HOSA EMT Exam Study Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions Graded A 2024

definitive care - what the patient needs Defibrillation - The administration of an electric shock to the heart of a patient who is experiencing a high regular heartbeat, known as ventricular fibrillation where should a patient be transported? - to the closest appropriate medical facility scoop stretcher - hip fracture Transport - A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals, but speed getting the patient to a medical facility is not the most important factor Prompt Transport - when a patient's condition is serious enough that the patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a very short period of time Rapid Transport - when EMS personnel or unable to give the patient in adequate life-saving care in the field subjective - what they tell you Objective - what you see SOAP - Subjective Objective Assessment Plan CISD - critical incident stress debriefing when must CISD occur? - within 24 to 72 hours of the event standard of care - what you do scope of practice - what your allowed what do you do when scene becomes unsafe? - 1. remain calm 2. call 3. wait effects of alcohol - reduce stress BUT causes depression and dehydration Who came up with the five stages of death and dying? - Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross what are the five stages of death and dying? - DABDA 1. denial 2. anger 3. bargaining 4. depression 5. acceptance what are the three components of stress management? - 1. recognizing stress 2. preventing stress 3. reducing stress universal precaution - treat everything as infectious AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV - human immunodeficiency virus communicable - Easily spread infections pathogen - disease causing microorganisms transmitted by contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions - 1. HIV 2. AIDS 3. Hepatitis B 4. Hepatitis C staphylococcus infection - C-diff MRSA SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome opportunistic infection - cant fight because immune system is shot malaria - vector bourne how is TB spread? - spread by droplets from the respiratory system Ryan white law - emergency worker is exposed to HIV, his supervisor has 24 hours to tell the emergency workers so they can take precautions donning - gown, mask, google, glove doffing - glove, goggles, gown, mask where should you park your vehicle in emergency? - park your vehicle so that it protects the area from traffic hazards vector-bourne - animals blood bourne - disease causing agents spread through blood - hep B :direct contact with infected blood, can live outside body - hep A : raw food definitive death - 1. rigor mortis 2. dependent lividity 3. decapitation 4. decomposition rigor mortis - Stiff, hardening of body dependent lividity - light on top and dark on bottom if there is a dog on scene what do you do? - ask someone to put the dog in another room in a vehicle accident, where should you put the keys? - on the roof scope of practice - defined by the state and outlines care you can provide - what you're allowed to do - defined in protocols and standing orders - authorized through online and offline direction standard of care - how well you perform your skills - can be held accountable for how well you do standing orders - protocol duty to act - responsibility to provide patient care - legal & ethical - not legal duty to act when off duty but could be ethical negligence - failure to provide that same care that a person with similar training would provide - didn't follow standard of care