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You suspect that a 6-year-old girl has broken her leg after falling from a swing at a playground. Shortly after you arrive, the child's mother appears and refuses to allow you to continue treatment. You should: A. use your authority under the implied consent law. B. ask the mother to sign a refusal form and then leave. C. tell the mother that her refusal is a form of child abuse. D. try to persuade the mother that treatment is needed. - Answer ️️-D. try to persuade the mother that...

designated agent - Answer ️️-an EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care Off-line medical direction - Answer ️️-consists of standing orders issued by Medical Direcctor that allows EMT s to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to Medical Director or another physician

aerobic metabolism - Answer ️️-Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen. agonal gasps - Answer ️️-Occasional, gasping breaths that occur after the heart has stopped. airway - Answer ️️-The upper airway tract or the passage above the larynx, which includes the nose, mouth, and throat.

advanced EMT (AEMT) - Answer ️️-An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications advanced life support (ALS) - Answer ️️-Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT

If direct pressure with a sterile dressing fails to immediately stop severe bleeding from an extremity, you should apply: A. additional sterile dressings. B. a splint and elevate the extremity. C. a tourniquet proximal to the injury. D. digital pressure to a proximal artery. - Answer ️️-a tourniquet proximal to the injury

What is most important to assess during patient assessment during secondary assessment? - Answer ️️-Chief complaint In a conscious adult patient, which of the following pulses should be assessed initially? - Answer ️️-Radial Vital signs should be reassessed every ________ minutes for a stable patient. - Answer ️️-15 The EMT should reassess the vital signs of an unstable patient every ________ minutes. - Answer ️️-5

A drug is contraindicated for a patient when it: A. may cause harm or have no positive effect. B. produces actions other than the desired ones. C. is used to treat a multitude of conditions. D. is used to treat a specific medical condition. - Answer ️️-A. may cause harm or have no positive effect. Activated charcoal is frequently suspended in sorbitol, a complex sugar that: A. significantly slows the process of digestion

advanced EMT (AEMT) - Answer ️️-An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications advanced life support (ALS) - Answer ️️-Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT

Who are laypeople? - Answer ️️-those in the workplace; Teachers, coaches, child care providers, etc. People who regularly accompany groups on trips to remote locations. BLS/CPR & Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are used by laypeople. (Page 12) Standing orders - Answer ️️-Written documents, signed by the E.M.S. system's medical director, that outline specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care; are part of protocols. It is an offl...

In contrast to butterfly catheters, over-the-needle catheters: - Answer ️️-allow for greater patient movement without the need to immobilize the entire limb. The purpose of a Volutrol (Buretrol) administration set is to: - Answer ️️-avoid inadvertent fluid overload

A dissecting aortic aneurysm occurs when: the inner layers of the aorta become separated - Answer ️️- When assessing a patient with abdominal pain, you should: palpate the abdomen in a clockwise direction, beginning with the quadrant after the one the patient indicates is painful - Answer ️️-

An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): Select one: a. Advanced EMT (AEMT) b. EMR c. Paramedic d. EMT - Answer ️️-Paramedic An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, unpleasant is to: Select one: nue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful. ure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not be. e the patient's feelings and focus ...

Dragging methods - Answer ️️-Emergency clothes drag, blanket drag, arm drag, arm-to-arm drag Emergency medical responder - Answer ️️-Very basic training and provides care before the ambulance arrives

The term "shock" is MOST accurately defined as: A. A decreased supply of oxygen to the brain B. Cardiovascular collapse leading to inadequate perfusion C. Decreased circulation of blood within the venous circulation D. Decreased function of the respiratory system leading to hypoxia. - Answer ️️-B What are the three components of the perfusion triangle? A. Arteries, veins, capillaries

acute stress reactions - Answer ️️-Reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation. airborne transmission - Answer ️️-The spread of an organism in aerosol form. bloodborne pathogens - Answer ️️-Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to _____________. - Answer ️️-HIPAA Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training? - Answer ️️-EMT The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: - Answer ️️-EMS research

Today's EMS providers are trained according to the __________. 2010 Federal EMS Provider Standards 1995 U.S. DOT Guidelines 2009 National EMS Education Standards

what actions should be performed during the scene size up? - Answer ️️-scene safety MOI/NOI standard precautions number of patients additional resources multisystem trauma - Answer ️️-trauma effecting more than one system of the body when should non-life saving interventions be performed with a multisystem trauma patient? - Answer ️️-en rout

PSAP - Answer ️️-Public Safety Access Point (911 system) EMD - Answer ️️-Emergency Medical Dispatch PSA - Answer ️️-Primary Service Area Medical Control - Answer ️️-offline or online info MIH - Answer ️️-Mobile Integrated Healthcare What can an EMR do? - Answer ️️-AED, some care before ambulance, assist in ambulance What can an EMT do? - Answer ️️-BLS, AED, airway adjuncts, some meds

What muscle unlocks the knee? - Answer ️️-popliteus True or False: The rectus femoris, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis are the prime movers of knee extension. - Answer ️️-true True or False: To stretch your hamstrings, extend your knee and flex your hip. - Answer ️️-true True or False