EMR Final Review| 100 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Primary responsibilities of an EMR Correct Answer: Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to
patient, check for life-threatening conditions, summon/assist more advanced medical personnel,
provide care for the patient.
Indirect medical control Correct Answer: Standing orders, procedures performed according to
normal protocol
Advance directive Correct Answer: Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if
they are unable to communicate. Example: DNR
Trip sheet Correct Answer: Another name for a prehospital care report.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of the hand Correct Answer: The first step in
removing disposable gloves.
Standard precautions Correct Answer: "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it"
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) Correct Answer: First step when arriving on the scene of
an emergency.
360-degree assessment Correct Answer: Looking in all directions for possible dangers
Where to park your ambulance Correct Answer: 50 feet away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet
away if there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT incident
Do not disturb items in a crime scene. Correct Answer: When taking care of a victim in a
possible crime scene, be sure to remember this.
Biohazard container Correct Answer: An engineering control used to collect contaminated items
How diseases are spread (and example) Correct Answer: Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact
(Hepatitis), respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Skin Correct Answer: The body's largest organ and best defense against pathogens.
Identify yourself Correct Answer: Before providing care to a patient, you must obtain consent.
This is the first step to that.
Good Samaritan Law Correct Answer: Law which protects people helping in an emergency if
they act in good faith (not compensated) and according to their level of training.
, Scope of practice Correct Answer: The duties and skills that are expected to be performed for a
certain job.
Standard of Care Correct Answer: The extent and quality of care expected from your level of
training.
Levels of EMS training Correct Answer: From least to most: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
Competence Correct Answer: The patient's ability to understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
Dispatch Correct Answer: Where the public contacts to activate the EMS system
Proper lifting/moving techniques Correct Answer: Reach no more than 20 inches from your
body, push rather than pull, use the power grip, lift with your legs (power/squat lift)
Situations where you SHOULD move a patient Correct Answer: Immediate danger, gaining
access to other patients, providing proper care
Frontal Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into front and back portions. Also known as the
Coronal Plane.
Sagittal Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into right and left portions
Transverse Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into top and bottom portions. Also known
as the Axial or Horizontal Plane.
Superior Correct Answer: Higher or closer to the head
Inferior Correct Answer: Lower or closer to the feet
Lateral Correct Answer: Further away from the midline of the body
Medial Correct Answer: Closer to the midline of the body
Tachy- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning fast
Brady- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning slow
Hypo- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning low or insufficient
Hyper- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning high or excessive
Body cavities Correct Answer: Cranial (brain), Spinal (spinal cord), Thoracic (heart, lungs),
Abdominal (stomach, spleen, liver, etc.), Pelvic (appendix, colon, bladder, etc.)
SOLUTIONS
Primary responsibilities of an EMR Correct Answer: Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to
patient, check for life-threatening conditions, summon/assist more advanced medical personnel,
provide care for the patient.
Indirect medical control Correct Answer: Standing orders, procedures performed according to
normal protocol
Advance directive Correct Answer: Written instructions that documents the patient's wishes if
they are unable to communicate. Example: DNR
Trip sheet Correct Answer: Another name for a prehospital care report.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of the hand Correct Answer: The first step in
removing disposable gloves.
Standard precautions Correct Answer: "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it"
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) Correct Answer: First step when arriving on the scene of
an emergency.
360-degree assessment Correct Answer: Looking in all directions for possible dangers
Where to park your ambulance Correct Answer: 50 feet away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet
away if there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT incident
Do not disturb items in a crime scene. Correct Answer: When taking care of a victim in a
possible crime scene, be sure to remember this.
Biohazard container Correct Answer: An engineering control used to collect contaminated items
How diseases are spread (and example) Correct Answer: Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact
(Hepatitis), respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Skin Correct Answer: The body's largest organ and best defense against pathogens.
Identify yourself Correct Answer: Before providing care to a patient, you must obtain consent.
This is the first step to that.
Good Samaritan Law Correct Answer: Law which protects people helping in an emergency if
they act in good faith (not compensated) and according to their level of training.
, Scope of practice Correct Answer: The duties and skills that are expected to be performed for a
certain job.
Standard of Care Correct Answer: The extent and quality of care expected from your level of
training.
Levels of EMS training Correct Answer: From least to most: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
Competence Correct Answer: The patient's ability to understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
Dispatch Correct Answer: Where the public contacts to activate the EMS system
Proper lifting/moving techniques Correct Answer: Reach no more than 20 inches from your
body, push rather than pull, use the power grip, lift with your legs (power/squat lift)
Situations where you SHOULD move a patient Correct Answer: Immediate danger, gaining
access to other patients, providing proper care
Frontal Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into front and back portions. Also known as the
Coronal Plane.
Sagittal Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into right and left portions
Transverse Plane Correct Answer: Divides the body into top and bottom portions. Also known
as the Axial or Horizontal Plane.
Superior Correct Answer: Higher or closer to the head
Inferior Correct Answer: Lower or closer to the feet
Lateral Correct Answer: Further away from the midline of the body
Medial Correct Answer: Closer to the midline of the body
Tachy- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning fast
Brady- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning slow
Hypo- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning low or insufficient
Hyper- Correct Answer: Suffix meaning high or excessive
Body cavities Correct Answer: Cranial (brain), Spinal (spinal cord), Thoracic (heart, lungs),
Abdominal (stomach, spleen, liver, etc.), Pelvic (appendix, colon, bladder, etc.)
