EMT-B BASIC FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Questions and Answers
1.Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses?: DOT
2.Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification.:
National Registery
3.Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide
medical care in the field.: Medical Control
4.Recognition, patient assessment, continued assessment and
stabilization in hospital, definitive care.: Continuum of Care
5.Types of stress include:: Cumulative, post-traumatic stress
reaction, eustruss, acute stress, and chronic stress
6.S/S of stress include:: Increased respiratory rate, heart rate, and
B/P, va- sodilation, dialted pupils, tensed muscles, increased glucose
levels, perspiration, deacreased blood flow to gastrointestinal tract,
irritability, inability to concentrate, difficult or increased sleeping,
anxiety, guilt, loss of appetite, decreased sexual activity, loss of
interest in work, alcholism, drug use.
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, 7.Management of stress includes:: Eliminate stressors, change
partners, get rid of negative personalities, change work hours, reduce
overtime, change your attitude, don't obsess over what you can't
change, excercise, diet.
8.Fight or Flight response:: During an acute stress response, the
autonomic nervous system is activated and the body increases level of
cotricol, adrenilen, and other hormones that produce an increased heart
rate, quick breathing, and higher BP. Blood is shunted from extremities
to the big muscles to "fight or flight".
9.Routes of transmission include:: Direct - touch
or droplets Indirect - spread by inanimate objects
Mechanical (vector born) - by insects
Biological - Transmissions by which the germs live or
grow Airborne - sneezes, coughs
Dust - may carry pores, may remain for long periods.
10.Control and prevention of contamination include?: Hand
washing, gloves, eye protection, gowns, masks, mask, respirators,
barrier devices, and immuniza- tions.
11.Duty to Act is?: An obligation to provide care.
12.Duties include:: Duty to:
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Questions and Answers
1.Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses?: DOT
2.Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification.:
National Registery
3.Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide
medical care in the field.: Medical Control
4.Recognition, patient assessment, continued assessment and
stabilization in hospital, definitive care.: Continuum of Care
5.Types of stress include:: Cumulative, post-traumatic stress
reaction, eustruss, acute stress, and chronic stress
6.S/S of stress include:: Increased respiratory rate, heart rate, and
B/P, va- sodilation, dialted pupils, tensed muscles, increased glucose
levels, perspiration, deacreased blood flow to gastrointestinal tract,
irritability, inability to concentrate, difficult or increased sleeping,
anxiety, guilt, loss of appetite, decreased sexual activity, loss of
interest in work, alcholism, drug use.
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, 7.Management of stress includes:: Eliminate stressors, change
partners, get rid of negative personalities, change work hours, reduce
overtime, change your attitude, don't obsess over what you can't
change, excercise, diet.
8.Fight or Flight response:: During an acute stress response, the
autonomic nervous system is activated and the body increases level of
cotricol, adrenilen, and other hormones that produce an increased heart
rate, quick breathing, and higher BP. Blood is shunted from extremities
to the big muscles to "fight or flight".
9.Routes of transmission include:: Direct - touch
or droplets Indirect - spread by inanimate objects
Mechanical (vector born) - by insects
Biological - Transmissions by which the germs live or
grow Airborne - sneezes, coughs
Dust - may carry pores, may remain for long periods.
10.Control and prevention of contamination include?: Hand
washing, gloves, eye protection, gowns, masks, mask, respirators,
barrier devices, and immuniza- tions.
11.Duty to Act is?: An obligation to provide care.
12.Duties include:: Duty to:
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