An Emergency Medical Responder possesses all of the following skills EXCEPT:

Emergency Medical Responder care is usually authorized by:

A careful and deliberate walk around a scene, scanning for dangers or hazards, is known as a:

The highest level of EMS provider is:

An Emergency Medical Responder who flees a scene because of potential violence and positions himself behind a brick retaining wall is using which technique?

A patient with a terminal illness has an outburst where she yells “Why is this happening to me?!” This patient is exhibiting what stage of the grieving process?

Disease-causing agents are called:

Practice to prevent exposure to disease during patient contact is called:

Patients of legal age who are competent and who accept your care are giving ________ consent.

In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision cannot be made, you have the right to provide care based on ________________ consent.

A person who is standing erect, with arms at sides and palms forward, is in a(n) ______ position.

A person who is lying face up on his back is in a(n) ______ position.

A person who is lying down on her left side is in a(n) ______ position.

The opposite of anterior, which refers to the front, is ______, which refers to the back.

Proximal means close, or near the point of reference, and ______ means distant, or far away from the point of reference.

A ____________________________ incident can be aimed at injuring emergency responders such as Emergency Medical Responders.

The spinal column is divided into how many sections?

How many pairs of ribs are attached anteriorly to the sternum?

The ____________________ is the longest and strongest bone in the body.

The shoulder girdle consists of:

After _____ minutes without a pulse, irreversible damage occurs to the patient’s brain.

To determine pulselessness in an adult patient, palpate the _____ pulse. In an infant, palpate the _____ pulse.

Your patient is a 58-year-old male. He is unresponsive, breathless, and pulseless. You should perform CPR at the rate of _____ compressions per minute.

In CPR, the rate of compressions for adult, child, and infant is how many per minute?

A patient is receiving CPR and has had an endotracheal tube inserted by an advanced provider. Which of the following is correct?

Which one of the following is NOT part of scene size-up?

Standard Precautions may include:

If you observe potential signs of violence at a scene, what should your first action be?

If you find danger from a threatening person at a scene, do all of the following EXCEPT:

Common mechanisms of injury include all of the following EXCEPT:

The patient’s response to your question about how he is feeling or what is wrong is called the:

The letter “A” of the mnemonic “AVPU,” used for determining responsiveness, stands for:

If a patient is unresponsive and can’t maintain his own airway and you suspect trauma, open the patient’s airway by using a jaw-thrust maneuver. What is the correct maneuver to use in this situation?

Which of the following terms describes occasional and gasping respirations?

A person in shock oftentimes demonstrates a pulse that is:

A finding that is relayed from the patient but that cannot be observed or measured is a(n):

The "P" in SAMPLE history stands for:

Taking multiple vital signs over time is referred to as:

Which of the following senses is usually NOT used when assessing vital signs?

The Emergency Medical Responder must balance the need for rapid response to emergencies with the avoidance of becoming part of the incident itself, using the concepts of:

The general assessment technique that involves feeling patients with one’s hands is called:

The "T" in the "DOTS" mnemonic stands for:

Manual ______ is the technique used to keep the head and neck aligned when the patient has a suspected neck injury.

The first part of the head-to-toe examination is:

Accessory muscle use in the neck is an indication of:

The personal space around a patient is _____ feet in all directions.

Which of the following is a barrier to communication?

A sign of respiratory distress known as _____ occurs when abdominal and neck muscles are used for breathing.

The oxygenated blood supply for the heart is provided by which blood vessels?

A patient with asthma may make what type of sound when breathing—a sound that sometimes can be heard even without a stethoscope?

In the condition known as _____, a patient has difficulty breathing because inefficient beating of the heart causes fluid to build up in the lungs.

A _____ occurs when one of the coronary arteries is blocked, preventing blood from getting to heart muscle.

A substance that causes an abnormal immune response is called an:

A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction is referred to as what type of shock?

Which of the following is a sign of anaphylaxis?

_____ is a medication that a person can carry in an auto-injector in case of a severe allergic reaction.

What is a side effect of an Epi-Pen®?

A(n) ____________________ is a facility that is capable of advanced care on a 24-hour basis and that meets criteria established by the American College of Surgeons.

Trauma assessment is largely:

Which of the following is NOT one of the five decisions in the scene size-up for the Emergency Medical Responder?

The _____ is a general idea of how bad a person’s injuries may be, based upon the mechanism of injury.

The primary assessment includes which of the following steps?

The consistent delivery of adequate oxygen to the cells is called:

The type of shock caused by a failure of the heart is referred to as:

Which organ is particularly sensitive to an inadequate supply of oxygen and may, as a result, cause the patient to exhibit such signs as restlessness and anxiety?

A sign of the late stages of shock, in which the body can no longer compensate, is:

Bright red blood that spurts from a wound is called __________________________ bleeding.

In the condition known as a ____________________________, air works its way in between the chest wall and the lung, causing the lung to collapse.

Which type of dressing should be applied to an open chest wound?

In a life-threatening condition known as a ____________________________, a pneumothorax puts pressure on the heart and great vessels of the chest, causing profound shock. What is this condition called?

The grating sound of bone ends rubbing together is called:

The force of trauma applied over a large area is referred to as:

A(n) __________________________ is a cut to the skin and/or to the layers of the soft tissue beneath the skin, caused by a sharp object.

The covering for a wound, designed to control bleeding and to protect the wound, is called a(n):

Which of the following best describes how a dressing and bandage should be applied?

Impalement objects usually should be secured in place—EXCEPT when the object is impaled in the:

The fluid that surrounds the brain is called:

How many bones are in the spinal column?

The posturing that occurs with a closed head injury is an involuntary movement of the patient’s limbs, referred to as:

An Emergency Medical Responder’s obligation to keep patients from getting hurt further is the goal of:

Bruising behind the ears, which is a delayed sign of a skull fracture, is called:

Trauma to the skeletal system and associated muscles, tendons, and joints is a(n):

The skull, rib cage, and spinal column are referred to together as the:

In a(n) __________________________ musculoskeletal injury, the skin overlying the injured bone perforates the skin from the inside out.

________________________ force causes an injury away from the site of impact because the force is transferred to other parts of the body.

Which type of injury occurs when muscles and tendons are overworked?

Heat loss involving the transfer of heat to an object without physical contact is known as:

Most body heat is lost through which part of the body?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for a patient’s response to cold?

A sign of mild hypothermia is:

Which of the following is NOT a congenital disease?

An acquired disease may result from any of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following components is NOT part of the daily safety inspection for a response vehicle?

An Emergency Medical Responder who is ruled at fault in a motor vehicle crash may be held liable for:

The EMS vehicle that the Emergency Medical Responder responds in should be inspected:

When using warning lights and the siren, the driver of an emergency vehicle should exercise:

What is a factor in more than half of motor vehicle crashes involving emergency vehicles?