Final Exam Practice test Scranton EMT 2023

What is the level of training designed for the rescuer who is often initially on the

scene and whose emphasis is on providing immediate care for life-threatening

injuries as well as controlling the scene?

• Emergency Medical Responder

• Emergency Medical Technician

• Advanced EMT

• Paramedic

According to START triage guidelines, a patient on the scene of an MCI who is alert and

has a capillary refill time of less than 2 seconds is deemed a _______ patient.

• Priority 0

• Priority 1

• Priority 2

• Priority 3

The national HAZMAT standard written specifically for first responders to a hazardous

materials incident is:

• OSHA 1910.1030

• NFPA 473

• EPA 472

• OSHA 1910.120

According to typical state vehicle and traffic laws, when in an emergency vehicle on

an emergency operation, the driver may do any of the following, while displaying a red

beacon 360 degrees and sounding an audible device, except:

• exceed the posted speed limit.

• pass a school bus that has its red light blinking.

• travel opposite the direction of travel.

• proceed through a red light with caution.

The key elements of quality CPR in an adult patient include:

• hand placement on lower third of the sternum.

• compression depth of 2 inches allowing full chest recoil.

• compression rate of 100–120 per minute.

• all the above.

You are called to a nursing home for an 82-year-old male complaining of abdominal

pain. The patient has a history of dementia and cannot describe the pain to you. The

nurse states that the patient has been vomiting dark coffee ground emesis for about an

hour. His blood pressure is 90/40 mmHg, his pulse is 100 and regular, and his respiratory rate

is 24. Aside from the airway, what is your greatest concern?

• The patient will go into hypovolemic shock.

• The patient will have a myocardial infarction.

• The patient will have a stroke.

• The patient will become combative.

You respond to a 15-year-old female in labor. Which of the following findings may

indicate the need for neonatal resuscitation?

• A patient with a blood pressure of 130/82 mmHg

• A mother who has had three previous births.

• A young mother who has not had prenatal care.

• A patient whose water has already broken.

The supplies in your ambulance for childbirth include all of the following, except:

• a bulb syringe.

• sanitary napkins.

• large safety pins.

• sterile surgical gloves.

Experiencing a strong emotional response after caring for a critical pediatric patient is

a normal reaction. If this occurs, you should consider all the following except:

• talking to other EMTs about your feelings.

• talking with a professional counselor.

• contacting your area CISM team.

• working through the stress alone with a few beers.

If the heart’s electrical system fails completely and no electricity is created, this would

show _______ on a cardiac monitor.

• PEA

• ventricular fibrillation

• asystole

• ventricular tachycardia