West Coast EMT Final - Chapters 1 - 40
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Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhcarehthathishprovidedhusinghstandinghorders?
MedicalhcontrolhishcontactedhbyhthehEMThafterhahpatienthwithhchesthpainhrefuseshEMShcar
e.
ThehEMThdefibrillateshahcardiacharresthpatient,hbeginshCPR,handhthenhcontactshmedicalhcontro
l.
AhphysicianhgiveshthehEMThanhorderhviahradiohtohadministerhoralhglucosehtohahdiabetichpat
ient.
Followinghanhoverdose,hthehEMThcontactshthehmedicalhdirectorhforhpermissionhtohgivehactivate
dhcharcoal.
ThehEMThdefibrillateshahcardiacharresthpatient,hbeginshCPR,handhthenhcontactshmedicalhcontrol
.
QualityhcontrolhinhanhEMShsystemhishthehultimatehresponsibilityhofhthe:
paramedic.hle
adhEMT.
medicalhdirector.hEM
Shadministrator.hmedi
calhdirector.
Uponharrivinghaththehscenehofhahdomestichdispute,hyouhhearhyellinghandhthehsoundhofhbrea
kinghglasshfromhinsidehthehresidence.hYouhshould:
immediatelyhgainhaccesshtohthehpatient.
carefullyhenterhthehhousehandhthenhcallhthehpolice.hretr
eathtohahsafehplacehuntilhthehpoliceharrive.
tellhthehpatienthtohexiththehresidencehsohyouhcanhprovidehcare.hretreat
htohahsafehplacehuntilhthehpoliceharrive.
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThahcomponenthofhcontinuoushqualityhimprovementh(CQI)?
PeriodichreviewhofhrunhreportshDiscus
sionhofhneedshforhimprovement
NegativehfeedbackhtohthosehwhohmakehmistakeshwhilehonhahcallhRe
medialhtraininghashdeemedhnecessaryhbyhthehmedicalhdirectorhNega
tivehfeedbackhtohthosehwhohmakehmistakeshwhilehonhahcall
AllhofhthehfollowingharehresponsibilitieshofhthehEMShmedicalhdirector,hEXCEPT:
evaluatinghpatienthinsurancehinformation.hservi
nghashliaisonhwithhthehmedicalhcommunity.
ensuringhthaththehappropriatehstandardsharehmethbyhEMTs.hensurin
ghappropriatehEMTheducationhandhcontinuinghtraining.hevaluatinghp
atienthinsurancehinformation.
WhichhofhthehfollowinghsituationshwouldhMOSThlikelyhdisqualifyhahpersonhforhEMShcertification?
,Ahmisdemeanorhaththehagehofh17hDrivi
nghunderhthehinfluencehofhalcohol
Possessinghahvalidhdriver'shlicensehfromhanotherhstate
AhmildhhearinghimpairmenththathishcorrectedhwithhhearinghaidshDrivin
ghunderhthehinfluencehofhalcohol
WhichhofhthehfollowinghshouldhbehthehEMT'shhighesthpriority?
ControllinghseverehbleedinghM
aintaininghahpatient'shairwayhEn
suringhpatienthsafetyhEnsuringh
personalhsafetyhEnsuringhpers
onalhsafety
Ahpatienthwhohrequireshcardiachmonitoringhinhthehfieldhwouldhrequire,hathahminimum,hwhic
hhlevelhofhEMShprovider?.
EMRhEM
T
ParamedichA
EMT
Paramedic
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishahprofessionalhresponsibilityhofhthehEMT?
Tellinghthehfamilyhofhahdyinghpatienththatheverythinghwil
lhbehOK
MaintaininghonlyhthehskillshthaththehEMThfeelshuncomfortablehwith
MaintaininghahprofessionalhdemeanorhevenhunderhthehmosthstressfulhsituationshAdvisin
ghanhemergencyhdepartmenthnursehthathpatienthreportsharehgivenhonlyhtohahphysician
MaintaininghahprofessionalhdemeanorhevenhunderhthehmosthstressfulhsituationshEmergen
cyhpatienthcarehoccurshinhprogressivehphases.hWhathoccurshfirst?
ActivationhofhEMShIniti
alhprehospitalhcare
ThehpatienthreceiveshdefinitivehcarehIn
cidenthrecognition
Incidenth recognition
AmericanhHearthAssociationhprotocolsharehbasedhonh .
Selecthone:
A.htheorieshreadyhforhfieldhtrial
B.htrendshinhthehEMShcommunity
C.h evidence-basedh research
D.hopinionshfromhahcorehgrouphofhcardiologists
C.h Evidence-basedh research
,AshanhEMT,hyouhmayhbehauthorizedhtohadministerhaspirinhtohahpatienthwithhchesthpainhbased
hon:
Selecthone:
A.hmedicalhdirectorhapproval.
B.hthehtransporthtimehtohthehhospital.
C.hthehpatient'shcondition.
D.hanhorderhfromhahparamedic.
A.hMedicalhdirectorhapproval
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NationalhguidelineshforhEMShcareharehintendedhtoh .
Selecthone:
A.hprovidehmorehconsistenthdeliveryhofhEMShcarehacrosshthehUnitedhStates
B.hreducehexpenseshaththehlocalhandhstatehlevels
C.hfacilitatehahnationalhEMShlaborhgroup
D.hunifyhEMShprovidershunderhahsinglehmedicalhdirector
A.hProvidehmorehconsistenthdeliveryhofhEMShcarehacrosshthehUSh
Onlinehmedicalhcontrolhrequiresh .
Selecthone:
A.hthehpresencehofhanhadvanced-levelhprovider
B.hahphysician'shpresencehonhthehscenehofhthehcall
C.hwrittenhprotocolshapprovedhbyhmedicalhcontrol
D.hphonehorhradiohcontacthwithhthehmedicalhdirector
D.hphonehorhradiohcontacthwithhthehmedicalhdirector
Prehospitalhpatienthcarehdecisionshshouldhbehbasedhonh .
Selecthone:
A.hthehopinionshofhphysicians
B.hanhEMShagency'shfiscalhresources
C.hthehexperienceshofhEMTs
D.hEMShresearch
D.hEMShresearch
Thehabilityhtohhandlehmultiplehtaskshbasedhonhtheirhpriorityhishcalledh .
Selecthone:
A.hpatienthadvocacy
B.hpatienthempathy
C.hintegrity
D.htimehmanagement
D.htimehmanagement
Thehabilityhtohtakehappropriatehactionhwithhlittlehdirectionhishknownhash
.
Selecthone:
h
A.htimehmanagement
B.hdiplomacy
, C.h self-confidence
D.h self-motivation
D.h self-motivation
Thehabilityhtohunderstandhothershandhhavehthemhunderstandhyouhishknownhas
.
hSelecthone:
A.hcommunication
B.h self-confidence
C.hscenehleadership
D.hteamworkhandhdiplomacy
A.hcommunication
Thehdeterminationhthathprompthsurgicalhcarehinhthehhospitalhishmorehimportanththanhperfo
rminghtime-
consuminghprocedureshinhthehfieldhonhahmajorhtraumahpatienthishbasedhMOSTLYhon:
Selecthone:
A.hregionalhtraumahguidelines.
B.hlocalhprotocols.
C.hthehleadhEMT'shdecision.
D.hEMShresearch.
D.hEMShresearch
ThehEMThishlegallyhobligatedhtohprotecthahpatient'shprivacyhaccordinghtoh
.
Selecthone:
h
A.hDCAP
B.hHIPAA
C.hCQI
D.hAPGAR
B.hHIPAA
WhathishanhEMT'shprimaryhserviceharea?h
Selecthone:
A.hThehmainhareahinhwhichhthehEMShagencyhoperates
B.hThehareahservicedhbyhthehEMT'shmedicalhdirector
C.hThehonlyhareahthehEMThishcertifiedhtohprovidehpatienthcare
D.hThehlocationhwherehthehEMThprovideshessentialhcarehduringhah9-1-1hcall
A.hThehmainhareahinhwhichhthehEMShagencyhoperatesh
WhathshouldhanhEMThdohtohlimitherrorshinhthehfield?hS
electhone:
A.hContacthmedicalhdirectionhbeforehinitiatinghanyhtreatments.
B.hFollowhthehagency'shwrittenhprotocols.
C.hCarryhanhEMThtexthforhreferencehathallhtimes.
D.hDeviatehfromhestablishedhstandardshwhenhnecessary.
B.hFollowhthehagency'shwrittenhprotocols
Whichhofhthehfollowinghcourseshrequireshabouth150hhourshofhtraining?hSele
cthone:
A.hEMT
B.hEMR
h h h h h h h h
Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhcarehthathishprovidedhusinghstandinghorders?
MedicalhcontrolhishcontactedhbyhthehEMThafterhahpatienthwithhchesthpainhrefuseshEMShcar
e.
ThehEMThdefibrillateshahcardiacharresthpatient,hbeginshCPR,handhthenhcontactshmedicalhcontro
l.
AhphysicianhgiveshthehEMThanhorderhviahradiohtohadministerhoralhglucosehtohahdiabetichpat
ient.
Followinghanhoverdose,hthehEMThcontactshthehmedicalhdirectorhforhpermissionhtohgivehactivate
dhcharcoal.
ThehEMThdefibrillateshahcardiacharresthpatient,hbeginshCPR,handhthenhcontactshmedicalhcontrol
.
QualityhcontrolhinhanhEMShsystemhishthehultimatehresponsibilityhofhthe:
paramedic.hle
adhEMT.
medicalhdirector.hEM
Shadministrator.hmedi
calhdirector.
Uponharrivinghaththehscenehofhahdomestichdispute,hyouhhearhyellinghandhthehsoundhofhbrea
kinghglasshfromhinsidehthehresidence.hYouhshould:
immediatelyhgainhaccesshtohthehpatient.
carefullyhenterhthehhousehandhthenhcallhthehpolice.hretr
eathtohahsafehplacehuntilhthehpoliceharrive.
tellhthehpatienthtohexiththehresidencehsohyouhcanhprovidehcare.hretreat
htohahsafehplacehuntilhthehpoliceharrive.
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishNOThahcomponenthofhcontinuoushqualityhimprovementh(CQI)?
PeriodichreviewhofhrunhreportshDiscus
sionhofhneedshforhimprovement
NegativehfeedbackhtohthosehwhohmakehmistakeshwhilehonhahcallhRe
medialhtraininghashdeemedhnecessaryhbyhthehmedicalhdirectorhNega
tivehfeedbackhtohthosehwhohmakehmistakeshwhilehonhahcall
AllhofhthehfollowingharehresponsibilitieshofhthehEMShmedicalhdirector,hEXCEPT:
evaluatinghpatienthinsurancehinformation.hservi
nghashliaisonhwithhthehmedicalhcommunity.
ensuringhthaththehappropriatehstandardsharehmethbyhEMTs.hensurin
ghappropriatehEMTheducationhandhcontinuinghtraining.hevaluatinghp
atienthinsurancehinformation.
WhichhofhthehfollowinghsituationshwouldhMOSThlikelyhdisqualifyhahpersonhforhEMShcertification?
,Ahmisdemeanorhaththehagehofh17hDrivi
nghunderhthehinfluencehofhalcohol
Possessinghahvalidhdriver'shlicensehfromhanotherhstate
AhmildhhearinghimpairmenththathishcorrectedhwithhhearinghaidshDrivin
ghunderhthehinfluencehofhalcohol
WhichhofhthehfollowinghshouldhbehthehEMT'shhighesthpriority?
ControllinghseverehbleedinghM
aintaininghahpatient'shairwayhEn
suringhpatienthsafetyhEnsuringh
personalhsafetyhEnsuringhpers
onalhsafety
Ahpatienthwhohrequireshcardiachmonitoringhinhthehfieldhwouldhrequire,hathahminimum,hwhic
hhlevelhofhEMShprovider?.
EMRhEM
T
ParamedichA
EMT
Paramedic
WhichhofhthehfollowinghishahprofessionalhresponsibilityhofhthehEMT?
Tellinghthehfamilyhofhahdyinghpatienththatheverythinghwil
lhbehOK
MaintaininghonlyhthehskillshthaththehEMThfeelshuncomfortablehwith
MaintaininghahprofessionalhdemeanorhevenhunderhthehmosthstressfulhsituationshAdvisin
ghanhemergencyhdepartmenthnursehthathpatienthreportsharehgivenhonlyhtohahphysician
MaintaininghahprofessionalhdemeanorhevenhunderhthehmosthstressfulhsituationshEmergen
cyhpatienthcarehoccurshinhprogressivehphases.hWhathoccurshfirst?
ActivationhofhEMShIniti
alhprehospitalhcare
ThehpatienthreceiveshdefinitivehcarehIn
cidenthrecognition
Incidenth recognition
AmericanhHearthAssociationhprotocolsharehbasedhonh .
Selecthone:
A.htheorieshreadyhforhfieldhtrial
B.htrendshinhthehEMShcommunity
C.h evidence-basedh research
D.hopinionshfromhahcorehgrouphofhcardiologists
C.h Evidence-basedh research
,AshanhEMT,hyouhmayhbehauthorizedhtohadministerhaspirinhtohahpatienthwithhchesthpainhbased
hon:
Selecthone:
A.hmedicalhdirectorhapproval.
B.hthehtransporthtimehtohthehhospital.
C.hthehpatient'shcondition.
D.hanhorderhfromhahparamedic.
A.hMedicalhdirectorhapproval
00:0501:38
NationalhguidelineshforhEMShcareharehintendedhtoh .
Selecthone:
A.hprovidehmorehconsistenthdeliveryhofhEMShcarehacrosshthehUnitedhStates
B.hreducehexpenseshaththehlocalhandhstatehlevels
C.hfacilitatehahnationalhEMShlaborhgroup
D.hunifyhEMShprovidershunderhahsinglehmedicalhdirector
A.hProvidehmorehconsistenthdeliveryhofhEMShcarehacrosshthehUSh
Onlinehmedicalhcontrolhrequiresh .
Selecthone:
A.hthehpresencehofhanhadvanced-levelhprovider
B.hahphysician'shpresencehonhthehscenehofhthehcall
C.hwrittenhprotocolshapprovedhbyhmedicalhcontrol
D.hphonehorhradiohcontacthwithhthehmedicalhdirector
D.hphonehorhradiohcontacthwithhthehmedicalhdirector
Prehospitalhpatienthcarehdecisionshshouldhbehbasedhonh .
Selecthone:
A.hthehopinionshofhphysicians
B.hanhEMShagency'shfiscalhresources
C.hthehexperienceshofhEMTs
D.hEMShresearch
D.hEMShresearch
Thehabilityhtohhandlehmultiplehtaskshbasedhonhtheirhpriorityhishcalledh .
Selecthone:
A.hpatienthadvocacy
B.hpatienthempathy
C.hintegrity
D.htimehmanagement
D.htimehmanagement
Thehabilityhtohtakehappropriatehactionhwithhlittlehdirectionhishknownhash
.
Selecthone:
h
A.htimehmanagement
B.hdiplomacy
, C.h self-confidence
D.h self-motivation
D.h self-motivation
Thehabilityhtohunderstandhothershandhhavehthemhunderstandhyouhishknownhas
.
hSelecthone:
A.hcommunication
B.h self-confidence
C.hscenehleadership
D.hteamworkhandhdiplomacy
A.hcommunication
Thehdeterminationhthathprompthsurgicalhcarehinhthehhospitalhishmorehimportanththanhperfo
rminghtime-
consuminghprocedureshinhthehfieldhonhahmajorhtraumahpatienthishbasedhMOSTLYhon:
Selecthone:
A.hregionalhtraumahguidelines.
B.hlocalhprotocols.
C.hthehleadhEMT'shdecision.
D.hEMShresearch.
D.hEMShresearch
ThehEMThishlegallyhobligatedhtohprotecthahpatient'shprivacyhaccordinghtoh
.
Selecthone:
h
A.hDCAP
B.hHIPAA
C.hCQI
D.hAPGAR
B.hHIPAA
WhathishanhEMT'shprimaryhserviceharea?h
Selecthone:
A.hThehmainhareahinhwhichhthehEMShagencyhoperates
B.hThehareahservicedhbyhthehEMT'shmedicalhdirector
C.hThehonlyhareahthehEMThishcertifiedhtohprovidehpatienthcare
D.hThehlocationhwherehthehEMThprovideshessentialhcarehduringhah9-1-1hcall
A.hThehmainhareahinhwhichhthehEMShagencyhoperatesh
WhathshouldhanhEMThdohtohlimitherrorshinhthehfield?hS
electhone:
A.hContacthmedicalhdirectionhbeforehinitiatinghanyhtreatments.
B.hFollowhthehagency'shwrittenhprotocols.
C.hCarryhanhEMThtexthforhreferencehathallhtimes.
D.hDeviatehfromhestablishedhstandardshwhenhnecessary.
B.hFollowhthehagency'shwrittenhprotocols
Whichhofhthehfollowinghcourseshrequireshabouth150hhourshofhtraining?hSele
cthone:
A.hEMT
B.hEMR
