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HOSA EMT EXAM QS & AS| GRADE A|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
(2025/ 2026 )
List effective way to avoid a violent situation - ANS ✓talk calmy, do not trap
yourself in the room, get help
Documentation/communication - ANS ✓must be clear, conscience, and
accurate
Base station radio - ANS ✓- transmitter and receiver located in a fixed place
- dedicated hotline, always open
- always on when you pick up receiver
Mobile/portable radios - ANS ✓- range of 10-15 miles
- installed in a vehicle
Repeater-based system - ANS ✓base station able to receive low power signals
- can take off base
- used for area where signals are weak
Telemetry - ANS ✓process of converting electronic signals into coded, audible
sounds
- used for ALS to communicate
BSI - ANS ✓body substance isolation (protecting yourself from pathogens)
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MCI - ANS ✓mass casualty incident
Communicating with hospital - ANS ✓- ID & level of service
-patient report:
* receiving hospital and ETA
* pt age and gender
* c/c
* history of problem
* physical findings
* summary of care given and pt response
Pertinent negative - ANS ✓pt does not have a problem, like chest pain, so you
can rule out possible problems
Sp02 - ANS ✓percent of oxygen in the blood (haemoglobin attached to rbcs)
RA - ANS ✓room air
3 ways to give oxygen - ANS ✓- N/C: nasal canula
- NRB: non-rebreather mask
- BVM: bag valve mask
Reporting requirements - ANS ✓- time incident reported
- acknowledge dispatch info
- notify arrival
- notify departure
- notify when you're clear of incident
- time pt care was transferred
- notify arrival back at quarters
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Written communication/documentation - ANS ✓- patient info
-c/c
- mental status
- systolic BP (3 years or older)
- capillary refill (younger than 6; should be 2 seconds)
- skin color & temp
- pulse
- respirations and effort
SOAP charting - ANS ✓S: subjective
O: objective
A: assessment
P: plan
AVPU - ANS ✓- determines mental status
A: alert
V: verbal stimuli
P: painful stimuli
U: unresponsive
ROSC - ANS ✓return of spontaneous circulation
MOI - ANS ✓mechanism of injury
- trauma
NOI - ANS ✓nature of illness
- medical
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Response time - ANS ✓-how long it takes to get to the pt and how long it takes
to get to the hospital
- should be b/w 5&7 minutes
SAMPLE Hx - ANS ✓- gives initial picture of patient or what's going on
- comes after ABCs
S: s/s
A: allergies
M: medications ( what are you on? When did you last take it?)
P: past pertinent medical history
L: last oral intake
E: events leading up to
Sign - ANS ✓what you see
Symptom - ANS ✓what the pt tells you
Vial of life - ANS ✓- vial in freezer or fridge or sticker/file on car
- has pt name, allergy, meds, conditions, etc.
Pre-hospital care report has 6 functions - ANS ✓- continuity of care
- legal document
- education
- administrative
- research
- evaluation and quality improvement
CHART charting - ANS ✓C: c/c
H: history
A: assessment
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