Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is an EMT? - CORRECT ANSWER - An EMT is one of 4 levels of prehospital care,
EMTs provide BLS
What role does DOT provide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Develops guidelines,
curriculums, funding and assessment tools to help and improve EMS
List 5 roles and responsibilities of an EMT - CORRECT ANSWER - Keep vehicle and
equipment ready for emergencies, ensure safety of you and partner and pt., maintains continuity
of care, Resolves emergency incidents, upholds medical and legal standards
Two types of medical direction: - CORRECT ANSWER - Off-line (standing orders and
and written protocols, Online (radio and telephone connections through medical control facilities
aka hospitals)
MIH - CORRECT ANSWER - Mobile Integrated Healthcare
Aka an ambulance
CQI - CORRECT ANSWER - Continuous Quality Improvement, ensures public receives
highest quality of care
Medical Director - CORRECT ANSWER - The physician who authorizes or delegates to
the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field
EMS - CORRECT ANSWER - emergency medical services, a system to provide
prehospital care
EMD - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency Medical Dispatch
, What services does the EMT provide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment, care,
packaging, transport
BSI/Scene Safe - CORRECT ANSWER - PPE (N95, gown, face shield, goggles , gloves)
and scene safety/size up
stages of grief - CORRECT ANSWER - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
stress reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Alarm response, reaction and resistance,
exhaustion
A patient can refuse care when? - CORRECT ANSWER - patient must be able to legally
consent (over 18, or has a child, or is emancipated, or is pregnant) must be awake and oriented,
must be fully informed, must sign a refusal form
Types of medical consent - CORRECT ANSWER - Expressed/informed consent, Implied
consent, Involuntary
What is Expressed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pt. Is informed of of nature of
treatment and risks and alternatives and verbally or non verbally gives consent to be treated (yes
you may treat me, head nod or writes consent)
What is Implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pt. Is unconscious or impaired or
incapable of making a rational informed decision AND there is a threat to life or limb. DNR
invalidates implied
What is involuntary consent? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pt. Is mentally ill or
developmentally challenged or incarcerated. Get expressed consent from Guardian or
conservator or law enforcement (involve medical control)