PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE REVIEW
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◉ How is malaria transmitted? Answer: Through vector-borne
transmission (mosquitos)
◉ Engineering controls include ______. Answer: Biohazard containers
◉ The best way to care for someone who got body fluids splashed in
their eyes is to _____. Answer: Flush the eyes with water or saline for
20 minutes.
◉ Which level of EMS provider is the most advanced? Answer:
Paramedic
◉ These laws protect you when you act in good faith and within
your scope of practice. Answer: Good Samaritan Laws
◉ A person is competent when they ______. Answer: Understand
questions and the implications of their decisions.
,◉ Proving basic care based on specific criteria is called _____.
Answer: Standard of Care
◉ The medial part of the body is ______. Answer: Towards the
midline.
◉ Out of the brain, heart, lungs, and kidney, the _______ would be
considered to be the least vital. Answer: Kidney
◉ When is it ok to move a seriously injured patient? Answer: When a
building is on fire, from a vehicle that is smoking, and when the
patient is blocking access to other patients.
◉ What is the best way to move a patient who has a suspected neck
or spinal injury? Answer: Blanket Drag
◉ What are some examples of mechanisms of injury (MOI)? Answer:
Explosions, penetrating trauma, blunt force.
◉ _________ materials may have strange odors and/or clouds of gas.
Answer: Hazardous
◉ When arriving on the scene, this is your number one priority.
Answer: Scene safety
, ◉ What allows for the maximum hand stability and strength when
lifting a patient? Answer: Power grip
◉ An unstable patient should be reassessed every ____ minutes.
Answer: 5
◉ What is the most important personal protective equipment that
you should be wearing when working with a patient? Answer:
Disposable gloves
◉ What is the main purpose of an ongoing assessment? Answer: To
identify changes in the patient's condition.
◉ A correctly placed blood pressure cuff will be centered over the
_____ artery. Answer: Brachial
◉ What is the first thing you should do when communicating with
medical control? Answer: Identify yourself
◉ True or False. The tongue is the most likely cause of a mechanical
airway obstruction. Answer: False