Vocabulary
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limits of the EMT's job.
What is scope of practice?
What do you first do when you arrive to a scene?
What is assess scene safety.
What is the primary purpose of chest compressions during CPR?
What is to circulate oxygenated blood throughout the body and to the brain?
A patient who overdosed on heroin would be expected to present with:
A. tachycardia.
B. hyperpnea.
C. hypotension.
D. dilated pupils.
What is hypotension?
The best position for an uninjured, unresponsive patient during transport is...
What is the left lateral recovery position?
A federal law protecting the privacy of the patients specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed.
What is HIPPA?
What are four levels of emergency responders?
What is first responder, EMT basic, EMT advanced, and EMT paramedic.
You are resuscitating a 54 year old male. After the AED delivers a shock, you should next:
A. continue chest compressions
B. ventilate him with a BVM
C. check for ROSC
D. re-analyze his rhythm
What is continue chest compressions?
A 23-year-old female patient is complains of generalized lower abdominal pain, 10/10 scale. Her last normal bowel movement was last night, and her last menstrual period was two months ago.
What is the most likely cause of her abdominal pain?
a. Sepsis
b. Ectopic pregnancy
c. Pancreatitis
d. Gallbladder attack
What is ectopic pregnancy?
How do you assess facial droop in a patient you suspect suffered a stroke?
What is ask them to smile and/or raise their eyebrows and/or close their eyes?
What is considered a mass-casualty incident? How many patients?
What is when the number of patients overwhelms your resources?
If the patient’s chest is not inflating during the breathing task you should check the patient’s...
What is airway?
A patient is coughing up pink, frothy sputum. This is likely a characteristic of:
A. pulmonary edema
B. bronchitis
C. pneumonia
D. heart attack
What is pulmonary edema?
How would you deal with a sucking chest wound?
What is seal the wound with airtight/occlusive dressing and possible O2?
The consent it is presumed a patient or patients parent would give if they could such as for an unconscioius patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed.
What is implied consent?
Failure of the EMT to obtain consent from a responsive patient before taking his or her blood pressure may constitute...
What is battery?
What is the proper rate and depth for adult chest compressions?
What is 100-120 compressions per minute, at least 2 inches deep?
You are assessing a 5-year-old boy with major trauma. His blood pressure is 70/40 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 140 beats/min. and weak. The child's blood pressure:
A. indicates hypoglycemia.
B. suggests increased intracranial pressure.
C. indicates decompensated shock.
D. reflects adequate compensation based on his age.
What is indicates decompensated shock?
One pupil dilated and the other constricted would suggest what type of injury?
What is cerebral/brain injury?
An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency care is an...
What is Designated Agent?
Interruptions to CPR should take no longer than ___ .
What is 10 seconds?
Which of the following diseases is least likely to present with altered mental status?
A. drug overdose
B. acute coronary syndrome
C. bacterial meningitis
D. liver failure
What is acute coronary syndrome?
You should not attempt to actively rewarm a patient with moderate or severe hypothermia in the field because...
What is risk of fatal cardiac dysrhythmia and/or rewarming shock and/or hypotension?