Legal & Ethics
The action that a similarly trained individual would do, given the same or similar circumstances, are referred to as the:
All of the following are the routes through which pathogens may enter the body EXCEPT?
a. ingestion
b. mentation
c. inhalation
d. injection
A. Mentation
The recovery position is known as the ________ position?
Lateral Recumbent
Rescue breathing is:
The application of manual ventilations
100 to 120
A document that allows a patient to define in advance what his or her wishes ae should he or she become incapacitated?
Advance Directive
You have arrived at the scene of an MVA, and there are downed power lines across the road, what is the appropriate resource to manage this hazard?
Utility company
The _______ cavity is also known as the thoracic cavity?
Chest
The recommended method for opening of the airway of the patient with a possible neck or spine injury is the ______ maneuver?
jaw-thrust
When caring for an adult patient who was found unresponsive, you observe only gasping respirations, You should?
Begin chest compressions
What type of consent is necessary to obtain from responsive, competent adult patients?
Expressed
Common causes of stress for EMR/EMT include?
Central Nervous system is made up of the ?
Brain and spinal cord
Deep within the lungs, the ______ are the tiny balloon-like structures where gas exchange takes place?
Alveoli
What is the recommended artery location for assessing for a pulse on a child?
Brachial
Which of the following is NOT an element required for a claim of negligence:
a. Duty
b. Abandonment
c. Damages
d. Causation
b. Abandonment
What is the MOST important type of PPE to use when caring for a patient with Tuberculosis?
HEPA mask
The endocrine system includes?
glands and hormones
What improves ventilations delivered by the was of bag-mask devise (BVM)?
Inserting an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in the adult population?
Heart disease
When you are caring for an overdose patient who is unresponsive, you are legally allowed to provide case based on what type of consent?
After caring for a trauma patient, you notice that there is dried blood on your blood pressure cuff, you should?
clean the cuff with soap and water and then disinfect
Best describe the anatomical position:
Recommended for clearing an airway obstruction in a conscious 10-month-old baby?
chest thrusts and back blows
You are caring for a child who has a good pulse but is not breathing on her own. You should provide rescue breaths for the patient once every _____ seconds
3 to 5 seconds