The ability to take appropriate action with a little direction is known as - ✔✔ Self-confidence
Which of the following statements regarding the
... [Show More] Americans with disabilities act (ADA) of 1990 is correct? - ✔✔ The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to those who are disabled
National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. - ✔✔ provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States
What should and EMT due to limit errors in the field? - ✔✔ Follow the agencies written protocols
Your caring for a driver who struck a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol the orders you not to tell anyone. You should report the following information to - ✔✔ The receiving nurse or doctor
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned after work, virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario describe? - ✔✔ Direct contact
Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used - ✔✔ Whenever you touch non-intact skin
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct? - ✔✔ There is no vaccine against HIV infection
The most serious consequence of drug or alcohol use among EMS personnel is - ✔✔ Loss of job or inappropriate patient care
Which of the following would provide the EMT with the best cover in a situation involving active gun fire? - ✔✔ A concrete barricade
Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital? - ✔✔ Expressed
Which aspect of the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) most affects EMS personnel? - ✔✔ Protecting patient privacy
Putrefaction is defined as: - ✔✔ decomposition of the body's tissues.
In which of the following situations there's a legal duty to act clearly exist? - ✔✔ The call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change
You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is now in cardiac arrest. The patient's family tells you that the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the patient does have a medic alert bracelet indicating Do Not Resuscitate. You should - ✔✔ Confirm the patient identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the medic alert foundation number on the bracelet
Which of the following will help improve radio communications? - ✔✔ Hold the radio at least 6 inches from your mouth
A four-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes a child to start crying. You should - ✔✔ Ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother
Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal form is correct? - ✔✔ I'm mentally competent adult has the legal right to refuse EMS care and transport
You are transporting a 54-year-old male in respiratory arrest. An EMR is driving the ambulance as you and your partner are caring for the patient. Which of the following is the most logical way of notifying the hospital? - ✔✔ Have the driver contact dispatch and relay patient information to the hospital
You are caring for a 56-year-old male patient complaining of abdominal pain. Your service has recently switched to an electronica PCR system (ePCR). When completing the ePCR, it is most important to be aware that - ✔✔ The ePCR allows patient information to be transmitted directly to the receiving hospital's computer
"Chondro" in the word chondrites means - ✔✔ cartilage
Which of the following suffixes mean "two"? - ✔✔ "dipl-" and "bi-"
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying facedown. How would you document his bodies position? - ✔✔ prone
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she - ✔✔ is excessively thirsty
You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that - ✔✔ The problem is with the patient's liver
Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the - ✔✔ gallbladder
The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull called the - ✔✔ foramen magnum
A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is: - ✔✔ heat
What happens when blood volume is lost from the body? - ✔✔ The arteries contract to increase the blood pressure.
The central nervous system is composed of the - ✔✔ brain and spinal cord
Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the abdomen? - ✔✔ stomach
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder via the: - ✔✔ ureters
The waste products of aerobic metabolism include - ✔✔ carbon dioxide and water
The patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sack surrounding the heart. Which type of shock with this condition causes? - ✔✔ Obstructive
Which of the following is true of the lymphatic system? - ✔✔ It relies on muscle movement to circulate lymph,
It's vessels closely parallels the major arteries in the body
The areas of the infant's skull that have not yet fused together are called - ✔✔ Fontanelles
And normal systolic blood pressure for a 30-year-old is between - ✔✔ 90-140 mm Hg
Artherosclerosis is defined as - ✔✔ The blockage of a coronary artery
In preconventional reasoning, children - ✔✔ Act almost purely to avoid punishment and to get what they want [Show Less]