EMT-B FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 PREPARATION TEST BANK
ALL JB LEARNING QUIZZES ACTUAL EXAM 400
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERSWITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Stress after a major EMS incident is:
A. unusual and expected.
B. a sign of weakness.
C. normal and to be expected.
D. part of the grieving process. – ANSWER- C. normal and to be expected.
Retreating to a world of one’s own after hearing one is going to die is a result of the
stage of grief called:
A. bargaining.
B. depression.
C. denial.
D. anxiety. – ANSWER- B. depression.
When a patient’s lower extremities are trapped under a farm tractor, the blood
supply is diminished to the cells in the legs. This injury can result in:
A. no lactic acids being produced.
B. anaerobic metabolism.
C. no carbon dioxide being produced.
D. none of these. – ANSWER- B. anaerobic metabolism.
A disease that is spread by exposure to an open wound or sore of an infected
individual is caused by a(n) _ pathogen.
A. universal
B. airborne
C. bloodborne
D. infectious – ANSWER- C. bloodborne
An infection that causes inflammation of the liver is called:
A. meningitis.
B. tuberculosis.
C. typhoid.
D. hepatitis. – ANSWER- D. hepatits.
A disease spread by inhaling or absorbing droplets from the air through the eyes,
nose, or mouth is considered:
A. bloodborne.
B. noncommunicable.
C. airborne.
D. viral. – ANSWER- C. airborne.
The communicable disease that kills the most health workers every year in the
United States is:
A. tuberculosis.
B. HIV/AIDS.
C. meningitis.
D. hepatitis B virus. – ANSWER- D. hepatitis B virus.
Always assume that any patient with a:
A. cold has a bloodborne disease.
B. productive cough has TB.
C. fever has typhoid.
D. rash has measles. – ANSWER- B. productive cough has TB.
Which of the following is not true about the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)?
A. It attacks the immune system.
B. It doesn’t survive well outside the human body.
C. It can be introduced through puncture wounds.
D. It is an airborne pathogen. – ANSWER- D. It is an airborne pathogen.
Your patient has hepatitis B. You are accidentally stuck with a needle that has
some of this patient’s infected blood on it. Your chance of contracting the disease is
about:
A. 10 percent.
B. 20 percent.
C. 30 percent.
D. 40 percent. – ANSWER- C. 30 percent.
Your patient has HIV. You are accidentally stuck with a needle that has some
infected blood on it. Your chance of contracting the disease is about:
A. 0.5 percent.
B. 5 percent.
C. 10 percent.
D. 15 percent. – ANSWER- A. 0.5 percent.
If you think your patient has TB, you should wear the usual personal protective
equipment plus a:
A. surgeon’s mask.
B. gown.
C. HEPA or N-95 respirator.
D. Tyvek suit. – ANSWER- C. HEPA or N-95 respirator.
Instead of providing mouth-to-mouth ventilations on the nonbreathing patient, the
EMT, when acting alone, should use a(n):
A. pocket mask with a one-way valve.
B. one-way valve.
C. bag-valve mask.
D. endotracheal tube. – ANSWER- A. pocket mask with a one-way valve.
Which method of infection control reduces exposure to yourself, your crew, and
your next patient?
A. Wearing a HEPA or N-95 respirator
B. Taking universal precautions
C. Hand washing after each patient contact
D. None of these – ANSWER- C. Hand washing after each patient contact
An act that establishes procedures through which emergency response workers can
find out if they have been exposed to life-threatening infectious diseases is called:
A. OSHA 1910.1030.
B. the Ryan White CARE Act.