MPTC FIRST RESPONDER TEST AND
ANSWERS.
What is a first responder? - Answers-A First Responder is the first medically trained
person to arrive on the scene of an emergency
Level of care - Answers-1. Emergency Medical technicians (EMT's)
2. Paramedics
3. Nurse and Physicians
4. Other Allied Health Professionals
The EMS System - Answers-1. Reporting
2. Dispatch
3. First Response
4. EMS Response
To combat infectious diseases, we practice... - Answers-*Body Substance Isolation
(a.k.a. Standard Precautions)
*Standard Precautions is a System of Infection Control
Means of Transmission - Answers-1. Direct Contact
2. Indirect Contact
3. Airborne
4. Vector borne
Puncture Wound - Answers-1. Used needles
2. Glass and other sharp objects contaminated with blood
3. Human bites
Mucous Membrane Contact - Answers-Such contact that would result from mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation or eye splashing with infected fluids, such as blood, saliva, other
bodily fluids
Meningitis - Answers-1. Bacterial - Most Severe (a) an inflammation of the protective
coverings of the brain and spinal cord (b) There is a vaccine for some causes
2. Viral - Often Less Severe
Standard Precautions for infectious diseases - Answers-1. Assume that all patients are
potentially infected with bloodborne pathogens
2. Use protective equipment
3. Always wear approved gloves (nitrile) and change gloves after contact with each
patient
4. Wash your hands with soap and water
5. Do not recap, cut, or bend used needles.
, Moving a patient guidelines - Answers-a. DO NO FURTHER HARM TO THE PATIENT
b. Move the patient only when necessary
c. Move the patient as little as possible
d. Move the patient's body as a unit
e. Use proper lifting techniques
f. Have one rescuer give command (at the head)
Recovery Position - Answers-Unconscious patients who have not suffered trauma
should be placed in the recovery position
a. Helps keep the airway open
b. Allows secretions to drain from the mouth.
Treatment of Patients with Suspected Head or Spine Injury - Answers-Anytime a patient
has sustained a traumatic injury, suspect injury to the head, neck, or spine
a. Improper treatment can lead to permanent damage or paralysis
b. Keep the patient's head in a neutral position and immobilized.
Consent for Treatment - Answers-1. Expressed Consent (The patient lets you know,
verbally or non-verbally, that he or she is willing to accept treatment)
2. Informed Consent (The patient understands who you are, what you want to do, and
what has happened and allows you to treat them)
3. Implied Consent (Does not hesitate to treat an unconscious patient)
4. Consent for Minors (Under the law, minors are not considered capable of speaking
for themselves)
5. Consent of Mentally Ill patients (If a person appears to be a threat to themselves or
others, then this person should be placed under medical care)
Massachusetts Do NOT Resuscitate (DNR) - Answers-first responders cannot
resuscitate a person when they have written permission from their doctor
Abandonment - Answers-when a trained person begins emergency care and then
leaves the patient before another trained person takes over
Negligence - Answers-when a patient sustains further injury or harm because the care
administered did not meet the standard of care
Confidentially - Answers-Information should be shared only with other medical
personnel who are directly involved in the patient's care
Law Enforcement Exceptions to HIPAA - Answers-for purposes of identifying or locating
a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person
a. Name and address
b. Date and place of birth
c. Social Security Number
d. ABO blood type
e. Type of injury
ANSWERS.
What is a first responder? - Answers-A First Responder is the first medically trained
person to arrive on the scene of an emergency
Level of care - Answers-1. Emergency Medical technicians (EMT's)
2. Paramedics
3. Nurse and Physicians
4. Other Allied Health Professionals
The EMS System - Answers-1. Reporting
2. Dispatch
3. First Response
4. EMS Response
To combat infectious diseases, we practice... - Answers-*Body Substance Isolation
(a.k.a. Standard Precautions)
*Standard Precautions is a System of Infection Control
Means of Transmission - Answers-1. Direct Contact
2. Indirect Contact
3. Airborne
4. Vector borne
Puncture Wound - Answers-1. Used needles
2. Glass and other sharp objects contaminated with blood
3. Human bites
Mucous Membrane Contact - Answers-Such contact that would result from mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation or eye splashing with infected fluids, such as blood, saliva, other
bodily fluids
Meningitis - Answers-1. Bacterial - Most Severe (a) an inflammation of the protective
coverings of the brain and spinal cord (b) There is a vaccine for some causes
2. Viral - Often Less Severe
Standard Precautions for infectious diseases - Answers-1. Assume that all patients are
potentially infected with bloodborne pathogens
2. Use protective equipment
3. Always wear approved gloves (nitrile) and change gloves after contact with each
patient
4. Wash your hands with soap and water
5. Do not recap, cut, or bend used needles.
, Moving a patient guidelines - Answers-a. DO NO FURTHER HARM TO THE PATIENT
b. Move the patient only when necessary
c. Move the patient as little as possible
d. Move the patient's body as a unit
e. Use proper lifting techniques
f. Have one rescuer give command (at the head)
Recovery Position - Answers-Unconscious patients who have not suffered trauma
should be placed in the recovery position
a. Helps keep the airway open
b. Allows secretions to drain from the mouth.
Treatment of Patients with Suspected Head or Spine Injury - Answers-Anytime a patient
has sustained a traumatic injury, suspect injury to the head, neck, or spine
a. Improper treatment can lead to permanent damage or paralysis
b. Keep the patient's head in a neutral position and immobilized.
Consent for Treatment - Answers-1. Expressed Consent (The patient lets you know,
verbally or non-verbally, that he or she is willing to accept treatment)
2. Informed Consent (The patient understands who you are, what you want to do, and
what has happened and allows you to treat them)
3. Implied Consent (Does not hesitate to treat an unconscious patient)
4. Consent for Minors (Under the law, minors are not considered capable of speaking
for themselves)
5. Consent of Mentally Ill patients (If a person appears to be a threat to themselves or
others, then this person should be placed under medical care)
Massachusetts Do NOT Resuscitate (DNR) - Answers-first responders cannot
resuscitate a person when they have written permission from their doctor
Abandonment - Answers-when a trained person begins emergency care and then
leaves the patient before another trained person takes over
Negligence - Answers-when a patient sustains further injury or harm because the care
administered did not meet the standard of care
Confidentially - Answers-Information should be shared only with other medical
personnel who are directly involved in the patient's care
Law Enforcement Exceptions to HIPAA - Answers-for purposes of identifying or locating
a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person
a. Name and address
b. Date and place of birth
c. Social Security Number
d. ABO blood type
e. Type of injury
