ems systems
What is the primary role of the EMT?
Ensure personal safety
what is the standard PPE precautions
gloves
mask
gown
Once your ambulance is dispatched to an emergency, you have an obligation to respond. This is known as:
duty to act.
Your partner takes several photos of the patient and the scene to post online to share with friends. This could be a violation of
HIPPA
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Upon your arrival, you find a 17-year-old male patient lying face down on the ground. The patient’s breath smells of alcohol. He reports a headache and weakness on one side. He also reports seeing double. Upon examination, you find a 2-inch (5 cm) laceration above the left upper quadrant of his abdomen. His blood pressure is 90/56 mm Hg. His heart rate was 90 beats/min. His pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation. His breath sounds are clear and equal on both sides. He has no known allergies and a history of hypertension. You treat the patient by placing him on oxygen at 12 L/min via a nonrebreathing mask. You begin transport of the patient on his left side with an estimated time of arrival of 10 minutes. 1. What is the term for the position in which you found the patient?
A. Recumbent
B. Fowler
C. Prone
D. Supine
C :Prone
What of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of practice and education standards?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
what are three ways to manage stress
exercise, healthy diet, and sleep.
Suppose your partner had introduced himself and asked permission to examine the patient. If the patient nodded and extended his arm, this would be considered:
expressed consent
Encouraging this patient to provide more information about his injury is an example of which therapeutic communication technique?
Facilitation
This patient currently has low blood pressure. What is the prefix for low?
C. hypo
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to programs and services that are provided by state or local governments.
Americans with Disabilities Act
What are the long-term physical effects of stress?
Long-term physical effects of stress include changes in appetite, gastrointestinal problems, backache, headaches, and fatigue.
Upon arrival at the scene, your partner began assessing vital signs without talking to the patient. This demonstrates
failure to obtain consent.
What information should you include in your initial report to the hospital?
Your estimated time of arrival
The patient does not appear to have any allergies. What is the abbreviations for this?
C. NKA
Why is EMS research a vital part in the evolution of patient management?
Research provides data that identify treatments that are beneficial and/or lifesaving for trauma patients and those that are not. Participation in EMS research empowers the EMT to help shape the future of trauma care
your partner was doing a patient assessment on a patient that Apon arrival had a fever, and night sweats with a history of tuberculosis. he does not use PPE. your partner has now been exposed to a infectious disease. what should he do now?
report to infectious control
While caring for a patient, you hear a neighbor cry for help; a child is drowning just around the corner. You and your partner leave, telling the patient you must respond to this incident and will send another ambulance for him as soon as possible. This decision is an example of:
abandonment
As you write your narrative for this call, it is important to include:
A. your opinions.
B. many abbreviations.
C. physical assessment findings.
D. the address of your location
C: physical assessment findings
The patient reports weakness on one side. What is the term for on one side?
D. Unilateral
what are the roles and responsibilities of a EMT ?
1. performing a patient assessment.
2. upholding medical and legal standards.
3.ensuring and protecting patient privacy
What are the long-term psychological effects of stress?
Long-term psychological reactions to stress include fear, dull or nonresponsive behavior, depression, guilt, oversensitivity, anger, irritability, and frustration.
If a patient says he has used heroin recently, who should you tell about this?
You should report the heroin use to the nurse, physician assistant, or physician who accepts transfer of care from you at the hospital. This information will be important to continuity of patient care. As health care providers, we should regard drug addiction as an illness, not a crime.
To establish a mental model, it is vital to answer which of the following questions?
What got us to this point in care?
What is a potential danger of using abbreviations? A. They have different meanings in different abbreviations?
They have different meanings in different contexts.