EMT-B BASIC FINAL EXAM REVIEW Q AND A

EMT-B BASIC FINAL EXAM REVIEW Q
AND A
WhoxcsetsxcthexccurriculumxcforxcallxcEMSxccourses?xc-xcanswer--DOT

ProvidesxcnationalxcstandardsxcforxcEMTxctestingxcandxccertification.xc-xcanswer--
NationalxcRegistery

Physicianxcwhoxcauthorizes/delegatesxcauthorityxctoxcprovidexcmedicalxccarexcinxcthexcfield.xc-
xcanswer--MedicalxcControl



Recognition,xcpatientxcassesment,xccontinuedxcassesmentxcandxcstabilizationxcinxchospital,xcdefi
nitivexccare.xc-xcanswer--ContinuumxcofxcCare

Typesxcofxcstressxcinclude:xc-xcanswer--Cumulative,xcpost-
traumaticxcstressxcreaction,xceustruss,xcacutexcstress,xcandxcchronicxcstress

S/Sxcofxcstressxcinclude:xc-xcanswer--Increasedxcrespiratoryxcrate,xcheartxcrate,xcandxcB/
P,xcvasodilation,xcdialtedxcpupils,xctensedxcmuscles,xcincreasedxcglucosexclevels,xcperspiration,xc
deacreasedxcbloodxcflowxctoxcgastrointestinalxctract,xcirritability,xcinabilityxctoxcconcentrate,xcdiffic
ultxcorxcincreasedxcsleeping,xcanxiety,xcguilt,xclossxcofxcappetite,xcdecreasedxcsexualxcactivity,xclos
sxcofxcinterestxcinxcwork,xcalcholism,xcdrugxcuse.

Managementxcofxcstressxcincludes:xc-xcanswer--
Eliminatexcstressors,xcchangexcpartners,xcgetxcridxcofxcnegativexcpersonalities,xcchangexcworkxch
ours,xcreducexcovertime,xcchangexcyourxcattitude,xcdon'txcobsessxcoverxcwhatxcyouxccan'txcchang
e,xcexcercise,xcdiet.

FightxcorxcFlightxcresponse:xc-xcanswer--
Duringxcanxcacutexcstressxcresponse,xcthexcautonomicxcnervousxcsystemxcisxcactivatedxcandxcthex
cbodyxcincreasesxclevelxcofxccotricol,xcadrenilen,xcandxcotherxchormonesxcthatxcproducexcanxcincre

asedxcheartxcrate,xcquickxcbreathing,xcandxchigherxcBP.xcBloodxcisxcshuntedxcfromxcextremitiesxcto
xcthexcbigxcmusclesxctoxc"fightxcorxcflight".



Routesxcofxctransmissionxcinclude:xc-xcanswer--Directxc-xctouchxcorxcdroplets
Indirectxc-xcspreadxcbyxcinanimatexcobjects
Mechanicalxc(vectorxcborn)xc-xcbyxcinsects
Biologicalxc-xcTransmissionsxcbyxcwhichxcthexcgermsxclivexcorxcgrow
Airbornexc-xcsneezes,xccoughs
Dustxc-xcmayxccarryxcpores,xcmayxcremainxcforxclongxcperiods.

Controlxcandxcpreventionxcofxccontaminationxcinclude?xc-xcanswer--
Handxcwashing,xcgloves,xceyexcprotection,xcgowns,xcmasks,xcmask,xcrespirators,xcbarrierxcdevic
es,xcandxcimmunizations.

, DutyxctoxcActxcis?xc-xcanswer--Anxcobligationxctoxcprovidexccare.

Dutiesxcinclude:xc-xcanswer--Dutyxcto:
-Respond
-Obeyxclawsxcandxcregulations
-Operatexcanxcemergerncyxcvehiclexcreasonablyxcandxcprudently
-Providexccarexcandxctransportationxctoxcexpectedxcstandard
-
Providexccarexcandxctransportxcconsistentxcwithxcthexcscopexcofxcpracticexcandxclocalxcmedicinexcp
rotocolxc
-Continuexcandxctransportxcthroughxctoxcitsxcappropriatexcconclusion

Thexcscopexcofxcpracticexcis?xc-xcanswer--
DescriptionofxcwhatxcassessmentxcandxctreatmentxcskillsxcandxcEMTxcmayxclegallyxcperform.

Impliedxcconsentxcis?xc-xcanswer--
Consentxcinxcwhichxcaxcpatientxcisxcunablexctoxcgivexcconsentxcandxcisxcprovidedxctreatmentxcunde
rxcthexcimplicationxctheyxcwouldxcwantxctreament.

Informedxcconsentxcis?xc-xcanswer--
Permissionxcforxctreatmentxcgivenxcbyxcaxcpatientxcafterxcthexcpotentialxcrisks,xcbenefits,xcandxcalte
rnativesxctoxctreatmentxchavexcbeenxcexplained.

Ethicsxc-xcanswer--Thexcdisciplinexcdealingxcwithxcwhatxcisxcgoodxcandxcbad.

Standardxcofxccarexcis?xc-xcanswer--
ThexcdegreexcofxcmedicalxccarexcandxcskillxcthatxcisxcexpectedxcofxcaxcresonablyxccompetentxcEMT
xcactingxcinxcthexcsamexcorxcsimilarxccircumstances.



Confidentialityxcis?xc-xcanswer--
Communicationxcbetweenxcyouxcandxcthexcpatientxcisxcconsideredxcconfindentialxcandxccanxconly
xcbexcreleasedxctoxcotherxcmedicalxcstaffxcorxcwithxcaxccourtxcorder.



Definitexcsignsxcofxcdeathxcinclude:xc-xcanswer--
Obviousxcmortalxcdamage,xcdependentxclividity,xcrigorxcmortis,xcputrefaction.

Obviousxcmortalxcdamage:xc-xcanswer--
Injuriesxcsuchxcasxcdecapitationxcorxcnonxcsurvivablexcinjury.

Dependentxclividityxc-xcanswer--Bloodxcsettlingxctoxcthexclowestxcpartxcofxcthexcbody.xc"Pooling"

Rigorxcmortisxc-xcanswer--
Stiffeningxcofxcbodyxcmusclesxccausedxcbyxcchemicalxcchangesxcinxcthexcbody.xcDevelopsxcinxcthe
xcfacexcandxcjaw,xcgraduallyxcextendingxcdownward.xcOnsetxcisxcaffectedxcbyxcbody'sxcabilityxctoxcl

osexctempxc(thin=fast,xcfatxcbody=slow).xcOccursxcbetweenxc2-12xchoursxcafterxcdeath

putrefactionxc-xcanswer--Decompositionxcofxcbodyxctissue.xcOccursxcbetweenxc20-96xchours.

Anterioirxc-xcanswer--Frontxcsidexcofxcbody