EMS 1055

EMS1055 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Scene Safety -is it safe to enter -does law enforcement need to secure the scene -has a crime been committed? -we are not the police and we do not do their job Duty to Act A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function have a responsibility to provide care. Expressed Consent A type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authoriza...

EMS1055 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE carotid pulse the pulse felt along the large carotid artery on either side of the neck. Blood pressure is at least 60 systolic Know how to read a blood pressure. "Typical" BP is 120/80. The top number is the systolic BP (contraction), and the bottom number is the diastolic BP (relaxation). Low blood pressure is never a good sign. femoral pulse Pulse felt on either side of the groin; Femoral ar...

EMS 1055 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Signs of shock Pale, cool, diaphoresis, cyanosis Symptoms of shock Anxiety, nervousness, dizziness, weakness, nausea and vomiting (dependent on type) Different types of shock Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, distributive (septic, toxic, anaphylactic, neurogenic, endocrinologic, toxic), obstructive, insulin, hyperglycemic Beck's triad Acute cardiac tamponade: muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins...

EMS1055 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Duty to act Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency. You must proceed promptly to the scene and render emergency medical care within the limits of your training and available equipment. Standard of care Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that patients are not exposed...

EMS 1055 QUIZZES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Regarding medical abbreviations, what does the letter C with a line above it mean? with The respiratory pattern that is fast and deep, often associated with metabolic acidosis secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is called? Kussmal's Which patients should you protect yourself with BSI precautions? a patients You palpate a radial pulse and it is present. You know that the systolic blood pr...

EMS1055 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Know the medical legal responsibilities of an EMR, such as Duty to Act and Standard of Care Duty to Act means that if you are employed by an agency as an EMR and you are dispatched to the scene of an accident/illness, you have a duty to respond and render emergency medical care within scope of practice. Standard of Care means that you must treat the patient to the best of your ability and provide care...

EMS1055 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Know how to read a blood pressure. Systolic pressure: high reading during contraction (systole) Diastolic pressure: low reading during relaxation (diastole) Normal is patient dependent (not necessarily 120/80) Width: 40% of upper arm circumference Length: 80% of upper arm circumference Palpate the brachial artery then center the inflatable cuff over the brachial artery with the lower border 2.5...

EMS1055 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE What does the R in the CHART acronym represent? A. Reasoning B. Treatment Rendered C. Assessment D. Transport B. Treatment Rendered Which patients should you protect yourself with BSI precautions? A. Only patients who look sick B. Only patients with a productive cough C. Only patients who are bleeding D. All patients D. All patients You ask an adult patient for consent to treat them and they verbal...

EMS 1055 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE expressed consent the patient actually lets you know-verbally or nonverbally- that she will accept treatment implied consent the patient does not specifically refuse emergency care. unconscious patient consent for minors emergency treatment must wwait until a parent consents to treatment. if permission cannot be obtained do not hesitate to act mentally ill consent if threat place under medical care re...