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100
Name the four general levels of EMS training, starting with the lowest level.
What are EMR, EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic?
100

An EMT can protect their back while lifting by

Keeping load close to body and spine straight

100

In order for a patient to refuse, the refusal must be:

An informed refusal

100
Medication in the EMT National Scope of Practice that is administered a suspension?
What is activated charcoal?
100

Fractures of both femurs would be described as being _________ femur fractures

What is bilateral

200

The way that every EMT should act under any circumstance.

What is Professional

200

A positive TB test indicates:

You have been exposed to TB

200

To correct an error on a written PCR, the EMT should

Cross out with a single line, initial it, and write the correct data

200
Dosage of Epinephrine delivered in the typical adult auto-injector.
What is 0.3 mg?
200

Position of patient with head elevated 45 degrees

What is semi-fowlers

300
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limitations of the skills practiced by EMTs.
What is Scope of Practice?
300

What should you do after a needle stick?

Wash the area well and report it to your supervisor

300

All patient turnovers to another provider require ________ regardless of whether there are other calls pending

Verbal report including assessment findings and treatments

300
The route of administration that allows the fastest therapeutic effect?
What is intravenous (IV) administration?
300

Suffix for inflammation

What is itis

400
Policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize EMTs to perform particular skills in certain situations.
What is Scope of Practice?
400

A conscious patient is trapped in a car with live power lines on it?  What should you do?

Establish a perimeter and prevent access

400

You receive an order from Medical control that seems inappropriate.  You should

Advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification

400
The mechanism of action by which Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain.
What is vasodilation?
400
Prefix for fast or rapid

What is tachy

500
Crime involving a duty to act, breach of duty, harm occurred, and proximate cause?
What is Negligence?
500

General adaptation syndrome is characterized by:

Alarm response, Reaction and resistance, and recovery

500

Sharing information over the radio in a way that can injure the patient's reputation can result in you being sued for 

What is slander

500
A medication which blocks receptor sites from a specific action?
What is an antagonist medication?
500

The foundation of the word is:

What is the root