Paramedic Semester 1 midterm Exam Questions and Answers

Paramedic Semester 1 midterm Exam Questions and Answers A paramedic is considered a health care professional, and as such should: - ️️ -meet societal expectations whether he or she is on or off duty When lifting, the paramedic should spread his or her legs ______ apart. - ️️ -Shoulder width The first and second cervical vertebrae are called the: - ️️ -atlas and axis Which of the following structures comprise the different types of tissues that work together to perform a particular function? - ️️ -organs The basic structure of nervous tissue that responds to environmental changes by transmitting impulses is the: - ️️ -neuron The part of the nervous system that prepares the body to deal with an emergency is the ______ nervous system - ️️ -sympathetic The fight-or-flight response is characterized by all of the following physiological responses, EXCEPT: - ️️ -Decreased sympathetic tone and pupil construction Patients with decision-making capacity: - ️️ -have the right to refuse all or part of the emergency medical care offered to them Which of the following structures comprise the axial skeleton? - ️️ -Skull, face, thoracic cage, vertebral column When oxygen levels are low or absent, the cells revert to a process of: - ️️ -anaerobic metabolism An advance directive is MOST accurately defined as a: - ️️ -written document that expresses the wants, needs, and desires of a patient in reference to his or her future medical care. One of the major differences between laws and ethics is that laws: - ️️ -have sanctions for violation that are enforceable. Which aspect of the HIPPA is MOST pertinent to the paramedic? - ️️ -Ensuring that the patients privacy is protected Scope of practice is defined as: - ️️ -care that a paramedic is permitted to perform under the certifying state. A DNR order is MOST accurately defined as a: - ️️ -Legal document signed by at least two physicians that prohibits resuscitative efforts of terminally ill patients. Abandonment occurs when: - ️️ -care of a patient was terminated without his or her consent. Implied consent is based on the premise that a patient: - ️️ -would consent to care because of the seriousness of his or her injury A patient is found to have a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia). What is a cause of this? - ️️ -Deficient insulin levels in the blood The brain and spinal cord are connected through a large opening at the base of the skull called the: - ️️ -foramen magnum The shoulders and hips are examples of __________ joints. - ️️ -Biax