EMR Final Exam Study Guide – Questions And Answers
Emergency Medical Responders are trained to provide ______. Correct Ans - Basic emergency care
How is malaria transmitted? Correct Ans - Through vector-borne transmission (mosquitos)
Engineering controls include ______. Correct Ans - Biohazard containers
The best way to care for someone who got body fluids splashed in their eyes is to _____. Correct Ans - Flush the eyes with water or saline for
20 minutes.
Which level of EMS provider is the most advanced? Correct Ans - Paramedic
These laws protect you when you act in good faith and within your scope of
practice. Correct Ans - Good Samaritan Laws
A person is competent when they ______. Correct Ans - Understand questions and the implications of their decisions.
Providing basic care based on specific criteria is called _____. Correct Ans - Standard of Care
The medial part of the body is ______. Correct Ans - Towards the midline.
Out of the brain, heart, lungs, and kidney, the _______ would be considered to
be the least vital. Correct Ans - Kidney
When is it ok to move a seriously injured patient? Correct Ans - When a building is on fire, from a vehicle that is smoking, and when the patient is blocking access to other patients. What is the best way to move a patient who has a suspected neck or spinal injury? Correct Ans - Blanket Drag
What are some examples of mechanisms of injury (MOI)? Correct Ans -
Explosions, penetrating trauma, blunt force.
_________ materials may have strange odors and/or clouds of gas. Correct Ans - Hazardous
When arriving on the scene, this is your number one priority. Correct Ans - Scene safety
What allows for the maximum hand stability and strength when lifting a patient? Correct Ans - Power grip
An unstable patient should be reassessed every ____ minutes. Correct Ans - 5
What is the most important personal protective equipment that you should be wearing when working with a patient? Correct Ans - Disposable gloves
What is the main purpose of an ongoing assessment? Correct Ans - To identify changes in the patient's condition.
A correctly placed blood pressure cuff will be centered over the _____ artery.
Correct Ans - Brachial
What is the first thing you should do when communicating with medical control? Correct Ans - Identify yourself
True or False. The tongue is the most likely cause of a mechanical airway obstruction. Correct Ans - False
The ______ plane divided the body horizontally. Correct Ans - Axial (transverse)
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