Part 800 - correct answer NYS EMS protocol. Everything you must keep in the
ambulance is included.
Medical director - correct answer The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT
the authority to provide medical care in the field.
Reciprocity - correct answer Ability to transfer state to state as an EMT
Scene Safety - correct answer steps taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the
EMT, his partners, patients, and bystanders
Proper body substance isolation - correct answer PPE (gowns, gloves, protective
masks)
What do you do if the scene is not safe? - correct answer Contact police
Sharps Container - correct answer A puncture-proof container designed specifically to
safely dispose of needles, scalpels, and other sharp disposable medical instruments
Handwashing - correct answer Step 1: Wet Hands. Wet your hands and apply enough
liquid soap to create a good lather. ...
Step 2: Rub Palms Together. ...
Step 3: Rub the Back of Hands. ...
Step 4: Interlink Your Fingers. ...
Step 5: Cup Your Fingers. ...
Step 6: Clean the Thumbs. ...
Step 7: Rub Palms with Your Fingers.
Wellbeing of the EMT - correct answer Recognizing stressors, taking up a healthy diet
and exercise, coping with death and dying
CISM - correct answer Critical Incident Stress Management - A process that confronts
the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services
personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
Evidence at a crime scene - correct answer blood, DNA, fingerprints, shoeprint, hair
Signs of Obvious Death - correct answer Rigor Mortis, Dependent Lividity, Putrefication,
Evidence of non-survivable injury
Restraining a Patient - correct answer -do not restrain in prone position
-restrain of patient becomes dangerous to self or you
-use humane restraints and do so in the supine position
, Unsafe scene procedures - correct answer
Expressed Consent (actual consent) - correct answer Type of consent given when
patient verbally or otherwise acknowledge that he or she wants you to provide care or
transport.
Implied consent - correct answer Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to
give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want
treatment.
Informed consent includes - correct answer Risks, benefits, complications, alternatives
DNR - correct answer do not resuscitate order
MOLST - correct answer medical orders for life sustaining treatment- a medical order
form that tells others the patient's medical orders for life-sustaining treatment
Informed refusal - correct answer Occurs when the patient refuses treatment after
he/she has been fully educated regarding the consequences of not receiving the
treatment.
RMA - correct answer The refusal of medical assistance, or RMA, ensures the
continuum of care that ambulance squads have a responsibility towards. In a typical
emergency call, the ambulance service will assess and transport the patient to an
appropriate facility.
Standing orders - correct answer a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that
authorizes emts and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
Medical control - correct answer Physician instructions that are given directly by radio or
cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as
authorized by the medical director of the service program.
Libel - correct answer A written defamation of a person's character, reputation,
business, or property rights.
HIPPA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ensures the
privacy of all patients
START triage - correct answer A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage
And Rapid Treatment and uses a limited assessment of the patient's ability to walk,
respiratory status, hemodynamic status, and neurologic status.
Scene size-up - correct answer A step within the patient assessment process that
involves a quick assessment of the scene and the surroundings to provide information