Emergency Medical Responder First On Scene 12th Edition - Le Baudour Test Bank

Emergency Medical Responder: First on Scene

12th Edition by Baudour, Chapter 1-27




TEST BANK

,Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to EMS Systems 1
Chapter 2 Legal and Ethical Principles of EmergencyCare 8
Chapter 3 Wellness and Safetyof the EmergencyMedical Responder 15
Chapter 4 Introduction to Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy, 21
Chapter 5 Introduction to Pathophysiology 27
Chapter 6 Principles of Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients 33
Chapter 7 Principles of Effective Communication 39
Chapter 8 Principles of Effective Documentation 45
Chapter 9 Principles of AirwayManagement and Ventilation 51
Chapter 10 Principles of Oxygen Therapy 59
Chapter 11 Principles of Resuscitation 64
Chapter 12 Obtaining a Medical Historyand Vital Signs 70
Chapter 13 Principles of Patient Assessment 76
Chapter 14 Caring for Cardiac Emergencies 83
Chapter 15 Caring for RespiratoryEmergencies 90
Chapter 16 Caring for Common Medical Emergencies 96
Chapter 17 Caring for Environmental Emergencies 104
Chapter 18 Caring for Soft-Tissue Injuries and Bleeding 110
Chapter 19 Recognition and Care of Shock 117
Chapter 20 Caring for Muscle and Bone Injuries 125
Chapter 21 Caring for Head and Spine Injuries 132
Chapter 22 Caring for Chest and Abdominal Emergencies 137
Chapter 23 Care During Pregnancyand Childbirth 143
Chapter 24 Caring for Infants and Children 150
Chapter 25 Special Considerations for the Geriatric Patient 156
Chapter 26 Introduction to EMS Operations and Hazardous Response 162
Chapter 27 Introduction to Multiple-CasualtyIncidents, the Incident Command System, 171

,EmergencyMedical Responder: Ḟirst on the Scene, 12e (Le Baudour) Chapter 1
Introduction to EMS Systems

1) The term means the chain oḟ human resources and services linked together to provide
continuous emergencycare ḟrom the scene to the medical ḟacility.
A) EMT resources
B) 911 services
C) EMS system
D) emergencyservices
Answer: C
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 4
Objective: 1

2) The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibilityḟor:
A) standards, protocols, and evaluation oḟ patient care.
B) certiḟication and licensure oḟ EMRs.
C) staḟḟing decisions and hiring.
D) answering and dispatching 911 calls.
Answer: A
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Objective: 1

3) You have received an order over the phone ḟrom the Medical Director to administer oxygen to the patient. This
would be called:
A) oḟḟ-line medical direction.
B) on-line medical direction.
C) hospital direction.
D) EMS coordinator direction.
Answer: B
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 8
Objective: 1

4) The procedures that an EmergencyMedical Responder can and must legallyprovide as care ḟor a patient are
called:
A) scope oḟ practice.
B) scope oḟ training.
C) standard oḟ care.
D) standard oḟ training.
Answer: A
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 7
Objective: 1

, 5) Which agencycoordinates EMS on a national level and deḟines all levels oḟ EMS providers?
A) NEMSES
B) AEMT
C) NHTSA
D) NSPM
Answer: C
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 4
Objective: 2

6) One important point where trained and untrained people come together as part oḟ the EMS system is:
A) the 911 service.
B) clinical care.
C) ambulance response.
D) evaluation.
Answer: A
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 6
Objective: 3

7) How manynationallyrecognized levels oḟ EMS training are covered bythe National EMS Education
Standards?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
Answer: D
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 6
Objective: 4

8) Which level oḟ EMS education allows the responder to perḟorm cardiac deḟibrillation?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: A
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 7
Objective: 5

9) Which level is considered the minimum level oḟ education and certiḟication ḟor ambulance personnel in most
areas oḟ the United States?
A) Paramedic
B) AEMT
C) EMT
D) EMR
Answer: C
Diḟḟ: 1 Page Reḟ: 7
Objective: 5