EMT Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EMT Exam 3 Chap 14-18 (JBL) 2024 Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert, but is experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of emphysema, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. As you assess the patient's circulatory status, you should direct your partner to: A) perform a head-to-toe secondary assessment. B) assess her oxygen saturation and blood pressure. C) retrieve the stretcher and prepare for transport. D) administer o...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States -unify EMS providers under a single medical director -facilitate a national EMS labor group -reduce expenses at the local and state levels : Provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to _____. 2 | P a g e -HIPAA -CQI -APGAR -DCAP : HIPA

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. Select one: A. facilitate a national EMS labor group B. reduce expenses at the local and state levels C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States D. unify EMS providers under a single medical director : C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in t...

EMS Systems : A highly specialized chain of resources designed to minimize the impact of sudden injury and illness on our society Medical Director : a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system NHTSA : National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- agency that identified 10 key components of EMS 2 | P a g e NSC : National Standard Curriculum

BLS : Basic lifesaving interventions ALS : Advanced procedures, such as drug administration EMT : EMS professional trained in BLS interventions AEMT 2 | P a g e : EMS professional trained in some ALS interventions Paramedic : EMS professional trained in ALS interventions Medical Control : Physician instruction to EMS team CQI

Regulatory requirement : -Should be 18 -hold a valid drivers license -have valid ambulance driver certificate -trained in ambulance operation Conditions for the certificate : - must have valid drivers license, valid medical exam, and EMT certificate less than a year old. suspension of the EMT certificate : -sex offender -no narcotics -no probation -no felony in period of 7 years -no fraud 2 | P a g e -probation for unsafe vehicle usage -within 3 years had license suspended -bee...

EMT-b NC State Exam 100% SOLUTION REVISED 2023//2024 Early signs of hypoxia include ___. - ANSWER Increased heart and respiratory rate, anxiety, and restlessness. A normal respiratory rate in children is ____. - ANSWER 15-30 What percentage of oxygen can be delivered with a venturi mask? - ANSWER 24-40% What is a normal capillary refill time? - ANSWER <2 seconds Stridor can be a sign of ____. - ANSWER Upper airway obstruction. Another name for a moving clot is ____. - ANSWER Throm...

EMT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by A. suctioning the oropharynx B. initiating assisted ventilations C. correctly positioning the head D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway - ANSWER correctly positioning the head Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid trauma assessment? A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and ...

EMT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% Which of the following scenarios is an example of informed consent? A. A patient is advised by an EMT of the risks of refusing care. B. A patient advises an EMT of why he or she is refusing care. C. An EMT initiates immediate care for an unconscious adult. D. An EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment. - ANSWER D. An EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment. Chapter 3, page 86, Consent Which of the following components are ...

EMT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% A 19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: A. continue to insert the airway as you suction her oropharynx. B. insert the airway no further but leave it in place as a bite block. C. remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx. D. select a smaller oropharyngeal airway and attempt to i...