EMR Final Exam |161 Questions and Answers
EMS System - -A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of
sudden illness and injury
-Enhanced 911 System - -Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by
providing the callers phone numbers and address from which they are calling
-Seven Levels of EMS training - -1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic,
Advanced)
2. EMT Basic
3. AEMT (Advanced EMT)
4. Intermediate 85,99
5. EMT Paramedic
6. Critical Care Paramedic
7. TEMS (Tactical EMS)
-Five Roles / Responsibilities of the EMR - -1. Personal Health and Safety
2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure
3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance
4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills
5. Put Patients needs as a priority
-Eustress - -Good Stress
-Distress - -Bad Stress
-Five Common Causes of Stress - -mass casualty
violence
amputations
death
Pediatric patients
-Five Stages of the Grieving Process - -1. Denial (Disbelief)
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
-Five Signs of Stress - -irritability
can't concentrate
difficulty sleeping
anxiety (guilt)
loss of appetite
, -Four Lifestyle Changes to Deal with Stress - -1. Eat healthier
2. Exercise (Meditation)
3. Balance Work
4. Listening to Family and friends
-CISD - -Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
-Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: Purpose - -Deals with Traumatic Incidents, a
debriefing is a confidential group meeting which encourages open discussion of the
incident. The goal is to assist the EMS personal in dealing with the stress related to the
incident
-Four Types of Body Substance Isolation - -Hand washing
Proper disposal of medical equipment
use of personal protective equipment
Scene Safety (?)
-Scene Safety - -Assessment of scene (surroundings) that will provide information to the
first responder and will help ensure their well-being
-Scope of Practice - -The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public
-Standard of Care - -care expected based on training and experience taking into account
the conditions under which the care is rendered
-Competence - -The ability to understand questions and to the implication of decisions
made
( do you know who / where / what you are? )
-Expressed Consent - -The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the
extent of the procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved
-Implied Consent - -Consent based on the assumption that the unresponsive patient would
consent to life saving interventions
-Advanced Directives - -Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a
patient wishes to have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a
decision
-Assault and Battery - -Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing
emergency medical care when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency
medical care
-Abandonment - -Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue
at the same level or higher
EMS System - -A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of
sudden illness and injury
-Enhanced 911 System - -Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by
providing the callers phone numbers and address from which they are calling
-Seven Levels of EMS training - -1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic,
Advanced)
2. EMT Basic
3. AEMT (Advanced EMT)
4. Intermediate 85,99
5. EMT Paramedic
6. Critical Care Paramedic
7. TEMS (Tactical EMS)
-Five Roles / Responsibilities of the EMR - -1. Personal Health and Safety
2. Caring Attitude, Maintaining Composure
3. Neat, Clean, and Professional Appearance
4. Keep Up to Date knowledge and skills
5. Put Patients needs as a priority
-Eustress - -Good Stress
-Distress - -Bad Stress
-Five Common Causes of Stress - -mass casualty
violence
amputations
death
Pediatric patients
-Five Stages of the Grieving Process - -1. Denial (Disbelief)
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
-Five Signs of Stress - -irritability
can't concentrate
difficulty sleeping
anxiety (guilt)
loss of appetite
, -Four Lifestyle Changes to Deal with Stress - -1. Eat healthier
2. Exercise (Meditation)
3. Balance Work
4. Listening to Family and friends
-CISD - -Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
-Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: Purpose - -Deals with Traumatic Incidents, a
debriefing is a confidential group meeting which encourages open discussion of the
incident. The goal is to assist the EMS personal in dealing with the stress related to the
incident
-Four Types of Body Substance Isolation - -Hand washing
Proper disposal of medical equipment
use of personal protective equipment
Scene Safety (?)
-Scene Safety - -Assessment of scene (surroundings) that will provide information to the
first responder and will help ensure their well-being
-Scope of Practice - -The legal duties to the patient, medical director, and public
-Standard of Care - -care expected based on training and experience taking into account
the conditions under which the care is rendered
-Competence - -The ability to understand questions and to the implication of decisions
made
( do you know who / where / what you are? )
-Expressed Consent - -The patient must be told in an easy to understand nature and the
extent of the procedure to be preformed as well as the possible risks involved
-Implied Consent - -Consent based on the assumption that the unresponsive patient would
consent to life saving interventions
-Advanced Directives - -Written documentation that specifies what medical treatment a
patient wishes to have and what to withhold should the patient become unable to make a
decision
-Assault and Battery - -Unlawfully touching a patient without consent providing
emergency medical care when a competent patient does not consent to the emergency
medical care
-Abandonment - -Terminating care of the patient without insuring that care will continue
at the same level or higher
