MyBrady Chapter 2 PreTest with Questions and Answers

MyBrady Chapter 2 PreTest with Questions and Answers As an EMT, if you pick up numerous shifts of "on-call" or "call-in" time on your days off in which you may have to respond suddenly to the station for an emergency, what response would be likely from your family from this stressor? A. "I don't understand why you do what you do; I'm just proud that you are doing it." B. "You can't be the only one on call; let someone else go this time." C. "Why don't you just stay at the station and sleep there this time." D. "Be careful going to work today, and don't worry what time you get home." ANSWER B. "You can't be the only one on call; let someone else go this time." You have arrived on scene for a two car MVC in which a patient is entrapped in one of the cars and is severely injured. He keeps fading in and out of consciousness. During one of his lucid periods, he asks you if he will be OK. What is the EMT's MOST appropriate response? A. "Honestly, I think you may not survive your injuries; is there any message you want me to pass on to your family?" B. "You're badly hurt, and we are doing everything we can to get you out of here and to a hospital. But don't you give up." C. "I think you'll be fine; hang in there." D. "I don't know if you'll live, but you need to want to live if you wish to see your family again." ANSWER B. "You're badly hurt, and we are doing everything we can to get you out of here and to a hospital. But don't you give up."