Test 1: Subjects Jim Suggested We Review

Question 1

What are the roles and responsibilities of a paramedic?

Answer 1

Preparation
Response
Scene Size-up
Patient Assessment
Patient Management
Disposition and transfer
Documentation
Cleanup, maintenance, and review

Question 2

What is the scoped of a paramedic?

Answer 2

1) Critical care transport-transporting PT from one hospital to another.
2) Primary care- providing care for PT’s in the field
3) Tactical EMS- Providing sophisticated, prolonged, definitive patient care.
4) Industrial Medicine- Paramedics used on construction sites, oil rigs, and other facilities where unique skill are required.
5) Sports medicine- Injury prevention, and returning player to play as quickly and safely as possible.

Question 3

Quality Assurance

Answer 3

A program designed to maintain continuous monitoring and measurement of the quality of clinical care delivered to patients.

Question 4

Continuous Quality Improvement

Answer 4

A program designed to refine and improve an EMS system, emphasizing customer satisfaction.

Question 5

What are the phases of the stress response?

Answer 5

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Question 6

What items need to be on PT care report?

Answer 6

Times
Communications
Pertinent Negatives
Oral Statements
Additional Resources
Completed promptly after patient contact
Thorough- Not just data, but support for diagnosis and treatment
Objective- Not emotional
Accurate- limit report to things I have seen and heard
Maintains Patients Confidentiality- Get patient release of information if possible.

Question 7

Percentage of Body’s Water

Answer 7

Intracellular fluid- 75%
Extracellular fluid- 25%
Interstitial fluid—- 17.5%
Intravascular fluid- 7.5%

Question 8

Cranial Nerve III

Answer 8

Oculomotor Nerve

• Muscular sensibility
• Ocular Movement
• Pupil Contraction

Question 9

Cranial Nerve IV

Answer 9

Trochlear Nerve

• Muscular sensibility
• Ocular movement

Question 10

Cranial Nerve V

Answer 10

Trigeminal Nerve

• General sensibility of face
• Muscular Sensibility of head
• Mastication

Question 11

Cranial Nerve VI

Answer 11

Abducens Nerve

• Muscular sensibility
• Ocular movement

Question 12

Cranial Nerve VII

Answer 12

Facial Nerve

• Cutaneous sensibility
• Facial Expression
• Visceral sensibility
• Taste
• Glandular secretion

Question 13

Cranial Nerve VIII

Answer 13

Acoustic Nerve

• Hearing
• Sense of Equilibrium

Question 14

Cranial Nerve IX

Answer 14

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

• Visceral sensibility
• Taste
• Swallowing
• Glandular secretion

Question 15

Cranial Nerve X

Answer 15

Vagus Nerve

• Taste
• Swallowing and speech
• Cutaneous sensibility
• Visceral sensibility
• Involuntary muscle control

Question 16

Cranial Nerve XI

Answer 16

Spinal Accessory Nerve

• Swallowing and speech
• Movement of head and shoulders

Question 17

Cranial Nerve XII

Answer 17

Hypoglossal Nerve

-Movement of the tongue