Paramedic School Entry Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Abandonment Leaving a pt w/o having turned pt care over to medical professional at or above your level of care Negligence Harm that befell the pt due to a mistake you made. Assault "I'm gonna beat your ass". Verbal Battery "I beat you with a bat" physical Medial Towards inner core Lateral Away from sides Anterior Front Posterior Back Proximal Towards core, or specific site Distal Away from core, or specific site Basic tenets of HIPAA and pt privacy There is nothing you can't tell forward lines of caregivers. i.e. the RN you are turning pt care over to. Mechanics for breathing and muscles used Lung expansion - pleura: two thin, smooth layers of tissue with thin film of fluid in between allow frictionless movement across one another. Inhalation: Chest expands, creates negative pressure in thoracic cavity, parietal pleura pulls the visceral, which pull the lungs. Exhalation: Diagphragm/intercostals relax, thoracic cage contracts, pressure in cavity rises, air is expelled. Normally passive. No energy required. Exhaled air contains 16% o2. Diaphragm: primary muscle for respiration. Usually involuntary but can be controlled voluntarily. Esophagus and great vessels pass through the diaphragm. Dome shaped until contraction during inhalation; moves down and expands the size of the thoracic cavity. Intercostal muscles.