EMR Certification Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass

EMR Certification Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass What criteria is used by the NHSTA to evaluate an EMS system? Regulation, policy, education of public, resource management What is the purpose of fire rescue provide specialized rescues What is the role of an EMR at the scene of an emergency help medics care for critical injuries What are the components of quality improvement process Safety, timeliness, efficiency What effects can alcohol can have depression, low ability to deal with stress Why does H1N1 cause the public for concern few people have immunity to this strain What can cause stress for an EMR death on scene What is the standard of care To perform skills to the highest standard blah blah blah Ex: If no pulse perform cpr Steps when dispatched to a call No response until you are informed of location What to do if you are in an unsafe scene remain calm, wait, request law enforcement What to do if you are unsure if the scene is safe Retreat and call for help What establishes competency for pts legal age, capacity What is negligence, how is it proved duty to act, breach of duty, resulting injuries What is HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Pt privacy act of 1996 What is the most important part of HIPPA in regard to EMS pt privacy Understand abandonment Leaving a pt before you have completed your care Steps to responding to an emergency Make sure of location primary and on after arrival What is standing down Staying away until you receive clearance Effective ways to avoid a violent situation w/ patient Maintain an exit, use good communicator, listen carefully to info given by dispatch, Do not physically restrain Ways to communicate w, pts maintain eye contact, level, no med jar Why does miscommunication occur they are scared, altered How do you speak to an anxious pt limit people talking to pt, speak calmly, repeat words Caring for an unconscious pt they can still hear you, airway, primary How does the brain communicate with the body Sends signals to the body in response to sensory signals it receives Terms: lateral, medial, distal, proximal Lateral: Medial: Distal: Proximal: Difference b/w veins and arteries V...Thin walled carry blood to the heart A.. thick muscular walls carry blood away from the heart What makes up the shield girdle Clavicle, scapula and humerus What is skeletal muscle Location of main arteries in the body Femoral, radical, carotid, brachial Function of the epiglottis Covers trachea during swallowing What % of a persons blood is plasma 55% Function of the chambers of the heart Just know heart flow bruh Sections of the spine Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (5), Coccyx (4) Types of Muscle Strongest bone in the body Femur What type of joint is the shoulder Ball and socket Bones in the arm Humerus, radius, ulna Age range for a child -CPR 1-8 yrs old Landmarks for abdominal thrust above naval below xiphoid process Ratio of chest compression for 1 and 2 person adult CPR 30:2 How to assess pulse Check carotid no more than 10 seconds / brachial artery on a baby How to care for a swimmer in cardiac arrest Stabilize head and neck then remove vic from water How to assess temperature Back of the hand to forehead Primary Assessment Know it + treat life threats S/s of a diabetic coma pt Fruity breath, too much sugar, not enough insulin, warm skin When to collect pt hx Before secondary assessment Definition of AMS Altered mental status/any change in LOC What to do if puts pupils are not pearl Report finding to next level of care when they arrive Purpose of the oral airway Maintain an open airway How to asses a pt w/ a hearing aid Speak slow/clear visually impaired=glasses pt pointing to ears means can't hear s/s of poisoning low respirations, abd pain, diarrhea, excessive salivation, nausea Routes poison can take injestion, absorbtion, inhalation, injection Different types of shock hemmoragic, cardiogenic, pysch, anaphylactic, etc. First stage of drowning panic Safest approach to rescue pt from water Reach, throw them something, row to them , get in water s/s of frostbite frostnip frostbite: white waxy looking What makes someone vulnerable to frostbite Hunger, age, exhaustion Diff types of heat related emergencies + s/s Heat exhaustion Heat stroke (skin gets dry+ low b/p+ body temp 106 When do you not place a shock pt in trandelenburg respiratory distress, stroke, head injury Different types of burns superficial, partial thickness, full thickness Respiratory rate for newborns 25-50 How does shock affect pediatric pts They fall into shock very rapidly Difference b/w adult and child airway smaller and less flexible Anaphylaxis hives, rapid pulse, low b/p, unconsciousness, Calm child: comfort position, O2, ask v Why is elderly abuse harder to detect isolated from the public Indications a pt is visually impaired glasses, cane, pt points to ears How to perform a two person carry back straight lift with legs how to immobilize patient on backboard immobilize head first then top middle bottom How to perform a pack's trap carry optimal weight distribution. rescuer puts pt armpits over rescuer shoulders When is it okay to use an improvised device instead of an LBB when pt must be moved immediately When to use modifications for moving When pt must be moved due to threat When to do a blanket drag moving from an unsafe environment quickly Responsibilities during the extrication process Whatever the superiors tell you to do Types of elevated confined spaces water tower. construction zone What is golden period/hour from time pt gets help to time they get advanced care. or first hour of care types of injuries cause by firearms depends on caliber of gun and part of body hit Major complications associated with a closed head injury Swelling of the brain/ cranial pressure Priorities with soft tissue injuries BSI When and how to stabilize a helmet If it is ill fitting or compromises airway. Hold c-spine and remove Prolapsed Cord Major concern, cord becomes compressed during contractions stop circulation to baby Breached Birth Arrange immediate transport. when anything put the head comes out first Crowning baby head. If head covered with amniotic sac tear with fingers clear from face.