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Body Substance Isolation (BSI) Precautions Include: - -Washing your hands after each call; it's the most effective means of reducing disease transmission. -Use of protective gloves, safety glasses, gowns & masks when appropriate -Using 10% bleach solution for blood borne cleanups -Remember: The solution is only good for approximately 3 weeks EMT Immunizations Include: - -MMR -Hep-B -TB test at least once each year -No immunization for AIDS Lifting Information to r...

Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - - Hand washing after each call; most effective means of reducing disease transmission - Use of protective gloves, safety glasses, gowns & masks when appropriate - 10% bleach solution for blood borne cleanups - Solution only good for approximately 3 weeks EMT Immunizations - - MMR - Hep-B - TB test at least once each year - No immunization for AIDS Proper Lifting Techniques - - Know the physical limitations of self & partner - Keep weight in ...

visually impaired - -speak calmly and with a reassuring voice -consider making physical contact with the patient if they extend their hand to yours hearing impaired - -determine the extent of the impairment -may need to raise your voice or speak slowly so the patient can read your lips. systems communication (update arriving ems crew) - 1. chief complaint 2. patient's age and sex 3. how you found the patient 4. brief history of what happened 5. past medical history 6. asse...

The role of the ems provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: a. Perform primary assessment b. Provide initial resuscitation c. Provide definitive diagnosis d. Package patients for transportation - C As a part of infection control procedures, it is ESSENTIAL that the EMS provider: a. Dispose of all equipment used after each call b. Wash his/her hands after treating each patient c. Wash his/her clothes after each patient contact d. Avoid casual contact with any patients - B...

Medical Control - - MD that can give any order on the scope of their practice -May control assist with questions regarding patient care or if there are complex medical conditions -Can help determine the most appropriate receiving facility Cardiac Arrest--Adult - - 30 compressions to 2 breaths via BVM (30:2) -Switch w/ partner every 2 minutes -Minimize interruptions of CPR -Use airway adjuncts as indicated -Apply AED, resume CPR after defibrillating Cardiac Arrest--Pedia...

If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS providers responsibility to - Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar with the new protocols You arrive at the scene of a car accident or people are trying to move an unconscious patient on the car. You should - Have the crowd stop the extrication process ASAP A single EMT finds a non-breathing, pulseless victim of a car accident laying prone in the road, they suspect a spinal injury...

Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - A system of resources and personnel necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden or unexpected illness or injury. The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - Civil War Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital? - Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences publish in 1966? - "Accidental Death and D...

Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in accordance with: -The sovereign immunity doctrine -Approved protocols -Professional Standards -Institutional Standards - Professional Standards The extent of medical procedures a EMT is authorized to perform is called the: -Medical release -Scope of practice/care -Duty to act -Physician relationship -Skill set - Scope of practice/care Which of the following is the EMT's BEST defense in a lawsuit...

Rules and responsibilities Drive to the patient safely Have directions and know how to get to location Patient Care Patient Packaging Look & Act Professional Medical Direction: On-Line Direction On the phone with MD Medical Direction: Off-Line Direction Pre-Written or Standing Orders (Protocols - Standing Orders) definitve signs of death Dependent lividity (blood at the lowest point of the body/discoloration) Rigor mortis (stiffening of body muscles) Putrefaction (decomp...

After an EMS call, some crew members begin discussing a recent case with some non-EMS personnel. This is unacceptable behavior because it is: a) A breach of the patient's right to know b) A breach of the patient's privacy and is unethical c) Against the New York State Good Samaritan Law d) Against the principles of patient consent - b) A breach of the patient's privacy and is unethical Which form of consent allows you to treat an unconscious patient? a) Actual consent b) Imp...

Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in accordance with: 1. The sovereign immunity doctrine 2. Approved protocols 3. Professional Standards 4. Institutional Standards - Professional Standards As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the patient as a State Senator. Immediately the press demands to be told what has happened to the senator. You Should: 1. Advise the press that you are unable to comment 2. Deny t...

Your patient responds to your voice with incomprehensible murmurers. Using the AVPU scale, he is classifed as responsive to: Verbal stimuli Do vitals signs have to be taken on-scene in every situation? No. Vitals should be taken enroute for patients idenitified as high priority for immediate transport for definitive care . What does SAMPLE stand for? Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last meal, events lead to current state. What forms of abuse ar...

The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following except: a) perform primary assessment b) provide initial resuscitation c) provide definite diagnosis d) package patients for transportation - c) provide definitive diagnosis In what position should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? a) on their side, with feet elevated b) on their side c) seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated d) face down, with head elevated - b) on their side Whic...

An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid? Verbal request from family A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form C. Written healthcare proxy D. Written living will - Written ou...

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The German hunting year starts: a. 1 March b. 31 March c. 1 April d. 1 May - c. 1 April (Just think about how much of a joke this whole class is... April Fools!) Can you shoot a beaver if it is doing damage to the trees in your Revier? a. Yes b. No, it is not listed as game in hunting law c. No, it has no hunting season d. Only during the "beaver season" November-December - b. No, it is not listed as game in hunting law What is the hunting season for the Stockente (...

What does this sign indicate? circle 4 lines - autobanh Drunk driving is a felony in Germany and may result in imprisonment for up to 5 years. - true The Registry of Motor Vehicles will notify the U.S. State drivers agency of personnel whose driving privileges have been revoked for 1 year or more following final adjudication of an intoxicated-driving offense or for refusing to submit to a lawful blood-alcohol content test. - none Under the Good Samaritan Law in Germany, drivers...

For registration purposes, the insurance policy cannot substitute for the insurance confirmation card as proof of automobile insurance under German law and U.S. Forces regulations. (para 33e(3)) a. True. b. False. - True License plates issued to drivers by the Registry of Motor Vehicles automatically become the driver's property. (para 33c(1)(a)) a. True. b. False. - False The driver of a registered motor vehicle is required to observe which of the following with respect ...

a. Before vehicle 1. When may vehicle 2 turn? (para 20a(3)(d)) a. Before vehicle 1. b. After vehicle 1. b. 2-1-3. In what order may the vehicles proceed? a. 1-2-3. b. 2-1-3. c. 3-1-2. c. Observe the right-of-way of vehicle 3. What does the driver of vehicle 2 have to do? (para 19) a. Observe the right-of-way of vehicle 1. b. Proceed without stopping. c. Observe the right-of-way of vehicle 3. a. 1-2-3. In what order may the vehicles proceed? (para 19) a. 1-2-3. b...