EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which of the following determines the number and location of the means of egress in hospitals?

Question2: Which of the following pathogens is transmitted by direct contact with blood?

Question3: The following information refers to the diagram above.

The following information refers to the diagram above:
* The room is an Airborne Infection Isolation Room with a series anteroom.
* The room volume is 960 cubic ft. (27 cubic m).
* The room cooling load is 4,000 Btu/hr sensible only. (Ignore latent loads.) (1172 W)
* The supply air temperature is 55° F (12.8° C), and the room temperature set point is 75° F (23.9° C).
* The toilet exhaust is 100 cfm (47.2 L/s).
* The total room envelope leakage area is 35 sq. in. (22.575 sq. cm), (A_L).
* The anteroom supply air volume is 75 cfm (35 L/s).
* The design pressure difference complies with FGI Guidelines (D_p) (in. water/kPa).
* The room air flow difference (Q_d) is defined by the following:
Q_d = (7p)^0.65 x A_L / 0.019564
(SI) Q_d = (7p)^0.65 x A_L / 10,000
Based on the diagram and the information above, what is the MINIMUM design room air exhaust volume?

Question4: In accordance with the ASHRAE HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, to avoid carryover of droplets from a standard cooling coil into the air handling unit casing, the recommended MAXIMUM air velocity through the cooling coil should be no more than:

Question5: The Infection Control Risk Assessment Process addresses the:

Question6: The Environment of Care™ standards of The Joint Commission establish requirements for which of the following functions?

Question7: Which of the following is a quench duct associated with?

Question8: In accordance with The Joint Commission's Environment of Care™ requirements, as part of the emergency management plan, healthcare organizations must conduct which of the following to identify potential emergencies?

Question9: As part of a risk management plan for minimizing Legionellosis risk, a hospital is developing program documents for preventative measures required within its potable water systems. Which of the following portions of the program documents should be referenced in the case of a known or suspected case of Legionella associated with the use of potable water from the building water system?

Question10: Which of the following is a code specific to healthcare facilities?

Question11: In addition to nutrients and a favorable temperature, which of the following do disease organisms require for optimal growth?

Question12: Which type of energy recovery system is the BEST application for an air handling system serving a sterile processing department, where the exhaust air stream and outdoor air stream are separated by long distances?

Question13: How can negative air pressure BEST be maintained between the construction area and the occupied area of a hospital?

Question14: A single level of a medical center provides for inpatient care and measures 202 ft. (61.57 m) by 220 ft. (67.06 m). Which of the following represents the MINIMUM number of smoke compartments that this space must be divided into?

Question15: In the patient care area of an inpatient facility, the return air system shall?

Question16: Which of the following devices controls the quantity of outdoor air that enters a building?

Question17: According to the most current FGI Guidelines, HVAC modifications that affect more than 10% of the system capacity shall?

Question18: In a conditioned space, when the total grains of moisture in the air remain constant and the dry bulb temperature of the air drops, which of the following psychrometric reactions will occur?

Question19: Which of the following ASHRAE Standards establishes the mechanical equipment energy efficiency requirements for facilities?

Question20: Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms are intended to prevent the spread of diseases such as:

Question21: Which of the following is considered to be an objective of a rigorous commissioning process?

Question22: A central cooling system is designed so that the number and arrangement of cooling sources is sufficient to support the facility operation plan in case of a breakdown of any one of the cooling sources. According to ASHRAE Standard 170, this applies when the cooling load exceeds a MINIMUM of:

Question23: Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms are designed to:

Question24: When used in a medical facility, which of the following types of filters reduces airborne volatile compounds?

Question25: Which of the following is a key function of an Infection Control Risk Assessment process when applied to a hospital renovation project?

Question26: In accordance with ASHRAE Standard 170, general hospital Operating Rooms must have a minimum of two return grilles, one of which must be located:

Question27: Which of the following control methods offers the MOST building information versatility in controls and building management?

Question28:
A healthcare facility is renovating a cart washing station within the Central Sterile Reprocessing (CSR) Department. Based on the diagram above, which of the following describes the proper direction of airflow between the CSR and the renovation area?
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Question29: Which of the following areas generates the highest average internal heat gains per square foot?

Question30: Which of the following types of sterilizers requires an exhaust grille?

Question31: Environmental conditions, systems, and physical plant equipment are BEST monitored by a:

Question32: Which of the following equipment rooms would MOST appropriately be controlled to be positive to adjacent spaces?

Question33: Which of the following departments is MOST likely to have an isolation room?

Question34: Which of the following is the BEST location of a return grille in a Protective Environment Room?

Question35: The isolation room is supplied with 300 cfm (142 L/s) of HEPA filtered air. The return air grille is located in the ceiling and has been balanced to 150 cfm (71 L/s). The room is monitored with a differential pressure sensor, and the sensor is sending an alarm signal to the nurse's station. Which of the following BEST describes the problem?

Question36: Which NFPA standard or code is the BEST guide for ventilation of medical gas storage or transfilling areas?

Question37: Energy recovery systems serving Airborne Infectious Isolation Rooms must meet which of the following criteria?

Question38: HVAC design for cardiac catheterization suites must take into account that the facilities:

Question39: Which of the following describes the primary difference between the design intent for the air distribution in an Operating Room compared to a standard Patient Room?

Question40: Smoke is detected at the supply duct smoke detector in a hospital without an engineered smoke control system. In accordance with the ASHRAE HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, the supply and return air smoke dampers should:

Question41: Which of the following is true for an Airborne Infection Isolation Room using supplemental ventilation for a TB patient population?

Question42: Which of the following is the BEST location for a room thermostat in a typical patient room?

Question43: A decontamination area that requires 6 ACH and has a volume of 10 ft. x 10 ft. x 8 ft. (3.05 m x 3.05 m x 2.44 m) requires a MINIMUM of how many exhaust cfm (L/s)?

Question44: An Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR) is located in a nursing unit on the second floor of a three-story hospital. Which of the following locations is BEST for an exhaust fan for the AIIR?

Question45: Which of the following is unique to the commissioning of hospital and laboratory ventilation systems?

Question46: Which of the following is a key role of the HVAC system designer during the Infection Control Risk Assessment process?

Question47: Which of the following air-to-air heat recovery strategies will result in the greatest possibility of cross- contamination between air streams?

Question48: In accordance with ASHRAE Standard 170, which of the following areas is required to have a positive pressure relationship?

Question49: A new hospital project will have a central utility plant (CUP) that will utilize centrifugal chillers. The engineering team should reference which publication in the design process of the CUP area?

Question50: Inpatient hospitals are exempt from the requirements for night setback in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
90.1-2004 because hospitals:

Question51: Which of the following represents the MINIMUM allowable area of non-aspirating diffuser required for a 400 sq. ft. (37.16 sq. m) Class C Operating Room with 1,267 CFM (598 L/s) air supply?

Question52: Which of the following is the recommended location for Group E (non-aspirating) air diffusers in Operating Rooms?

Question53: Airflow in Protective Environment Rooms is designed:

Question54: In accordance with ASHRAE Standard 170, which of the following must be maintained when air change rates are reduced during unoccupied periods?

Question55: According to the most current edition of ASHRAE Standard 170, which of the following is the correct number of air changes per hour for a treatment room?