Pre Lab 6

Question 1

At a major accident scene with several patients with multiple injuries, you have to perform triage duties. A patient with spinal shock would be tagged:

Answer 1

Red

Question 2

When completing the self assessment in the continuing competency, the EMR rates themselves using a:

Answer 2

1 to 5 rating scale

Question 3

What role is the Staging Officer responsible for at an MCI?

Answer 3

Staging of ambulances and personnel at the MCI

Question 4

All of the following are in the ACP Code of Ethics except ________________ :

Answer 4

Protect and maintain patient confidentiality

2) Teach and be taught

3) Protect and maintain the patient’s safety, dignity, and privacy
Correct Response
—-4) Accept gifts when given by patient as a sign of respect

Question 5

If a child’s parents or guardian cannot be reached and the child is seriously injured, the child may be treated using:

Answer 5

implied comsent

Question 6

Touching a patient without getting the patient’s consent may be called:

Answer 6

Assault and battery

Question 7

The Alberta College of Paramedics under the “Health Professions Act”:

Answer 7

Establishes, maintains, and enforces a continuing competency program

Question 8

If you are going through a red light¸ you should:

Answer 8

Slow down, stop briefly if required, and proceed

Question 9

You are beginning triage at the scene of a mass casualty incident in which a commuter train has derailed. Which of the following should you do first?

Answer 9

Announce that everyone who can get up and walk needs to go the parking lot of a nearby building

Question 10

With reference to the “Highway Traffic Act”, during emergency ambulance operation:

Answer 10

You must have your siren on

Question 11

Which of the following is a feature of a good disaster plan?

Answer 11

1) It is based on the availability of resources in a particular area
2) It has been practiced in mock disasters

3) It is specific to the geographical location
Correct Response
**4) All of these options

Question 12

Special masks or respirators help prevent the spread of:

Answer 12

Tuberculosis

Question 13

Classification for triage include all of the following except:

Answer 13

1) Red

**2) Blue

3) Yellow
4) Green

Question 14

Patient information can be shared with all of the following people except:

Answer 14

1) Police when a criminal activity accrued

2) Medical examiner
Correct Response
**3) A reporter covering the emergency call

4) Receiving hospital staff

Question 15

On shift as an EMR you must answer emergency calls, this is called:

Answer 15

A duty to act

Question 16

The “Emergency Medical Aid Act” is designed to protect you from:

Answer 16

Civil Liability

Question 17

Several children with injuries ranging from lowest to highest priority have been injured at school. A small girl with an isolated fracture of the forearm should be triage tagged:

Answer 17

Green

Question 18

Continuing competencies have to be done every ________________ by the EMR.

Answer 18

Every year

Question 19

A Basic Life Support ambulance must be staffed with:

Answer 19

One emergency medical technician and one emergency medical responder

Question 20

The scope of practice for a prehospital care practitioner in Alberta is defined by:

Answer 20

Alberta Occupational Competency Profile

Question 21

The key elements of WHMIS are:

Answer 21

Material safety data sheets, labels and worker education

Question 22

An ambulance is permitted to ignore posted parking signs:

Answer 22

When necessary in an emergency situation

Question 23

Beneficial ways to manage stress include:

Answer 23

Exercise, eat healthy, sleep

Question 24

You are at the scene of a mass casualty incident in which there are 50 patients from a bus rollover. Incident command has been established and there are EMS, law enforcement, and rescue sectors established. You have just found that one of the bus passengers was carrying a suspicious package that is now leaking a white powdery substance. Who should you contact about this?

Answer 24

EMS sector officer

Question 25

Hazardous materials may be best defined as:

Answer 25

Materials that pose a risk to health and property if not properly controlled

Question 26

The order of the five stages of grief is:

Answer 26

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Question 27

As an EMR in a hazardous materials situation, your first priority is to:

Answer 27

Protect yourself and call for help

Question 28

Why must you know the location of all ambulance equipment?

Answer 28

For prompt patient care