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EMR correct answers Provide care before ambulance arrive EMT correct answers Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds AEMT correct answers Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds. Paramedic correct answers Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, a...

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EMT National Registry Exam || A Verified A+ Pass.
EMR correct answers Provide care before ambulance arrive

EMT correct answers Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds

AEMT correct answers Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.

Paramedic correct answers Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, and meds.

DOT and NHTSA correct answers Establish EMS curriculum at federal level

Medical director correct answers Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care;
offline (indirect) includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving interventions before
contacting a physician for further instruction) and online (direct) med direction is given over the
phone/radio

human resources correct answers Deals with EMS well being

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) correct answers responsibility of med director, goal is to
minimize errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues appropriate education

rule-based failure correct answers administering med without legal right to do so or without
permission from med director

knowledge-based failure correct answers not knowing all the info about a medicine-
administering the wrong med

skills-based failure correct answers not operating and properly using equipment.

communicable disease correct answers Spread from person to person or animal to person

infectious disease correct answers Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or they are
airborne, foodborne, or vector-borne (animals/insects)

most effective way to control disease transmission correct answers hand washing

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) correct answers Gloves (wear puncture-proof leather
gloves over latex gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA
respirator with TB.

Hepatitis A correct answers liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by personal contact,
is not life threatening. Vaccination not required

Hepatitis B correct answers liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact, is life
threatening. Vaccination required.

,general adaption syndrome correct answers Body's response to stress. Alarm response ->reaction
and resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.

acute stress reactions correct answers Occur during stressful reactions.

delayed stress reactions correct answers occur after stressful reactions

cumulative stress reactions correct answers prolonged/extensive stress

stress symptoms correct answers -Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) correct answers Re-experiencing the event and over
responding to stimuli that recall the event

defusing sessions correct answers during/immediately after the event

Debreifing session correct answers occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers express
emotion and relieve stress

quid pro quo correct answers request for sexual favors

hostile work enviroment correct answers jokes/touching/etc

stages of grieving correct answers 1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance

five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire correct answers smoke, oxygen
deficiency, high ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building collapse

expressed consent correct answers patient verbally accepts care

implied concent correct answers For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol, head injury,
etc.) or unable to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no parent present.

informed consent (all consent must be this!) correct answers Patient must be told of all risks,
benefits, and alternative treatments

,emancipated minors correct answers Under 18 that can legally give consent because they're
considered adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of parents.

scope of practice correct answers Outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient;
defined by state law.

standard of care correct answers Manner in which an EMT must act

determination of negligence correct answers based on four factors: duty, breach of duty,
damages, and causation

abandonment correct answers Termination of care without the patient's consent and without the
transfer of care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or at a higher level than
your own

assault correct answers Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm (restraint)

battery correct answers Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without consent)

defamation correct answers Presenting false information that can damage a person's reputation.
(libel: in writing; slander: verbal)

behavioral crisis correct answers Spend more time with these patients, stay calm, contact law
enforcement

definitive signs of death correct answers -Decapitation
-Dependent Lividity- blood settles to lowest part of body
-Rigor Mortis- muscle stiffness
-Putrefaction- decomposition of body tissue

good samaritan law correct answers protects you if you act within scope of training and not in a
grossly negligent manner

refusal of care correct answers Have patient sign a refusal form and also have family member,
police officer, or bystander also sign as witness

Patient care report (PCR) correct answers 1) Continuity of Care
2) Legal Documentation
3) Education
4) Administrative Info
5) Research Record
6) Evaluation & CQI

base station correct answers radio containing a transmitter and receiver located in a fixed
location.

, mobile radio correct answers Vehicle device that operates at lower frequency than a base station

portable radio correct answers Handheld device, 1-5-watt operation

repeater correct answers Base station radio that receives messages & signals on one frequency
then retransmits them on a higher 2nd frequency

telemetry correct answers Electronic signals are converted into coded, audible sounds

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) correct answers regulates all radio operations in
the US

planes of body correct answers -Coronal- front/back
-Transverse- top/bottom
-Sagittal (lateral)- left/right

anterior/ventral correct answers front of the body

posterior/dorsal correct answers back of body

superior correct answers toward the head

inferior correct answers toward the feet

proximal correct answers closer to the trunk of the body

distal correct answers Farther from the trunk of the body

medial correct answers Toward the midline of the body

lateral correct answers away from the midline

flexion correct answers bending a joint

extention correct answers Straightening a body part

adduction correct answers movement toward the midline

abduction correct answers movement away from the midline

Four parts of abdomen correct answers RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

RUQ correct answers Liver, kidney, gallbladder, colon, pancreas

LUQ correct answers stomach, kidney, spleen, colon, pancreas

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