EMT Practice Test - Question List

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11. If you are an EMT and have an allergy to latex, what do you do when you have to don gloves?
  1. Use latex gloves despite your allergy for protection
  2. Use vinyl or nitrile gloves
  3. You will have to quit your job and find a new profession
  4. You will be restricted to desk duty
12. If you are treating a patient known to have an airborne disease, what precaution(s) should you take?
  1. All EMTs that treat the patient should wear HEPA respirators
  2. The patient should be placed in isolation until the hazmat team arrives
  3. You should place a surgical mask on the patient
  4. You should place a HEPA respirator on the patient
13. You are called to scene where the patient has been the victim of a violent act, When should you enter the scene?
  1. Immediately, so you can render care
  2. After law enforcement takes control of the scene
  3. As soon as a family member of the victim says it is okay to enter the scene
  4. EMTs do not respond to scenes of violence
14. Why should EMTs wait to enter a scene with a patient that is the victim of violence until it is under the control of law enforcement?
  1. The perpetrator may still be on the premises
  2. Bystanders interfere with patient care
  3. Family members interfere with patient care
  4. All of the above
15. What are some diseases of concern for pre-hospital personnel?
  1. Diabetes, CHF, CAD
  2. Syphilis, Meningitis, Herpes simplex
  3. PVD, Dementia, Schizophrenia
  4. Bipolar, Psychosis, Crohn’s disease

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