Enhanced 911 systems allow the caller's information to be received electronically by the: -
correct answer ✔✔ Dispatch center
The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for: - correct
answer ✔✔ pt care & protocols
You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer oxygen to
the patient. This would be called: - correct answer ✔✔ OLMC (on-line medical control)
Medical First Responders are trained in the care and management of ill and injured patients. A
Medical First Responder should not be involved in the process of:
Select one:
a. traffic control
b. controlling bleeding.
c. communication.
d. gaining access. - correct answer ✔✔ a - traffic control
You are caring for a patient who has been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Appropriate
personal protective equipment for this patient should include: - correct answer ✔✔ gloves, eye
protection
You are attending a Medical First Responder course, and your friend asks you, "What are the
duties of a Medical First Responder?" You know that your patient-related duties include all of
the following EXCEPT:
a. transferring the patient and patient information to other medical professionals.
b. safely gaining access to the patient.
,c. finding out what seems to be wrong with the patient.
d. administering medication to ill and injured persons - correct answer ✔✔ D
Rarely, a situation may require a Medical First Responder to contact the Medical Director for
guidance during patient care. This is an example of: - correct answer ✔✔ on line medical
direction
Which of the following skills is within the scope of practice of a Medical First Responder?
Select one:
a. Realigning a dislocated shoulder
b. Hazardous material management
c. Administering pain medication
d. Controlling severe bleeding - correct answer ✔✔ D
Medical direction obtained by speaking directly with Medical Control is called: - correct answer
✔✔ On line medical direction
what is the first concern at the scene of an emergency - correct answer ✔✔ scene safety
Unlawful physical contact with a patient is called: - correct answer ✔✔ Battery
what is duty to act - correct answer ✔✔ a legal responsibility to provide care
As a Medical First Responder, you have to behave in a way that puts your patient's needs before
your own. This is called: - correct answer ✔✔ ethical responsibilites
, You are called to the scene of a 57-year-old that had "passed out" in the hallway of his home.
On arrival the scene is safe, and the patient remains unresponsive. You begin treatment under
the concept of - correct answer ✔✔ implied consent
As a paid Medical First Responder, while on duty you are expected to provide care according to
the standard operating procedures outlined by your department. This is called: - correct answer
✔✔ duty to act
You and your partner are on the way back to work when you see a child who has been struck by
a vehicle and is unresponsive in the road. You begin care for her and call for advanced care to
transport her to a nearby emergency department. You know she can be legally transported
based on: - correct answer ✔✔ implied consent
is a pt under the influence of drugs or alcohol considered competent to make medical
decisions? - correct answer ✔✔ no
what are the 4 routes of exposure - correct answer ✔✔ ingestion
inhalation
absorption
injection
The safe lifting technique that uses the large muscles in your legs and minimizes the risk of
injury is called the: - correct answer ✔✔ power lift
You have decided to carry a patient down a flight of stairs using your stair chair. You have a third
Medical First Responder on scene. You should direct the additional responder to position him or
herself: - correct answer ✔✔ below the person carrying the feet, to serve as a spotter
The technique used to move a patient from a prone position to a supine position is called (the) -
correct answer ✔✔ log roll