AEMT NREMT Questions with 100% Correct
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what is offline medical control
(indirect) standing orders, protocols, training
what is on line medical control
(direct) radio, telephone, when you talk directly to a physician
what is secondary prevention
the event has already happened and the damage needs to be minimized
what is the difference between infectious diseases and communicable diseases
not all infectious diseases are communicable but all communicable diseases are infectious
what is a pathogen
microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a host
what is vector borne transmission
involves the spread of infection by animal or insect that carry an organism from one person or
place to another
what is standard of care
the way you are required to act or behave is standard of care
what is licensure
the process by which a competent authority, usually the state grants permission to practice a
job, trade, or profession
,what is duty to act
a person's responsibility to provide patient care, a bystander has no obligation to assist a
stranger in distress
what is battery vs assault
toughing someone vs threatening someone
what is expressed consent
given when a patient does something, ie putting their arm out for a blood pressure check
when is implied consent given
unresponsive, delusional, or altered mental status from drugs or alcohol
what is ethics vs morality
right and wrong vs a code of conduct that can be defined by society, religion, or a patrons,
affective, character, conduct, and conscience
what are base stations
any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed place
what is a channel
assigned frequency
what is a dedicated line
point to point contact
what do very high frequency mobile radios operate at
30 to 300 MHz
,what do ultra high frequency radios operate between
300 to 3000 MHz
what is a repeater
received messages on one frequency and then retransmits them on a second frequency
what is a telemetry
can measure vitals and transmit them to another terminal
when do posterior fontanelles close
3 months
when do anterior fontanelles fuse
between 9 and 18 months
what is the rooting reflex
when something touches an infants cheek it will turn its head and try to suck on it
what is an agonist
binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response
what is an antagonist
a receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens agonist-
mediated responses rather than provoking a biological response itself upon binding to a
receptor
what does alpha 1 do
vasoconstriction of blood vessels, contraction of smooth muscle, glucose metabolism
, what does alpha 2 do
inhibitory effects of other receptors, inhibits release of insulin, contraction of anal spinchter,
inhibits release of norepinephrine
what does beta 1 do
heart, positive inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effects; increases hunger
what does beta 2 do
bronchodilator
alpha receptors cause what and beta receptors cause what
alpha receptors cause construction and beta receptors cause dilation
what are analgesics
pain relieves
what is albuterol's mechanism of action
selective beta 2 agonist that stimulates adrenergic receptors of the sympathomimetic nervous
system
what is contraindication of dextrose
intracranial bleed
what class is epinephrine
sympathomimetic
what is epinephrine's mechanism of action
Answers
what is offline medical control
(indirect) standing orders, protocols, training
what is on line medical control
(direct) radio, telephone, when you talk directly to a physician
what is secondary prevention
the event has already happened and the damage needs to be minimized
what is the difference between infectious diseases and communicable diseases
not all infectious diseases are communicable but all communicable diseases are infectious
what is a pathogen
microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a host
what is vector borne transmission
involves the spread of infection by animal or insect that carry an organism from one person or
place to another
what is standard of care
the way you are required to act or behave is standard of care
what is licensure
the process by which a competent authority, usually the state grants permission to practice a
job, trade, or profession
,what is duty to act
a person's responsibility to provide patient care, a bystander has no obligation to assist a
stranger in distress
what is battery vs assault
toughing someone vs threatening someone
what is expressed consent
given when a patient does something, ie putting their arm out for a blood pressure check
when is implied consent given
unresponsive, delusional, or altered mental status from drugs or alcohol
what is ethics vs morality
right and wrong vs a code of conduct that can be defined by society, religion, or a patrons,
affective, character, conduct, and conscience
what are base stations
any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed place
what is a channel
assigned frequency
what is a dedicated line
point to point contact
what do very high frequency mobile radios operate at
30 to 300 MHz
,what do ultra high frequency radios operate between
300 to 3000 MHz
what is a repeater
received messages on one frequency and then retransmits them on a second frequency
what is a telemetry
can measure vitals and transmit them to another terminal
when do posterior fontanelles close
3 months
when do anterior fontanelles fuse
between 9 and 18 months
what is the rooting reflex
when something touches an infants cheek it will turn its head and try to suck on it
what is an agonist
binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response
what is an antagonist
a receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens agonist-
mediated responses rather than provoking a biological response itself upon binding to a
receptor
what does alpha 1 do
vasoconstriction of blood vessels, contraction of smooth muscle, glucose metabolism
, what does alpha 2 do
inhibitory effects of other receptors, inhibits release of insulin, contraction of anal spinchter,
inhibits release of norepinephrine
what does beta 1 do
heart, positive inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic effects; increases hunger
what does beta 2 do
bronchodilator
alpha receptors cause what and beta receptors cause what
alpha receptors cause construction and beta receptors cause dilation
what are analgesics
pain relieves
what is albuterol's mechanism of action
selective beta 2 agonist that stimulates adrenergic receptors of the sympathomimetic nervous
system
what is contraindication of dextrose
intracranial bleed
what class is epinephrine
sympathomimetic
what is epinephrine's mechanism of action
