Operations Exam Study Guide - Safety & Wellness

Question 1

List some medical conditions or pathogens which would make the EMT don an N95 mask.

Answer 1

If you suspect that the patient has tuberculosis, flu, Covid-19 and or Meningitis etc. Any disease that can be passed by airborne transmission/droplets/dust.

Question 2

List some conditions which would make the EMT don a face shield

Answer 2

During procedures and patient care activities likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions. Also, during suctioning or endotracheal intubation

Question 3

Describe the proper hand washing techniques

Answer 3

When washing hands, rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds. Pay particular attention to fingernails, between fingers thumbs and back of hands.

Question 4

Explain the proper place to dispose of sharps

Answer 4

Do not recap, break, or bend needles. Dispose of all sharp items that have been in contact with human secretions in approved, closed, rigid containers