EMS Midterm Exam with 100%
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You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer
oxygen to the patient. This would be called: - ANSWER-on-line medical direction.
__________ are relatively simple documents that allow individuals to define in advance
their wishes or appoint someone else to make healthcare decisions on their behalf. -
ANSWER-advance directives.
As a paid Emergency Medical Responder, while on duty you are expected to provide
care according to the standard operating procedures outlined by your department. This
is called: - ANSWER-duty to act.
Certain states have __________ laws that protect care providers from civil liability for
delivering care, as long as it is to their level of training and the best of their ability. -
ANSWER-good samaritan.
You are responding to a one-car accident on a neighborhood street. An elderly woman
hit a telephone pole while swerving to avoid a dog that was running loose. She is
conscious and sitting in her car. After you determine that the scene is safe to approach,
the next thing you should do is: - ANSWER-ask for the woman's consent for care.
For a lawsuit alleging negligence to be successful, the following four elements must be
established EXCEPT: - ANSWER-HIPAA violations.
An Advance Directive relates to future treatment, while a DNR order relates to current
treatment. - ANSWER-true.
You are attempting to transport a 57-year-old man to the hospital for observation. He is
combative and must be restrained. What is the most serious complication that you must
be sure to avoid when restraining this patient? - ANSWER-positional asphyxia.
When you talk to another person, only about 7% of your message is transmitted through
the words you use. What percentage is transmitted through body language such as
gestures and expression? - ANSWER-55%.
Someone has called 911 for assistance, but the telephone connection is so poor that
dispatch cannot hear what they are saying. This is a(n) __________ barrier to
communication. - ANSWER-physical.
, You and your fellow Emergency Medical Responders have a discussion regarding the
division of cleaning duties at your station. This would be called: - ANSWER-
interpersonal communication.
As am EMR, what are you attempting to learn by interviewing the patient? - ANSWER-
the patient's medical history.
Off-line medical direction includes __________ that give the EMS provider permission
to administer specific interventions, such as oxygen and medications. - ANSWER-
standing orders.
You are interviewing a 98-year-old female with chest pain. All of the following are
strategies for communicating with a geriatric patient EXCEPT: - ANSWER-calling the
patient's physician for information.
You and your partner are called to a one-vehicle collision. A car has collided with a
telephone pole. You arrive on the scene and notice the police are controlling traffic and
that the power company has turned the power off. The patient is a 65-year-old male
who is unconscious in the driver's seat. He is breathing and has a pulse. There is a
starburst crack in the windshield, and the patient is unrestrained. As your crew is
approaching the scene, the local Advanced Life Support (ALS) crew arrives.
As an Emergency Medical Responder on this call, the first responsibility for you and
your crew would be to: - ANSWER-ensure that it is safe for you and your crew to enter
the area.
Spinal immobilization protocols in your area recently changed because of new research.
This change in protocol is an example of: - ANSWER-evidence-based practice.
The term __________ means the care that should be provided for any level of training
based on local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by
the local EMS system. - ANSWER-standard of care.
Ethics are the __________ that guide a person's right, good and proper behavior. -
ANSWER-moral principles.
Your patient complains of arm pain after falling off her bicycle. You palpate the arm and
feel crepitus. Your patient was not wearing a helmet and she is unsure if she lost
consciousness.
You must consider C-spine precautions. - ANSWER-true.
When communicating over the radio, EMS systems require the use of: - ANSWER-clear
and concise language.
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You have received an order over the phone from the Medical Director to administer
oxygen to the patient. This would be called: - ANSWER-on-line medical direction.
__________ are relatively simple documents that allow individuals to define in advance
their wishes or appoint someone else to make healthcare decisions on their behalf. -
ANSWER-advance directives.
As a paid Emergency Medical Responder, while on duty you are expected to provide
care according to the standard operating procedures outlined by your department. This
is called: - ANSWER-duty to act.
Certain states have __________ laws that protect care providers from civil liability for
delivering care, as long as it is to their level of training and the best of their ability. -
ANSWER-good samaritan.
You are responding to a one-car accident on a neighborhood street. An elderly woman
hit a telephone pole while swerving to avoid a dog that was running loose. She is
conscious and sitting in her car. After you determine that the scene is safe to approach,
the next thing you should do is: - ANSWER-ask for the woman's consent for care.
For a lawsuit alleging negligence to be successful, the following four elements must be
established EXCEPT: - ANSWER-HIPAA violations.
An Advance Directive relates to future treatment, while a DNR order relates to current
treatment. - ANSWER-true.
You are attempting to transport a 57-year-old man to the hospital for observation. He is
combative and must be restrained. What is the most serious complication that you must
be sure to avoid when restraining this patient? - ANSWER-positional asphyxia.
When you talk to another person, only about 7% of your message is transmitted through
the words you use. What percentage is transmitted through body language such as
gestures and expression? - ANSWER-55%.
Someone has called 911 for assistance, but the telephone connection is so poor that
dispatch cannot hear what they are saying. This is a(n) __________ barrier to
communication. - ANSWER-physical.
, You and your fellow Emergency Medical Responders have a discussion regarding the
division of cleaning duties at your station. This would be called: - ANSWER-
interpersonal communication.
As am EMR, what are you attempting to learn by interviewing the patient? - ANSWER-
the patient's medical history.
Off-line medical direction includes __________ that give the EMS provider permission
to administer specific interventions, such as oxygen and medications. - ANSWER-
standing orders.
You are interviewing a 98-year-old female with chest pain. All of the following are
strategies for communicating with a geriatric patient EXCEPT: - ANSWER-calling the
patient's physician for information.
You and your partner are called to a one-vehicle collision. A car has collided with a
telephone pole. You arrive on the scene and notice the police are controlling traffic and
that the power company has turned the power off. The patient is a 65-year-old male
who is unconscious in the driver's seat. He is breathing and has a pulse. There is a
starburst crack in the windshield, and the patient is unrestrained. As your crew is
approaching the scene, the local Advanced Life Support (ALS) crew arrives.
As an Emergency Medical Responder on this call, the first responsibility for you and
your crew would be to: - ANSWER-ensure that it is safe for you and your crew to enter
the area.
Spinal immobilization protocols in your area recently changed because of new research.
This change in protocol is an example of: - ANSWER-evidence-based practice.
The term __________ means the care that should be provided for any level of training
based on local laws, administrative orders, and guidelines and protocols established by
the local EMS system. - ANSWER-standard of care.
Ethics are the __________ that guide a person's right, good and proper behavior. -
ANSWER-moral principles.
Your patient complains of arm pain after falling off her bicycle. You palpate the arm and
feel crepitus. Your patient was not wearing a helmet and she is unsure if she lost
consciousness.
You must consider C-spine precautions. - ANSWER-true.
When communicating over the radio, EMS systems require the use of: - ANSWER-clear
and concise language.
