EMS Exam 1 (Ch 1-4) Questions And Answers 100% Pass Guaranteed.

HIPPA - correct answers the EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy according to 1. DCAP 2. APGAR 3. HIPPA 4. CQI 1. EMT - correct answers Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training 1. EMT 2. EMR 3. AEMT 4. Paramedic EMS research - correct answers The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: 1. EMS research 2. Local protocols 3. the lead EMT's decision 4. Regional trauma guidelines 4. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the US - correct answers National guidelines for EMS care are intended to 1. reduce expenses at the local and state levels 2. facilitate a national Ems labor group 3. unify EMS providers under a single medical director 4. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the US AED - correct answers Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers? 1. multilumen airways 2. needle decompression 3. automatic transport ventilators 4. AED The main area in which the EMS agency operates - correct answers What is an EMT's primary service area 1. the main area in which the EMS agency operates 2. the only area that EMT is certified provide patient care 3. the area serviced by the EMT's medical director 4. The location where the EMT provides essential are during 911 call 2. phone or radio contact with the medical director - correct answers Online medical control requires 1. written protocols approved by medical control 2. phone or radio contact with the medical director 3. the presence of an advanced level provider 4. a physicians presence on the scene of the call 3. Follow the agency's written protocols - correct answers What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field 1. carry an EMT text for reference at all times 2. Deviate from established standards when necessary 3. Follow the agency's written protocols 4. Contact medical direction before initiating any treatments EMS research - correct answers Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on 1. the opinions of physicians 2. EMS research 3. The experience of the EMT's 4. an EMS agency's fiscal resources evidence based research - correct answers AHA protocols are based on 1. evidence-based research 2. trends in the Ems community 3. theories ready for field trial 4. opinions from a core group of cardiologists time management - correct answers The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called 1. patient advocacy 2. integrity 3. time management 4. patient empathy self motivation - correct answers The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as 1. diplomacy 2. self-confidence 3. time management 4. self-motivation patient advocacy - correct answers You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that a transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example of 1. undue hardship 2. patient advocacy 3. scope of practice. 4. abuse of authority (communication) - correct answers The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as 1. the receiving nurse or doctor 2. law enforcement personnel 3. the state motor vehicle department 4. your medical director 2. a team of health are professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick an injured - correct answers Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services? 1. a vast network of ALS providers who provide definitive emergency care in the prehospital setting 2. a team of health are professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick an injured 3. a system composed exclusively of EMRs and EMTs who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients 4. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to critically injured patients medical director approval - correct answers As an EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on 1. medical director approval 2. the patients condition 3. an order from a paramedic 4. the transport time to the hospital 3. the ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to those who are disabled - correct answers Which of the following statements regarding the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 is correct? 1. the ADA applies only to individuals with a diagnosed and well documented physical disability 2. the minimum number of hours required to successfully complete an EMT course is less for candidates who are disabled 3. the ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to those who are disabled 4. according to the ADA, EMT candidates with a documented disability are exempt from taking the NREMT exam 4. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing - correct answers Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct 1. the NREMT is a governmental agency that certifies EMTs 2. EMS training standards are regulated by the NREMT 3. The NREMT is the exclusive certifying body for EMTs 4. The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing 2. the paramedic administers a patients flu vaccine - correct answers Which fo the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare model 1. EMTs assess a patient whose lung disease is "acting up" 2. the paramedic administers a patients flu vaccine 3. EMT's respond to a woman who complains of high fever 4. Paramedics pick up a patient rom an acute care clinic 1. the receiving nurse or doctor - correct answers You are caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the information to 1. the receiving nurse or doctor 2. law enforcement personnel 3. the state motor vehicle department 4. your medical director 3. emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured - correct answers EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of 1. The emergency medical services act 2. The department of transportations white paper: death and dying 3. emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured 4. accidental death and disability: the neglected disease of modern society 1. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful - correct answers An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to 1. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful 2. demand that the patient to be quiet and cooperative during transport 3. ignore the patients feelings and focus on his or her medical complaint 4. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not be 2. maintain, update, and expand the emts knowledge and skills - correct answers Continuing education in EMS serves to 1. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care 2. maintain, update, and expand the emts knowledge and skills 3. enforce mandatory attendance at agency specific training 4. provide an ongoing review and audit of the Ems system 2. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training If needed - correct answers The continuous quality improvement process is designed to 1. administer punitive actions to emts who do not follow local protocols 2. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training If needed 3. ensure that all emts maintain licensure through the state Ems office 4. focus specifically on the quality fo emergency care provided to the patient off line - correct answers Which type fo medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe 1. radio 2. online 3. off line 4. direct 1. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital - correct answers If you use a waterless hand washing substitute in the field, it is important to 1. wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital 2. immediately dry your hands with a paper towel 3. wait at east 5 min before touching another patient