EMT- B Final Exam Review

EMT- B Final Exam Review An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to: A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not be B. demand that the patient to be quiet and cooperative during transport. C. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her medical complaint. D. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful. - ANSWER D. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful. Continuing education in EMS serves to: A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills. B. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training. C. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system D. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care. - ANSWER A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills. Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: A. State Bureau of EMS. B. EMS training officer. C. individual EMT D. EMS medical director. - ANSWER C. individual EMT National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. A. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States B. facilitate a national EMS labor group C. unify EMS providers under a single medical director D. reduce expenses at the local and state levels - ANSWER A. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States.