Test 4 Flashcards
What power output do most portable radios have?
1-5 watts
Which of the following is true of the prehospital care report?
serves administrative functions.
For calls for assistance during scene size-up, carry:
a portable radio.
Which of the following would generally lead to poor communication with a patient in the prehospital environment?
Choosing the most soothing answer to any question
the event that a patient refuses care or transport, you will have to make notes on:
the patient’s capacity.
While reviewing a written PCR for your QI committee, you come across a word that was misspelled. There was a single line drawn through it, and the correctly spelled word was next to it. Characterize how well the EMT corrected this mistake.
The EMT forgot to initial the mistake after striking out the wrong word and writing in the correct one.
The narrative section or sections of a prehospital care report, compared with the fill-in or check-box sections, are:
less structured.
Which of the following should be used instead of “yes” over the radio?
Affirmative”
You document that a patient was administered oxygen, which you know did not happen. The failure to administer oxygen is:
an error of omission.
When speaking during a radio transmission, you should:
Use “we” instead of “I.”
The patient denying respiratory difficulty is an example of:
a pertinent negative.
Written documentation should:
avoid radio codes and nonstandard abbreviations.
Which of the following is typically NOT included in the patient information section of the minimum data set?
Breath sounds
One of the EMTs at the station has been cited by the medical director for his sloppy, incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate patient care documentation. What is the most important reason documentation must be clear and accurate?
Poor communication can lead to misunderstanding and medical errors.
If a base station fails, then:
it is likely that a backup will be put into service.
You have just transported a patient to the emergency department at your local hospital. What additional information that is not typically included in the radio report should be shared with the ED staff?
Additional vital signs that were taken in route
Which of the following statements is true of geriatric patients?
They will have difficulty eliminating medications
Which of the following steps must be completed before a prescription medication is administered to a patient?
Confirm the medication belongs to the patient.
Which of the following shows the best documentation of a dose of nitroglycerin that was given to a patient?
Nitro 0.4 mg spray was administered sublingual at 1730 hrs with relief of chest pain.”
Which of the following must be included on your PCR after administration of a medication to your patient?
The effects of the drug
An example of a suspension administered by EMTs is:
Activated charcoal
Your patient is having chest pain, and has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin. However, the expiration date has worn off the bottle, and the patient does not know how old the medication is. What is your best course of action?
Contact medical direction for advice.
Your patient has taken an unknown quantity of amitriptyline. Which class of medication is this?
Antidepressant
The route describes how the medication is actually given to or taken by the patient. Which of the following is true of medication routes?
The route that is chosen controls how fast the medication is absorbed by the body.
Which of the following is an antidysrhythmic agent?
Calan
Your 44-year-old patient has a decreased level of consciousness, respiratory distress, and shallow breathing. You should immediately:
assist ventilations
A patient with COPD may present with elements of both pulmonary emphysema and:
chronic bronchitis.
Normal breathing is:
regular under most circumstances.
To ensure that the most medication is absorbed when the EMT is assisting the patient with an inhaler, the EMT should try to encourage the patient to:
hold the medicine in the patient’s lungs as long as possible.
A 17-year-old female complains of respiratory distress. When you listen to her chest, you hear high-pitched, almost musical sounds in her lower airways on expiration. These sounds would best be described as:
wheezes.
Which of the following occurs during inhalation?
The diaphragm lowers, and the ribs move upward and outward.
It is characteristic for a CPAP device to blow air:
continuously.
A 77-year-old female is in obvious respiratory distress. She is breathing rapidly and has an oxygen saturation of 89%. She has a history of COPD. Why should she be placed on supplemental oxygen despite having COPD?
The patient’s hypoxia outweighs the risks of oxygen therapy.
