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____ is the safe and appropriate way to remove a patient who is trapped in a motor
vehicle. - ANSWER-Extrication
_____ connect bone to bone. - ANSWER-Ligament
_____ connect muscle to bone. - ANSWER-Tendons
______ is the point of contact between the public and an EMR. - ANSWER-Dispatch
_______ precautions assumes that all body fluids could be potentially infective. -
ANSWER-Standard
_________ materials may have strange odors and/or clouds of gas. - ANSWER-
Hazardous
"DuoDote" is an antidote kit for ______. - ANSWER-Nerve agents
A ________ is the duties and skills a person is allowed an expected to perform. -
ANSWER-Scope of Practice
A 360-degree assessment means ____. - ANSWER-You are looking in all directions for
signs of danger.
A bite from a venomous snake would cause poisoning by which mechanism? -
ANSWER-Injection
A classic sign of elder abuse is ___. - ANSWER-Numerous old and new bruises on a
patient's inner arms and thighs.
A correctly placed blood pressure cuff will be centered over the _____ artery. -
ANSWER-Brachial
A heart attack is also called a ____. - ANSWER-Miocardial Infarction (MI)
A patient with heat exhaustion would have (cool/hot) and (pale/red) skin. - ANSWER-
cool, pale
A person is competent when they ______. - ANSWER-Understand questions and the
implications of their decisions.
, A person with a closed abdominal injury will be most comfortable in what position? -
ANSWER-One their backs with their knees bent
A Prehospital Care Report (PCR) is also called a ____. - ANSWER-Trip sheet
A typical symptom of a person who has renal failure, but has not had dialysis treatment
for several days would be ____. - ANSWER-Generalized edema
An advantage of a variable flow rate device on an oxygen tank is that you can ______. -
ANSWER-Adjust the flow rate for different types of delivery devices.
An open wound that is oozing blood should be first treated by ______. - ANSWER-
Dressing the wound to prevent infection
An oxygen cylinder should be refilled when the pressure gauge reads _____ ppi or
below. - ANSWER-200
An unstable patient should be reassessed every ____ minutes. - ANSWER-5
Birth is imminent when contractions are ___ minutes apart. - ANSWER-2
Caring for a patient on "Standing Orders" is direct/indirect medical control. - ANSWER-
Indirect
Do NOT attempt resuscitation in a patient who _____. - ANSWER-Has a valid DNR, is
exhibiting dependent vividity, shows signs of tissue decay, has stiffened finger and jaw
joints, shows definitive signs of Rigor Mortis.
Emergency Medical Responders are trained to provide ______. - ANSWER-Basic
emergency care
Engineering controls include ______. - ANSWER-Biohazard containers
How do you stabilize the neck of a person with a suspected neck injury? - ANSWER-Put
you hands on both sides of the patient's head.
How far away should you park your vehicle from a scene involving fire. - ANSWER-100
feet
How is malaria transmitted? - ANSWER-Through vector-borne transmission (mosquitos)
How should you first treat a patient who has dry powdered chemical on their skin? -
ANSWER-Brush off the powder first.
How should you speak to an elderly person? - ANSWER-Clearly, calmly, and slowly
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