EMT JBLEARNING PHB FINAL STUDY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that transport will keep you on duty several hours after quitting time. This is an example of Correct Answer: Patient advocacy After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated lancet. You should Correct Answer: Report the incident to your supervisor after the call You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is now in cardiac arrest the patient family tells you the patient has a DNR. There is no paperwork available but the patient does have a medic alert bracelet indicating do not resuscitate. You should Correct Answer: Confirm the patient identity and confirm the DNR by calling the medic alert foundation number on the bracelet Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence 2 Correct Answer: Duty to act, breach of duty, injury damages, causation Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include Correct Answer: Not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons You are caring for a driver who struck the light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but ordered you to not tell anyone. You should report the information to Correct Answer: The receiving nurse or doctor You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she Correct Answer: Has bradycardia and diminished muscle tone A five-year-old boy has fallen and has severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the Correct Answer: Distal forearm Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly you should Correct Answer: Advise the position that the order is unclear and ask for clarification Which of the following statements is not appropriate to document in the narrative section of a PCR Correct Answer: General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated 3 4-year-old boy had a seizure. He is conscious and calm on mom's lap. Mom begins to cry which causes the child to start crying. You should Correct Answer: Ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner calms mom Which of the following statements about secondary assessment is true Correct Answer: The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body is determined by the chief complaint You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child a patient has been having lower abdominal pain and cramping for the past two hours and placing your patient on the stretcher you should place her Correct Answer: On her left sid