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EMR Ch1-4 Exam Questions and Answers
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EMR Ch1-4 Exam Questions andAnswers
Emergency Medical Services system - Answer -chain of human resources and services
linked to provide continuous emergency care from pre-hospital scene, transport to
arrival at medical facility
MEdical direction - Answer -medical oversight by licensed physician for an EMS system
Scope of Practice - Answer -care and services provided according to laws and
regulations by local, state or regional authority
Protocols - Answer -written guidelines that direct EMS personnel
Standing order - Answer -medical director's specific instructions for specific medical
conditions
Emergency Medical Dispatcher - Answer -part of EMS providing pre-arrival instructions
to callers before EMS personnel arrive
Disaster Medical Assistance Team - Answer -specialized team that provides medical
care when a disaster occurs
Key Components of an Integrated EMS system - Answer -Regulation and policy
Resource management
Human resources and training
Transportation
Facilities
Communications
Public information and education
Medical direction
Trauma systems
Evaluation
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - Answer -continuous improvement on the
quality of care provided; as an EMR, one is expected to submit and complete patient
care reports.
, Role that Research Plays in EMS - Answer -Research systematically involves
investigation to established facts that help update information and provide evidence for
new guidelines.
How EMR training strengthens the links in the EMS system - Answer -Since EMR are
the first to arrive on the scene, being prepared to respond immediately find out what is
wrong, and provide emergency care until more skilled personnel arrives.
EMRs most likely to be found working as - Answer -police, firemen, industrial workers,
construction workers, public service providers
EMRs primary concern - Answer -personal safety as well as the patients
Four Levels of training in the EMS system - Answer -EMR - provides immediate care,
assist ambulance personnel
EMT - provides assessment, care and transportation, can administer medication
AEMT - provides some level of advanced life support, IV, inserting airways
Paramedic - provides advanced life support, inserting endotracheal tubes, IV, interpret
electrocardiogram, perform cardiac defibrillation
Major Duties of EMR at emergency scene - Answer -1. size up the scene
2. determine patient's chief complaint
3. lift, move, or reposition patient only when necessary
4. transfer patient information
5. protect patient's privacy
6. be the patient's advocate
Desirable traits of and EMR - Answer -1. willing to help and deal with people
2. be respectful of others
3. honest and realistic
4. able to control emotions
5. disciplined and professional
6. be neat and clean
Primary Skills EMRs are Trained to Perform - Answer -Treatment of:
1. injuries to bones and joints
2. head and face injuries
3. neck and spine injuries
4. assess and care for possible heart attacks, stroke, seizures and diabetes
5. identify and care for poisoning
6. assess and care for burns
7. heat and cold related emergencies
8. closed and open injuries (wounds)
9. drug abuse and alcohol abuse
10. AED for cardiac arrest
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