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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no
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longer than ________ hours following the incident. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔72 |\
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every
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level of prehospital emergency training? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔AED
As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and
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symptoms of cumulative stress: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔may |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
not be present or obvious at all times
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The patient care report (PCR) ensures: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔continuity of care |\ |\
Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the
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administration of ALS? |\ |\
A. a 53-year-old patient who is given glucagon for significant
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hypoglycemia Incorrect |\ |\
B. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with
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an automated external defibrillator (AED) Correct
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C. a 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
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multilumen device Incorrect |\ |\ |\
, D. a 61-year-old trauma patient whose chest is decompressed
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with a needle Incorrect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. a 64-year-old
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cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with an automated
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external defibrillator (AED) |\ |\
A patient's refusal for EMS treatment and/or transport must be: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an informed refusal |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔deviation from the standard of care that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
may result in further injury
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Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts
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abandonment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A paramedic transfers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient care to an EMT |\ |\ |\ |\
While assisting an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance crew,
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you are accidentally stuck with an IV needle. You should: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔report the incident to your supervisor |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
after the call |\ |\
A positive TB skin test indicates that: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔.
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you have been exposed to the disease.
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Communicating with hearing-impaired patients can be facilitated |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by doing all of the following, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔.
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elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pronunciation.
,When relaying patient information via radio, communications
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should be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔. brief and easily understood.
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f an action or procedure that was performed on a patient is not
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recorded on the written report: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it was
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not performed in the eyes of the law.
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Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔not cutting through holes in
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clothing that were caused by weapons
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When you begin an oral report, you should state the patient's
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age, sex, and: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chief complaint.
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The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform
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emergency medical care in the field is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔medical director. |\
Two-way communication that requires the EMT to "push to talk"
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and "release to listen" describes what mode of communication? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔. simplex |\ |\ |\
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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(OSHA) regulations, an employer must: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for
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exposure.
, which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based
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failure?
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An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols
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clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
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|\ B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal
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|\ injury is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
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C. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she
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did not know the pertinent information about the drug.
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D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain
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proper authorization from medical control first. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
because she did not know the pertinent information about the
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drug. Correct |\
Which of the following statements regarding the Good Samaritan
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law is correct? |\ |\
|\ It provides the EMT immunity from a lawsuit.
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|\ B. The law does not protect EMTs who are off duty.
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|\ C. It will not protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence.
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D. It guarantees that the EMT will not be held liable if he or she
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is sued. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it will not protect the EMT in
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cases of gross negligence. |\ |\ |\
In which of the following situations does the EMT NOT have a
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legal duty to act? |\ |\ |\
Choose one answer. |\ |\
|\ A. a response to an injured patient while off duty
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|\ B. a response to a motor vehicle crash while off duty
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