MOD 1 68W Questions with Verified Answers
2026/2027 | Complete Combat Medic Exam
Study Guide | A+ Grade
Terms in this set (501)
Designated Agent An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical
Director to give medications and provide
emergency care. The transfer of such
authorization to a designated agent is an
extension of the medical director's license to
practice medicine.
Evidence-based description of medical techniques or practices
that are supported by scientific evidence of their
safety and efficacy, rather than merely
supposition and tradition.
Contamination the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease,
or infectious materials
, critical incident stress management a comprehensive system that includes education
(CISM) and resources to both prevent stress and to deal
with stress appropriately when it occurs.
Decontamination the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals
and other dangerous or infectious materials.
Hazardous Material Incident the release of harmful substance into the
environment.
Multiple-Casualty Incident an emergency involving multiple patients
Pathogens the organisms that cause infection, such as
viruses and bacteria
Personal Protective Equipment equipment that protects the EMS worker from
(PPE) infection and/or exposure to the dangers of
rescue operations.
Standard Precautions A strict form of infection control that is based on
the assumption that all blood and other body
fluids are infectious
Stress a state of physical and/or psychological arousal
to a stimulus.
Abdominal Quadrants four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint
the location of pain or injury: the right upper
quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ),
the right lower quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower
quadrant (LLQ).
2026/2027 | Complete Combat Medic Exam
Study Guide | A+ Grade
Terms in this set (501)
Designated Agent An EMT or other person authorized by a Medical
Director to give medications and provide
emergency care. The transfer of such
authorization to a designated agent is an
extension of the medical director's license to
practice medicine.
Evidence-based description of medical techniques or practices
that are supported by scientific evidence of their
safety and efficacy, rather than merely
supposition and tradition.
Contamination the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease,
or infectious materials
, critical incident stress management a comprehensive system that includes education
(CISM) and resources to both prevent stress and to deal
with stress appropriately when it occurs.
Decontamination the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals
and other dangerous or infectious materials.
Hazardous Material Incident the release of harmful substance into the
environment.
Multiple-Casualty Incident an emergency involving multiple patients
Pathogens the organisms that cause infection, such as
viruses and bacteria
Personal Protective Equipment equipment that protects the EMS worker from
(PPE) infection and/or exposure to the dangers of
rescue operations.
Standard Precautions A strict form of infection control that is based on
the assumption that all blood and other body
fluids are infectious
Stress a state of physical and/or psychological arousal
to a stimulus.
Abdominal Quadrants four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint
the location of pain or injury: the right upper
quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ),
the right lower quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower
quadrant (LLQ).
