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The EMT is legally obligated to protect patients privacy according to? - correct answer
✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
what of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training - correct answer
✔✔Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
the determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing
time consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on? - correct
answer ✔✔EMS Research
national guidelines for EMS care are integrated to? - correct answer ✔✔Provide more
consistent delivery of EMS care across the US
which of the following interventions is used by all level of EMS providers - correct answer
✔✔Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
What is an EMT's primary service area? - correct answer ✔✔The main area in which the EMS
agency operates
Online medical control requires __________. - correct answer ✔✔phone or radio contact with
the medical director
what should an EMT do to limit errors in the field? - correct answer ✔✔Follow the agency's
written protocols
,Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on __________. - correct answer ✔✔EMS
research
American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. - correct answer ✔✔Evidence
- based research
The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as __________. - correct
answer ✔✔Self Motivation
The ability to handle multiple tasks based on their priority is called __________. - correct
answer ✔✔Time Management
which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays EMS? - correct answer ✔✔A team
of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
which of the following statements regarding the Americans with disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is
correct? - correct answer ✔✔The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal
employment to those who are disabled.
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than _________ hours
following the incident. - correct answer ✔✔72 Hours
A positive TB skin test indicates that: - correct answer ✔✔you have been exposed to TB
Characteristics of eustress following dispatch to a high speed motor vehicle collision may
include. - correct answer ✔✔Increased self image from performing well under a challenging
situation.
, General Adaptation Syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases? - correct
answer ✔✔Alarm response, reaction, resistance, and recovery
Hazards that are associated with a structural fire include all of the following, EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔✔carbon dioxide deficiency
Prescription glasses do not provide adequate eye protection because they: - correct answer
✔✔offer little or no side protection.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: - correct answer
✔✔Request sexual favors in exchange for something else.
The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from stress is called: - correct answer
✔✔Resilience
the most effective way to preserve your own body heat when functioning in cold, or wet
weather is TO: - correct answer ✔✔Wear at least three layers of clothing
the most important consideration at the scene of a hazardous materials incident is: - correct
answer ✔✔Ensuring your personal safety
Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate bodily harm is called: - correct
answer ✔✔Assault
An EMT would most likely be held liable for abandonment if he or she: - correct answer ✔✔Did
not make provisions for continued care of an injured patient.
As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to that of: - correct answer
✔✔Another EMT