NREMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GRADED);DUE 10TH OCTOBER 2023.

NREMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GRADED);DUE 10TH OCTOBER 2023. Adult/Adolescent Respiratory Rate - CORRECT ANSWER-12-20 Pediatric Respiratory Rate - CORRECT ANSWER-15-30 Infant (<1 yr) Respiratory Rate - CORRECT ANSWER-25-50 What was the birth of modern EMS? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Accidental death and disability: The neglected disease of a Modern Society" What is the role of a Medical Director? - CORRECT ANSWER-The medical director is a physician responsible for providing medical oversight. The medical director oversees quality improvement. What is online vs offline Medical Direction? - CORRECT ANSWER-Online: Direct contact between the physician and EMT via phone/radio Offline: Written protocol and guidelines What is CISM? - CORRECT ANSWER-Critical Incident Stress Management - A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium. What are the three steps to a Safe Lift? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Power life, keep close to body, bend legs 2. Position the strecher to the height of the lift 3. Request assistance if needed Pregnant Patients Positioning? - CORRECT ANSWER-Place on their left side, and if C-spine injury, tilt backboard left 20 degrees Why do you place a pregnant patient on their left side? - CORRECT ANSWER-To avoid Supine Hypotensive Syndrome What are the four types of consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Informed, Expressed, Minor, and Implied What is informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient is alert and competent, understands the procedure in full What is expressed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Permission given by patient verbally/non or writing for a procedure, not as in depth as informed What is implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency care for an unresponsive/incompetent patient What is Minor consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-Minors are not competent to accept or refuse care; consent is required from a parent or legal guardian. What is. DNR? - CORRECT ANSWER-do not resuscitate order; not care prior to cardiac arrest What is a living will? - CORRECT ANSWER-Broader than a DNR; addressed healthcare wishes prior to entering C.A. What are the four civil liabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Duty to act 2. Breech of duty 3. Damage 4. Causation What is the most common reason EMS providers are sued? - CORRECT ANSWER-Negligence What is the duty to act? - CORRECT ANSWER-an obligation to provide care to a patient What is a breech of duty? - CORRECT ANSWER-The EMT failed to assess, treat, or transport patient according to the "Standard of Care" What is damage? - CORRECT ANSWER-When the patient suing experienced damage/injury What is causation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The injury was due in part by the EMT's breech of duty What is one factor that doesn't impact the destination of a hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ability to pay What are the four Competency criteria? - CORRECT