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EMD FINAL EXAM / (Emergency Medical Dispatch)
Final Exam (3 LATEST VERSIONS)|| LATEST EXAM!!!
You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need
to find out why he called for an ambulance. What is the
best way to communicate with this patient?
a)
Call for an interpreter to meet you at the hospital.
b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
c)
Speak very loudly in case he has a little hearing
d)
Use hand gestures to act out what you are trying to say -
ANSWER-b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
Which of the following is not part of a medical radio
report?
a)
Unit identification
b)
Patient's response to medical care provided
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c)
Address at which the patient was located
d)
Estimated time of arrival - ANSWER-c)
Address at which the patient was located
An objective statement made in a prehospital patient care
report meets all of the following criteria except which one?
a)
Biased
b)
Verifiable
c)
Observable
d)
Measurable - ANSWER-a)
Biased
Which of the following is not an appropriate statement for
the EMT to make on a patient care report?
a)
The patient has a history of asthma.
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b)
The patient had wheezes that were audible without using
a stethoscope
c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
d)
The patient complains of difficulty breathing - ANSWER-c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
You are responding to a nursing home for an 85-year-old
patient complaining of difficulty breathing. How would you
initiate contact with this patient?
a)
Pick up the patient's wrist and begin taking her pulse.
b)
Stand near the head of the bed and shout to make sure
the patient can hear you.
c)
Sit on the foot of the bed and ask the patient what's up.
d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the
patient for her name. - ANSWER-d)
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Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the
patient for her name.
Which of the following does not need to be documented
regarding a patient refusal of treatment?
a)
Patient's mental status
b)
That you informed the patient of the consequences of
refusing care
c)
That you advised the patient to call back if he changed his
mind
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you - ANSWER-
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you
Which of the following does not occur during inspiration?
a)
Diaphragm lowers.
b)
EMD FINAL EXAM / (Emergency Medical Dispatch)
Final Exam (3 LATEST VERSIONS)|| LATEST EXAM!!!
You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need
to find out why he called for an ambulance. What is the
best way to communicate with this patient?
a)
Call for an interpreter to meet you at the hospital.
b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
c)
Speak very loudly in case he has a little hearing
d)
Use hand gestures to act out what you are trying to say -
ANSWER-b)
Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak
Which of the following is not part of a medical radio
report?
a)
Unit identification
b)
Patient's response to medical care provided
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c)
Address at which the patient was located
d)
Estimated time of arrival - ANSWER-c)
Address at which the patient was located
An objective statement made in a prehospital patient care
report meets all of the following criteria except which one?
a)
Biased
b)
Verifiable
c)
Observable
d)
Measurable - ANSWER-a)
Biased
Which of the following is not an appropriate statement for
the EMT to make on a patient care report?
a)
The patient has a history of asthma.
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b)
The patient had wheezes that were audible without using
a stethoscope
c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
d)
The patient complains of difficulty breathing - ANSWER-c)
The patient was having an asthma attack
You are responding to a nursing home for an 85-year-old
patient complaining of difficulty breathing. How would you
initiate contact with this patient?
a)
Pick up the patient's wrist and begin taking her pulse.
b)
Stand near the head of the bed and shout to make sure
the patient can hear you.
c)
Sit on the foot of the bed and ask the patient what's up.
d)
Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the
patient for her name. - ANSWER-d)
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Place yourself at eye level, identify yourself, and ask the
patient for her name.
Which of the following does not need to be documented
regarding a patient refusal of treatment?
a)
Patient's mental status
b)
That you informed the patient of the consequences of
refusing care
c)
That you advised the patient to call back if he changed his
mind
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you - ANSWER-
d)
Any insulting remarks the patient made to you
Which of the following does not occur during inspiration?
a)
Diaphragm lowers.
b)
