EMR Certification Practice Exam #1

Which of the following is NOT a criterion used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to

evaluate an EMS system:

• regulation and policy or legislation and regulation

• resource management or human resources

• billing and collections or accounts receivable

• education of the public or public education

Components of the quality improvement process, as identified by the Institute of Medicine, include all of the

following, EXCEPT:

• teamwork.

• safety.

• timeliness.

• efficiency.

National levels of EMS training include all of the following except:

• advanced first aid.

• EMR.

• AEMT.

• paramedic.

The manner in which an individual must act or behave when giving care is called:

• duty to act.

• scope of care.

• competency.

• standard of care

The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing the EMR is called:

• standard of care.

• advance directives.

• duty to act.

• scope of care.

Consent based on the assumption that an unconscious patient would approve lifesaving interventions is called:

• implied consent.

• negligence.

• expressed consent.

• informed consent.

While responding in a high-crime area of town for a young man who was shot in the chest, the dispatcher advises you

that the patient is unconscious and that the perpetrator may still be at the scene. Law enforcement is en route to the scene as well, but the responding paramedics will be delayed. What should you do?

• Advise the dispatcher that the paramedics and law enforcement officers will handle

• Proceed cautiously to the scene, exit your vehicle and stay low when you arrive

• Stop a few blocks away from the scene, stay in your vehicle, and wait for law enforcement to arrive at the scene and ensure that it is safe.

• Continue to the scene, stay in your vehicle when you arrive, and wait for law enforcement

In the grief process, a normal reaction is one of disbelief, which protects those who are experiencing a grieving situation. This stage is called:

• depression.

• preservation.

• denial.

• skepticism.

Which of the following would MOST likely produce the greatest amount of stress for the EMR?

• trauma

• death

• violence

• abuse and neglect

The first step in managing stress is to:

• get more sleep.

• change eating habits.

• recognize the signs and symptoms.

• change jobs.