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EMR Final Exam – Correctly Answered
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EMR Final Exam – Correctly AnsweredEMS System Correct Ans - A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of sudden illness and injury
Enhanced 911 System Correct Ans - Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by providing the callers phone numbers and address from which they are calling
Seven Levels of EMS training Correct Ans - 1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic, Advanced) 2. EMT Basic 3. AEMT (Advanced EMT)
4. Intermediate 85,99 5. EMT Paramedic 6. Critical Care Paramedic 7. TEMS (Tactical EMS)
Five Roles / Responsibilities of the EMR Correct Ans - 1. Personal Health and Safety 2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure
3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance 4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills
5. Put Patients needs as a priority
Eustress Correct Ans - Good Stress
Distress Correct Ans - Bad Stress
Five Common Causes of Stress Correct Ans - mass casualty violence
amputations
death
Pediatric patients
Five Stages of the Grieving Process Correct Ans - 1. Denial (Disbelief)
2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
Five Signs of Stress Correct Ans - irritability
can't concentrate difficulty sleeping anxiety (guilt) loss of appetite
Four Lifestyle Changes to Deal with Stress Correct Ans - 1. Eat healthier
2. Exercise (Meditation) 3. Balance Work 4. Listening to Family and friends
CISD Correct Ans - Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: Purpose Correct Ans - Deals with Traumatic Incidents, a debriefing is a confidential group meeting which encourages open discussion of the incident. The goal is to assist the EMS personal in dealing with the stress related to the incident
Four Types of Body Substance Isolation Correct Ans - Hand washing
Proper disposal of medical equipment use of personal protective equipment
Scene Safety (?)
Scene Safety Correct Ans - Assessment of scene (surroundings) that
will provide information to the first responder and will help ensure their well-being
Scope of Practice Correct Ans - The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public
Standard of Care Correct Ans - care expected based on training and experience taking into account the conditions under which the care is rendered Competence Correct Ans - The ability to understand questions and to the implication of decisions made ( do you know who / where / what you are? )
Expressed Consent Correct Ans - The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the extent of the procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved
Implied Consent Correct Ans - Consent based on the assumption that the unresponsive patient would consent to life saving interventions
Advanced Directives Correct Ans - Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a patient wishes to have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a decision
Assault and Battery Correct Ans - Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing emergency medical care when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency medical care
Abandonment Correct Ans - Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue at the same level or higher
Four Components of Negligence Correct Ans - 1. Duty to act (legal obligation) 2. Breach of Duty (failure to act)
3. Injury where Inflicted (some injury occurred) 4. Proximate Cause (the actions of the EMR caused injury)
Negligence Correct Ans - Deviating from the accepted standard of care resulting in further injury of the patient
Good Samaritan Law Correct Ans - State Laws intended to protect care providers from liability if they deliver the standard care in good faith to the level of their training and to the best of their ability. Don't protect from Wanton, Gross, or Willful Negligence
Anatomical Position Correct Ans - body is erect facing forward, arms are at the sides palms face forward
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