RVW. EMT CHAPTER 15. COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
Which of the following is NOT appropriate to document on your patient care report? Patient's race Patient's attitude Patient's mental status All should be documented
All should be documented
Which of the following should be placed in quotes in the patient care report? Mechanism of injury Patient's expressed consent Chief complaint List of patient's medications
Chief complaint
Two EMTs are on-scene of a behavioral call at a psychiatric facility. The medical personnel state that the patient had a psychotic episode and slashed his wrists. During the call, the patient claims to hear the voice of God and says that the voice is hurting his ears. The patient refuses to be transported to the emergency department, becomes combative, and bites one of the EMTs. Which of the following should NOT be documented on the EMS report?. The fact that the patient hears voices The fact that the patient was violent and bit the EMT The fact that the patient slashed his wrists The fact that the EMT had an exposure incident
The fact that the EMT had an exposure incident
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate statement for the EMT to make on a patient care report? The patient had wheezes that were audible without using a stethoscope. The patient was having an asthma attack. The patient complains of difficulty breathing. The patient has a history of asthma.
The patient was having an asthma attack.
Patient data includes all of the following except the: mechanism of injury. patient's chief complaint. patient's medications. nature of the dispatch.
nature of the dispatch.
Which of the following is part of the minimum data set developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for purposes of data collection in conducting research? Time of arrival at the patient's location Patient's name Amount charged for ambulance services Patient's insurance coverage
Patient's insurance coverage
Which of the following should NOT be included in a patient care report? Pertinent negative findings Chief complaint Patient's subjective statements Radio codes
Radio codes
