Exhaustion and irritability caused by prolonged periods of stress is called?
Burnout.
100
Transporting a competent patient against her will can result in the charges of?
False imprisonment.
100
Which of the following is NOT a component of the minimum data set?
Insurance information.
100
A center that serves as a dispatch and coordination area and is ideally in contact with all other areas of the system is called a/an?
Base Station
200
What is Standing Orders mean?
Subset of protocols that do not require real-time physician input.
200
The process of washing a soiled medical instrument or equipment with soap and water is known as
Cleaning.
200
What term is used to describe the act of touching a person or patient without that person's consent?
Battery
200
What is the name of the document in which the EMT should document all patient findings and treatment?
PCR.
200
_____ are devices that receive transmissions from lower powered sources and rebroadcast them at a higher power and a different frequency.
Repeaters.
300
Treatment that is given to patients before they are transported to a hospital or other facility is called?
Prehospital care.
300
Which of the following cleaning methods kills all microorganisms on the surface of an object?
Sterilization.
300
If an EMT were to write false, damaging, or misleading information on a run report, that EMT could be charged with?
Libel.
300
Which of the following components is in the patient demographics section of the PCR?
The patients home address.
300
As you complete your assessment, you place your hand on your elderly patient's shoulder. This is an example of?
Haptics.
400
The person who is ultimately responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system is the?
Medical Director.
400
Which of the following is one of the five emotional stages experienced by a dying patient?
Bargaining.
400
The actions and care that are legally allowed for the EMT are called the?
Scope of practice.
400
Which of the following is NOT a reason the EMT should maintain good documentation practice?
Determining whether or not the EMT was acting in an ethical manner.
400
One of the primary tasks of an EMS dispatcher is to?
advise the caller on how to manage the situation until help arrives.
500
Which of the following types of medicine focus on research to provide proof that medical treatments rendered improves patient outcomes?
Evidenced based medicine.
500
What is the final emotional stage a person with terminal cancer might experience prior to dying?
Acceptance.
500
In a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care, which is based upon all of the following, EXCEPT?
Current trade journals.
500
After reviewing the PCR forms for the last six months, it was determined that a remediation class needs to be set up for how to use the pediatric immobilization device during transport. What type of function did the PCR serve in that purpose?