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An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): - ANSWER-paramedic
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, unpleasant is to: - ANSWER-continue to b...
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life
support (ALS) is called a(n): - ✔✔✔ANSWER-paramedic
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened,
demanding, unpleasant is to: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-continue to be nonjudgmental,
compassionate, and respectful.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it
are typically regulated by the: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-state office of EMS.
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able
to: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a patient with certain prescribed medications.
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment
skills are functions of the: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Paramedic
,If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she
should: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with
the required documentation.
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS? -
✔✔✔ANSWER-A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic
device
The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency
medical care in the field is the: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-medical director.
Continuing education in EMS serves to: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-maintain, update, and
expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-individual EMT.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
At the scene of an automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines
are lying across the car. The patients inside the car are conscious. You should: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-mark off a danger zone around the downed lines.
Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or
injury include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Assessment by the
EMT.
,The EMT's first priority is __________. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Personal safety
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious
disease is to: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-wash your hands in between patient contacts.
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars
collided head-on; the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire department is in
the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are directing
traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner
should: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-put on high-visibility safety vests.
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
Vector-bome transmission of an infectious organism occurs via: - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
animals or insects.
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because
the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of
transmission does this scenario describe? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Indirect contact
As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-It is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not
included on the report.
, In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential
patient information? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-The patient is competent and signs a
release form
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist? -
✔✔✔ANSWER-A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons.
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the:
- ✔✔✔ANSWER-medical director.
When is forcible restraint permitted? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-When the patient poses a
significant threat to self or others
When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to: -
✔✔✔ANSWER-exercise reasonable care and act prudently.
Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence? -
✔✔✔ANSWER-Duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and causation
Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female
with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
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