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American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research - ANSWERS D. evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospital. - A...

EMT Scope of Practice in regards to the medical director - ANSWER EMT scope of practice is regulated exclusively by the state not the medical director Who regulates prehospital emergency care - ANSWER the state Routes of transmission - ANSWER 1. Direct contact: From person to person with no intermediary 2. Indirect: Person --> Object --> Person PTSD - ANSWER Develops after experience psychologically distressing event. >characterized by reexperiencing the event and over respo...

Levels of EMS - ANSWER National- every state must meet or exceed guidelines by NHTSA State- regulates EMTs for the state Local- local guidelines Roles of EMS - ANSWER EMR- emergency medical responders (law enforcement, firefighters, care with limited equipment) EMT- emergency medical technician, completed EMT course & more trained AEMT- advanced emergency medical technician, added knowledge and skills in ALS Paramedics- extensive training (1,000-1,300 hours) PCR - ANSWER Patient care ...

AMI (Heart Attack) (Acute Myocardial Infarction) - ANSWER Blockage in the coronary artery. Death occurs in the myocardial muscle due to lack of oxygenated blood flow through the coronary arteries. S/S Chest pain, Pressure, nausea, weakness, fatigue, Dyspnea (SOB), Diaphoresis (excessive Sweat), Abnormal signs, sudden cardiac arrest. Angina pectoris - ANSWER A period experienced in a patient where heart tissue is not getting enough oxygen. much like spasm of an artery, symptoms as atheroscler...

Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders? Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal. - ANSWER The EMT defibril...

A. routine post delivery care - ANSWER A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - ANSWER If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose t...

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Total Quality Management (TQM) - ANSWER An integrated effort design to improve quality performance at every level of the organization. Customer-defined quality - ANSWER The meaning of quality as defined by the customer. Conformance to specifications - ANSWER How will a product or service meets the targets and tolerance is determined by its designers. fitness for use - ANSWER A definition of quality that evaluates have all the product performs for its intended use. Value for price pai...

Total Quality Management (TQM) Philosophy - ANSWER 1. customer focus 2. continuous improvement 3. employee empowerment 4. use of quality tools 5. product design 6. process management 7. managing supplier quality Process Capability Index (Cpk) - ANSWER Basic function of Six Sigma. Measures the process potential and performance of processes. The higher the range of Cpk, the improved is the ability of the process to complete its necessities. Uses both the process variability and the proc...

ABC Classification - ANSWER a method for determining level of control and frequency of review of inventory items Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) - ANSWER The small percentage of defects that consumers are willing to accept. Acceptable Sampling - ANSWER The process of randomly inspecting a sample of goods and deciding whether to accept the entire lot based on the results Action Bucket - ANSWER The current time period Action Notices - ANSWER Output from an MRP system that identifie...

appraisal costs - ANSWER Costs incurred in the process of uncovering defects Benchmarking - ANSWER Studying the business practices of other companies for purposes of comparison Cause-and-effect diagrams - ANSWER A chart that identifies potential causes of particular quality problems. Checklist - ANSWER A list of common defects and the number of observed occurrences of these defects Conformance to specifications - ANSWER How well a product o service meets the targets and tolerances de...

Fitness for use - ANSWER How well the product performs for its intended use Support Services - ANSWER quality defined in terms of the support provided after the product or service is purchased Value for Price Paid - ANSWER Evaluation of usefulness vs. price paid Psychological Criteria - ANSWER Focuses on judgmental evaluations of what constitutes product or service excellence. 14 Points for Quality Improvement - ANSWER Created (by Deming) to guide companies in quality improvement str...

Which definition is used for quality evaluates how well a product performs its intended function? -Statistical Quality Control Charts -Fitness quality for use -Product design quality -14 points for quality improvement - ANSWER Fitness for use Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress management's responsibility for quality? -Statistical Quality Control Charts -Fitness quality for use -Product design quality -14 points for quality improvement - ANSWER ...

Advertising revenue model - ANSWER Provides users with information on services and products and provides an opportunity for suppliers to advertise Affiliate revenue model - ANSWER Companies receive a referral fee for directing business to an affiliate Appraisal cost - ANSWER The cost associated with uncovering defects Automated order entry systems - ANSWER A method using telephone models to send digital orders to suppliers. Backwards integration - ANSWER Owning or controlling so...

Total Quality Management (TQM) Philosophy - ANSWER 1. customer focus 2. continuous improvement 3. employee empowerment 4. use of quality tools 5. product design 6. process management 7. managing supplier quality Process Capability Index (Cpk) - ANSWER Basic function of Six Sigma. Measures the process potential and performance of processes. The higher the range of Cpk, the improved is the ability of the process to complete its necessities. Six Sigma - ANSWER A disciplined, data-dri...

Through the AALAS Certification Program, technicians become nationally certified. Name the three levels of technician certification. a. ALAT, LAT, LATG b. CMT, CMA, CMAR c. LVT, CVT, RVT d. ACLAM, LAMA, DACLAM - ANSWER a. ALAT, LAT, LATG Which of the following duties would not be routinely performed by an ALAT? a. Animal husbandry b. Facility sanitation procedures c. Recordkeeping d. Surgical procedures - ANSWER d. Surgical procedures What group was established in 1950 to ensu...

______________ is an outbred stock of mice. - ANSWER Swiss ___________________ is an example of applied research. - ANSWER Using cows for developing a new vaccine for chicken pox You need to make a 1:8 dilution of chemical Y. You have 350mL of chemical Y. How much diluent do you need? - ANSWER 2450mL What is flanking? - ANSWER Casting a calf to the ground All amphibians have a slime layer. True/False? - ANSWER False Why isn't toe clipping acceptable for some amphibian species? - ...

When is the hypothesis developed during a research study? a. At the very beginning, when planning the study b. At the very end, when writing up the results c. After the animal use protocol is approved by the IACUC d. Before ordering the animals - ANSWER a. At the very beginning, when planning the study In most facilities, no research experiments on live vertebrate animals may begin before the experiments are approved by: a. the USDA. b. OLAW. c. the IACUC. ALAT Chapter 16 Practic...