EMS Flashcards

1
Q

Well being is best defined as

A

A general concept of safety and health in EMS

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2
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The best method to protect yourself from danger is to

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Be observant and avoid danger altogether

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3
Q

The difference between cover and concealment is

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Concealment hides your body cover protects it

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4
Q

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

A

Looking at placards from a distance

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5
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Standard precautions are best defined as

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A practice to prevent exposure to disease

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6
Q

An emergency responder gets blood and saliva sprayed across a face shield he is wearing

A

Report

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7
Q

Tuberculosis

A

Airborne

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8
Q

HIV

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Bloodborne

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9
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Hepatitis b

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Bloodborne

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10
Q

Hepatitis c

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Bloodborne

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11
Q

Influenza

A

Airborne

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12
Q

Chicken pox

A

Airborne

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13
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14
Q

Which of the following statements about stress is true

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Two emrs may respond to a serious call involving a pediatric patient differently

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15
Q

Lifestyle changes to deal with stress include all of the following except

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Increasing caffeine intake

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16
Q

Which of the following is a sign of obvious death

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A patient who sustained a severe head injury and whose brain can be seen

17
Q

In the recovery position the patent is placed

A

On his front prone

18
Q

Which of the following is the main difference between an emergency move and an urgent move

A

Urgent moves are performed when the patient is in immediate physical danger

19
Q

Your patient was skate boarding and is on the sidewalk complaining of a broken leg

A

Left

20
Q

Sitting in a chair and is not breathing

A

Moved to the floor

21
Q

Death and dying

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Denial,bargaining,anger,depression,acceptance

22
Q

Which of the following is usually not a sign of stress in the emr

A

Making decisions rapidly

23
Q

Which of the following is not recommended as a method of dealing with stress in the EMS

A

Going out drinking with colleagues

24
Q

A pathogen is a

A

Disease causing organisms

25
Q

One method to prevent disease that can be take. Before call is

A

Getting vaccinations

26
Q

The appropriate personal protective device you should wear when you suspect a patient has tuberculosis

A

A heap or n95 mask

27
Q

A gown would most likely be worn in which of the following calls

A

A women giving birth

28
Q

Which of the following is not a sign of obvious death where resuscitation should not be initiated

A

Absent pulse

29
Q

The Saige’s of death and dying include all but

A

Mortality

30
Q

Body mechanics refers to

A

How your body is used to lift

31
Q

Which of the following is a procedure you should follow while lifting

A

Consider the weight you are lifting before you lift

32
Q

You encounter a patient in a car on fire

A

Emergency move

33
Q

You find a patient without a pulse and not breathing in bed

A

Urgent move

34
Q

You find a patient who hurt his leg skateboarding he is in the traffic lane of a busy highway

A

Emergency move

35
Q

Person having trouble breathing on park bench

A

No move

36
Q

You observe a patient in a vechile that was involved in a crash blood in mouth

A

Burger move on side

37
Q

You are treating a patient you encounter in a camping trip heat emergency

A

Burger move

38
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