EMS SYSTEM
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
What is: to maintain, update, and expand the EMT’s knowledge and skills. Also keep your Cert. OHIO EMT NEEDS 40hrs
Traction splints primarily immobilize and secure fractures of the
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A conscious and alert 29-year-old female with a history of asthma complains of difficulty breathing that began after her morning jog. The temperature outside is 40°F (5°C). On exam, you hear bilateral expiratory wheezing. After providing supplemental oxygen, you should:
What is determine if she has been prescribed a beta-agonist inhaler.
The purpose of the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) is to:
What is to allow you to rapidly and visually form a general impression of the child.
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
What is: the NREMT provides a national standard for EMS.
What clinical signs is a unique to anaphylactic shock?
What is: Wheezing
In contrast to the sympathetic nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system:
What is slows the heart and respiratory rates.
Effective methods for providing pain relief to a child with an extremity injury include:
What is positioning, ice packs, and extremity elevation.
When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call, you should:
What is: follow manufactures recommendations and allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions.
A flail chest occurs when
What is: a segment of the chest wall is detached from the thoracic cage.
The secondary assessment of a medical patient
What is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport time is short.
Children with N. meningitides would most likely present with:
What is cherry-red spots or a purplish rash.
Historically, the weak point at most major incidents has been:
What is: Communication
A fractured femur can result in the loss of ______ or more of blood into the soft tissues of the thigh.
What is 1L
EMTs arrive at the scene of an ill person. The EMR, who arrived before the EMTs, advises that the patient had a syncopal episode. The patient is conscious and alert and remains so throughout transport. When transferring patient care to the emergency department nurse, the EMT should advise the nurse that:
What is: the patient had a reported syncopal episode.
Febrile seizures are most common in children between:
What is 6 months and 6 years.
A type _____ ambulance features a conventional, truck cab-chassis with a modular ambulance body that can be transferred to a newer chassis as needed.
What is: I
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic energy:
What is: quadruples
When documenting a call in which a female was sexually assaulted, you should:
What is keep the report concise and record only what the patient stated in her own words.
A normal level of consciousness in an infant or child is characterized by:
What is age-appropriate behavior, good muscle tone, and good eye contact.