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After receiving online orders from medical control to perform a patient care
intervention, you should:
Select one:
A. confirm the order in your own words.
B. ask the physician to repeat the order.
C. perform the intervention as ordered.
D. repeat the order to medical control word for word. - ANSWER -D
You are caring for a 52-year-old man who complains of chest discomfort. The
patient is a retired paramedic and is very anxious because he thinks he is having a
heart attack. Which of the following statements would be appropriate?
Select one:
A. "It is possible that you are experiencing a heart attack. I am going to give you
four baby aspirin to chew and swallow."
B. "This is nothing to worry about. Please try to stay calm. The physician at the
hospital will probably not find any signs of a heart problem."
C. "I notice that you are a retired paramedic, so I'm sure you will understand all of
the things that we will be doing to you."
D. "We need to take you to the ED stat. We will give you ASA and NTG en route
and then reassess your vitals. Do you have any questions?" - ANSWER -A
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
Select one:
A. informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency department.
B. gives a radio report to the receiving medical facility.
C. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital.
D. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse. - ANSWER -D
When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect the patient's privacy
by:
Select one:
A. using coded medical language.
B. withholding medical history data.
C. refraining from objective statements.
D. not disclosing his or her name. - ANSWER -D
, Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's
condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
Select one:
A. state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate.
B. carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form.
C. advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
D. obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual. -
ANSWER -C
When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:
Select one:
A. lengthy and complete.
B. spoken in a loud voice.
C. coded and scripted.
D. brief and easily understood. - ANSWER -D
You are providing care to a 61-year-old female complaining of chest pain that is
cardiac in origin. Your service utilizes a multiplex communication system. You
wish to transmit the patient's electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to
accomplish this, you must:
Select one:
A. wait until you reach the hospital to transmit the information.
B. send the electrocardiogram from the back of the ambulance.
C. use the multiplex system to transmit the information .
D. be aware that only audio or data transmissions can be sent at any one time. -
ANSWER -C
Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated
by doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
B. shining a light on your face when you are in a darkened environment.
C. providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to write his or her response.
D. placing yourself in a position to ensure that the patient can see your lips. -
ANSWER -A
Which of the following has the weakest transmission signal and, as a result, is
LEAST likely to be heard by the party being called?
Select one:
A. Multiplex base station
,B. Hand-held portable radio
C. Land-base repeater station
D. Mobile repeater station - ANSWER -B
When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember
that:
Select one:
A. your questions should focus exclusively on the patient's obvious problem.
B. hostility and confusion should be presumed to be due to the patient's age.
C. speaking loudly and distinctly will ensure that the patient can hear you.
D. most older people think clearly and are capable of ANSWERing questions. -
ANSWER -D
Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with
diabetic complications, you should:
Select one:
A. confirm with dispatch that you received the call information.
B. ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious.
C. request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive.
D. ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller. - ANSWER -A
You could be sued for ___________ if your radio report to the hospital describes
the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation.
Select one:
A. assault
B. negligence
C. slander
D. libel - ANSWER -C
You are transporting a 67-year-old female patient to the hospital for investigation
of abdominal pain. The patient care record indicates that the patient has a history of
AAA. Based on this information, the patient care record includes an abbreviation
for:
Select one:
A. acute abdominal aneurysm .
B. against ambulance advice.
C. abdominal aortic aneurysm.
D. acute abdominal assessment. - ANSWER -C
, The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer
toward the midline of the body is:
Select one:
A. midclavicular.
B. midaxillary.
C. medial.
D. lateral. - ANSWER -C
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you
document his body's position?
Select one:
A. Recumbent
B. Prone
C. Dorsal
D. Supine - ANSWER -B
The root "melan/o" means:
Select one:
A. black.
B. red.
C. gray.
D. white. - ANSWER -A
The suffix "-pathy" means:
Select one:
A. specialist.
B. disease.
C. enlargement.
D. study of. - ANSWER -B
Which of the following suffixes mean "two"?
Select one:
A. "primi-" and "dipl-"
B. "dipl-" and "bi-"
C. "bi-" and "null-"
D. "primi-" and "bi-" - ANSWER -B
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient's leg stops bleeding. This is
called:
Select one: