EMT Prep Exam 2023/24

EMT Prep Exam What do patients most remember about their medical emergency? - ANSWER your Attitude, Behavior, Communication, and how much you care What is online medical direction? - ANSWER direct orders from physician given by radio or phone What is offline medical direction? - ANSWER medical policies, procedures, and practices that medical direction has established in written guidelines [also called protocols, standing orders] What are the 4 levels of E.M.S. practitioners? - ANSWER - Emergency Medical Responder [E.M.R.] - Emergency Medical Technician [E.M.T.] - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician [A.E.M.T.] - Paramedic What is patient advocacy? - ANSWER the E.M.T.'s role to protect patients' rights when they are ill, injured, and vulnerable. Provide some examples of patient advocacy. - ANSWER - collecting and safeguarding valuables - protecting patient's privacy - answering questions truthfully