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  • August 26, 2024
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First to arrive at scene, you observe a large sum of cash beside the unresponsive
patient. No one is in the room with you. The professional quality that prevents you from
taking the cash, even though no one would know you did, is - answer Integrity

Much of what is taught in EMS is based on - answer Research

Which one of the following is an example of the role of an EMR? - answer Maintaining
continuity of care

Once an EMR has provided initial emergency care for a critically injured patient, which
one of the following factors will give the patient the best chance of survival? - answer
Prompt transport to a trauma center

The EMS provider who can provide patients with the highest level of care in the
prehospital setting is - answer Paramedic

The center in which 911 calls are answered is the - answerPublic safety answering point

The role of evaluation in DOT's "Ten Classic EMS system components" is to -
answerContinually review and improve the system

The role and responsibilities of EMR's include - answerGaining access to the patients

Which one of the following is a type of specialty hospital available to some EMS
systems? - answerStroke center

Which one of the following is an important way for an EMR to minimize the chances of
making an error in patient care? - answerReview your protocols when in doubt about
assessment or treatment options

Assuming each patient is unresponsive, not breathing, and shows no signs of
circulation, in which one of the following situations should attempts at resuscitation be
withheld? - answerA self-inflicted gunshot wound has destroyed the face and head
above the lower jaw.

In which of the following situations should you perform an emergent move? -
answerWhen a non critical patient is blocking your access to a critical patient

,Three weeks ago you and your partner responded to a difficult call in which four
teenagers were killed. Which one of the following would indicate your partner needs
assistance in coping with this call? - answerHe has called off sick for three of his four
scheduled shifts

When responding to a call, which one of the following situations should cause the most
immediate concern for your safety? - answerA large crowd has gathered around the
patient.

When you are lifting a patient, which of the following principles should you follow? -
answerUse the muscles of your legs to do the lifting

Which of the following statements best describes movement of a patient along the long
axis of the body? - answerSupporting the head and pulling the patient from under the
shoulders

Which of the following situations is likely to be considered most stressful by many
EMR's? - answerSerious line of duty injury to coworker

Which one of the following situations would require you to wear face and eye protection
during patient care? - answerSuctioning the airway of a patient who is unresponsive and
has blood in his mouth

Which one of the following is considered an exposure to blood or bodily fluids and must
be reported to your infection control officer? - answerYou are stuck with a needle that
has been used to start an IV on a patient

Which one of the following principles must be followed when physically restraining a
patient? - answerUse several people to gain control of the patient.

A patient states he does not want medical care, but you believe he is hot able to make
this decision. You take his vital signs, despite his objections. The patient would most
likely have a claim against you for - answerAssault or battery

A set of protocols written by your medical director to provide general guidance in patient
care is an example of __________ medial - answerOff line

In which of the following cases would you legally and ethically accept a patients refusal
of care - answerThe patient has been informed of the risks and benefits of care and
refusing care

In which of the following situations may your share protected health information about a
patient - answerThe EMT's arriving on scene ask for a copy of your patient care report

Living wills, do not resuscitate orders, durable powers of attorney, and health care
proxies are all examples of - answerAdvanced directives

, When harm to a patient is a direct result of an EMR's actions or inactions, this
establishes which one of the four elements of negligence? - answerProximate causation

Which one of the following patients is most likely to be classified as an emancipated
minor? - answer17-year-old who is pregnant

Which one of the following is least likely to require mandatory reporting by the EMR? -
answerYou notice the unmistakable scent of marijuana in your patient's car.

Which type of consent would apply for an unresponsive patient? - answerImplied

A patient who is found laying down is described as being found - answerProne

An organ lying within the pelvic cavity is the - answerUrinary bladder

The opposite of the term distal is - answerProximal

The term hypotension means that a patient has - answerLow blood pressure

What we commonly refer to as inside of the arm is known medically as the -
answerMedial

When assessing the posterior of a patients body, you are examining the - answerBack

Which one of the following structures of contained in the cranial cavity of the body? -
answerBrain

Which term best describes structures that are found inside the body? - answerInternal

Your patient has been struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. A bruise over the
left upper quadrant of the abdomen should lead you to suspect possible injury to the -
answerSpleen

Your patient is an 80 year old man. He was previously diagnosed by his physician with
bradycardia. This means the patient has a history of - answerSlow heart rate

A 21 year old man has an injury to the cervical spine. Which one of the following areas
of - answerNeck

A structure belonging to the endocrine system is - answerPancreas

An example of a lymph node is the - answerTonsil

Another name for the shoulder blade is - answerscapula

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