EMR CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

EMR CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023. Anterior Correct Answers: front of the body Posterior Correct Answers: back of body anatomical position Correct Answers: To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward agonal breathing CorrectAnswers: irregular, gasping breaths Carotid CorrectAnswers: main artery of the neck radial pulse CorrectAnswers: the pulse felt at the wrist Femoral CorrectAnswers: pertaining to the thigh Brachial CorrectAnswers: pertaining to the arm Distal Correct Answers: Farther from the trunk of the body Proximal CorrectAnswers: Nearer to the trunk of the body Medial CorrectAnswers: toward the midline Lateral CorrectAnswers: away from the midline supine CorrectAnswers: lying face up prone CorrectAnswers: lying face down lateral recumbent CorrectAnswers: lying on the side baseline vital signs CorrectAnswers: first vital signs obtained Normal adult pulse Correct Answers: 60-100 bpm Compression-ventilation ratio for 2 rescuer pediatric CPR CorrectAnswers: 15:2 Compression to ventilation ratio adult CorrectAnswers: 30:2 Compression rate for CPR Correct Answers: 100-120/minute Trending CorrectAnswers: Changes in patient's condition over time vital signs CorrectAnswers:BP, P, R Palpating Correct Answers: assessmentfindings found by pressing on body areas auscultating CorrectAnswers: listening with your ears or with a stethoscope Online orders CorrectAnswers: orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT-B Offline orders Correct Answers: standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMTs to do things without speaking to the med director Good Samaritan Law Correct Answers: Provides protection to someonewho voluntarily choosesto provide first aid Medical Director Correct Answers: a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system Implied consent Correct Answers: Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he orshe would want treatment. expressed consentCorrectAnswers: A type of consent in which a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or transport. refusal of care/patient refusal CorrectAnswers: patient not permitting care EMRs cannot give CorrectAnswers: medications