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Guidelines for proper body mechanics - Answer-* Assess the load (weight) *Think ahead, plan, and communicate *Check your base of support and be sure you have a firm footing *Face what you are lifting. Feet should always face the direction you are moving. *Back straight *Begin in a squatting position and lift with legs *Tighten your stomach *Keep objects close *Push if possible Positioning - Answer-Act of helping resident into positions that promote comfort and good health How often should b...

List four examples of activities of daily living. - Answer-Bathing, brushing teeth, shaving, applying makeup Given four examples of how to promote dignity while given personal care. - Answer-Encourage residents to do as much as they are able to do; knock and wait for permission to enter room; don't interrupt during bathroom time; leave room during phone calls What are five observations that a NA can make about a resident during personal care? - Answer-Skin, mental state, mobility, flexibil...

When a resident refuses to let the nursing assistant take her blood pressure, the nursing assistant should - Answer-Report this to the nurse One task commonly assigned to nursing assistants is - Answer-helping residents with elmination A nursing assistant may share a resident's medical information with which of the following? - Answerother members of the healthcare team To best communicate with a resident who has a hearing impairment, the nursing assistant should - Answer-Use short sentenc...

Emesis - Answer-See "vomitus" Heartburn - Answer-A burning sensation in the chest or throat Hyperglycemia - Answer-High sugar in the blood Hypoglycemia - Answer-Low sugar in the blood Jaundice - Answer-Yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes Vomitus - Answer-Food and fluids expelled from the stomach through the mouth; emesis BMs - Answer-Bowel Movements GERD - Answer-Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease GI - Answer-Gastro-Intestinal HBV - Answer-Hepatitis B Virus IBD - Answer-I...

T/F: The term "PSAP" stands for Public Safety Access Point. - Answer-False T/F: Professionalism is defined by who you are, what you do, and how others perceive you. - AnswerTrue T/F: Ethics involves an individual's personal, professional, and organization rules of conduct. - AnswerTrue T/F: The three primary fields of public safety communications are law enforcement communications, fire service communications, and emergency management communications. - Answer-False T/F: The term "vital ...

In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? - Answer-1950 The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. - Answer-False Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement response? - Answer-Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining enforcement action. During the colonial., law enforcement in cities like Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and ...

The term "PSAP" stands for "Public Safety Access Point" - Answer-FALSE Professionalism is defined by who you are, what you do and how others perceive you. - Answer-TRUE Ethics involves an individual's personal, professional and organizational rules of conduct. - Answer-TRUE The operational relationship between telecommunicators, supervisors and managers is defined by the PSAP's: - Answer-Chain of Command The three primary disciplines of public safety communications are law enforce...

AACN - Answer-Advanced Automatic Crash Notification ACN - Answer-Automatic Collision Notification ALI - Answer-Automatic Location Identification ANI - Answer-Automatic Number Identification APCO - Answer-Association of Public Safety Communications Officials ASL - Answer-American Sign Language ATL - Answer-Attempt to locate AVL - Answer-Automatic Vehicle Locator B9-1-1 - Answer-Basic 9-1-1 BOLO - Answer-Be on the look out CAD - Answer-Computer Aided Dispatch CDE - Answer-Continuing dis...

T/F: The term "PSAP" stands for Public Safety Access Point. - Answer-False T/F: Professionalism is defined by who you are, what you do, and how others perceive you. - AnswerTrue T/F: Ethics involves an individual's personal, professional, and organization rules of conduct. - AnswerTrue T/F: The three primary fields of public safety communications are law enforcement communications, fire service communications, and emergency management communications. - Answer-False T/F: The term "vital ...

The objective of EMD is _________, and NOT __________. - Answer-- Understanding the role of EMD obtaining information through vital points questions and giving appropriate pre-arrival instructions. - Give training in the use of handling center equipment. What does EMD stand for? - Answer-Emergency Medical Dispatch What is a prerequisite for EMD class? - Answer-Must have a current CPR certification. EMD was designed to provide enough material to ensure you are able to: - Answer-- State & ide...

List the combined verbal and nonverbal elements that communicate to the telecommunicator the situation being reported - Comfortable tone Encourages conversation Demonstrates interest Signals understanding Message format List and describe the six components of the communications cycle - The sender: the person who initiates the conversation Receiver: The target of the conversation. Can be a person or group. Message: THe idea/purpose of the conversation Medium: The form in which the messa...

Fire, a chemical chain reaction, occurs when which three elements are present in the right conditions? ____, _____, _____ - Answer-Heat Oxygen Fuel Fires are fought from the ____ to the _______. - Answer-Unburned, Burned The Fire Tetrahedron depicts which four factors necessary for fire? - Answer-Heat Oxygen Fuel Chemical Chain Reaction T or F The Administration Division includes frontline firefighters - Answer-FALSE ______, is cutting holes in roofs or breaking out upper windows when...

T or F Emergency calls can come in on any line? - TRUE T or F Attempt to provide the caller with alternatives, suggest other options, but never give legal advice. - TRUE The most important information we need to obtain from the caller is ______ since no other information will be helpful without the ________. - Location, location The acronym ______ is used to obtain information on vehicles. - Cymbals Verify the ______ before ending the call to make sure you have the correct information. - ...

digital data - Answer-discreet data (on/off) two discernible states (b) - Answer-binary bit (B) - Answer-byte Exabyte (2^60) - Answer-Biggest byte Analog data - Answer-continuous data (spectrum) with infinite states; needs to be digitized to be understood; a bit is a digital representation of data Numeric Data - Answer-Numbers that represent quantities and can be used in arithmetic operations. Character data - Answer-Letters, symbols, or numerals that will not be used in arithmetic operat...

The term PSAP stands for Public Safety Access Point - Answer-False, Public Safety Answering Point Professionalism is defined by who you are, what you do, and how others perceive you - Answer-True Ethics involves an individuals personal, professional, and organizational rules of conduct - Answer-True The three primary fields of public safety communications are law enforcement, fire service, and emergency management - Answer-False, They are Law Enforcement, Fire Services, and EMS (Emergency M...

Mutual aid - Answer-is a process of supplying supplemental personnel, equipment or other resources to an incident to assist agencies that may be in danger of becoming overwhelmed in their response Mutual response - Answer-similar to mutual aid, however mutual response requires the simultaneous dispatch of multiple resources for certain emergencies, such as high-rise fires and water etc A Policy - Answer-is a guide to thinking A Procedure - Answer-is a guide to action open ended questions -...

Name the basic operational methods of call routing - Answer-Direct Dispatch, call relay, call transfer, call referrel Name the components of the communications cycle - Answer-Sender , receiver, message, medium,context, feedback Name three primary fields of public safety communications - Answer-Law enforcement communications, fire service communications, emergency medical service communications PSAP is the acronym for - Answer-Public safety answering point What involves an individuals pers...

PSAP stands for - Answer-Public Safety Answering Point NIMS is abbreviation for - Answer-National Incident Management System Professionalism is defined by who you are are, what you do, and how others perceive you. True or False - Answer-True Standard of Care - Answer-The level of duty owed by one person to another TCC stands for - Answer-Telematic Call Center A Telematics call that is similar to a 9-1-1 Open Line Call - Answer-A. An emergency with voice call B. An airbag/telemetry activat...

In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? - Answer-1950 The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. - Answer-False Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement response? - Answer-Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining enforcement action. During the colonial., law enforcement in cities like Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and ...

FIRE TETRAHEDRON - 4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL + OXYGEN and a CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Chief, Support Staff, Payroll COMMUNICATION DIVISION - Call takers/ Dispatcher FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION - Building inspectors, Arson Investigators, Public Education OPERATIONS - Captain, Driver, Firefighter TECHNICAL OPERATIONS - High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space Rescue EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - Mechanics, Electricians TRAINING + SAFETY - Training Officer E...