EMR RED CROSS EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Confidentiality
Answer: Protecting a patient's privacy by not revealing any personal
information you learn about the patient except to law enforcement or
more advanced medical care personnel.
●● Consent
Answer: Permission to provide care, given by a patient or qualified
representative, to a responder.
●● Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
Answer: Any emergency response, regardless of the circumstances, can
cause an adverse stress reaction such as CIS. Acute and chronic versions
of similar conditions: signs and symptoms of CIS usually appear soon
after the event, but may not last long.
●● Duty to act
Answer: A legal responsibility of some individual to provide a
reasonable standard of emergency care; may be required by case law,
statute, or job description
,●● Emergency medical responder (EMS)
Answer: A responder who has successfully completed a recognized
training program in care and transportation of a patient.
●● Emergency medical system (EMS)
Answer: A network of community resources and medical personnel that
provides emergency care to people who are injured or suddenly ill
●● First responder
Answer: A person trained in emergency care who may be called on to
provide such care as a routine of his or her job; often the first trained
professional to respond to emergencies
●● Good Samaratin laws
Answer: Laws that protect people who willingly give emergency care
while acting in goof faith, without negligence, with reasonable care and
skill, and within the scope of their training.
●● Interpersonal communication
Answer: The process of speaking and listening to other people at an
emergency, scene; can be verbal or nonverbal.
●● Medical terminology
,Answer: Universal language in the medical field, which is clear and
universally understood. Medical terms are often made up of combining
form that contains the core meaning of the term.
●● Negligence
Answer: The failure to provide care at the level for which you are
trained, thereby causing injury or damage to another.
●● Which of these is not a level recognized by the paramedic
association of Canada?
Answer: Emergency Medical Responder
●● List six signs and symptoms of critical incident stress:
Answer: Mood changes, Loss of appetite, Guilt, Confusion, Depression,
Anxiety
●● When obtaining consent before caring for someone, which of the
following do you NOT have to do?
Answer: Have the person sign an acceptance of treatment form.
●● List three elements of good documentation:
Answer: Names of the people involved, Information gained about the
patient, Treatment provided.
, ●● Discounting care of a patient without their consent, or without
ensuring that someone with equal or greater training will continue the
care, is called:
Answer: Abandonment
●● True or False: The sings and symptoms of CIS usually appear soon
after the event
Answer: True
●● True or False: The sing and symptoms of CIs usually last much
longer than those of PTSD
Answer: False
●● True or False: You should tru to deal with stressful situations on your
own before turning to professional mental health services
Answer: False
●● True or False: Sings and symptoms of CIS can include confusion,
anger, and increased or decreased appetite
Answer: True
●● True or False: CIS can be caused by an emergency response,
regardless of the circumstances
Answer: True
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Confidentiality
Answer: Protecting a patient's privacy by not revealing any personal
information you learn about the patient except to law enforcement or
more advanced medical care personnel.
●● Consent
Answer: Permission to provide care, given by a patient or qualified
representative, to a responder.
●● Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
Answer: Any emergency response, regardless of the circumstances, can
cause an adverse stress reaction such as CIS. Acute and chronic versions
of similar conditions: signs and symptoms of CIS usually appear soon
after the event, but may not last long.
●● Duty to act
Answer: A legal responsibility of some individual to provide a
reasonable standard of emergency care; may be required by case law,
statute, or job description
,●● Emergency medical responder (EMS)
Answer: A responder who has successfully completed a recognized
training program in care and transportation of a patient.
●● Emergency medical system (EMS)
Answer: A network of community resources and medical personnel that
provides emergency care to people who are injured or suddenly ill
●● First responder
Answer: A person trained in emergency care who may be called on to
provide such care as a routine of his or her job; often the first trained
professional to respond to emergencies
●● Good Samaratin laws
Answer: Laws that protect people who willingly give emergency care
while acting in goof faith, without negligence, with reasonable care and
skill, and within the scope of their training.
●● Interpersonal communication
Answer: The process of speaking and listening to other people at an
emergency, scene; can be verbal or nonverbal.
●● Medical terminology
,Answer: Universal language in the medical field, which is clear and
universally understood. Medical terms are often made up of combining
form that contains the core meaning of the term.
●● Negligence
Answer: The failure to provide care at the level for which you are
trained, thereby causing injury or damage to another.
●● Which of these is not a level recognized by the paramedic
association of Canada?
Answer: Emergency Medical Responder
●● List six signs and symptoms of critical incident stress:
Answer: Mood changes, Loss of appetite, Guilt, Confusion, Depression,
Anxiety
●● When obtaining consent before caring for someone, which of the
following do you NOT have to do?
Answer: Have the person sign an acceptance of treatment form.
●● List three elements of good documentation:
Answer: Names of the people involved, Information gained about the
patient, Treatment provided.
, ●● Discounting care of a patient without their consent, or without
ensuring that someone with equal or greater training will continue the
care, is called:
Answer: Abandonment
●● True or False: The sings and symptoms of CIS usually appear soon
after the event
Answer: True
●● True or False: The sing and symptoms of CIs usually last much
longer than those of PTSD
Answer: False
●● True or False: You should tru to deal with stressful situations on your
own before turning to professional mental health services
Answer: False
●● True or False: Sings and symptoms of CIS can include confusion,
anger, and increased or decreased appetite
Answer: True
●● True or False: CIS can be caused by an emergency response,
regardless of the circumstances
Answer: True
