EMT JB Learning PHB final study Test 2023/92
Questions and Answers/ Verified/ Graded A+.
You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that
transport will keep you on duty several hours after quitting time. This is an example of -
-Patient advocacy
-After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the
contaminated lancet. You should - -Report the incident to your supervisor after the call
-You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is
now in cardiac arrest the patient family tells you the patient has a DNR. There is no
paperwork available but the patient does have a medic alert bracelet indicating do not
resuscitate. You should - -Confirm the patient identity and confirm the DNR by calling
the medic alert foundation number on the bracelet
-Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence - -Duty to act,
breach of duty, injury damages, causation
-Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include - -Not cutting
through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons
-You are caring for a driver who struck the light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but
ordered you to not tell anyone. You should report the information to - -The receiving
nurse or doctor
-You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she - -Has
bradycardia and diminished muscle tone
-A five-year-old boy has fallen and has severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist.
He has possibly sustained a fracture of the - -Distal forearm
, -Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's
condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly you should - -Advise
the position that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
-Which of the following statements is not appropriate to document in the narrative
section of a PCR - -General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated
-4-year-old boy had a seizure. He is conscious and calm on mom's lap. Mom begins to
cry which causes the child to start crying. You should - -Ask the father to hold the child
so you can assess him while your partner calms mom
-Which of the following statements about secondary assessment is true - -The
secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body is determined
by the chief complaint
-You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child
a patient has been having lower abdominal pain and cramping for the past two hours
and placing your patient on the stretcher you should place her - -On her left side
-The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull
called - -Foreman magnum
-Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the - -Gallbladder
-You are venting a patient with a stoma however, air was escaping from the mouth and
nose to prevent this you should - -Seal the mouth and nose
-Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen - -spleen
Questions and Answers/ Verified/ Graded A+.
You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that
transport will keep you on duty several hours after quitting time. This is an example of -
-Patient advocacy
-After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the
contaminated lancet. You should - -Report the incident to your supervisor after the call
-You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is
now in cardiac arrest the patient family tells you the patient has a DNR. There is no
paperwork available but the patient does have a medic alert bracelet indicating do not
resuscitate. You should - -Confirm the patient identity and confirm the DNR by calling
the medic alert foundation number on the bracelet
-Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence - -Duty to act,
breach of duty, injury damages, causation
-Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include - -Not cutting
through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons
-You are caring for a driver who struck the light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but
ordered you to not tell anyone. You should report the information to - -The receiving
nurse or doctor
-You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she - -Has
bradycardia and diminished muscle tone
-A five-year-old boy has fallen and has severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist.
He has possibly sustained a fracture of the - -Distal forearm
, -Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's
condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly you should - -Advise
the position that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
-Which of the following statements is not appropriate to document in the narrative
section of a PCR - -General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated
-4-year-old boy had a seizure. He is conscious and calm on mom's lap. Mom begins to
cry which causes the child to start crying. You should - -Ask the father to hold the child
so you can assess him while your partner calms mom
-Which of the following statements about secondary assessment is true - -The
secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body is determined
by the chief complaint
-You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child
a patient has been having lower abdominal pain and cramping for the past two hours
and placing your patient on the stretcher you should place her - -On her left side
-The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull
called - -Foreman magnum
-Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the - -Gallbladder
-You are venting a patient with a stoma however, air was escaping from the mouth and
nose to prevent this you should - -Seal the mouth and nose
-Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen - -spleen
