01 EMS Foundations and Exam Readiness Online Quiz Questions

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Wear gloves only when the patient is known to have an infectious disease.

Select PPE according to the anticipated exposure to blood, body fluids, respiratory secretions, or other contamination.

Wear an N95 respirator for every patient encounter.

Skip hand hygiene if gloves were worn.

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Ask a family member to override the patient’s decision.

Leave immediately without discussing the consequences.

Assess capacity, explain risks and benefits, encourage care, follow local policy and medical direction, and document the refusal.

Transport the patient against their will because transport would be safest.

Perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact and immediately after glove removal.

Use gloves when contact with blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, nonintact skin, or contaminated equipment is anticipated.

Use the same reusable equipment on multiple patients without cleaning if no contamination is visible.

Clean and disinfect reusable equipment between patients and whenever it becomes contaminated.

Only the chief complaint and the EMT’s personal impression.

The patient’s initial and current condition, important findings, treatments, responses, and unresolved concerns.

Every conversation held by bystanders, regardless of clinical relevance.

Only the patient’s medical history and allergies.

Record a patient’s important statements as direct quotations when appropriate.

Describe the patient with unsupported labels such as “dramatic” or “drug-seeking.”

Document clinically relevant negative findings, such as the absence of external bleeding.

Include times, measurements, treatments, reassessments, and the patient’s response.

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Address scene hazards before patient contact.

Manage immediate life threats before collecting a detailed history.

Choose care within EMT scope, local protocols, and available resources.

Reassess after treatment or whenever the patient’s condition changes.

Enter the roadway quickly and begin the primary assessment

Position the ambulance to protect the scene and request traffic control

Ask bystanders to move the patients before securing the area

Begin documenting the patients’ conditions from inside the ambulance

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Patient appeared dramatic and was probably exaggerating the pain.

Patient states, “My pain began after lifting a box.” Tenderness noted in the right lower back; no deformity or bruising observed.

Patient was difficult but stable after treatment.

Patient likely has a serious back injury because the pain seemed severe.

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Obtain a complete medical history before any intervention

Perform a detailed secondary assessment of every body system

Control the life-threatening bleeding before completing the detailed history

Ask the patient about insurance and transportation preferences

Give a specific instruction, have the receiver acknowledge or repeat it, and confirm completion

Give several vague instructions at once and assume they were understood

Allow each team member to choose tasks without communicating them

Repeat an instruction only if the patient’s condition worsens

Wear gloves only after the patient reports a bloodborne infection.

Put on gloves and eye protection because the procedure may cause blood or body-fluid splashing.

Use no PPE because the patient is alert and has no visible illness.

Use an N95 respirator for every patient encounter regardless of the anticipated exposure.

Walk directly to the closest vehicle because the patient may be critically injured.

Ask a bystander to enter traffic and bring the patient to the ambulance.

Position the ambulance to protect the scene and request appropriate traffic control.

Begin collecting the patient's medical history from outside the vehicle.

Give a specific instruction, have the receiver acknowledge or repeat it, and confirm completion.

Give several general instructions at once so the team can decide what to do.

Assume the partner understood because the partner is experienced.

Wait until the call is over to clarify whether a requested task was completed.

Perform the procedure because it might help and explain it afterward.

Pause when clinically safe, consult medical direction or a supervisor, and avoid an unauthorized intervention.

Ask the patient whether the EMT is legally allowed to perform the procedure.

Perform the procedure if no partner objects, even though local protocol is unclear.

Transport the patient against the patient's wishes because the EMT believes transport is safest.

Leave immediately without discussing the possible consequences of refusal.

Assess capacity, explain risks and benefits, encourage care, follow medical-direction requirements, and document the refusal.

Ask a family member to make the decision even though the adult patient demonstrates capacity.