EMS Flashcards
Well being is best defined as
A general concept of safety and health in EMS
The best method to protect yourself from danger is to
Be observant and avoid danger altogether
The difference between cover and concealment is
Concealment hides your body cover protects it
Which of the following is not a n acceptable method of determining a hazard during the size up of a vehicle crash on the high way
Looking at placards from a distance
Standard precautions are best defined as
A practice to prevent exposure to disease
An emergency responder gets blood and saliva sprayed across a face shield he is wearing
Report
Tuberculosis
Airborne
HIV
Bloodborne
Hepatitis b
Bloodborne
Hepatitis c
Bloodborne
Influenza
Airborne
Chicken pox
Airborne
Which of the following statements about stress is true
Two emrs may respond to a serious call involving a pediatric patient differently
Lifestyle changes to deal with stress include all of the following except
Increasing caffeine intake
Which of the following is a sign of obvious death
A patient who sustained a severe head injury and whose brain can be seen
In the recovery position the patent is placed
On his front prone
Which of the following is the main difference between an emergency move and an urgent move
Urgent moves are performed when the patient is in immediate physical danger
Your patient was skate boarding and is on the sidewalk complaining of a broken leg
Left
Sitting in a chair and is not breathing
Moved to the floor
Death and dying
Denial,bargaining,anger,depression,acceptance
Which of the following is usually not a sign of stress in the emr
Making decisions rapidly
Which of the following is not recommended as a method of dealing with stress in the EMS
Going out drinking with colleagues
A pathogen is a
Disease causing organisms
One method to prevent disease that can be take. Before call is
Getting vaccinations
The appropriate personal protective device you should wear when you suspect a patient has tuberculosis
A heap or n95 mask
A gown would most likely be worn in which of the following calls
A women giving birth
Which of the following is not a sign of obvious death where resuscitation should not be initiated
Absent pulse
The Saige’s of death and dying include all but
Mortality
Body mechanics refers to
How your body is used to lift
Which of the following is a procedure you should follow while lifting
Consider the weight you are lifting before you lift
You encounter a patient in a car on fire
Emergency move
You find a patient without a pulse and not breathing in bed
Urgent move
You find a patient who hurt his leg skateboarding he is in the traffic lane of a busy highway
Emergency move
Person having trouble breathing on park bench
No move
You observe a patient in a vechile that was involved in a crash blood in mouth
Burger move on side
You are treating a patient you encounter in a camping trip heat emergency
Burger move
