AEMT Final Test Bank: 982 Exam Questions and Answers

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AEMT Final Test Bank: 982 Exam Questions and Answers Who regulates the standards under which the AEMT provides emergency care? >>>The State EMS office or agency You and your partner are the firs... t to arrive at a potential crime scene involving a critically injured patient. The scene is safe. Your FIRST priority is to: >>>provide emergency care to the patient. You and your team attempted to resuscitate a young male who hung himself in his garage. Despite your best efforts, the patient did not survive. When the medical examiner arrives at the scene, you should: >>>provide information to the medical examiner, such as the position in which the patient was found upon your arrival. Which of the following statements would be MOST appropriate to make to the family member of a patient who has just died? >>>This must be hard for you to accept. A certified AEMT is a prehospital care provider who has: >>>met certain predetermined standards to ensure safe and ethical practice. Common hazards associated with a structural fire include all of the following, EXCEPT: >>>carbon dioxide deficiency While treating a responsive and alert patient with a serious illness, your partner starts an IV, but does not explain the procedure to the patient. Your partner's inaction MOST accurately constitutes: >>>battery At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken, and power lines are lying across the car. The driver of the car is responsive, but reporting neck pain. You should: >>>mark off a danger zone around the car and downed lines. In most states, a minor can be treated as an adult for the purpose of consenting to emergency care and transport if he or she is: >>>in the armed forces Which of the following is your BEST protection against being accused of defamation of character? >>>Documenting objective findings only. You respond to the scene of a 16-year-old pregnant woman with abdominal pain. Her friend called EMS because she was concerned. As you begin your assessment, the patient tells you that she feels better and does not want to go to the hospital. You should: >>>explain the consequences of refusal of care You respond to a call for an 16-year-old boy who injured his arm. As you are assessing the child, he tells you that he does not want you to touch him. His mother tells you to begin treatment and transport the child to the hospital if necessary. What should you do? >>>Continue your assessment and transport if necessary Which of the following general statements regarding infectious diseases is correct? >>>All contagious diseases are infectious. When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest pain, you state, "If you don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV in your arm." What is this an example of? >>>Assault After successfully completely a state-approved AEMT course, you are: >>>eligible to take your state's AEMT certification examination. While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing, you are presented with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her husband does not want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation? >>>Provide supportive care and transport the patient While triaging patients at a multiple-casualty incident, you encounter a 40-year-old female with an obvious fracture of her right forearm and multiple abrasions to her face and arms. She is responsive and alert and does not appear to have any airway or breathing problems. You note that she is wearing an organ donor bracelet. You should: >>>Provide supportive care and transport the patient Which of the following information is NOT considered confidential? >>>The time of dispatch Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts assault? >>>Telling a patient to calm down or you will start an IV You arrive at the scene of a 34-year-old woman with abdominal pain. As you begin talking to the patient, she extends her arm to allow your partner to take her blood pressure. What type of consent is this patient's action consistent with? >>>Expressed consent You arrive at the scene of a shooting. The patient, a young man, was shot in the head and has exposed brain matter. He is pulseless and apneic. What should you do? >>>Take necessary precautions not to disturb the scene. Which of the following is an example of a secondary prevention strategy? >>>Educating the public regarding the use of helmets and seat belts All of the following are roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, EXCEPT: >>>providing definitive care for the patient's condition [Show More]

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