NM Scope Exam Practice Questions and Answers, Latest Updated 2024/2025 | Scored A+
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NM Scope
What is Scope of Practice? Answer- maximum skills an EMT can perform and the
maximum list of drugs EMT of any level can administer
What are the levels of EMS Providers? Answer- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Par...
NM Scope Exam Practice Questions and
Answers, Latest Updated 2024/2025 | Scored
A+
What is Scope of Practice? Answer- maximum skills an EMT can perform and the
maximum list of drugs EMT of any level can administer
What are the levels of EMS Providers? Answer- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Paramedic
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Answer- The first trained professional, such as a
police officer, firefighters, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Answer- An individual who has training in basic
life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway
adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Answer- An individual who has
training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and
the administration of certain emergency medications
Paramedic Answer- An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support,
including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and
other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
Three levels of National EMS providers: Answer- Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
(EMT-Basic)
Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-Intermediate)
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-Paramedic)
How long is the course length for EMT? Answer- 150 to 190 hrs
What is certification? Answer- involves completing a training program and then passing
an examination that verifies a person's knowledge and skills.
What does an EMS certification examination involve? Answer- A written component and
a practical component.
, Licensure Answer- the authorization granted to a person by a state to legally perform
certain actions in that state.
Recertification Answer- involves completing a recertification, or refresher, training
course and/or verifying competency of skills.
Who can EMT Basics transport? (special populations) Answer- pt with catheter (not IV)
When should you cease CPR? Answer- S- Starts breathing and has a pulse
T- Transfer of care to provider of equal or higher level training
O- Out of strength
P- Physician or MCEP tells you to stop
Continuing education hours (how many?) Answer- 40 total
4 preparatory/operations
6 airway, resp, and ventilation
6 cardio emergencies
8 med emergencies
8 trauma
8 special considerations (4 must be peds)
License renewal Answer- Renew license every 2 years. All paperwork must be turned in
by Dec 31. License expires March 31.
Incident command system basic principles Answer- Command officer is in charge of
establishing scene safety, scene size up, assure pt conditions are prioritized (triage),
establishing command name/post, give updates and reports to on scene personnel,
establish med officer and other roles (med officer is in charge triage), summarize
situation to new incident commander
START triage Answer- a system that quickly distinguishes between critically ill victims
and the less severely injured
S- simple
T- triage
A- and
R- rapid
T- treatment
assess ability to walk, respiratory status, hemodynamic status (pulse), and neurologic
status
1. tell patient to move to a location (green tag)
2. assess respiratory, if pt not breathing, open airway. if does not breathe = black, if
breathes = red
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