Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
A continuous quality improvement program should primarily focus on A) Modifying protocols as needed B) Improving patient care delivery C) Identifying incompetent medics D) Reviewing all patient care reports
B) Improving patient care delivery
A major distinction between a paramedic and an emergency medical technician is that the paramedic
A) Is more likely to be sued for negligence
B) Is held to a higher professional standard
C) Can function independently of a physician
D) Carries out advanced pharmacologic skills
D) Carries out advanced pharmacologic skills
Before you are able to clean your uniform after taking care of a patient at a motor vehicle crash, your unit, which is the only one available, is dispatched for a patient with chest pain. Your uniform is noticeably dirty and you are still sweating from the previous call. Which of the following statements regarding this scenario is most correct?
A) You should maintain a professional attitude and care for the patient to the best of your ability
B) The patient will likely be offended by your appearance, but you should not be concerned with this
C) Assess the patient and provide needed care after explaining to the patient why your uniform is dirty
D) It would be wise to remain in the ambulance as your partner performs a primary patient assessment
A) You should maintain a professional attitude and care for the patient to the best of your ability
Common actions performed by the dispatcher after receiving an emergency call include all of the following, except
A) receiving and entering all data regarding the call
B) relating information to the appropriate resources
C) interpreting the information provided by the caller
D) determining if an ambulance should be dispatched
D) determining if an ambulance should be dispatched
Records of your education, state or local credentials, and recertification are held by a recognized agency through a process called A) Licensure B) Reciprocity C) Registration D) Certification
C) Registration
Specific functions that the paramedic should perform prior to contacting medical control are called A) Standing orders B) Online protocols C) Physician directives D) Predefined standards
A) Standing orders
The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and financial support for the development of basic and advanced life support programs is the
A) National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
B) US Department of Transportation
C) National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) US Department of Transportation
You and your team are attempting to resuscitate a 50-year-old woman in cardiac arrest due to trauma. Your team consists of two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and an advanced EMT (AEMT). Which of the following tasks would be most appropriate to assign to the AEMT? A) Chest compressions B) Intravenous therapy and fluid boluses C) Cardiac drug administration D) Emotional support for the family
B) Intravenous therapy and fluid boluses
You arrive at the scene of a patient in cardiac arrest. Your protocols provide for standing orders in this type of scenario. This means that you should
A) Contact medical control before providing advanced-level care
B) Perform certain interventions prior to contacting medical control
C) Begin CPR and then contact medical control for further direction
D) Pronounce the patient dead if there is no response after 10 minutes
B) Perform certain interventions prior to contacting medical control
Which of the following is one of the 10 system elements developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an effort to sustain EMS systems? A) Medical oversight B) fully enhanced 9-1-1 C) Paramedic supervisors D) Continued federal funding
A) Medical oversight
