Chapter 1 JBL Flashcards
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:
assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
continue to be non judgmental, compassionate, and respectful
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Paramedic
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
maintain, update, and expand the EMT’s Knowledge and skills
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
individual EMT
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
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:
EMS research
The EMT certification exam is designed to:
ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and skills.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:
state office of EMS.
Which of the following criteria is required to become licensed and employed as an EMT?
Proof of immunization against certain communicable diseases
Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?
An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug.
Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?
Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
Which of the following scenarios involves the administration of ALS?
A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a supraglottic device
Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training?
Automated external defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing.
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Off-line
Which of the following agencies is the federal source for the model EMT scope of practice and education standards?
A. Department of Health and Human Services
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency
D. Department of Transportation
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Which of the phases of being an emergency health care provider is continuous?
A. Continuing medical education
B. Teaching EMS courses
C. Pursuing an advanced degree
D. Completing weekly drug screening
A. Continuing medical education
This act of legislation protects people with disabilities from being denied access to programs and services that are provided by
state or local governments.
A. Ryan White Act
B. Marchman Act
C. Equal Rights Amendment
D. Americans with Disabilities Act
D. Americans with Disabilities Act
What is the primary role of the EMT?
A. Provide appropriate medical care
B. Diagnose the patient’s condition
C. Ensure personal safety
D. Provide transport to the closest hospital
C. Ensure personal safety
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Cardiac arrest management
B. Administering vaccines
C. Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by running
D. Teaching safety in schools
C. Teaching pool safety when finding someone who slipped and fell near a pool by running
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT include all of the following EXCEPT
A. performing a patient assessment.
B. upholding medical and legal standards.
C. providing legal advice to patients.
D. ensuring and protecting patient privacy.
C. providing legal advice to patients.
An example of teamwork and diplomacy is:
A. using your persona to project a sense of personal superiority to patients.
B. being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener.
C. acknowledging that others are not in high regard or importance.
D. delegating multiple tasks only occasionally to ensure efficiency and safety
B. being able to communicate while giving respect to the listener
Professional attributes include which of the following?
A. Integrity, relying only on one’s self, taking charge
B. Blaming others, ignoring team members, lying
C. Honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
D. Placing your needs above the patient’s care, listening to your patient, performing multiple tasks safely
C. Honest behavior; a clean, well-groomed persona; respecting others
Which of the following is an example of care that is
provided using standing orders?
A. Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a
patient with chest pain refuses EMS care.
B. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient,
begins CPR, and then contacts medical control.
C. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to
administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient.
D. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the
medical director for permission to give activated
charcoal.
B. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient,
begins CPR, and then contacts medical control.
Quality control in an EMS system is the ultimate
responsibility of the:
A. paramedic.
B. lead EMT.
C. medical director.
D. EMS administrator.
C. Medical Director
Upon arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute,
you hear yelling and the sound of breaking glass
from inside the residence. You should:
A. immediately gain access to the patient.
B. carefully enter the house and then call the police.
C. retreat to a safe place until the police arrive.
D. tell the patient to exit the residence so you can
provide care.
C. retreat to a safe place until the police arrive.
Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders?
A. Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care.
B. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control.
C. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient.
D. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal.
B. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control.
