FLORIDA BRT CORRECTIONS - SOCE
REVIEW Questions and Answers
1.EMS system
Answer a network of trained professionals linked to provide
advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury
or illness
2.negligence occurs if all these conditions are present
Answer
• duty to act - you had a legal duty to the patient
•breach of standard of care - you had a legal duty to act or you failed
to act in a certain way
•causation - your action or inaction actually caused the patient's injury
•damages - the patient was harmed as a result of your actions and the
court is able to compensate the patient (usually monetarily) for their
injuries
3.exercise
Answer a great stress reliever; benefits include a release of pent-up
emotions
4.stages of grief
Answer • denial
,•anger
•bargaining
•depression
•acceptance
5.CDC
Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6.universal precautions
Answer a set of procedures designed to prevent transmission of HIV,
hepatitis B, and other bloodborne pathogens to first aid or health care
providers
7.Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
Answer the standard requires using a form of infection control with all
patients
8.gloves
Answer minimizes skin contact with blood or other body fluids. always
use if you expect to have physical contact with a patient or a prisoner;
if you have skin contact with people who are bleeding or have open
sores, rashes, blisters, burns, or other broken skin conditions; and if
you have open cuts, sores, burns, rashes, or other broken skin
conditions on your hands. universal precautions apply in any
situation where you can clean and decontaminate spilled blood or other
,body fluids, handle body fluids or blood-contaminated equipment, or
handle containers labeled biohazardous or biomedical waste.
9.hand washing
Answer if visibly dirty or soiled with blood or other body fluids, wash
with plain or antimicrobial soap and water. if not visibly soiled, use an
alcohol-based hand rub to decontaminate. if no contact with blood or
other body fluids, consider using sanitizing wipes or towelettes as
alternative to washing with plain soap and water.
10.methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Answer a type of bacteria that is highly contagious and resistant to
certain antibiotics; causes a skin infection that is red, swollen, or
painful, or an area that is warm to the touch or is draining pus; may
look like a spider bite, pimple, or boil, and the person may have a fever
11.precautions to avoid contracting MRSA
Answer • shower with soap and water as soon as possible after direct
contact with an open sore and use a clean, dry towel
•don't share equipment, towels, soap, or any personal care items
•don't share drinking containers
•don't share ointments, creams, or antibiotics
•keep hands away from your nose, mouth, and eyes
•keep all skin wounds completely covered with a bandage
•wash towels, equipment, uniforms, and any other laundry in hot water
, in detergent daily
12.stages of HIV
Answer • asymptomatic
•symptomatic
•AIDS
13.airborne infection
Answer any infection spread from person to person through the air
14.respiratory system
Answer delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood;
the nose, mouth, throat, voice box, and windpipe makes up the airway
that brings oxygen to the lungs
15.circulatory system
Answer pumps blood throughout the body; functions to deliver oxygen
and nutrients to and remove waster from the body's tissues; basic parts
are the heart, veins, capillaries, arteries, and blood
16.the heart
Answer consists of two sides, each having an upper and lower chamber;
right side pumps blood to the lungs, picks up oxygen, returns
oxygenated blood to the left side and the left side delivers oxygenated
blood throughout the body and returns blood to the right side
REVIEW Questions and Answers
1.EMS system
Answer a network of trained professionals linked to provide
advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury
or illness
2.negligence occurs if all these conditions are present
Answer
• duty to act - you had a legal duty to the patient
•breach of standard of care - you had a legal duty to act or you failed
to act in a certain way
•causation - your action or inaction actually caused the patient's injury
•damages - the patient was harmed as a result of your actions and the
court is able to compensate the patient (usually monetarily) for their
injuries
3.exercise
Answer a great stress reliever; benefits include a release of pent-up
emotions
4.stages of grief
Answer • denial
,•anger
•bargaining
•depression
•acceptance
5.CDC
Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6.universal precautions
Answer a set of procedures designed to prevent transmission of HIV,
hepatitis B, and other bloodborne pathogens to first aid or health care
providers
7.Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
Answer the standard requires using a form of infection control with all
patients
8.gloves
Answer minimizes skin contact with blood or other body fluids. always
use if you expect to have physical contact with a patient or a prisoner;
if you have skin contact with people who are bleeding or have open
sores, rashes, blisters, burns, or other broken skin conditions; and if
you have open cuts, sores, burns, rashes, or other broken skin
conditions on your hands. universal precautions apply in any
situation where you can clean and decontaminate spilled blood or other
,body fluids, handle body fluids or blood-contaminated equipment, or
handle containers labeled biohazardous or biomedical waste.
9.hand washing
Answer if visibly dirty or soiled with blood or other body fluids, wash
with plain or antimicrobial soap and water. if not visibly soiled, use an
alcohol-based hand rub to decontaminate. if no contact with blood or
other body fluids, consider using sanitizing wipes or towelettes as
alternative to washing with plain soap and water.
10.methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Answer a type of bacteria that is highly contagious and resistant to
certain antibiotics; causes a skin infection that is red, swollen, or
painful, or an area that is warm to the touch or is draining pus; may
look like a spider bite, pimple, or boil, and the person may have a fever
11.precautions to avoid contracting MRSA
Answer • shower with soap and water as soon as possible after direct
contact with an open sore and use a clean, dry towel
•don't share equipment, towels, soap, or any personal care items
•don't share drinking containers
•don't share ointments, creams, or antibiotics
•keep hands away from your nose, mouth, and eyes
•keep all skin wounds completely covered with a bandage
•wash towels, equipment, uniforms, and any other laundry in hot water
, in detergent daily
12.stages of HIV
Answer • asymptomatic
•symptomatic
•AIDS
13.airborne infection
Answer any infection spread from person to person through the air
14.respiratory system
Answer delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood;
the nose, mouth, throat, voice box, and windpipe makes up the airway
that brings oxygen to the lungs
15.circulatory system
Answer pumps blood throughout the body; functions to deliver oxygen
and nutrients to and remove waster from the body's tissues; basic parts
are the heart, veins, capillaries, arteries, and blood
16.the heart
Answer consists of two sides, each having an upper and lower chamber;
right side pumps blood to the lungs, picks up oxygen, returns
oxygenated blood to the left side and the left side delivers oxygenated
blood throughout the body and returns blood to the right side
