TEST 1 POST QUESTIONS ANSWERED
CORRECTLY GRADED A+
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ggEMTs? gg- ggAnswer ggCommunicating ggeffectively ggboth ggverbally ggand ggin
ggwriting
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ggeffectively ggboth ggorally ggand ggin ggwriting. ggThis ggis ggnecessary ggwhen
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ggpersonnel, ggand ggthe ggmedical ggstaff. ggIt ggis ggnot gga ggprofessional ggexpectation
ggto ggfollow ggup ggwith ggpatients ggwhen ggthey ggreturn gghome, ggor ggto ggsummon
ggpolice ggif ggthe ggpatient ggis gga ggminor.
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ggAnswer ggpart ggof ggyour ggrole ggas ggan ggEMS ggprofessional.
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gga ggprofessional. ggNeither ggyour ggEMS ggemployer ggnor ggyour ggmedical ggdirector
gghas ggthe ggresponsibility ggto ggensure ggyou ggmeet ggyour ggCE ggneeds ggand
ggrecertify ggas ggappropriate.
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ggAnswer ggpatient ggadvocacy.
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ggprotecting ggthe ggpatient's ggrights. ggAt ggthe ggscene, ggcollect ggand ggsafeguard gga
ggpatient's ggvaluables ggon gghis ggperson, ggtransport ggthem ggwith ggthe ggpatient,
ggand ggdocument ggwhat ggwas gggiven ggto ggthe ggemergency ggdepartment
ggpersonnel.
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gggenerally ggexceed ggthe ggcapabilities ggof ggMOST gghospital ggemergency
ggdepartments ggis ggcommonly ggknown ggas gga: gg- ggAnswer ggtrauma ggcenter.
A ggtrauma ggcenter ggis gga ggfacility ggthat ggis ggspecifically ggdesigned ggand ggstaffed
ggfor ggrapid ggsurgical ggintervention ggand ggspecialized ggtreatment ggthat gggenerally
ggexceeds ggtraditional gghospital ggemergency ggdepartment ggcapabilities ggregarding
gginjuries ggand ggmultisystem ggtrauma. ggRehabilitation ggcenters ggfocus ggon
ggworking ggwith ggpatients ggto ggreturn ggthem gghome ggwith ggmaximum ggfunctioning.
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ggcenters ggfocus ggon ggthe ggstroke ggemergency.
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gginstructions ggto ggcallers, ggsuch ggas gghow ggto ggcontrol ggbleeding ggor gghow ggto
ggperform ggCPR, ggare ggcalled: gg- ggAnswer ggEmergency ggMedical ggDispatchers.
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ggcommunications ggpersonnel. ggMany ggare ggspecially ggtrained ggas ggEmergency
ggMedical ggDispatchers gg(EMDs), ggwho ggnot ggonly ggtake ggthe ggcall ggand
ggfacilitate ggthe ggdispatch ggof ggemergency ggservices ggbut ggalso ggprovide
gginstructions ggfor gglifesaving ggemergency ggcare ggthat ggcan ggbe ggadministered
ggimmediately ggby ggthe ggcaller ggor gganother ggperson ggat ggthe ggscene.
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ggyour ggEMS ggsystem ggto ggparticipate ggin gga ggcountywide ggMCI ggdrill. ggThis
ggexercise ggis ggbest ggdescribed ggas: gg- ggAnswer ggquality ggimprovement.
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ggthe ggsystem ggthat ggcan ggbe ggimproved ggand ggto ggimplement ggplans ggand
ggprograms ggthat ggwill ggremedy ggany ggshortcomings.
What ggis ggthe ggMOST ggimportant ggoutcome ggfor ggany ggcontinuous ggquality
ggimprovement gg(CQI) ggprogram? gg- ggAnswer ggImproving ggthe ggquality ggin ggall
ggaspects ggof ggthe ggEMS ggsystem
A ggCQI ggprocess ggis ggan gginternal ggand ggexternal ggreview ggof ggall ggaspects ggof
ggan ggemergency ggmedical ggsystem. ggThe ggpurpose ggis ggto ggensure ggthat ggthe
ggpublic ggreceives ggthe gghighest ggquality ggof ggprehospital ggcare. ggThe gggoal ggof
ggquality ggimprovement ggis ggnot ggto ggevaluate ggindividual ggperformance
ggspecifically, ggbut ggto ggdetermine gghow ggeffective ggthe ggsystem ggis ggand ggto
ggidentify ggwhat ggimprovements ggcan ggbe ggmade ggto ggdeliver gga ggbetter ggservice
ggto ggthe ggpopulation ggserved ggby ggthe ggEMS ggsystem. ggThis ggis ggthe ggMOST
ggimportant ggoutcome ggof gga ggCQI ggprogram.
A ggterm ggfor ggtreatments ggbacked ggby ggresearch ggthat ggproves gginterventions
gghave ggpositive ggeffects ggin ggpatient ggcare ggis: gg- ggAnswer ggevidence-based
ggmedicine.
As ggmedical ggpractice gghas ggevolved, ggthe ggscience ggcomponent gghas ggbecome
ggmore ggemphasized ggthrough ggthe ggconcept ggof ggevidence-based ggmedicine.
ggEvidence-based ggmedicine ggfocuses ggon ggresearch ggto ggprovide ggclear
ggevidence ggthat ggthe gguse ggof ggcertain ggprocedures, ggmedications, ggand
ggequipment ggimproves ggthe ggpatient's ggoutcome. ggThe ggother ggresponses ggare
ggfictitious ggterms ggthat ggdo ggnot ggpertain ggto ggthe ggconcept ggof ggevidence-based
ggmedicine.
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ggevidence-based ggdecision ggmaking gginclude: ggA) ggformulate gga ggquestion ggthat
CORRECTLY GRADED A+
Which ggof ggthe ggfollowing ggis gga ggprofessional ggattribute ggexpected ggof ggall
ggEMTs? gg- ggAnswer ggCommunicating ggeffectively ggboth ggverbally ggand ggin
ggwriting
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ggeffectively ggboth ggorally ggand ggin ggwriting. ggThis ggis ggnecessary ggwhen
ggcommunicating ggwith ggpatients, ggcrew ggmembers, ggother ggemergency ggresponse
ggpersonnel, ggand ggthe ggmedical ggstaff. ggIt ggis ggnot gga ggprofessional ggexpectation
ggto ggfollow ggup ggwith ggpatients ggwhen ggthey ggreturn gghome, ggor ggto ggsummon
ggpolice ggif ggthe ggpatient ggis gga ggminor.
Maintaining ggand ggrecertifying ggyour ggEMT ggcertification ggor gglicensure ggis: gg-
ggAnswer ggpart ggof ggyour ggrole ggas ggan ggEMS ggprofessional.
Maintenance ggof ggcertification ggand gglicensure ggis ggone ggof ggthe ggattributes ggof
gga ggprofessional. ggNeither ggyour ggEMS ggemployer ggnor ggyour ggmedical ggdirector
gghas ggthe ggresponsibility ggto ggensure ggyou ggmeet ggyour ggCE ggneeds ggand
ggrecertify ggas ggappropriate.
Collecting ggand ggsafeguarding gga ggpatient's ggvaluables ggis ggan ggexample ggof: gg-
ggAnswer ggpatient ggadvocacy.
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ggprotecting ggthe ggpatient's ggrights. ggAt ggthe ggscene, ggcollect ggand ggsafeguard gga
ggpatient's ggvaluables ggon gghis ggperson, ggtransport ggthem ggwith ggthe ggpatient,
ggand ggdocument ggwhat ggwas gggiven ggto ggthe ggemergency ggdepartment
ggpersonnel.
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gggenerally ggexceed ggthe ggcapabilities ggof ggMOST gghospital ggemergency
ggdepartments ggis ggcommonly ggknown ggas gga: gg- ggAnswer ggtrauma ggcenter.
A ggtrauma ggcenter ggis gga ggfacility ggthat ggis ggspecifically ggdesigned ggand ggstaffed
ggfor ggrapid ggsurgical ggintervention ggand ggspecialized ggtreatment ggthat gggenerally
ggexceeds ggtraditional gghospital ggemergency ggdepartment ggcapabilities ggregarding
gginjuries ggand ggmultisystem ggtrauma. ggRehabilitation ggcenters ggfocus ggon
ggworking ggwith ggpatients ggto ggreturn ggthem gghome ggwith ggmaximum ggfunctioning.
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ggcenters ggfocus ggon ggthe ggstroke ggemergency.
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gginstructions ggto ggcallers, ggsuch ggas gghow ggto ggcontrol ggbleeding ggor gghow ggto
ggperform ggCPR, ggare ggcalled: gg- ggAnswer ggEmergency ggMedical ggDispatchers.
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ggcommunications ggpersonnel. ggMany ggare ggspecially ggtrained ggas ggEmergency
ggMedical ggDispatchers gg(EMDs), ggwho ggnot ggonly ggtake ggthe ggcall ggand
ggfacilitate ggthe ggdispatch ggof ggemergency ggservices ggbut ggalso ggprovide
gginstructions ggfor gglifesaving ggemergency ggcare ggthat ggcan ggbe ggadministered
ggimmediately ggby ggthe ggcaller ggor gganother ggperson ggat ggthe ggscene.
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ggexercise ggis ggbest ggdescribed ggas: gg- ggAnswer ggquality ggimprovement.
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ggthe ggsystem ggthat ggcan ggbe ggimproved ggand ggto ggimplement ggplans ggand
ggprograms ggthat ggwill ggremedy ggany ggshortcomings.
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ggaspects ggof ggthe ggEMS ggsystem
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ggan ggemergency ggmedical ggsystem. ggThe ggpurpose ggis ggto ggensure ggthat ggthe
ggpublic ggreceives ggthe gghighest ggquality ggof ggprehospital ggcare. ggThe gggoal ggof
ggquality ggimprovement ggis ggnot ggto ggevaluate ggindividual ggperformance
ggspecifically, ggbut ggto ggdetermine gghow ggeffective ggthe ggsystem ggis ggand ggto
ggidentify ggwhat ggimprovements ggcan ggbe ggmade ggto ggdeliver gga ggbetter ggservice
ggto ggthe ggpopulation ggserved ggby ggthe ggEMS ggsystem. ggThis ggis ggthe ggMOST
ggimportant ggoutcome ggof gga ggCQI ggprogram.
A ggterm ggfor ggtreatments ggbacked ggby ggresearch ggthat ggproves gginterventions
gghave ggpositive ggeffects ggin ggpatient ggcare ggis: gg- ggAnswer ggevidence-based
ggmedicine.
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ggmore ggemphasized ggthrough ggthe ggconcept ggof ggevidence-based ggmedicine.
ggEvidence-based ggmedicine ggfocuses ggon ggresearch ggto ggprovide ggclear
ggevidence ggthat ggthe gguse ggof ggcertain ggprocedures, ggmedications, ggand
ggequipment ggimproves ggthe ggpatient's ggoutcome. ggThe ggother ggresponses ggare
ggfictitious ggterms ggthat ggdo ggnot ggpertain ggto ggthe ggconcept ggof ggevidence-based
ggmedicine.
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ggevidence-based ggdecision ggmaking gginclude: ggA) ggformulate gga ggquestion ggthat
