EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Earliest documented emergency medical service. - ANSWER In 1790 the French began transporting
wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards? - ANSWER U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911? - ANSWER Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. - ANSWER EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___. - ANSWER Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety? - ANSWER All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. - ANSWER The Advocate
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. - ANSWER The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______. - ANSWER Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ANSWER Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? - ANSWER Sympathetic
Nervous System
Levels of EMS - ANSWER EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: - ANSWER Know your own limitations
, EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair. - ANSWER 3
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT. - ANSWER Scope of
Practice
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents. - ANSWER In loco parentis
(in place of the parent)
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient. - ANSWER Duty to Act
Act that governs patient confidentiality. - ANSWER HIPAA
EMTs role at a crime scene. - ANSWER Care of the patient
What is anatomy? - ANSWER The structures of the human body.
What is physiology? - ANSWER The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition. - ANSWER Breach of confidentiality
Medial - ANSWER Middle
Lateral - ANSWER Outside
Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands facing forward. -
ANSWER Anatomical Position
Prone - ANSWER Face down
EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Earliest documented emergency medical service. - ANSWER In 1790 the French began transporting
wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards? - ANSWER U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911? - ANSWER Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. - ANSWER EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___. - ANSWER Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety? - ANSWER All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. - ANSWER The Advocate
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. - ANSWER The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______. - ANSWER Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ANSWER Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response? - ANSWER Sympathetic
Nervous System
Levels of EMS - ANSWER EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: - ANSWER Know your own limitations
, EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair. - ANSWER 3
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT. - ANSWER Scope of
Practice
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents. - ANSWER In loco parentis
(in place of the parent)
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient. - ANSWER Duty to Act
Act that governs patient confidentiality. - ANSWER HIPAA
EMTs role at a crime scene. - ANSWER Care of the patient
What is anatomy? - ANSWER The structures of the human body.
What is physiology? - ANSWER The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition. - ANSWER Breach of confidentiality
Medial - ANSWER Middle
Lateral - ANSWER Outside
Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands facing forward. -
ANSWER Anatomical Position
Prone - ANSWER Face down
