unit 1 exam Flashcards
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the:
Select one:
a. National Registry of EMTs.
b. American Heart Association.
c. regional trauma center.
d. state office of EMS.
d. state office of EMS.
In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
Select one:
a. lateral.
b. proximal.
c. medial.
d. distal.
b. proximal.
The official transfer of patient care does not
occur until the EMT
Select one:
a. informs dispatch of the patient’s arrival at the
emergency department.
b. notifies the admitting clerk of the patient’s
arrival at the hospital.
c. gives a radio report to the receiving medical
facility.
d. gives an oral report to the emergency room
physician or nurse.
d. gives an oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
The spread of HIV and hepatitis in the health
care setting can usually be traced to:
Select one:
a. careless handling of sharps.
b. excessive blood splashing or splattering.
c. lack of proper immunizations.
d. noncompliance with standard precautions
a. careless handling of sharps.
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an employer must:
Select one:
a. offer a workplace environment that reduces the
risk of exposure
b. screen all prospective employees for blood-borne
pathogens.
c. provide gloves and other personal protective
equipment to full-time paid employees only.
d. guarantee a 100% risk-free environment prior to
employment.
a. offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk of exposure.
You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote geographic location, you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
Select one:
a. Perform CPR only and initiate immediate
transport.
b. Follow locally established protocols or standing orders.
c. Ask the husband if he wants to continue
resuscitation.
d. Make continuous attempts to contact medical
control.
b. follow locally established protocols or standing orders.
When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a patient from his or her vehicle, you should:
Select one:
a. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient
on a long backboard.
b. apply a cervical collar and immobilize the
patient on a short backboard.
c. apply a vest-style extrication device prior to
moving the patient.
d. grasp the patient by the clothing and drag him
or her from the car.
a. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.
The bones of the forearm are called the
Select one:
a. tibia and radius.
b. radius and ulna.
c. radius and humerus.
d. humerus and ulna.
b. radius and ulna.
According to the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, an EMT should be able to:
Select one:
a. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly. I
b. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
c. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous
route.
d. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
b. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
a. EMR.
b. AEMT.
c. Paramedic.
d. EMT.
c. paramedic.
The atlas is the:
Select one:
a. point where the ribs attach to the sternum.
b. seventh cervical vertebra, which is easily
palpable
c. first cervical vertebra, which articulates with
the skull.
d. attachment between the first and second cervical
vertebrae.
c. first cervical vertebra, which is easily palpable
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body’s position?
Select one:
a. Supine
b. Prone
c. Recumbent
d. Dorsal
b. prone
Situations in which you should use the rapid extrication technique include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. a patient whose condition requires immediate
transport to the hospital.
b. a patient who needs immediate care that requires
a supine position.
c. a patient who blocks access to another seriously
injured patient.
d. a patient who can be properly assessed while
still in the vehicle.
d. a patient who can be properly assessed while still in the vehicle.
The carpal bones form the:
Select one:
a. hand
b. wrist.
c. foot.
d. ankle.
b. wrist.
The root “melan/o” means:
Select one:
a. white
b. black.
c. red.
d. gray.
b. black.
The ___________ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of the cranium.
Select one:
a. orbit
b. sphenoid
c. mastoid
d. occiput
a. orbit
When carrying a patient up or down stairs, you
should avoid:
Select one:
a. flexing your body at the knees.
b. using a wheeled stretcher whenever possible.
c. the use of a long backboard or scoop stretcher.
d. the use of more than two EMTs.
b. using a wheeled stretcher whenever possible.
As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on:
Select one:
a. Patient care cannot be discredited based on poor
documentation.
b. It is difficult to prove actions were performed
if they are not included on the report.
c. EMTs are not liable for any actions that are
accurately documented.
d. Incomplete reports are common and accepted in
EMS.
b. It is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not included on the report.
Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
Select one:
a. Informed
b. Formal
c. Implied
d. Expressed
d. expressed
Twelve pairs of ribs attach to which section of
the spinal column?
Select one:
a. Sacral
b. Thoracic
c. Lumbar
d. Coccyx
b. thoracic
