First Responder GPSTC Exam Test 2024\2025.
Define Advanced Directive
A legal document that indicates the care to be provided if they are incapacitated. (Ex: DNR)
Define Radial Pulse
pulse taken at the wrist
What is the difference between online (direct) and off-line (indirect) medical direction is?
- Online orders are given by the on-duty physician, usually over a radio or phone.
Off-line is written or without contact
Define Implied consent
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or
she would want treatment.
Define abandonment
Termination of care for a patient without ensuring the continuation of care is at the same level or higher
Define Superior
Toward the head
Define Distal
a structure that is nearer to the free end of an extremity
Define Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Define Posterior
The back surface of the body
The spine consist of how many Vertebraes?
33 (5 sections)
Define Epiglottis
A leaf-like valve that prevents food and foreign objects from entering the trachea
An unconscious patient's blocked airway is most likely caused by?
The tongue
The first step in correcting a blocked airway is?
Position the head properly
To open the airway in an unconscious adult with NO suspected spinal injury, you should use?
head tilt-chin lift
Where is the carotid pulse located?
The neck
To correct breathing , the very first step is to?
Open the airway
An oral airway of proper size will extend from the?
Corner of the patient's mouth to the tip of the earlobe
What type of lubricant should be used when inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?
A water-soluble lubricant
Define Advanced Directive
A legal document that indicates the care to be provided if they are incapacitated. (Ex: DNR)
Define Radial Pulse
pulse taken at the wrist
What is the difference between online (direct) and off-line (indirect) medical direction is?
- Online orders are given by the on-duty physician, usually over a radio or phone.
Off-line is written or without contact
Define Implied consent
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or
she would want treatment.
Define abandonment
Termination of care for a patient without ensuring the continuation of care is at the same level or higher
Define Superior
Toward the head
Define Distal
a structure that is nearer to the free end of an extremity
Define Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Define Posterior
The back surface of the body
The spine consist of how many Vertebraes?
33 (5 sections)
Define Epiglottis
A leaf-like valve that prevents food and foreign objects from entering the trachea
An unconscious patient's blocked airway is most likely caused by?
The tongue
The first step in correcting a blocked airway is?
Position the head properly
To open the airway in an unconscious adult with NO suspected spinal injury, you should use?
head tilt-chin lift
Where is the carotid pulse located?
The neck
To correct breathing , the very first step is to?
Open the airway
An oral airway of proper size will extend from the?
Corner of the patient's mouth to the tip of the earlobe
What type of lubricant should be used when inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?
A water-soluble lubricant
