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Chapter 2: Workforce Safety and Wellness Practice Questions

About this Chapter 2 practice test

Part of the EMS Operations practice questions exam area.

This page holds 401 free practice questions for Chapter 2, Workforce Safety and Wellness, covering provider wellness, lifting and body mechanics, stress, infectious disease, PPE, and scene safety. They are written for paramedic and EMT students working through Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th edition. Every question shows the correct answer with a short explanation as soon as you tap, so you learn while you test rather than waiting until the end.

Study it two ways: the 10 Question Blitz, a quick round where every right answer lights a siren and any misses lead into Lights & Sirens, a 5-in-a-row drill on that section, or the full 100-question test drawn at random from the whole chapter. After each test you get a score and a section-by-section breakdown. Progress on the full test is saved on your device, so you can stop and pick up later.

Topics covered in Chapter 2

Sample questions from this chapter

Wellness in EMS is best described as:

  1. A. A deliberate balance of physical, mental, and emotional health
  2. B. Passing the annual agency physical examination each year
  3. C. Freedom from any diagnosed illness, injury, or disability
  4. D. Meeting the agency's physical ability standards for lifting

Answer: A. A deliberate balance of physical, mental, and emotional health
Wellness is something you build and keep, not something you either have or don't. A provider maintains it on purpose.

A pathogen is:

  1. A. An organism that causes disease
  2. B. Any microorganism at all
  3. C. A type of white blood cell
  4. D. A weakened component of a vaccine

Answer: A. An organism that causes disease
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites can all be pathogens.

EMS providers experience rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thinking that are:

  1. A. Identical to the general population
  2. B. Unknown, as no data exist
  3. C. Higher than the general population
  4. D. Lower than the general population

Answer: C. Higher than the general population
Reducing stigma is part of every agency's safety responsibility.

How students use this page

Most students use the 10 Question Blitz for daily practice and take the full 100-question test in the days before a class exam or NREMT practice. Lights & Sirens after a blitz is the fastest way to close gaps the night before a test.

Every question in this chapter is also listed by section, with answers, on the topic pages above. See all paramedic topics or take the NREMT paramedic practice test.

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