MPTC First Responder Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

MPTC First Responder Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is a first responder? - A First Responder is the first medically trained person to arrive on the scene of an emergency Level of care - 1. Emergency Medical technicians (EMT's) 2. Paramedics 3. Nurse and Physicians 4. Other Allied Health Professionals The EMS System - 1. Reporting 2. Dispatch 3. First Response 4. EMS Response To combat infectious diseases, we practice... - *Body Substance Isolation (a.k.a. Standard Precautions) 2100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 *Standard Precautions is a System of Infection Control Means of Transmission - 1. Direct Contact 2. Indirect Contact 3. Airborne 4. Vector borne Puncture Wound - 1. Used needles 2. Glass and other sharp objects contaminated with blood 3. Human bites Mucous Membrane Contact - Such contact that would result from mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or eye splashing with infected fluids, such as blood, saliva, other bodily fluids Meningitis - 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 - 1. Assume that all patients are potentially infected with bloodborne pathogens 2. Use protective equipment 3100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 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 - 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 - 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