EMS Chapter 4 study EMS 1021 Questions and Answers |Complete Solutions Graded
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The EMT is completing documentation for the prehospital care report (PCR) and documents:
"Patient states, 'Upon walking up the stairs, I became short of breath.'" Which type of
information would this be considered? Subjective information
aThe patient's description of the mechanism of injury belongs in which one of the following
sections?
A.
Patient narrative
B.
Vital signs
C.
Patient demographics
D.
Administrative information Patient Narrative
TIA is a commonly accepted abbreviation for: transient ischemic attack
Which of the following would NOT be appropriate when completing a PCR? using
abbereviations you have devoloped.
What does the medical abbreviation "CF" stand for? Cystic Fibrosis
Remember this EMS saying when filling out reports: "If it was not done, do not: write it
down
Which of the following terms describes inaccurate information that has been documented on a
PCR, and may lead to revocation of EMT certification as well as possible criminal charges?
, A.
Falsified
B.
Inaccurate
C.
Confidential
D.
Incomplete Falsified
How should the EMT correct an error on a written PCR? Draw a single horizontal line
through it, initial it, then write the correct word beside it.
Which of the following situations would be most likely to require that the EMT provide
additional documentation beyond the traditional PCR? The patient was abused or neglected
Of the following suspicions that the EMT may develop when caring for a patient, which is most
likely to necessitate the need for the EMT to complete a special report relative to the patient's
condition? That an elderly patient had been abused
Which one of the following situations would require a special report? Gunshot wounds
The "P" in the mnemonic SOAP stands for: plan
SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assessment, plan
When utilizing the SOAP mnemonic for documentation, what does the "A" stand for?
assessment
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The EMT is completing documentation for the prehospital care report (PCR) and documents:
"Patient states, 'Upon walking up the stairs, I became short of breath.'" Which type of
information would this be considered? Subjective information
aThe patient's description of the mechanism of injury belongs in which one of the following
sections?
A.
Patient narrative
B.
Vital signs
C.
Patient demographics
D.
Administrative information Patient Narrative
TIA is a commonly accepted abbreviation for: transient ischemic attack
Which of the following would NOT be appropriate when completing a PCR? using
abbereviations you have devoloped.
What does the medical abbreviation "CF" stand for? Cystic Fibrosis
Remember this EMS saying when filling out reports: "If it was not done, do not: write it
down
Which of the following terms describes inaccurate information that has been documented on a
PCR, and may lead to revocation of EMT certification as well as possible criminal charges?
, A.
Falsified
B.
Inaccurate
C.
Confidential
D.
Incomplete Falsified
How should the EMT correct an error on a written PCR? Draw a single horizontal line
through it, initial it, then write the correct word beside it.
Which of the following situations would be most likely to require that the EMT provide
additional documentation beyond the traditional PCR? The patient was abused or neglected
Of the following suspicions that the EMT may develop when caring for a patient, which is most
likely to necessitate the need for the EMT to complete a special report relative to the patient's
condition? That an elderly patient had been abused
Which one of the following situations would require a special report? Gunshot wounds
The "P" in the mnemonic SOAP stands for: plan
SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assessment, plan
When utilizing the SOAP mnemonic for documentation, what does the "A" stand for?
assessment
