PREHOSPITAL REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
SOLVED ITEMS
◉ critical incident stress management.
Answer: a comprehencive system that includes education and
resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress
appropriately
◉ decontamination.
Answer: the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other
dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
◉ hazardous-material incident.
Answer: the release of a harmful substance into the environment
◉ multiple-casualty incident.
Answer: an emergency involving multiple patients
◉ pathogens.
Answer: the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and
bacteria
,◉ PPE.
Answer: equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and
or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations
◉ standard precautions.
Answer: a strict form of infection control that is based on the
assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
◉ stress.
Answer: a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a
stimulus
◉ abandonment.
Answer: leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before
the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great
medical training
◉ confidentiality.
Answer: the obligation not to revel information obtained about a
patient except to other health care professionals involved in the
patient's care, or under subpoena, or in a court of law, or when the
patient has signed a release of confidentiality
, ◉ consent.
Answer: permission from the patient for care or other action by the
EMT
◉ crime scene.
Answer: the location where a crime has been committed or any
place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
◉ DNR.
Answer: a legal document, usually signed by the patient and his
physician, which states that the patient and his physician, which
state that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to
prolong life through resuscitation efforts
◉ duty to act.
Answer: an obligation to provide care to a patient
◉ expressed consent.
Answer: consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally
competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical
well-being
◉ Good Samaritan Laws.