Which of the following is not a role of dialysis in a renal failure patient?

Chloe was born with a cardiac problem that she will have to manage the rest of her life. This disease is considered to be:

At which of the following locations is an EMT likely to encounter a patient using an advanced medical device?

While on the scene of an emergency call involving a patient who is dependent upon a medical device for survival, the EMT can ask which of the following individuals about the specifics of the device?

Bariatrics is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with the cause, prevention, and treatment of which of the following diseases?

Which of the following best describes a disease such as deafness?

Which of the following is the correct position to use when transporting a patient who has a tracheostomy tube?

You are on the scene of a home ventilator patient whose ventilator has experienced a mechanical failure. The patient is conscious and you have taken over the function of the ventilator with a bag-valve mask. As an EMT, you should verify the patient's comfort level for which of the following?

Obesity increases the risk for which of the following health problems?

A patient uses a home ventilator connected to his tracheostomy tube to breathe. Which of the following is the correct procedure to use when moving this patient to the ambulance?

Which of the following refers to a condition that interferes significantly with a person's ability to engage in activities of daily living?

Which of the following serious health problems is related to homelessness?

Which of the following statements is true regarding abuse and neglect of adults and elders with special needs?

Which of the following is a characteristic of child abusers of special need patients?

Which of the following is true in regard to touching a patient who is being shocked with an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD)?

Which of the following best describes the origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

You are transporting a resident of a nursing home to the hospital for a complaint of abdominal pain that has lasted for 3 days. During your assessment, you note a tube protruding from the patient's nose, which is connected to a bag of milky-white fluid. This tube is known as a(n):

During transport, where should the catheter bag be after loading the patient and stretcher into the ambulance if the patient has an indwelling urinary catheter?

Which of the following situations are frequently problematic for patients who have tracheostomy tubes?

Regarding the use of emergency sirens, which of the following is false?

Regarding ambulance warning devices, which of the following statements is not true?

A patient-carrying device should have at least _______ straps to hold the patient securely.

Which of the following contributes most significantly to the occurrence of ambulance crashes?

Tests have shown that _______ ambulance operators tend to speed up by 10 to 15 miles per hour when the siren is sounding.

While staffing an emergency services dispatch center, an Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) receives a call from someone who is very upset and screaming that her friend was just shot. Which of the following does the EMD need to do in this situation?

When arriving as the first unit at the location of a motor vehicle collision on an interstate highway, you should position the ambulance so that:

Operators of emergency vehicles must drive with the safety of others in mind. This is known as driving:

Which phase of an ambulance call is characterized by receiving a report from the off-going shift and checking the functionality of equipment?

The process of combining the patient and patient-carrying device into a unit ready for moving and transporting the patient is called:

Which of the following operational reasons warrant the use of helicopter transport from the scene to a medical facility?

Which of the following is the correct order of operations when transferring a stable patient from his or her house to the ambulance?

When heading back to quarters, on what should you place your emphasis?

Full immobilization of a trauma patient, including placing a cervical collar and securing the patient to a backboard, should take place at which of the following points in time?

At which point should you complete your prehospital care report (PCR)?

Which of the following is optional equipment?

The medical acronym EMD stands for which of the following?

You are at the scene of a vehicle collision and have found that there is one patient who is in stable condition. At this point, the call can be categorized as:

Police escorts of ambulances driving at emergency status are typically discouraged because:

Which of the following fluids is not checked by an EMT?

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario: Patient #4 is a 13-year-old female with the following vital signs: respirations 8, pulse 124, and nonresponsive with blood from the ears and nose.

When several agencies work independently but cooperatively, rather than one agency exercising control over the others, this is called:

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario: Patient #5 is a 17-year-old male with the following vital signs: respirations 18, pulse 104, alert, crying, and wanting his mother; he is ambulatory.

You are on the scene of a mass-casualty incident in which the grandstand at a race track has collapsed. As the triage officer, you have encountered a 14-year-old male whose leg has been amputated above the knee. He is responsive to verbal stimuli, and he has an open airway, shallow rapid breathing, and a weak, rapid carotid pulse. What Priority would this patient be classified as for treatment and transport?

Using START triage guidelines, a patient on the scene of a mass-casualty incident who has no pulse is deemed a ________ patient.

Which of the following is not a responsibility of an EMT at the scene of a hazardous materials emergency?

Using START triage guidelines, a patient on the scene of a mass-casualty incident who is alert and able to walk is deemed a ________ patient.

Which of the following is not a mechanism of decontamination from hazardous materials?

Eduardo is an EMT for a major metropolitan fire department. He is assigned to a station within an industrial complex. On the scene of a hazardous materials incident, Eduardo functions on a team where he plugs a leaking drum. What is Eduardo's level of hazardous materials training?

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario: Patient #1 is a 16-year-old female with the following vital signs: respirations 28, pulse 132, and altered mental status with cool clammy skin.

You are just leaving the scene of a multiple-casualty incident with two Priority 1 patients. Which of the following is appropriate regarding communication?

You are beginning triage at the scene of a mass-casualty incident in which a commuter train has derailed. Which of the following should you do first?

Which of the following is a principle of effective Incident Command?

When transporting patients from the scene of a mass-casualty incident, who should be responsible for contacting the receiving hospital?

To respond to a hazardous materials incident, the EMT should be trained at which level?

You are on the scene of a riot following a decision in a controversial court case. A large group of people have set fire to vehicles, broken windows, and assaulted people in the area. Which of the following would be the best method of incident command?

Which of the following are desirable characteristics of the "safe or cold zone" in a hazardous materials incident?

________ is the response agency, established in Washington, DC, as a service of the Chemical Manufacturers Association that can provide either you or your dispatcher with information about the hazardous material and contact the shipper to provide you with information about the material.

Which of the following actions may need to be taken by the EMT when treating and transporting a patient who was exposed to, and contaminated by, a hazardous material?

In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous materials incident?

When controlling the scene of an emergency involving damaged power poles and downed electrical wires, the EMT must remember to:

You are on the scene of a vehicle collision involving a downed power line. You are walking in an area you feel is a safe distance from the line and begin to feel a tingling sensation in your feet. Which of the following would be a proper method of ensuring your safety while exiting the area?

Which of the following is not a phase of the extrication process?

Which of the following is the most common type of rescue across the United States?

On arrival at a vehicle collision, you observe a small fire in the engine compartment. A bystander is attempting to smother the fire with a jacket as you approach with an A-B-C extinguisher from your ambulance. Which of the following is the best method of extinguishing the fire?

Which of the following steps of extrication comes before the other three steps?

Which of the following can serve as appropriate eye protection for an EMT on the scene of an extrication?

Which of the following is the rule of thumb for determining the stability of a vehicle that has been involved in a collision?

Which of the following should be used to protect a patient during extrication?

When disconnecting a battery cable to disrupt a vehicle's electrical system, the EMT should disconnect the:

You have arrived at the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are utility wires down around the vehicle. The three occupants appear dazed and other responding units have not yet arrived. Which of the following is the best course of action?

Which of the following is the first concern when you are caring for a patient who has been in a vehicle collision?

If you are first on scene, what should you do first in determining where and how you should park your apparatus?

You are managing a patient who is being extricated from a vehicle by a rescue crew using hydraulic tools. Which of the following items should you use in order to protect your patient during the extrication process?

When responding to an emergency located on an interstate highway in a medium-duty ambulance, the vehicle should be positioned:

Stabilizing a vehicle is unnecessary when a vehicle is on its roof with:

Which of the following describes vehicle glass that is designed to break into small pieces rather than shattering into sharp fragments?

When extrication will involve cutting the roof off a vehicle, stabilization of the vehicle should include:

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a small pickup truck that struck the rear of a moving tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer is walking around and complains of neck pain. The driver of the pickup truck is conscious but cannot exit the vehicle because the door is stuck and the steering wheel is displaced onto his lap. The passenger of the pickup truck is sitting upright in the passenger seat, is unconscious, but has radial pulses. Access to the passenger is not obstructed. A fourth patient, who was sitting in the pickup truck bed, is found about 10 feet away and responds to commands appropriately. Assuming your ambulance is the only emergency vehicle on the scene currently, which of the following patients should be packaged for transport first by the next arriving ambulance?

Which of the following is a reason that the vehicle doors are removed to extricate the patient rather than pulling the patient through an open window?

You are on an ambulance responding to a mass-casualty incident at a shopping mall on a warm Saturday afternoon. En route, you listen to the incident commander broadcast information to dispatch and all inbound units about 20 patients complaining of respiratory difficulty and a burning sensation in their eyes. Your suspicions of a potential terrorist incident are the result of:

You arrive on the scene of an unknown emergency. As you scan the surrounding area, you notice a large number of people wearing unique armbands and shouting anti-government comments though you are not aware of any public gathering scheduled for today. Your suspicions of a potential terrorist incident are the result of:

Dangerous organisms that grow inside of living cells and reproduce are known as:

A type of harm that you may be exposed to as an EMT responding to a terrorist incident that is characterized by posttraumatic stress and survivor guilt is typically called:

The most common fatal primary injury from a blast is:

Which of the following is not generally recognized as a form of terrorist incident?

Which of the following may be a clue that an incident is the result of terrorist violence?

Which body system is most likely to be affected by exposure to radiologic material?

A terrorist incident may have features in common with which of the following types of incidents?

Which of the following types of radiation emits the most powerful rays?

Which of the following is a consideration when responding to a terrorist incident?

Biologic warfare is most effective when the agent can gain access through which of the following routes?

You are on the scene of a blast from an incendiary device. You notice that several patients are walking around with minor injuries, but they do not respond when you ask the 'walking wounded' to follow you to a specific location for treatment. What should you do?

Concerning the threat of nuclear devices used in terrorist attacks, which of the following is most likely to be used in such an attack?

Which of the following chemical agents prohibits the use of oxygen in the cells?

The type of radiation that requires lead shielding for your protection is:

The best way for a terrorist to weaponize and disseminate a chemical nerve agent to expose a large number of people would be to:

Which of the following features increases the appeal of an infectious agent for use in terrorist attacks?

Which two types of terrorism does the Federal Bureau of Investigation define as occurring in the United States?

Which of the following is a common complication for patients with tracheostomy tubes during transport?