WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 1 (ACTUAL EXAM) WITH 250 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024 GOOD GRADE GUARANTEED ALREADYIAGRADE A 19 -year -old female has just been extricated from her severely damaged car. Sh e is on a long backboard and has been moved to a place of safety. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of her head, you perform a rapid assessment. The patient is unresponsive, has slow and shallow respirations, and has bilaterally closed femur deformities. You should: Select one: A. stabilize her legs with long board splints. B. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask. C. obtain baseline vital signs and transport at once. D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance . - ANSWERS -D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance. National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. Select one: A. reduce expenses at the local and state levels B. unify EMS providers under a single medical director C. facilitate a national EMS labor group D. provide more cons istent delivery of EMS care across the United States - ANSWERS -D. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospital. - ANSWE RS-A. medical director approval American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence -based research - ANSWERS -D. evidence -based research Online medical control requires __________. Select one: A. the presence of an advanced -level provider B. written protoc ols approved by medical control C. a physician's presence on the scene of the call D. phone or radio contact with the medical director - ANSWERS -D. phone or radio contact with the medical director Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on ____ ______. Select one: A. the experiences of EMTs B. the opinions of physicians C. an EMS agency's fiscal resources D. EMS research - ANSWERS -D. EMS research The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called __________. Select one: A. patient empathy B. patient advocacy C. integrity D. time management - ANSWERS -D. time management The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as __________. Select one: A. self -motivation B. diplomacy C. time management D. self -confidence - ANSWERS -A. self -motivation
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