NREMT - QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
(EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.)
Medical Direction Accurate Answer - Oversight of the patient-care
aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
Protocols Accurate Answer - lists of steps, such as assessments and
interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by
the Medical Director of an EMS system
Offline Direction Accurate Answer - consists of standing orders issued
by the medical director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
Online Direction Accurate Answer - consists of orders from the on-duty
physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders Accurate Answer - A policy or protocol issued by a
Medical Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular
skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask Accurate Answer - High Efficiency Particulate Air
respirator; used for patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to
prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B Accurate Answer - infectious inflammation of the liver
caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by
exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C Accurate Answer - inflammation of the liver caused by the
hepatitis C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted
sexually)
Tuberculosis Accurate Answer - Infectious disease caused by the
tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the
respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the system.
,Acute Stress Accurate Answer - short term ; fight or flight response ;
effects disappear quickly after it is over
Scope of Practice Accurate Answer - What we are allowed to do or
trained to do
Standard Care Accurate Answer - the degree of care that a reasonably
prudent person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act Accurate Answer - an obligation to provide care to a
patient
Good Samaritan Accurate Answer - a person who voluntarily offers
help or sympathy in times of trouble
Expressed Consent Accurate Answer - Permission that must be
obtained from every conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency
treatment may be provided
Implied Consent Accurate Answer - The consent it is presumed a
patient or patient's parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an
unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is
needed.
Treatment of a Minor Accurate Answer - Must be given by legal
guardian
Involuntary Accurate Answer - Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive Accurate Answer - a legal document prepared by a
living, competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the
individual should become unable to make decisions regarding his or her
medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of attorney for
health care
Polst Accurate Answer - Physicians orders for life sustaining
treatment. May include order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR Accurate Answer - Prehospital care report
, Emergency Move Accurate Answer - a move made when there is an
immediate danger to the patient.
Urgent Move Accurate Answer - Move used if a scne factor causes a
decline in patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move Accurate Answer - No immediate threat to life, are
carried out in such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and
pain.
bariatric stretcher Accurate Answer - Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher Accurate Answer - this cot splits in tow or four
sections, so it can be used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher Accurate Answer - designed to surround and protect
the patient, this stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another
to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher Accurate Answer - made of canvas or rubberized or
other flexible material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three
carrying handles on each side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow
hallways
anatomical planes Accurate Answer - 1. coronal (vertical cut into front
and back halves) 2. transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal
(vertical cut into left and right halves)
fowler position Accurate Answer - a bed sitting position with the head
of the bed raised to 45 degrees
semi fowler position Accurate Answer - the head of the bed is raised 30
degrees; or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is
raised 15 degrees
shock position Accurate Answer - feet elevated 12 inches higher than
head
(EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.)
Medical Direction Accurate Answer - Oversight of the patient-care
aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
Protocols Accurate Answer - lists of steps, such as assessments and
interventions, to be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by
the Medical Director of an EMS system
Offline Direction Accurate Answer - consists of standing orders issued
by the medical director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or
another physician.
Online Direction Accurate Answer - consists of orders from the on-duty
physician given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders Accurate Answer - A policy or protocol issued by a
Medical Director that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular
skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask Accurate Answer - High Efficiency Particulate Air
respirator; used for patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to
prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B Accurate Answer - infectious inflammation of the liver
caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by
exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C Accurate Answer - inflammation of the liver caused by the
hepatitis C virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted
sexually)
Tuberculosis Accurate Answer - Infectious disease caused by the
tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the
respiratory system and causes inflammation and calcification of the system.
,Acute Stress Accurate Answer - short term ; fight or flight response ;
effects disappear quickly after it is over
Scope of Practice Accurate Answer - What we are allowed to do or
trained to do
Standard Care Accurate Answer - the degree of care that a reasonably
prudent person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act Accurate Answer - an obligation to provide care to a
patient
Good Samaritan Accurate Answer - a person who voluntarily offers
help or sympathy in times of trouble
Expressed Consent Accurate Answer - Permission that must be
obtained from every conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency
treatment may be provided
Implied Consent Accurate Answer - The consent it is presumed a
patient or patient's parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an
unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is
needed.
Treatment of a Minor Accurate Answer - Must be given by legal
guardian
Involuntary Accurate Answer - Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive Accurate Answer - a legal document prepared by a
living, competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the
individual should become unable to make decisions regarding his or her
medical care; may also be called a living will or durable power of attorney for
health care
Polst Accurate Answer - Physicians orders for life sustaining
treatment. May include order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR Accurate Answer - Prehospital care report
, Emergency Move Accurate Answer - a move made when there is an
immediate danger to the patient.
Urgent Move Accurate Answer - Move used if a scne factor causes a
decline in patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move Accurate Answer - No immediate threat to life, are
carried out in such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and
pain.
bariatric stretcher Accurate Answer - Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher Accurate Answer - this cot splits in tow or four
sections, so it can be used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher Accurate Answer - designed to surround and protect
the patient, this stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another
to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher Accurate Answer - made of canvas or rubberized or
other flexible material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three
carrying handles on each side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow
hallways
anatomical planes Accurate Answer - 1. coronal (vertical cut into front
and back halves) 2. transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal
(vertical cut into left and right halves)
fowler position Accurate Answer - a bed sitting position with the head
of the bed raised to 45 degrees
semi fowler position Accurate Answer - the head of the bed is raised 30
degrees; or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is
raised 15 degrees
shock position Accurate Answer - feet elevated 12 inches higher than
head
