body substance isolation.
C. immunity.
D. universal precautions. ANS B. body substance isolation.