FISDAP Operations EMT Final Exam |Questions
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NIMS (National Incident Management System) - ✔️✔️Promotes efficient coordination of
emergency incidents at regional, state and national levels.
Standardizes terminology, resources, personnel training and certification. ICS is a part of NIMS.
Agencies Responsible for Certification - ✔️✔️
Libel V Slander - ✔️✔️Libel is written.
Slander is spoken.
Both are defamation that damages reputation.
Criteria for Refusal of Treatment - ✔️✔️Conscious, alert adults with decision-making capacity
have the right to refuse and can withdraw from treatment any time. Assess their ability to make
this decision. Suicidal patients should not be regarded as having normal mental capacity.
DOCUMENT ALL REFUSALS
Therapeutic Communication - ✔️✔️Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that
encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship.
Adjusting strategies for age, development, special needs, etc. Be aware of your own body
language.
Preserving a Crime Scene - ✔️✔️Do not disturb the scene more than you need to for quality
patient care. Do not cut through holes in clothing that were caused by GSW or stabbing. Avoid
walking thru blood. Try to keep SA victim from showering, urinating, defecating.
If someone is obviously dead, do not disturb the body.
, Expressed Consent - ✔️✔️PT acknowledges that he or she wants you to provide care or
transport. Must be informed consent (you have explained treatment, risks, benefit)
Implied Consent - ✔️✔️Applies to patients who are unconscious or otherwise incapable of
making an informed decision. Should not be used unless threat to life or limb.
Involuntary Consent - ✔️✔️Applies to mentally ill, behavioral crisis, developmentally delayed.
Obtain consent from guardian if possible.
Evaluating Need to Gain Access to Patient - ✔️✔️Is patient in a vehicle or another structure?
Is vehicle or structure damaged?
What hazards exist that pose a risk?
What position is the vehicle? Stable?
Do your primary and assess major life threats before further extrication.
Online Vs Standing Orders - ✔️✔️Online: physician directions given over radio or phone
Standing orders: your training and protocols.
Scene Safety - ✔️✔️The assessment of a scene to ensure the well-being of the EMTs, their
patient or patients, and any bystanders.
Use only essential warning lights, wear proper reflective equipment on road ways, park uphill
and upwind from any hazardous material. You can request assistance from fire and police to
secure a scene.
Subjective - ✔️✔️self reported "i am hungry" "my neck hurts"
Objective - ✔️✔️your findings. "3 inch laceration to forehead"
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NIMS (National Incident Management System) - ✔️✔️Promotes efficient coordination of
emergency incidents at regional, state and national levels.
Standardizes terminology, resources, personnel training and certification. ICS is a part of NIMS.
Agencies Responsible for Certification - ✔️✔️
Libel V Slander - ✔️✔️Libel is written.
Slander is spoken.
Both are defamation that damages reputation.
Criteria for Refusal of Treatment - ✔️✔️Conscious, alert adults with decision-making capacity
have the right to refuse and can withdraw from treatment any time. Assess their ability to make
this decision. Suicidal patients should not be regarded as having normal mental capacity.
DOCUMENT ALL REFUSALS
Therapeutic Communication - ✔️✔️Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that
encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship.
Adjusting strategies for age, development, special needs, etc. Be aware of your own body
language.
Preserving a Crime Scene - ✔️✔️Do not disturb the scene more than you need to for quality
patient care. Do not cut through holes in clothing that were caused by GSW or stabbing. Avoid
walking thru blood. Try to keep SA victim from showering, urinating, defecating.
If someone is obviously dead, do not disturb the body.
, Expressed Consent - ✔️✔️PT acknowledges that he or she wants you to provide care or
transport. Must be informed consent (you have explained treatment, risks, benefit)
Implied Consent - ✔️✔️Applies to patients who are unconscious or otherwise incapable of
making an informed decision. Should not be used unless threat to life or limb.
Involuntary Consent - ✔️✔️Applies to mentally ill, behavioral crisis, developmentally delayed.
Obtain consent from guardian if possible.
Evaluating Need to Gain Access to Patient - ✔️✔️Is patient in a vehicle or another structure?
Is vehicle or structure damaged?
What hazards exist that pose a risk?
What position is the vehicle? Stable?
Do your primary and assess major life threats before further extrication.
Online Vs Standing Orders - ✔️✔️Online: physician directions given over radio or phone
Standing orders: your training and protocols.
Scene Safety - ✔️✔️The assessment of a scene to ensure the well-being of the EMTs, their
patient or patients, and any bystanders.
Use only essential warning lights, wear proper reflective equipment on road ways, park uphill
and upwind from any hazardous material. You can request assistance from fire and police to
secure a scene.
Subjective - ✔️✔️self reported "i am hungry" "my neck hurts"
Objective - ✔️✔️your findings. "3 inch laceration to forehead"
