Vocabulary
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100
What is Dependent Lividity?
Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration of the skin
100
As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to that of:
another EMT
100
Activated charcaol is an example of a/an
Suspension
100
Which of the following is the MOST rapidly acting medication administration route
Intravenous
100
During the alert and dispatch phase of ES communications, the dispatcher's reponsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT
discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit arrives
200
What effect on the human body do these plants have in common - Nightshades, poinsettia, or hemlock
All of poisonous to humans
200
Barotrauma is an injury caused by what
increase in pressure
200
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
200
Which of the following statements regarding the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is correct?
An MDI delivers the same amount of medication every time it is used.
200
After receivend online orders from medical control to perform a patient care intervention, you should:
repeat the order to medical control word for word
300
What is Scope of Practice?
Most commonly defined by state law, outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient
300
What are the four components needed to prove negligence?
Duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and causation
300
What heavy metal, once a common ingrediaent in household paint, can cause brain damage when eaten or inhaled
What is lead
300
Which of the following is NOT appropriate to document in the narrative section of a PCR?
"General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated"
300
Despite numerous, sincere efforts to convince a 40 year old man to consent to EMS treatment and transport, he refuses. After explaining the potential consequences of his refusal and determining that he has decision-making capacity, you aks him ot sign and EMS refusal from, but he refuses to do that as well. You should:
ask a family member, law enforcement officer, or bystander to sign the form verifying that the patient refused to sign.
400
What is Negligence?
Failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide
400
What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Offline
400
How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT
Sublingual
400
Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed location is called a:
base station
400
List the 5 R's of medication administrations
Right Dose Right Person Right Med. Right time Right route
500
What is abandonment?
Unilateral termination of care without a patient's consent and without making provisons for transferring care to another medical provider with skills at the same level or higher.
500
A 62 year old male presents with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin, but states that he has not taken any. After administering 100% oxygen and contacting medical control, you should:
Assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic BP is less than 100mm Hg and 324-325 mg of ASA
500
A 37 year old male is found unconscious in his car. His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your partner are assessing and treating the patient,a police officer hand you a medication named "Alupent" which he found in the backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of..
Asthma
500
A_________receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits then on a second frequency.
Repeater
500
Which of the following scenarios MOST accuratly depicts informed consent? A)A patient advises an EMT of why he or she is refusing care B) An EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment. C) An EMT initiates immediate care for an unconscious adult. D) A patient is advised by an EMT of the risks of refusing care
B An emt advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment
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