Emergency Medical Responder: First On Scene Chapter 1 & 2
You are driving your car and see a crash. You stop to provide care. You are protected by...
good samaritan law.
You and your partner are on the way back to work when you see a child who has been struck by a vehicle and is unresponsive on the road. You begin care for her and call for advanced care to transport her to a nearby emergency department. You know she can be legally transported based on...
implied consent
You are called to the scene of a 57 year-old that had passed out in the hallway of his home. On arrival, the scene is safe and the patient remains unresponsive. You begin treatment under the concept of...
implied consent
Continuous quality improvement programs are specifically designed to...
make regular improvements to all parts of the EMS system
The Emergency Medical Responder acts as a designated agent of the...
medical director
If a patient is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and EMR should recognize that they are...
not competent to make medical decisions
While working as an EMR, you have a legal responsibility to provide care. This is called...
Duty to act
The four levels of nationally recognized EMS training...
EMR, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic
Rarely, a situation may require a EMR to contact the Medical Director for guidance on patient care. This is an example of...
on-line medical direction
You have received an order over the phone form the Medical Director to administer oxygen to the patient. This would be called...
on-line medical direction
A 13 year-old female requests that an EMR treat her broken arm. The parents were called, but they have not arrived on scene yet. The EMR...
May need to obtain parental consent.
The Medical Director is a physician who assumes the ultimate responsibility for...
patient care and protocols
Patient confidentiality does not apply to...
relaying concerns of abuse to appropriate authorities
After an incident, an EMR may legally discuss patient information except for...
relaying events to the patient's friends and family
The first concern at the scene of an emergency is...
scene safety
The first priority of an Emergency Medical Responder should be...
scene safety
The procedures that an Emergency Medical Responder can legally provide as care for a patient are called...
scope of practice
Writen protocols that have been authorized by the Medical Director as guidelines for patient care are examples of..
standing orders
Emergency Medical Responders are trained in the care and management of ill and injured patients. An Emergency Medical Responder should not be involved in the process of...
traffic control
An Emergency Medical Responder provides emergency care...
until EMTs or paramedics take over
When moving or lifting a patient, you should...
use good body mechanics.
You are on your way home when you see a child fall of her bicycle. You stop to help and find that the child has a deformed right wrist. You call 911 from your phone. Which of the following information might you need to provide to the 911 dispatcher?
your exact location
You have a patient that stops breathing and has no signs of circulation. You notice a medical alert bracelet that indicates that the patient is a registered organ donor. You should...
Treat the patient as you would any other
A minor is considered legally emancipated except when in...
foster care
During your assessment of an unresponsive patient, the patient becomes responsive. He claims that he doesn't want any care, and wants you to leave him alone. You should not...
Advise additional resources to return to their station.
An EMR could be charged with abandonment in what situation?
Allowing a paramedic to take over care and leaving the scene without giving a report
What skill is within the scope of practice of an EMR?
Controlling severe bleeding
You are attending an EMR course and your friend asks you "What are the duties of an EMR?" You know that your patient-related duties do not include...
administering medications to ill and injured persons
You respond to a motor vehicle crash with your crew and begin providing care to a patient of a different culture. Which of the following can you legally consider when making decisions about the care you provide?
any unique medical needs of the patient
Unlawful physical contact with a patient is called...
battery
You have an ethical responsibility to...
be ready to perform at all times, read professional publications, and maintain your skills and knowledge
Engine 111 is called to a motor vehicle crash. As you arrive, you see two cars and two victims walking around. As you approach the two victims, they say that they are not injured and do not need your help. You should...
carefully document their refusal of care.
As an Emergency Medical Responder, when you are helping a person you should...
communicate honestly and directly
The personal protective equipment that minimizes contact with infectious body fluids includes...
gloves, gowns, eye protection
Enhanced 911 systems allow the caller's information to be received electronically by the...
dispatch center
As a paid EMR, while on duty you are expected to provide care according to standard operating procedures outlined by your department. This is called...
duty to act
To be convicted of negligence an EMR must be guilty of...
duty to act, breach of duty, damages, and cause
As an EMR, you have to behave in a way that puts your patient's needs before your own. This is called...
ethical responsibility
Using spinal restriction on a patient who does not give their consent cannot be classified as...
false imprisonment