EMT final Study guide Atlantic health exam with correct answers

EMT final Study guide Atlantic health exam
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with correct answers
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Scene Safety & Injury Prevention - correct answers
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✔✔your safety first before patient care ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Use PPE like - correct answers ✔✔gloves, masks, eye
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protection, gowns ||\\||\\




Carbon Monoxide - correct answers ✔✔Carbon ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Monoxide
Binds to hemoglobin 200x stronger than O₂ →
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prevents O₂ transport. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Causes hypoxia, confusion, headache, nausea, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




unconsciousness, death. ||\\||\\

,What does Carbon Monoxide do to your body? -
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correct answers ✔✔Causes hypoxia, confusion, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




headache, nausea, unconsciousness, death. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What are the steps you should take if you are
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exposed to another person's body fluids? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers ✔✔Immediately wash with soap/water. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Report exposure to supervisor. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Fill out exposure report.
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Follow up with medical evaluation. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Explain the ways in which immunity to infectious ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




diseases is acquired. - correct answers ✔✔Naturally ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




acquired active: infection and recovery. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Artificially acquired active: vaccines. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Naturally acquired passive: antibodies from mother ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




to baby.
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Artificially acquired passive: injection of antibodies. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

,Stress Problems - correct answers ✔✔Acute stress,
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delayed stress (PTSD), cumulative stress (burnout). ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Symptoms: fatigue, irritability, nightmares, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




depression, withdrawal. ||\\||\\




Duty to Act - correct answers ✔✔Legal obligation to
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provide care when on duty. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Expressed Consent - correct answers ✔✔patient ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




verbally agrees. ||\\||\\




Informed Consent - correct answers ✔✔patient ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




understands risks/benefits ||\\||\\




Involuntary Consent - correct answers ✔✔ordered ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




by law enforcement/mental health authority
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, Duty to act - correct answers ✔✔you must help if on
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duty


Breach of duty - correct answers ✔✔failure to act ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




appropriately


Causation - correct answers ✔✔harm must be linked ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




to EMT's breach.
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HIPAA - correct answers ✔✔Health Insurance
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Portability and Accountability Act (protects Protects ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




patient info ) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




PHI - correct answers ✔✔Share only for patient care,
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billing, or legal requirements. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\