West Coast EMT (WestcoastEMT)

What is PPE? - Personal Protective Equipment If blood or body fluid is present and is subject to "splashing", what type of PPE should you wear? - Gloves, a standard surgical mask, eye protection, and gown If large amounts of body fluids are present, what should you do? - Wear a gown and double gloves What are three things that you should always do to protect yourself from disease transmission? - Wear vinyl or letex gloves, assume every patient is potentially infected, and wash your ...

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 - D. evidence-based research 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. - A. medic...

A. routine post delivery care - A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose the: C....

What is croup? What are the S/S? - upper airway viral infection that blocks the breathing s/s: barking cough, hoarse voice, fever, labored or noisy breathing What is Epiglottis? What the S/S? - The tissue protecting the windpipe is inflamed causing swelling, which blocks the lungs from a bacterial infection S/S: SOB, difficulty swallowing, sore throat, fever from infection What is a vesicant agent (Terrorism) - man-made chemical warfare agent (mustard gas, phosgene) What is compensated s...

A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes - A. routine post delivery care If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose the: - AED and portable suction unit Whi...

AMI AMI (Heart attack): Death of heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it; in this context the attack is "new" or "happening right now." A heart attack is a medical emergency. A heart attack usually occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the heart. Without blood, tissue loses oxygen and dies. Symptoms include tightness or pain in the chest, neck, back, or arms, as well as fatigue, light- headedness, abnormal heartbeat, and anxiety. Women are more likely to have ...

American Heart Association protocols are based on evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: medical director approva National guidelines for EMS care are intended to provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States Online medical control requires phone or radio contact with the medical director Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on EMS research The ability to handle multiple tas...

The EMT should assess a patient's tidal volume by? A. observing for adequate chest rise B. assessing the facial area for cyanosis C. counting the patient's respiratory rate D. measuring the patient's oxygen saturation - A. Observing for adequate chest rise Tidal volume- the volume of air that is moved in or out of lungs by single breathobserved by adequate chest rise. If rise is shallow, tidal volume is likely reduced. In an otherwise healthy individual, the primary stimulus to b...

A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select one: A. start CPR and transport immediately. B. begin CPR until an AED is available. C. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated. D. determine if he has a valid living will. - B. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: Select one: A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en route to the scene of an emergency. B. noninva...

A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding - a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach - b A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she: a has bleeding w...