EMT Practice Questions And Answers. Verified And Updated.
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EMT Practice Questions And Answers.
Verified And Updated.
Emergency medical responder
emergency medical technician
advanced EMT
paramedic - Answer4 training and licensure levels
Resource detailing common hazards and proper responses - Answeremergency response
guidebook
The technique that an...
EMT Practice Questions And Answers.
Verified And Updated.
Emergency medical responder
emergency medical technician
advanced EMT
paramedic - Answer✔4 training and licensure levels
Resource detailing common hazards and proper responses - Answer✔emergency response
guidebook
The technique that an EMT uses to quickly remove a patient from danger - Answer✔emergency
move
patient move that should be done quickly yet without any compromise of spinal integrity. -
Answer✔urgent move
very basic training and provides care before the ambulance arrives. e.g. law enforcement, fire
fighters, park rangers, ski patrollers. - Answer✔Emergency medical responder
BLS training with automated external defibrillator, use of airway adjuncts and assisting patients
with certain medications. requires 150 hrs. - Answer✔EMT
has some training in ALS such as intravenous therapy and administration of some drugs. 200-
400 hrs. - Answer✔AEMT
has extensive training in ALS, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology,
cardiac monitoring and other skills. 1000-1300 hrs. - Answer✔paramedic
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Every state follows the guidelines
recommended for EMS training standards. - Answer✔NHTSA
the EMT's initial evaluation of a scene to which he has been called - Answer✔scene size-up
objective evaluation and determination of the status of patient - Answer✔patient assessment
prohibits discrimination against the disabled - Answer✔americans with disabilities act (ADA) of
1990
Provides guidelines for skills at each level of EMS training. federal level - Answer✔national
EMS scope of practice model
Can limit the scope of practice but cannot expand beyond state laws. described in a set of written
standing orders and protocols. - Answer✔medical director
detect treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias and deliver shock - Answer✔automated
external defibrillator (AED)
Communications center where dispatchers dispatch emergency workers - Answer✔public safety
access point
assist disptchers in providing callers with vital instructions to help them deal with a medical
emergency until ems arrive - Answer✔emergency medical dispatch (emd)
Designated area in which the EMS service is responsible for providing prehospital care -
Answer✔primary service area
Either off-line (indirect) or online (direct), as authorized by the medical director. online is
direction given over the phone or radio directly to the physician. offline is standing orders and
protocols. - Answer✔medical control
new method of delivering health care that uses the prehospital spectrum. improved access to
healthcare at an affordable price. within community rather than doctor or hospital. -
Answer✔mobile integrated healthcare(MIH)
staff meets appropriate medical care standards - Answer✔quality control
Continous Quality Improvement. internal and external reviews of ems system - Answer✔cqi
rule establishes regulations for the use and disclosure of protected health information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer✔HIPAA
A physical and mental response to a challenging or threatening situation. - Answer✔stress
A disease caused by the presence of a living thing in the body - Answer✔infectious disease
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another. - Answer✔communicable
disease
A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person. -
Answer✔fomite
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
a department of labor that sets and enforces occupation health and safety rules. - Answer✔ohsa
Rules developed by the CDC to prevent the spread of infection - Answer✔standard precautions
patient with a rapid beating of the heart, defined as over 100 beats/minute - Answer✔tachycardic
reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation - Answer✔acute stress reaction
Reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation. - Answer✔delayed stress reaction
prolonged or excessive stress - Answer✔cumulative stress reaction
initials representing a disorder in which one relives painfully stressful events - Answer✔PTSD
critical incident stress management
Confronts the response to critical incidents and defuses them - Answer✔CISM
Something given with the expectation of receiving something in return. - Answer✔quid pro quo
assumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or she would have done so. also
known as emergency doctrine-allows family to give consent. . - Answer✔implied consent
Consent that is clearly and unmistakably stated - Answer✔expressed consent
. Applies to mentally incompetent adults
. Consent is obtained from a third party - Answer✔involuntary consent
ability and right of patients to make independent decisions regarding medical care -
Answer✔patient autonomy
ability of a patient to understand the information you are providing paired with the ability to
process the info and make an informed choice regarding medical care - Answer✔decision
making capacity
do not resuscitate - an order on a patients medical chart informing to not revive if dies. must state
patients medical problems, signature of patient, signature of physician, and not expired -
Answer✔DNR
Decisions made by competent individuals about their future health care. POLST and MOLST,
state acceptable interventions. may have named surrogates to make their decisions. -
Answer✔advanced directive
Physician order for life sustaining treatment - Answer✔POLST
medical orders for life sustaining treatment - Answer✔MOLST
durable power of attorney issued for purposes of health care decisions only - Answer✔health
care proxy
bracelet, necklace, keychain or card. indicate DNR, allergies or medical conditions. -
Answer✔medical alert identification
The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by state law for a profession.
medical diretor further outlines scope by developing protocols and standing orders. -
Answer✔scope of practice
skills and learning commonly possessed by members of a profession. what a reasonable emt in
the same situation would do. - Answer✔standards of care
EMRs legal responsibility to respond promptly to scene and provide medical care. once
ambulance responds to call and once weve started patient care - Answer✔duty to act
Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person. 4 elements
need to apply, duty, breah of action, damages, causation. - Answer✔negligence
The discontinuation of medical care without proper notice. happens on scene and at ED. always
get signature. finish what you started unless you give patient to equally or more competent EMS.
- Answer✔abandonment
Any word or action intended to make another person fearful of immediate physical harm. e.g.
restraint - Answer✔Assault
harmful or offensive touching. e.g. providing care without consent - Answer✔battery
the unlawful removal or restraint of a person against his or her will. e.g. transport against will -
Answer✔kidnapping
a restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent. e.g. patient removes
consent but you dont let him leave ambulance - Answer✔false imprisonment
Act of harming or ruining another's reputation - Answer✔defamation
A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights. e.g. false
statement on a run report - Answer✔libel defamation
Spoken defamation. e.g. inappropriate comments - Answer✔slander defamation
laws that encourage individuals to voluntarily help an injured or suddenly ill person. acted in
good faith, not expecting compensation, within scope of practice, wasnt negligent. -
Answer✔good Samaritan laws
Child or older person abuse
Injury during a felony
Drug-related injuries
Childbirth
Attempted suicides
Dog bites
Certain communicable diseases
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