EMR Final Review Questions with Verified Answers Graded A
Primary responsibilities of an EMR - - Do not disturb items in a crime scene. - -
Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to When taking care of a victim in a possible crime
patient, check for life-threatening conditions, scene, be sure to remember this.
summon/assist more advanced medical
personnel, provide care for the patient.
Biohazard container - -An engineering
control used to collect contaminated items
Indirect medical control - -Standing orders,
procedures performed according to normal
protocol How diseases are spread (and example) - -
Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact (Hepatitis),
respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Advance directive - -Written instructions
that documents the patient's wishes if they are
unable to communicate. Example: DNR Skin - -The body's largest organ and best
defense against pathogens.
Trip sheet - -Another name for a
prehospital care report. Identify yourself - -Before providing care to
a patient, you must obtain consent. This is the
first step to that.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of
the hand - -The first step in removing
disposable gloves. Good Samaritan Law - -Law which protects
people helping in an emergency if they act in
good faith (not compensated) and according to
Standard precautions - -"If it's wet and not their level of training.
yours, don't touch it"
Scope of practice - -The duties and skills
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) - - that are expected to be performed for a certain
First step when arriving on the scene of an job.
emergency.
Standard of Care - -The extent and quality
360-degree assessment - -Looking in all of care expected from your level of training.
directions for possible dangers
Levels of EMS training - -From least to
Where to park your ambulance - -50 feet most: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet away if
there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT
incident Competence - -The patient's ability to
understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
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Dispatch - -Where the public contacts to Brady- - -Suffix meaning slow
activate the EMS system
Hypo- - -Suffix meaning low or insufficient
Proper lifting/moving techniques - -Reach
no more than 20 inches from your body, push
rather than pull, use the power grip, lift with your Hyper- - -Suffix meaning high or excessive
legs (power/squat lift)
Body cavities - -Cranial (brain), Spinal
Situations where you SHOULD move a patient - (spinal cord), Thoracic (heart, lungs), Abdominal
-Immediate danger, gaining access to (stomach, spleen, liver, etc.), Pelvic (appendix,
other patients, providing proper care colon, bladder, etc.)
Frontal Plane - -Divides the body into front Vital organs - -Brain, heart, lungs
and back portions. Also known as the Coronal
Plane.
Ligament - -Attaches bone to bone
Sagittal Plane - -Divides the body into right
and left portions Tendon - -Attaches muscle to bone
Transverse Plane - -Divides the body into Femur - -Thigh bone
top and bottom portions. Also known as the Axial
or Horizontal Plane.
Clavicle - -Collar bone
Superior - -Higher or closer to the head
Patella - -Knee cap
Inferior - -Lower or closer to the feet
Tibia - -Shin bone
Lateral - -Further away from the midline of
the body
Endocrine system - -The body system
responsible for hormone production
(testosterone, insulin, etc.)
Medial - -Closer to the midline of the body
Immune system - -The body system
Tachy- - -Suffix meaning fast
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Primary responsibilities of an EMR - - Do not disturb items in a crime scene. - -
Ensure safety of self/others, gain access to When taking care of a victim in a possible crime
patient, check for life-threatening conditions, scene, be sure to remember this.
summon/assist more advanced medical
personnel, provide care for the patient.
Biohazard container - -An engineering
control used to collect contaminated items
Indirect medical control - -Standing orders,
procedures performed according to normal
protocol How diseases are spread (and example) - -
Direct contact (HIV), indirect contact (Hepatitis),
respiratory droplet (TB), vector-borne (Malaria)
Advance directive - -Written instructions
that documents the patient's wishes if they are
unable to communicate. Example: DNR Skin - -The body's largest organ and best
defense against pathogens.
Trip sheet - -Another name for a
prehospital care report. Identify yourself - -Before providing care to
a patient, you must obtain consent. This is the
first step to that.
Pinch the glove near the wrist on the palm side of
the hand - -The first step in removing
disposable gloves. Good Samaritan Law - -Law which protects
people helping in an emergency if they act in
good faith (not compensated) and according to
Standard precautions - -"If it's wet and not their level of training.
yours, don't touch it"
Scope of practice - -The duties and skills
Ensure scene safety (of self and others) - - that are expected to be performed for a certain
First step when arriving on the scene of an job.
emergency.
Standard of Care - -The extent and quality
360-degree assessment - -Looking in all of care expected from your level of training.
directions for possible dangers
Levels of EMS training - -From least to
Where to park your ambulance - -50 feet most: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
away to help re-direct traffic, 100 feet away if
there is a fire, 2000 feet away for a HAZMAT
incident Competence - -The patient's ability to
understand the EMR's questions and the
implications of decisions made.
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, EMR Final Review Questions with Verified Answers Graded A
Dispatch - -Where the public contacts to Brady- - -Suffix meaning slow
activate the EMS system
Hypo- - -Suffix meaning low or insufficient
Proper lifting/moving techniques - -Reach
no more than 20 inches from your body, push
rather than pull, use the power grip, lift with your Hyper- - -Suffix meaning high or excessive
legs (power/squat lift)
Body cavities - -Cranial (brain), Spinal
Situations where you SHOULD move a patient - (spinal cord), Thoracic (heart, lungs), Abdominal
-Immediate danger, gaining access to (stomach, spleen, liver, etc.), Pelvic (appendix,
other patients, providing proper care colon, bladder, etc.)
Frontal Plane - -Divides the body into front Vital organs - -Brain, heart, lungs
and back portions. Also known as the Coronal
Plane.
Ligament - -Attaches bone to bone
Sagittal Plane - -Divides the body into right
and left portions Tendon - -Attaches muscle to bone
Transverse Plane - -Divides the body into Femur - -Thigh bone
top and bottom portions. Also known as the Axial
or Horizontal Plane.
Clavicle - -Collar bone
Superior - -Higher or closer to the head
Patella - -Knee cap
Inferior - -Lower or closer to the feet
Tibia - -Shin bone
Lateral - -Further away from the midline of
the body
Endocrine system - -The body system
responsible for hormone production
(testosterone, insulin, etc.)
Medial - -Closer to the midline of the body
Immune system - -The body system
Tachy- - -Suffix meaning fast
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