EMT EXAM CHAPTERS 1-10 2024 /2025
WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Who develops EMS Standards? - Precise Answer ✔✔In 1966, the
National Highway Safety Act charged the US Department of
Transportation (DOT) in developing EMS stardards
Enhanced 911 (E-911) - Precise Answer ✔✔a system that has the
capability to automatically identify a caller's phone # and location, so
even if the patient loses consciousness, they will still be able to send
emergency personnel to the scene
patient assessment - Precise Answer ✔✔finding out enough about what
is wrong with a patient to be able to provide the appropriate emergency
care; always precedes emergency care
transfer of care - Precise Answer ✔✔Upon arrival at the hospital, the
EMT advises hospital personnel of the patient's condition, observations
from the scene, treatment rendered, and other pertinent data to assure
continuity of care; do not abandon care until process is completed
Why do we document 3 sets of vital signs? - Precise Answer ✔✔trends
in the patient's condition will become apparent only when vital signs are
repeated, which is an important step in continuing assessment;
,quality improvement - Precise Answer ✔✔continuous self review with
the purpose of identifying aspects of the system that require
improvement; ensures that the public receives the highest quality pre-
hospital care; may include carefully written documentation, maintaining
equipment, getting feedback, and continuing education
Medical Director - Precise Answer ✔✔A physician who assumes
ultimate responsibility for medical direction, the patient-care aspects of
the EMS system; oversees training, develops protocols, and is a crucial
part of the quality improvement process
standing orders - Precise Answer ✔✔a policy or protocol that authorizes
EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations; aka
off-line medical direction; exp. administration of glucose in diabetic
emergency
Why do EMTs do injury prevention programs? - Precise Answer ✔✔by
promoting clean drinking water and sewer systems to promoting car
seats and helmets, if EMTs promote injury prevention, then we can
potentially stop injuries before they occur
Hepatitis B - Precise Answer ✔✔aka HBV; a deadly disease that causes
the inflammation of the liver and can live on surfaces in dried blood for
days and killed hundreds of health care workers each year before a
vaccine was made avaliable
, Tuberculosis - Precise Answer ✔✔aka TB; infects the lungs, is highly
contagious and airborne-->will permeate a room if an infected person is
in it
Ryan White CARE Act - Precise Answer ✔✔The Ryan White
Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act mandates a procedure
by which emergency response personnel can seek to find out if they
have been exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases while
providing patient care
Why do we wear N-95 masks? - Precise Answer ✔✔OSHA requires that
you wear a N-95 mask for caring for patients suspected of having TB ,
transporting them from an infected environment in a closed vehicle, and
performing suction/intubation
When/why do you place a surgical mask on a patient? - Precise Answer
✔✔when a patient is suspected of having an infection spread by droplets
(such as flu or measles), a mask may be placed if the patient is alert and
cooperative
What are the signs and symptoms of a delayed stress reaction (PTSD)? -
Precise Answer ✔✔flashbacks, nightmares, feelings of detachment,
irritability, sleep difficulties, or problems with concentration or
interpersonal relationships; the patient may not understand what is
causing the problems
______ safety comes first. If threatened, __________ immediately -
Precise Answer ✔✔OUR, LEAVE
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