Which of the following MOST accurately describes in emergency medical responder? - Answers The
first medically drained person to arrive at the scene
Firefighters and law-enforcement personnel are likely to be the EMR's in most emergencies because -
Answers Of their location or speed in responding to the call
Which of the following statements regarding transport of a patient to the hospital is correct? -
Answers Patients may require immediate stabilization at the closest hospital and the transfer to
another facility
A patient requires rapid transport to the hospital when: - Answers EMS personnel are unable to give
the patient adequate life saving care in the field
Skills commonly performed by the EMR include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Intravenous
therapy
If you have any doubts about the safety of a scene, you should: - Answers Wait at a safe distance and
request while enforcement
An important step in managing your own stress is the ability to: - Answers Recognize it's signs and
symptoms
As an EMR, your MOST important consideration is: - Answers ensuring your own safety
You are dispatched to assist EMTs with an injured person. You are the first responder to arrive at the
scene. As you are getting out of your vehicle, you hear someone screaming "he's going to kill me."
What should you do? - Answers Retreat to a safe distance until law enforcement personnel arrive
Patients who pose the highest risk of transmitting TB almost invariably: - Answers Have a cough
Regardless of the technique you use for moving patients, you should: - Answers Keep yourself
balanced
The two-person extremity carry is particularly advantageous when moving a patient who: - Answers
is in a narrow space.
Which of the following statements regarding the fire fighter drag is correct? - Answers It does not
require you to lift or carry the patient.
With regard to lifting in moving, good body mechanics include: - Answers Using your legs and not
your back when lifting
Following a call involving a high profile individual, a police officer asks you for a copy of your patient
care report. You should: - Answers advise the officer that he or she must obtain a legal subpoena to
receive a copy of your report.
In general, you should never change or alter a patient care report, unless: - Answers you need to
correct an error to ensure that the information is accurate.
When functioning at a crime scene, the EMR should: - Answers avoid moving furniture unless it
interferes with patient care.
Which of the following components is NOT required to prove negligence? - Answers patient refusal of
care
In most cases, treatment of a minor in and out of hospital setting must wait until: - Answers A parent
or legal guardian gives consent for treatment
With which of the following hearing-impaired patient would it be the most difficult to communicate
effectively? - Answers A patient with a temporary deafness caused by an explosion
Which of the following statements regarding a base station is correct? - Answers A base station is
used by dispatchers to send and receive messages to and from all parts of the service area.
A patient with neurological trauma has injury to some part of the: - Answers Nervous system
All of the following are appropriate when communicating with a hearing impaired patient, EXCEPT: -
Answers speaking loudly, directly in the patient's ear.
You have arrived at the scene of a patient with respiratory distress. A responding ambulance is
approximately 10 minutes away. After performing a primary assessment and correcting any life-
threatening conditions, you should: - Answers update the responding EMS unit on the patient's
present condition.
On the human body, proximal means: - Answers close to the point where an arm or leg is attached
In contrast to veins, arteries: - Answers carry blood away from the heart under high pressure
While you treat an elderly patient, he tells you that he bleeds easily. Which of the following would
MOST likely cause this? - Answers inadequate platelet count