EMT-B Basic Final Exam Review 2023
Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses? Ans- DOT
Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification. Ans- National Registery
Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide medical care in the field. Ans- Medical Control
Recognition, patient assesment, continued assesment and stabilization in hospital, definitive care. Ans-
Continuum of Care
Types of stress include: Ans- Cumulative, post-traumatic stress reaction, eustruss, acute stress, and
chronic stress
S/S of stress include: Ans- Increased respiratory rate, heart rate, and B/P, vasodilation, 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.
Management of stress includes: Ans- 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.
Fight or Flight response: Ans- 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".
Routes of transmission include: Ans- 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.
Control and prevention of contamination include? Ans- Hand washing, gloves, eye protection, gowns,
masks, mask, respirators, barrier devices, and immunizations.
Duty to Act is? Ans- An obligation to provide care.
Duties include: Ans- Duty to:
-Respond
-Obey laws and regulations
-Operate an emergerncy vehicle reasonably and prudently
-Provide care and transportation to expected standard
-Provide care and transport consistent with the scope of practice and local medicine protocol
-Continue and transport through to its appropriate conclusion
The scope of practice is? Ans- Descriptionof what assessment and treatment skills and EMT may legally
perform.
Implied consent is? Ans- Consent in which a patient is unable to give consent and is provided treatment
under the implication they would want treament.
Informed consent is? Ans- Permission for treatment given by a patient after the potential risks, benefits,
and alternatives to treatment have been explained.
Ethics Ans- The discipline dealing with what is good and bad.
Standard of care is? Ans- The degree of medical care and skill that is expected of a resonably competent
EMT acting in the same or similar circumstances.
Who sets the curriculum for all EMS courses? Ans- DOT
Provides national standards for EMT testing and certification. Ans- National Registery
Physician who authorizes/delegates authority to provide medical care in the field. Ans- Medical Control
Recognition, patient assesment, continued assesment and stabilization in hospital, definitive care. Ans-
Continuum of Care
Types of stress include: Ans- Cumulative, post-traumatic stress reaction, eustruss, acute stress, and
chronic stress
S/S of stress include: Ans- Increased respiratory rate, heart rate, and B/P, vasodilation, 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.
Management of stress includes: Ans- 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.
Fight or Flight response: Ans- 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".
Routes of transmission include: Ans- 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.
Control and prevention of contamination include? Ans- Hand washing, gloves, eye protection, gowns,
masks, mask, respirators, barrier devices, and immunizations.
Duty to Act is? Ans- An obligation to provide care.
Duties include: Ans- Duty to:
-Respond
-Obey laws and regulations
-Operate an emergerncy vehicle reasonably and prudently
-Provide care and transportation to expected standard
-Provide care and transport consistent with the scope of practice and local medicine protocol
-Continue and transport through to its appropriate conclusion
The scope of practice is? Ans- Descriptionof what assessment and treatment skills and EMT may legally
perform.
Implied consent is? Ans- Consent in which a patient is unable to give consent and is provided treatment
under the implication they would want treament.
Informed consent is? Ans- Permission for treatment given by a patient after the potential risks, benefits,
and alternatives to treatment have been explained.
Ethics Ans- The discipline dealing with what is good and bad.
Standard of care is? Ans- The degree of medical care and skill that is expected of a resonably competent
EMT acting in the same or similar circumstances.
