EMT222 Review Flashcards
EMS radio systems are designed to allow the use of one channel by multiple users at the same time through the inclusion of:
a. the FCC standards
b. the continuous tone-controlled squelch system
c. the land mobile radio system
d. Project 25
b. the continuous tone-controlled squelch system
if all the dispatchers at a particular location are taking emergency calls, a well-designed EMS dispatch center’s phones will:
a. place all other calls on temporary hold
b. route the call directly to the fire department
c. automatically dispatch the fire department
d. forward the call to an alternate dispatch center
d. forward the call to an alternate dispatch center
a communications system allows an EMS agency to exchange:
a. staff and other personnel
b. needed information
c. ideas for care improvement
d. drugs that are short supply
b. needed information
what kind of time scale can be obtained for data in most EMS systems today?
a. records taken after leaving the scene
b. records about 10 minutes behind care
c. near real time
d. instantaneous
c. near real time
in a city of 1,000,000 residents, EMS calls would be handled by public safety answering points while fire calls would be handled by:
a. the EMS dispatcher also working medical cases
b. a second public safety answering point
c. the fire department itself
d. city hall
b. a second public safety answering point
a cell is:
a. an area covered by one communications antenna
b. the area of EMS headquarters used to hold communications equipment
c. the area for holding violent patients
d. the electronic center of a communications device
b. the area of EMS headquarters used to hold communications equipment
dispatcher training should meet the standards set by:
a. FCC
b. DHS
c. OSHA
d. NHTSA
d. NHTSA
when speaking with a patient:
a. report the patient’s name over the cell phone
b. use plenty of medical terms to establish credibility
c. do everything possible to maintain confidentiality
d. provide diagrams of affected organ systems
c. do everything possible to maintain confidentiality
if you are designing an EMS communications systems for a very hilly county in your state, what radio band would be best?
a. UHF
b. 800 Hz
c. VHF low-band
d. VHF high-band
d. VHF high-band
EMS in the NATO alphabet is:
a. Echo Mean Sierra
b. Echo Mike Sierra
c. Even Mike Sierra
d. Even Maybe Sense
b. Echo Mike Sierra
when assessing a 40 y/o women c/o abdominal pain, you should inquire about:
a. her dietary habits
b. her LMP (last menstrual period)
c. recent heat exposure
d. her level of sexuality
b. her LMP (last menstrual period)
giving positive feedback to encourage the patient during history taking is called:
a. clarification
b. facilitation
c. reflection
d. empathy
b. facilitation
surgery may be delayed if a patient reports an intake of food less than ____ hours before ED admission.
a. 2
b. 12
c. 8
d. 24
a. 2
orthopnea indicates that the chief concern is related to the:
a. immune system
b. cardiovascular system
c. nervous system
d. endocrine system
b. cardiovascular system
if you have to “read between the lines” while working on a patient history, what technique are you using?
a. confrontation
b. interpretation
c. reflection
d. clarification
b. interpretation
in triage, which patient would receive care first?
a. urgent
b. critical
c. nonemergent
d. emergency
b. critical
which of the following is personal habit rather than an environmental condition?
a. toxins in the workplace
b. diet
c. region of military service
d. exposure to cold
b. diet
to obtain more information about possible sexual abuse, the paramedic should be:
a. confrontational
b. nonjudgmental
c. fast-moving
d. deceptive
b. nonjudgmental
the paramedic should carefully asses the chest when a patient complains of:
a. a headache
b. hemoptysis
c. irregular menstruation
d. a rash or hives
b. hemoptysis
a 70 y/o woman with history of angina needs emergency help. which of the following will provide the most information to paramedics about her heart condition?
a. blood work
b. patient history
c. advance directive
d. CT scan
b. patient history
which of the following may be inferred from an unresponsive patient who lacks a palpable femoral pulse?
a. abdominal aortic aneurysm
b. cardiopulmonary arrest
c. lumbar spinal cord injury
d. lower extremity rush injury
b. cardiopulmonary arrest
which of the following statements accurately describes scene size-up?
a. it includes personal safety of emergency response personnel
b. it does not begin until you physically arrive at the scene
c. it ends once appropriate actions are determined
d. its goals include quickly gathering evidence for law enforcement
a. it includes personal safety of emergency response personnel
in what age group is the capillary refill test most reliable?
a. 18-35 years
b. 65 years and older
c. 5 years and under
d. under 12 years
d. under 12 years
if a scene is not safe, what should the EMS crew do?
a. ask bystanders for help securing the scene
b. leave the scene and return to quarters
c. identify a safe area within the scene to begin operations
d. remain in a safe staging area and request additional resources
d. remain in a safe staging area and request additional resources
in the Spanish study of the relationship between nasal flaring and acidosis in patients with severe dyspnea, what percentage of participants showed nasal flaring?
a. 27%
b. 14%
c. 47%
d. 65%
c. 47%
if a patient is armed and there is a possible safety issues, what should the paramedic do?
a. ask the patient to relinquish the weapon
b. disarm the patient
c. continue helping the patient and call for law enforcement at the first opportunity
d. retreat until law enforcement secures the weapon
d. retreat until law enforcement secures the weapon
an example of an environmental hazard that may affect scene safety is:
a. road operations dangers
b. icy conditions
c. violent bystanders
d. chemical substances
b. icy conditions
in the Spanish study of the relationship between nasal flaring and acidosis in patient with severe dyspnea, how much more likely was nasal flaring associated with acidosis compared to any other signs of respiratory distress?
a. five times
b. ten times
c. twice
d. three times
b. ten times
in a condition poses a threat to bystanders, what should be done?
a. the bystanders should minimize the threat
b. paramedics should minimize the threat
c. the bystanders should be moved to a safer area
d. dispatch should be informed
c. the bystanders should be moved to a safer area
what is the most important question to be answered when evaluating the emergency scene?
a. has dispatch relayed the situation properly?
b. what are the ages of the patients?
c. is the scene safe for personnel to enter?
d. how many patient are there?
c. is the scene safe for personnel to enter?
how is a child’s general impression best assessed?
a. from a distance
b. while the child is engaged in vigorous activity
c. in a hospital or clinical setting
d. while the child is asleep
b. while the child is engaged in vigorous activity
a chest wall deformity characterized by an indentation of the lower sternum above the xiphoid process is known as:
a. pigeon chest
b. Jeune syndrome
c. thoracic hyphosis
d. funnel chest
d. funnel chest
for adults older than 59 years, blood pressure typically exceeds ____ mm Hg before treatment is started.
a. 130/80
b. 140/80
c. 160/90
d. 150/90
d. 150/90
turgor refers to:
a. thinness of the skin
b. the elasticity of the skin
c. the texture of the skin
d. the color of the skin
b. the elasticity of the skin
during auscultation of the heart, the “dub” sound is caused by:
a. closure of the tricuspid valve
b. closure of the mitral valve
c. closure of the pulmonic valve
d. opening of the aortic valve
c. closure of the pulmonic valve
which of the following physical examination findings can be evaluated through palpation?
a. intracranial bleeding
b. crepitus
c. fluid in the lungs
d. resonance
b. crepitus
which of the following conditions may cause priapism?
a. leukemia
b. hypertension
c. kidney disease
d. diabetes
a. leukemia