COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ACCURATE REVIEW SHEET GRADED A+
⩥ 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