Chapter 4 Quiz Answers

When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be

brief and easily understood

Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is correct

A mentally competent adult has the legal right to refuse EMS care and transport

Medical Control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should

Advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification

During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when is headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should

Allow him time to think about the question and respond to it

A four year old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly begins crying uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should

Ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother

Which of the following incidents does not require a report to be filed with local authorities

Cardiac arrest

Ethnocentrism is defined as

Considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with people of a different culture

Communication with patients who are deaf or hard of hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the following except

Elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation

Which of the following statements is not appropriate to document in the narrative section a PCR

General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated

You are transporting a 54-year-old male in respiratory arrest. And EMR is driving the ambulance as you and your partner are caring for the patient. Which of the following is the most logical way of notifying the hospital

Have the driver contact dispatch and relay the patient information to the hospital

Of the following statements regarding a dedicated line is correct

It is a constantly open line of communication that cannot be accessed by outside users

When you are communicating with an older patient it is important to remember that

Most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions

When providing a patient report via radio you should protect the patients privacy by

Not disclosing his or her name

Of the following types of questions allow for the most detailed response

Open ended questions

As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should

Respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician

You could be sued for _____if your radio report to the hospital describes the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation

Slander

You are providing care to a 61-year-old female complaining of chest pain that is cardiac in origin. Your service utilizes a multiplex communication system. You wish to transmit the patient electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to accomplish this, you must

Use the multiplex system to transmit the information

Effective therapeutic communication skills require

Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

Which of the following will help improve radio communications

Wait one second after pressing the transmit button before speaking

You are caring for a 56-year-old male patient complaining for abdominal pain. Your service has recently switched to an ePCR system. When completing the ePCR, it is important to be aware that

ePCR allows patient information to be transmitted directly to the receiving hospital's computers