EMT Basic Course Exam (Pages 0-2)

A fundamental rule of prehospital care report (PCR) documentation is:

• You only need to document positive findings.

• If you didn't do it, you must still write it down if it's standard protocol.

• If you didn’t do it, don’t write that you did.

• Only significant injuries require documentation.

Which of the following is considered part of the minimum data set on a PCR?

• Patient's full medical history.

• Dispatch times (time of call, arrival, transport, etc.).

• A detailed list of all family members.

• The EMT's subjective interpretation of the patient's emotional state.

The detailed, chronological, free-text description of the call, assessment, and treatment is found in the:

• Administrative information section.

• Minimum data set.

• Narrative section.

• Billing information.

A sign or symptom that one would expect to find in a patient with a certain chief complaint but is denied by the patient is called a(n):

• Positive finding.

• Paradoxical symptom.

• Pertinent negative.

• Confirmatory sign.

Which guideline is most important regarding the use of abbreviations on a PCR?

• Use common text message abbreviations to save time.

• Use any abbreviation the EMT is personally comfortable with.

• Abbreviations are discouraged and should never be used.

• Only approved abbreviations by the agency and Medical Director should be used.

The body's natural state of stability, balance, or equilibrium is called:

• Metabolism.

• Catabolism.

• Homeostasis.

• Anatomical position.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which anatomical plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions?

• Transverse (Axial) plane.

• Sagittal (Median) plane.

• Midsagittal plane.

• Frontal (Coronal) plane.

In anatomical position, the radius is the bone of the forearm located:

• Medially (on the little finger side).

• Laterally (on the thumb side).

• Proximally (closest to the elbow).

• Posteriorly (on the back surface).

The directional term ventral refers to the:

• Superior surface of the body.

• Posterior (back) surface of the body.

• Inferior surface of the body.

• Anterior (front) surface of the body.

For an unconscious, non-trauma patient, the EMT should place the patient in the recovery position primarily to:

• Increase blood flow to the head.

• Facilitate a rapid physical exam.

• Protect the airway from aspiration.

• Treat for shock.