Paramedic Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Paramedic Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass 4 levels of National EMS - ️️ -Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic Requirements that must be met to function at Paramedic Level - ️️ -Paramedic must successfully complete a comprehensive accredited paramedic education program at the certificate or associates level Traditional and emerging roles of a paramedic - ️️ -Public Education, Health Promotion, Illness and injury prevention, provide emergency medical care in and out of hospital setting List and describe the various health care settings a paramedic may practice with an expanded scope of practice - ️️ -Critical Care Transport, Helicopter Air Ambulance, Tactical EMS, Primary Care, industrial Medicine, Sports Medicine, Corrections, and Hospital Emergency Departments Out of hospital/In-hospital component of EMS - ️️ -Community Training in CPR, 911 Access, EMS/Fire Response, LEO and Social Workers, Nurses, Doctors, Mental health/Rehab services When and where was the first Civilian Ambulance - ️️ -1860 in Cincinatti What milestone was in 1960 - ️️ -CPR was deemed effective When was the first portable defibrillator invented - ️️ -1959 What was the importance of the 1966 Accidental Death and Disability - ️️ -Called the "White Paper", Noted deficiency's in pre-hospital care, created guidelines for future development of EMS system What are the 10 components of EMS system to statewide assessment - ️️ -Regulation and Policy, Resource Management, HR and training, Transportation, Facilities, Communications, Trauma Systems, Public info and education, Medical Direction, Evaluation Chain of Survival by American Heart Association - ️️ -Immediate Recognition and activation of EMS, Early CPR, Rapid Defibrillation, Effective ALS, integrated Post- cardiac arrest care General Services Administration-KKK-A-1822 - ️️ -Type 1 Ambulance has no passageway, type 2 raised van roof, type 3 passageway, type 4 heavy duty Level 1 Trauma - ️️ -24/7 University Based, Comprehensive Stroke Center Level 2 trauma - ️️ -Primary stroke Center, 30 mins - 2 hour surgeon response time Level 3 Trauma - ️️ -Emergency Room Primary Responsibilities of a Paramedic - ️️ -Preparation, Response, Size-Up, Patient Assessment, Treatment & management, disposition & transfer, documentation, Clean up, Maintenance, Review Additional Responsibilities of a paramedic - ️️ -Community involvement, Support for primary care, citizen involvement, personal and professional development Professional Attributes of a paramedic - ️️ -Leadership, Integrity, Empathy, Self- Motivation, Professional Appearance/Hygiene, Self-confidence, Communication Skills, Time Management Skills, Diplomacy in Teamwork, Respect, Patient Advocacy, Careful Delivery of Service Basics of Physical Fitness - ️️ -Cardiovascular, Flexibility & Strength, Nutrition & Weight Control, Freedom from addiction, Back Safety Dietary Guidelines - ️️ -Enjoy your food but eat less, eat more fruits, vegetables, eat less sodium and sugar, avoid junk foods Standard Precautions - ️️ -PPE, Gloves, Goggles, Mask, N-95, Gown Most important infection control practice - ️️ -Hand-Washing, scrub for 15 seconds Stages of Grief - ️️ -DABDA, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance What are the responses to stress - ️️ -Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion Good stress - ️️ -Eustress Bad Stress - ️️ -Distress Infectious disease caused how - ️️ -By Pathogens Greatest hazard to EMS - ️️ -Motor Vehicle Collisions Steps for Scientific Method - ️️ -Observe, Data Collection, Construct Hypothesis, Test Hypothesis, Analyze Results, Revise Hypothesis, Report Results Quantitative Study - ️️ -Uses Numbers Qualitative Study - ️️ -Uses Words Mixed Study - ️️ -Uses Quantitative and Qualitative Independent Variable - ️️ -Affects the Dependent Dependent Variable - ️️ -Is the outcome or being affected Retrospective - ️️ -Uses existing Data Prospective - ️️ -Predicts future outcomes. Has greater validity Control Group - ️️ -Does not receive intervention Treatment - ️️ -Does Receive intervention Single Blind Study - ️️ -Subject is blind Double Blind Study - ️️ -Both groups are blind. No one knows who is being tested Institutional Review Board/IRB - ️️ -Approves, Monitors and reviews human research Cohort Study - ️️ -An observational Study in which subjects with