Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 4th edition
Bledsoe/ Porter/ Cherry
Volume 1 Introduction to Paramedicine
Chapter 3 Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
1) Which of the following professional characteristics is required for patients to trust paramedics
to be in their homes and have access to their property and personal information?
A) Patient advocacy
B) Integrity
C) Empathy
D) Leadership
2) When en route to a call, one of the paramedic’s chief responsibilities is:
A) Assessing the patient’s responsiveness
B) Preparing the ambulance to accept the patient
C) Identifying the mechanism of injury or nature of illness
D) Anticipating scene risks and needs based on dispatch information
3) Your patient is a 24-year-old male with a severe closed head injury. He is unresponsive, and
his vital signs are unstable. Which of the following is the appropriate receiving facility for this
patient?
A) A Level I trauma center
B) A Level III trauma center
C) A Level IV trauma center
D) A Level II trauma center
4) Defending patients, protecting them, and, in general, acting in their best interests are all
examples of:
A) Leadership
B) Empathy
C) Patient advocacy
D) Integrity
5) During the return to service, one of the paramedic’s chief responsibilities is:
A) Decontaminating the ambulance
B) Correcting the patient care report
C) Giving a verbal report to the receiving facility personnel
D) Taking care of personal matters before the next call
6) The EMT Code of Ethics was established by which of the following groups?
A) National Association of EMTs (NAEMT)
B) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
C) National Registry of EMTs (NREMT)
D) National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
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7) The paramedic is responsible for determining the mechanism of injury or nature of the illness
when carrying out which of the primary responsibilities?
A) Scene size-up
B) Patient management
C) Patient assessment
D) Response
8) Which of the following is NOT one of the paramedic’s primary responsibilities?
A) Patient follow-up
B) Response
C) Returning to service after a call
D) Medical treatment
9) Consoling and offering emotional support to a person who has just seen a loved one die is an
example of the professional attribute of:
A) Patient advocacy
B) Leadership
C) Empathy
D) Integrity
10) Close attention to detail during patient care reflects which of the following professional
attributes?
A) Self-motivation
B) Patient advocacy
C) Empathy
D) Careful delivery of service
11) Which of the following is one of the paramedic’s primary responsibilities?
A) Accident reconstruction
B) Crowd control
C) Patient disposition
D) Public relations
12) Respecting the opinions offered by peers on a call is an example of which professional
characteristic?
A) Advocacy
B) Diplomacy
C) Communication
D) Leadership
13) Which of the following is an example of professional development?
A) Participating in mentoring activities
B) Reading professional publications
C) Attending refresher and continuing education classes
D) All of the above
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14) Knowing ________ is NOT part of the paramedic’s responsibility to be prepared prior to an
EMS call.
A) When to call for additional help
B) What resources are available
C) Medical protocols
D) How to use the communication technology
15) Which of the following is NOT part of a paramedic’s administrative duties?
A) Recordkeeping
B) Station duties
C) Developing interagency relationships
D) Promoting community health
16) Which of the following professional characteristics is displayed in a paramedic’s self-
confidence, inner strength, ability to communicate, and willingness to make a decision?
A) Integrity
B) Respect
C) Empathy
D) Leadership
17) Which of the following is an example of how paramedics support primary care when
carrying out their out-of-hospital functions?
A) Transporting all patients to the emergency department
B) Determining the appropriateness of treating on the scene and releasing the patient
C) Refusing to transport patients who do not have potentially life-threatening conditions
D) Transporting to the patient’s physician’s office, rather than the emergency department
18) Maintaining paramedic certification through seeking and reporting continuing education is
the responsibility of:
A) The state EMS office
B) The paramedic
C) The EMS system
D) The training officer
19) Which of the following is NOT an example of the paramedic’s responsibility for community
involvement?
A) Teaching the public BLS classes
B) Conducting illness and injury risk surveys
C) Allowing citizens to vote on EMS protocols
D) Helping the public learn how to recognize an emergency
20) The paramedic who routinely fails to complete duties and paperwork in a timely manner is
most likely lacking which of the following professional attributes?
A) Self-confidence
B) Self-motivation
C) Leadership
D) Integrity
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21) A way for paramedics to determine appropriate injury prevention programs for their
community is by using:
A) Community self-reports
B) Injury risk surveys
C) National Science Foundation guidelines
D) Centers for Disease Control guidelines
22) Which of the following is NOT considered an allied health profession?
A) Nursing
B) Paramedic
C) Respiratory therapy
D) Physical therapy
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