NREMT - Everything You Need To Know
Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
Medical Direction - correct answer. Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS
system by the Medical Director.
Protocols - correct answer. lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to
be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an
EMS system
Offline Direction - correct answer. consists of standing orders issued by the medical
director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures
without speaking to the medical director or another physician.
Online Direction - correct answer. consists of orders from the on-duty physician
given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders - correct answer. A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director
that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask - correct answer. High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for
patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B - correct answer. infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure to contaminated
blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C - correct answer. inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C
virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted sexually)
,Tuberculosis - correct answer. Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the respiratory system and causes
inflammation and calcification of the system.
Acute Stress - correct answer. short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear
quickly after it is over
Scope of Practice - correct answer. What we are allowed to do or trained to do
Standard Care - correct answer. the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act - correct answer. an obligation to provide care to a patient
Good Samaritan - correct answer. a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy
in times of trouble
Expressed Consent - correct answer. Permission that must be obtained from every
conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
Implied Consent - correct answer. The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's
parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a
parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed.
Treatment of a Minor - correct answer. Must be given by legal guardian
Involuntary - correct answer. Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive - correct answer. a legal document prepared by a living,
competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should
become unable to make decisions regarding his or her medical care; may also be called
a living will or durable power of attorney for health care
Polst - correct answer. Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May include
order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR - correct answer. Prehospital care report
Emergency Move - correct answer. a move made when there is an immediate
danger to the patient.
Urgent Move - correct answer. Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in
patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move - correct answer. No immediate threat to life, are carried out in
such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
, bariatric stretcher - correct answer. Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher - correct answer. this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it can be
used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher - correct answer. designed to surround and protect the patient, this
stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher - correct answer. made of canvas or rubberized or other flexible
material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three carrying handles on each
side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways
anatomical planes - correct answer. 1. coronal (vertical cut into front and back
halves) 2. transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal (vertical cut into left
and right halves)
fowler position - correct answer. a bed sitting position with the head of the bed
raised to 45 degrees
semi fowler position - correct answer. the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or
the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
shock position - correct answer. feet elevated 12 inches higher than head
anterior - correct answer. Toward the Front
posterior - correct answer. Toward the back
superior - correct answer. toward the head or above point of reference
inferior - correct answer. away from the head or below point of reference
dorsal - correct answer. Toward the back/spine
ventral - correct answer. Toward the front/ belly
medial - correct answer. Toward center of body
lateral - correct answer. Away from center of body
bilateral - correct answer. Both sides
unilateral - correct answer. One side
ipsilateral - correct answer. Same side
Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
Medical Direction - correct answer. Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS
system by the Medical Director.
Protocols - correct answer. lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to
be taken in different situations. Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an
EMS system
Offline Direction - correct answer. consists of standing orders issued by the medical
director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures
without speaking to the medical director or another physician.
Online Direction - correct answer. consists of orders from the on-duty physician
given directly to an EMT-B in the field by radio or telephone.
Standing Orders - correct answer. A policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director
that authorizes EMT-Bs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.
HEPA Mask - correct answer. High Efficiency Particulate Air respirator; used for
patients with suspected TB; worn by the EMT provider to prevent airborne transmission
Hepatitis B - correct answer. infectious inflammation of the liver caused by the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) that is transmitted sexually or by exposure to contaminated
blood or body fluid
Hepatitis C - correct answer. inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C
virus, transmitted by exposure to infected blood (rarely contracted sexually)
,Tuberculosis - correct answer. Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most commonly affects the respiratory system and causes
inflammation and calcification of the system.
Acute Stress - correct answer. short term ; fight or flight response ; effects disappear
quickly after it is over
Scope of Practice - correct answer. What we are allowed to do or trained to do
Standard Care - correct answer. the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
Duty to Act - correct answer. an obligation to provide care to a patient
Good Samaritan - correct answer. a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy
in times of trouble
Expressed Consent - correct answer. Permission that must be obtained from every
conscious, mentally competent adult before emergency treatment may be provided
Implied Consent - correct answer. The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's
parent or gaurdian would give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a
parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed.
Treatment of a Minor - correct answer. Must be given by legal guardian
Involuntary - correct answer. Mentally incompetent person
Advanced Directive - correct answer. a legal document prepared by a living,
competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should
become unable to make decisions regarding his or her medical care; may also be called
a living will or durable power of attorney for health care
Polst - correct answer. Physicians orders for life sustaining treatment. May include
order for DO NOT RESUSCITATE
PCR - correct answer. Prehospital care report
Emergency Move - correct answer. a move made when there is an immediate
danger to the patient.
Urgent Move - correct answer. Move used if a scne factor causes a decline in
patient's condition, or if the treatment of a patient requires a move.
Non urgent move - correct answer. No immediate threat to life, are carried out in
such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.
, bariatric stretcher - correct answer. Stretcher for obese patients
scoop stretcher - correct answer. this cot splits in tow or four sections, so it can be
used where larger stretchers cannot fit.
basket stretcher - correct answer. designed to surround and protect the patient, this
stretcher is used to move a patient from one level to another to over rough terrain.
flexible stretcher - correct answer. made of canvas or rubberized or other flexible
material, often with wooden slats sewn into pockets and three carrying handles on each
side. can be useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways
anatomical planes - correct answer. 1. coronal (vertical cut into front and back
halves) 2. transverse (horizontal cut into upper and lower) 3. sagittal (vertical cut into left
and right halves)
fowler position - correct answer. a bed sitting position with the head of the bed
raised to 45 degrees
semi fowler position - correct answer. the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or
the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
shock position - correct answer. feet elevated 12 inches higher than head
anterior - correct answer. Toward the Front
posterior - correct answer. Toward the back
superior - correct answer. toward the head or above point of reference
inferior - correct answer. away from the head or below point of reference
dorsal - correct answer. Toward the back/spine
ventral - correct answer. Toward the front/ belly
medial - correct answer. Toward center of body
lateral - correct answer. Away from center of body
bilateral - correct answer. Both sides
unilateral - correct answer. One side
ipsilateral - correct answer. Same side
