Ch 3 Flashcards
A community health assessment is necessary before:
A) interventions are designed
B) injury occurs
C) treatment is selected
D) referrals are made
A) interventions are designed
According to “Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future”, the EMS systems of the future will focus on:
A) treating injuries and illnesses
B) preventing injuries and illnesses
C) assisting with fire rescues
D) responding to emergency calls
B) preventing injuries and illnesses
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, epidemiology is used to control:
A) health problems
B) poor water supply
C) infestations
D) overpopulation
A) health problems
Despite funding limitations, you have a duty to provide which of the following on any call in which a preventable event has occurred?
A) Education
B) Referrals
C) Pamphlets
D) Safety devices
A) Education
During which step of the teachable moment would you determine what factors or hazards may have caused the injury?
A) Educate the patient
B) Make assessments
C) Gather information
D) Observe the scene
D) Observe the scene
In 2020, the death rate in the United States increased by 15.9% for which reason?
A) Cancer
B) COVID-19
C) Influenza
D) Heart disease
B) COVID-19
What can you do to better prepare for incidents that may involve human trafficking?
A) Recognize environmental hazards
B) Stay alert at all times
C) Assess a patient’s need for direction
D) Identify outside resources
D) Identify outside resources
What classification would be assigned to the injury received by a 2-year-old child who drinks a bottle of household cleaner?
A) Intentional
B) Stage 1
C) Unintentional
D) Pre-event
C) Unintentional
When providing community health education for non-English-speaking populations, what can you do to improve comprehension of materials?
A) Have an information discussion with the individual
B) Direct the individual to Internet resources
C) Provide an infographic on the topic
D) Augment written material with illustrations
D) Augment written material with illustrations
When providing community health education, which of the following tools could you use as a dynamic visual?
A) Infographic
B) Internet resource
C) Podcast
D) Lecture
B) Internet resource
When using the systematic approach to health assessment and injury prevention programs, what is the last step in the cycle?
A) Evaluate and revise
B) Choose best strategies
C) Implement the plan
D) Identify strategies
A) Evaluate and revise
Which of the following is an example of secondary injury prevention?
A) Conducting a seminar regarding the appropriate use of bicycle helmets
B) Transporting a patient from home to a physical therapy appointment
C) Administering epinephrine to a patient in anaphylactic shock
D) Inspecting a child safety seat to ensure that it is installed properly
C) Administering epinephrine to a patient in anaphylactic shock
Which of the following is the most appropriate use of a teachable moment?
A) Telling a babysitter that the child for whom she was caring would not have been injured had the babysitter practiced safer babysitting habits
B) Being stern with a man in front of his family when telling him that he would not have fallen from the roof if his son had been helping him
C) Advising the unrestrained passenger with minor injuries following a motor vehicle accident that she easily could have been killed
D) Lecturing the parent of a small child in cardiac arrest that the parent should have placed a fence around the swimming pool
C) Advising the unrestrained passenger with minor injuries following a motor vehicle accident that she easily could have been killed
Which of the following resources would be considered a municipal resource?
A) Animal control services
B) Abuse support group
C) Day care services
D) Alternative education
A) Animal control services
Which of the following results in the most years of potential life lost?
A) Suicide
B) Cancer
C) Unintentional injury
D) Heart disease
C) Unintentional injury
