EMR Final Exam Study Guide ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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Terms in this set (140)
Emergency Medical Responders are trained to provide Basic emergency care
______.
How is malaria transmitted? Through vector-borne transmission (mosquitos)
Engineering controls include ______. Biohazard containers
The best way to care for someone who got body fluids Flush the eyes with water or saline for 20 minutes.
splashed in their eyes is to _ _.
Which level of EMS provider is the most advanced? Paramedic
These laws protect you when you act in good faith and Good Samaritan Laws
within your scope of practice.
A person is competent when they ______. Understand questions and the implications of their decisions.
Providing basic care based on specific criteria is called Standard of Care
_____.
The medial part of the body is ______. Towards the midline.
Out of the brain, heart, lungs, and kidney, the _______ would Kidney
be considered to be the least vital.
When is it ok to move a seriously injured patient? 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 Blanket Drag
suspected neck or spinal injury?
What are some examples of mechanisms of injury (MOI)? Explosions, penetrating trauma, blunt force.
_________ materials may have strange odors and/or clouds Hazardous
of gas.
When arriving on the scene, this is your number one Scene safety
priority.
What allows for the maximum hand stability and strength Power grip
when lifting a patient?
, An unstable patient should be reassessed every ____ 5
minutes.
What is the most important personal protective Disposable gloves
equipment that you should be wearing when working
with a patient?
What is the main purpose of an ongoing assessment? To identify changes in the patient's condition.
A correctly placed blood pressure cuff will be centered Brachial
over the ___ artery.
What is the first thing you should do when Identify yourself
communicating with medical control?
True or False. The tongue is the most likely cause of a False
mechanical airway obstruction.
The ______ plane divided the body horizontally. Axial (transverse)
What is the most appropriate way to perform a jaw-thrust By sliding your fingers under then angles of the jawbones.
maneuver?
You can only insert an oral airway if the patient is ____. Unconscious
This organ separated the thoracic cavity from the Diaphragm
abdominal cavity, and is responsible for breathing.
The _____ is the largest organ of the body. Skin
What signs would you expect if hazardous materials were Foul and acrid odors
present on a scene?
When suctioning a patient, do not suction for more than 15
___ seconds at a time
If a choking patient goes unconscious, then the first thing Lower them carefully to the ground
you must do is __ _.
An oxygen cylinder should be refilled when the pressure 200
gauge reads ___ ppi or below.
An advantage of a variable flow rate device on an Adjust the flow rate for different types of delivery devices.
oxygen tank is that you can _.
A heart attack is also called a ____. Miocardial Infarction (MI)
Never use an oropharyngeal airway if _____. The patient is alert and conscious
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Terms in this set (140)
Emergency Medical Responders are trained to provide Basic emergency care
______.
How is malaria transmitted? Through vector-borne transmission (mosquitos)
Engineering controls include ______. Biohazard containers
The best way to care for someone who got body fluids Flush the eyes with water or saline for 20 minutes.
splashed in their eyes is to _ _.
Which level of EMS provider is the most advanced? Paramedic
These laws protect you when you act in good faith and Good Samaritan Laws
within your scope of practice.
A person is competent when they ______. Understand questions and the implications of their decisions.
Providing basic care based on specific criteria is called Standard of Care
_____.
The medial part of the body is ______. Towards the midline.
Out of the brain, heart, lungs, and kidney, the _______ would Kidney
be considered to be the least vital.
When is it ok to move a seriously injured patient? 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 Blanket Drag
suspected neck or spinal injury?
What are some examples of mechanisms of injury (MOI)? Explosions, penetrating trauma, blunt force.
_________ materials may have strange odors and/or clouds Hazardous
of gas.
When arriving on the scene, this is your number one Scene safety
priority.
What allows for the maximum hand stability and strength Power grip
when lifting a patient?
, An unstable patient should be reassessed every ____ 5
minutes.
What is the most important personal protective Disposable gloves
equipment that you should be wearing when working
with a patient?
What is the main purpose of an ongoing assessment? To identify changes in the patient's condition.
A correctly placed blood pressure cuff will be centered Brachial
over the ___ artery.
What is the first thing you should do when Identify yourself
communicating with medical control?
True or False. The tongue is the most likely cause of a False
mechanical airway obstruction.
The ______ plane divided the body horizontally. Axial (transverse)
What is the most appropriate way to perform a jaw-thrust By sliding your fingers under then angles of the jawbones.
maneuver?
You can only insert an oral airway if the patient is ____. Unconscious
This organ separated the thoracic cavity from the Diaphragm
abdominal cavity, and is responsible for breathing.
The _____ is the largest organ of the body. Skin
What signs would you expect if hazardous materials were Foul and acrid odors
present on a scene?
When suctioning a patient, do not suction for more than 15
___ seconds at a time
If a choking patient goes unconscious, then the first thing Lower them carefully to the ground
you must do is __ _.
An oxygen cylinder should be refilled when the pressure 200
gauge reads ___ ppi or below.
An advantage of a variable flow rate device on an Adjust the flow rate for different types of delivery devices.
oxygen tank is that you can _.
A heart attack is also called a ____. Miocardial Infarction (MI)
Never use an oropharyngeal airway if _____. The patient is alert and conscious
