EMT TEST #1 (Ch.1-8) correctly
answered 2024
Supine - ANSWERS
Prone - ANSWERS
Fowler - ANSWERS
Levels of EMS Training - ANSWERS1. Emergency Medical Responder
2. Emeregency Medical Technician
3. Advanced Emergency Medical Tech.
Quality Improvement - ANSWERSA process of continuous self-review with the purpose
of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement.
Medical Director - ANSWERSA physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the
patient-care aspects of the EMS system
Protocols - ANSWERSLists of steps to be taken in different situations.
Standing Orders - ANSWERSA policy or protocol issued by a Med. Director that
authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
Off-line Medical Direction - ANSWERSStanding orders issued by the Med. Director that
allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking
to the Med. Director.
On-line Medical Direction - ANSWERSOrders from the on-duty physician given directly
to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone.
Designated Agent - ANSWERSAn EMT or other person authorized by a Med. DIrector
to give medications and provide emergency care.
EMS has a role in what public safety issues? - ANSWERSInury prevention (youth and
geriatric), Public Vaccination, and Disease Surveillance
Evidence-based Research - ANSWERSDescription of medical techniques or practices
that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy.
Prospective v. Retrospective - ANSWERSPro - Studies designed to look forward.
Retro - Studies that look at events that have occurred in the past.
, Types of Medical Research - ANSWERSCase Studies, Cohort, Randomized Controlled
Trials (RCTs), Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis.
Level of Evidence 1 - ANSWERSThe highest level set of data that results from RCTs or
meta-analysis of RCTs.
Level of Evidence 2 - ANSWERSThese studies use concurrent controls without true
randomization. Often retrospective and less reliable.
Level of Evidence 3 - ANSWERSStudies with retrospective controls and little actual
control of experiments. They use events that have already occurred. Useful, but prone
to bias.
Level of Evidence 4 - ANSWERSStudies without a control group (case studies). Only
one group is examined and not compared. Outcomes difficult to evaluate without this
comparison in different patients.
Level of Evidence 5 - ANSWERSStudies not directly related to the specific
patient/population. Frequently used for prehospital treatments, but data is prone to
interpretation based on different populations or circumstances.
Keys to Well-Being - ANSWERSMaintain personal relationships, exercise, sleep, eating
right, limiting alcohol and caffeine.
Pathogens - ANSWERSThe organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and
bacteria.
Standard Precautions - ANSWERSA strict form of infection control that is based on the
assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious. AKA Body Substance
Isolation
Diseases of Concern - ANSWERSHepatitis (A,B,C), Tuberculosis, AIDS, Chicken Pox
(varicella), Ebola, German Measles (Rubella), Influenza (Swine and avian flu),
Meningitis, Mumps, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal skin infections, Whooping Cough
(Pertussis).
Hepatitis (Types and Contraction Style) - ANSWERSA - Contracted primarily through
food or water contaminated with fecal matter.
B - Contracted through blood spills. (Vaccine available)
C- Contracted through blood and other bodily fluids.
Stress Stages - ANSWERS1. Alarm Reaction
2. Stage of Resistance
3. Exhaustion
answered 2024
Supine - ANSWERS
Prone - ANSWERS
Fowler - ANSWERS
Levels of EMS Training - ANSWERS1. Emergency Medical Responder
2. Emeregency Medical Technician
3. Advanced Emergency Medical Tech.
Quality Improvement - ANSWERSA process of continuous self-review with the purpose
of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement.
Medical Director - ANSWERSA physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the
patient-care aspects of the EMS system
Protocols - ANSWERSLists of steps to be taken in different situations.
Standing Orders - ANSWERSA policy or protocol issued by a Med. Director that
authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
Off-line Medical Direction - ANSWERSStanding orders issued by the Med. Director that
allow EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking
to the Med. Director.
On-line Medical Direction - ANSWERSOrders from the on-duty physician given directly
to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone.
Designated Agent - ANSWERSAn EMT or other person authorized by a Med. DIrector
to give medications and provide emergency care.
EMS has a role in what public safety issues? - ANSWERSInury prevention (youth and
geriatric), Public Vaccination, and Disease Surveillance
Evidence-based Research - ANSWERSDescription of medical techniques or practices
that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy.
Prospective v. Retrospective - ANSWERSPro - Studies designed to look forward.
Retro - Studies that look at events that have occurred in the past.
, Types of Medical Research - ANSWERSCase Studies, Cohort, Randomized Controlled
Trials (RCTs), Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis.
Level of Evidence 1 - ANSWERSThe highest level set of data that results from RCTs or
meta-analysis of RCTs.
Level of Evidence 2 - ANSWERSThese studies use concurrent controls without true
randomization. Often retrospective and less reliable.
Level of Evidence 3 - ANSWERSStudies with retrospective controls and little actual
control of experiments. They use events that have already occurred. Useful, but prone
to bias.
Level of Evidence 4 - ANSWERSStudies without a control group (case studies). Only
one group is examined and not compared. Outcomes difficult to evaluate without this
comparison in different patients.
Level of Evidence 5 - ANSWERSStudies not directly related to the specific
patient/population. Frequently used for prehospital treatments, but data is prone to
interpretation based on different populations or circumstances.
Keys to Well-Being - ANSWERSMaintain personal relationships, exercise, sleep, eating
right, limiting alcohol and caffeine.
Pathogens - ANSWERSThe organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and
bacteria.
Standard Precautions - ANSWERSA strict form of infection control that is based on the
assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious. AKA Body Substance
Isolation
Diseases of Concern - ANSWERSHepatitis (A,B,C), Tuberculosis, AIDS, Chicken Pox
(varicella), Ebola, German Measles (Rubella), Influenza (Swine and avian flu),
Meningitis, Mumps, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal skin infections, Whooping Cough
(Pertussis).
Hepatitis (Types and Contraction Style) - ANSWERSA - Contracted primarily through
food or water contaminated with fecal matter.
B - Contracted through blood spills. (Vaccine available)
C- Contracted through blood and other bodily fluids.
Stress Stages - ANSWERS1. Alarm Reaction
2. Stage of Resistance
3. Exhaustion
