EMD 350 FINAL
_______ should begin as soon as possible following injury as it might be the longest and most
difficult stage in a trauma patient's recovery - ANS-rehabilitation
___________ can be completed by a patient's physician and used by emergency physicians to
obtain much needed information on types of illness, allergies, medications, and reactions to
certain emergency therapies. - ANS-emergency information form (EIF)
____________: (all are true)
Transfers occur with an expectation that patients will arrive at the receiving facility in a condition
similar to that at the time they leave the sending facility.
B)
Despite this expectation, there are often potential complications that must be managed during
the transport.
C)
The interfacility transport system should have preestablished mechanisms to ensure safe
transfer. - ANS-ground interfacility transfer
________: Relates to manmade structures, infrastructures and transportation events examples
include bridge collapse, tunnel cave in, utility interruption. - ANS-technological disaster
______: any geographic area where the typical urban resources are not adequate for the
management of an injured or sick patient - ANS-Wilderness
_____: early recognition of the emergency and activation of the EMS, early defibrillation when
indicated and early bystander CPR, early advanced life support followed by pos resuscitation
care delivered by healthcare providers - ANS-chain of survival
_____: THE MEDICAL TERM FOR BODILY INJURY, IS THIS nation's most tragic and
expensive - yet correctable - national health care problem. - ANS-trauma
a comprehensive rehabilitation program is often the most ____ part of a trauma system -
ANS-neglected
A disaster response proceeds in a typical order. Please choose the correct sequence of events:
- ANS-event occurs, recognition, activation, response, recovery
A hospital that has a trauma surgeon on staff 24 hours a day, numerous other specialties
available quickly if consulted as well as a neurosurgeon and is committed to research and
community outreach programs would be categorized as: - ANS-level 1 trauma center
a metropolitan are can be defined as - ANS-Urban area with > 50,000 people
A patient with which of the following features should be transported to the emergency
department for medical clearance instead of directly to a psychiatric care facility as a part of an
alternate care destination plan?
A. Complaining of abdominal pain
B. Depressed appearance
C. Heart rate of 105
D. Mild intoxication - ANS-complaining of abdominal pain
, a rural area is defined as - ANS-An area with a population density of 1-999 people per square
mile
A system of physician directed quality assurance that provides professional and public
accountability for medical care in the pre-hospital setting is: - ANS-medical control
advantages of a paper PCR include - ANS-reliable and familiar
ALL ARE CORRECT
Choose the correct answer. Regarding ground interfacility transfers:
A)
The transfer of emergency patients to tertiary centers in order to access higher levels of care
not available at primary care facilities is one of the most common uses of
________________________. Improved outcome has been demonstrated for patients
transferred to centers providing higher level of specialty care.
B)
Additional reasons for transfer include continuity of care and patient preference.
C)
Finally, in a managed care environment, interfacility transfer of patients from out-of-plan facilities
to those that are part of the managed care organization allows reduction in costs to the
managed care organization. - ANS-interfacility transport
An Adult in the state of Arizona is defined as someone Age 18 or above or: - ANS-emancipated
minors determined by court, married minors, or older than 12 and homeless
An essential core of wilderness and expedition medicine is:
a. knowledge of weather, as that causes a great majority of wilderness medicine injury.
b. improvisation, as medical needs can often be complicated by unique circumstances.
c. training, as only physicians and paramedics should practice this field of medicine.
d. adherence to guidelines, as departure can cause harm to patients. - ANS-improvisation as
medical needs can often be complicated by unique circumstances
An Incident Command System (ICS) is also known as: - ANS-incident management system
Based on the Skamania Symposium recommendations, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and the American Trauma Society are working together to develop a trauma
system vision for our country through 2010 in which the primary purpose of a trauma care
system is to reduce ________________ after injury changing the system focus from only the
most severely injured to addressing the needs of all injured patients will result in the greatest
health care benefit for the entire population. - ANS-preventable deaths
basic triage includes - ANS-estimate numbers and acuity, apply identifiers, get patients to
casualty collection point
Between 1996 - 2004 there was a push to implement a national standardized educational
content with standardized training requirements. This included defining 4 levels of providers.
These included which of the following: - ANS-advanced EMT
cardiac arrest occurs when - ANS-there is a sudden loss of heart function when the hearts
electrical system malfunctions
chest compressions should be: - ANS-administered at a rate of 110 cpm or in cycles of 200
choose the correct answer regarding __________ (ALL ARE CORRECT)
A)
The communications center generally performs several functions.
_______ should begin as soon as possible following injury as it might be the longest and most
difficult stage in a trauma patient's recovery - ANS-rehabilitation
___________ can be completed by a patient's physician and used by emergency physicians to
obtain much needed information on types of illness, allergies, medications, and reactions to
certain emergency therapies. - ANS-emergency information form (EIF)
____________: (all are true)
Transfers occur with an expectation that patients will arrive at the receiving facility in a condition
similar to that at the time they leave the sending facility.
B)
Despite this expectation, there are often potential complications that must be managed during
the transport.
C)
The interfacility transport system should have preestablished mechanisms to ensure safe
transfer. - ANS-ground interfacility transfer
________: Relates to manmade structures, infrastructures and transportation events examples
include bridge collapse, tunnel cave in, utility interruption. - ANS-technological disaster
______: any geographic area where the typical urban resources are not adequate for the
management of an injured or sick patient - ANS-Wilderness
_____: early recognition of the emergency and activation of the EMS, early defibrillation when
indicated and early bystander CPR, early advanced life support followed by pos resuscitation
care delivered by healthcare providers - ANS-chain of survival
_____: THE MEDICAL TERM FOR BODILY INJURY, IS THIS nation's most tragic and
expensive - yet correctable - national health care problem. - ANS-trauma
a comprehensive rehabilitation program is often the most ____ part of a trauma system -
ANS-neglected
A disaster response proceeds in a typical order. Please choose the correct sequence of events:
- ANS-event occurs, recognition, activation, response, recovery
A hospital that has a trauma surgeon on staff 24 hours a day, numerous other specialties
available quickly if consulted as well as a neurosurgeon and is committed to research and
community outreach programs would be categorized as: - ANS-level 1 trauma center
a metropolitan are can be defined as - ANS-Urban area with > 50,000 people
A patient with which of the following features should be transported to the emergency
department for medical clearance instead of directly to a psychiatric care facility as a part of an
alternate care destination plan?
A. Complaining of abdominal pain
B. Depressed appearance
C. Heart rate of 105
D. Mild intoxication - ANS-complaining of abdominal pain
, a rural area is defined as - ANS-An area with a population density of 1-999 people per square
mile
A system of physician directed quality assurance that provides professional and public
accountability for medical care in the pre-hospital setting is: - ANS-medical control
advantages of a paper PCR include - ANS-reliable and familiar
ALL ARE CORRECT
Choose the correct answer. Regarding ground interfacility transfers:
A)
The transfer of emergency patients to tertiary centers in order to access higher levels of care
not available at primary care facilities is one of the most common uses of
________________________. Improved outcome has been demonstrated for patients
transferred to centers providing higher level of specialty care.
B)
Additional reasons for transfer include continuity of care and patient preference.
C)
Finally, in a managed care environment, interfacility transfer of patients from out-of-plan facilities
to those that are part of the managed care organization allows reduction in costs to the
managed care organization. - ANS-interfacility transport
An Adult in the state of Arizona is defined as someone Age 18 or above or: - ANS-emancipated
minors determined by court, married minors, or older than 12 and homeless
An essential core of wilderness and expedition medicine is:
a. knowledge of weather, as that causes a great majority of wilderness medicine injury.
b. improvisation, as medical needs can often be complicated by unique circumstances.
c. training, as only physicians and paramedics should practice this field of medicine.
d. adherence to guidelines, as departure can cause harm to patients. - ANS-improvisation as
medical needs can often be complicated by unique circumstances
An Incident Command System (ICS) is also known as: - ANS-incident management system
Based on the Skamania Symposium recommendations, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and the American Trauma Society are working together to develop a trauma
system vision for our country through 2010 in which the primary purpose of a trauma care
system is to reduce ________________ after injury changing the system focus from only the
most severely injured to addressing the needs of all injured patients will result in the greatest
health care benefit for the entire population. - ANS-preventable deaths
basic triage includes - ANS-estimate numbers and acuity, apply identifiers, get patients to
casualty collection point
Between 1996 - 2004 there was a push to implement a national standardized educational
content with standardized training requirements. This included defining 4 levels of providers.
These included which of the following: - ANS-advanced EMT
cardiac arrest occurs when - ANS-there is a sudden loss of heart function when the hearts
electrical system malfunctions
chest compressions should be: - ANS-administered at a rate of 110 cpm or in cycles of 200
choose the correct answer regarding __________ (ALL ARE CORRECT)
A)
The communications center generally performs several functions.
