1-8 test

Ventricular contraction

A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement represents:

Obstructive

A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would this condition cause?

When performing Endotracheal intubation

Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a face shield should be used:

increased stability from a wider wheelbase

In contrast to typical wheeled ambulance stretchers, features of a bariatric stretcher include:

posterior

In relation to the chest, the back is

The patient is competent and signs a release form

In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential patient information

most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.

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

a call is received 15 min prior to a shift change

Which of the following situations does a legal duty to act cleary exist

There is no vaccination against HIV infection

Which of the following statements about HIV is correct

The majority of a horizontal patients weight is in the torso

Which of the following statements regarding patients weight distribution is correct

Metabolic coordination

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?

secondary sexual development begins

Which of the following is a physical change that typically occurs in the adolescent age group?

The paramedics administers a patients flu vaccination

Which of the following is a specific example of the mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) model

Developing a social network outside of EMS

Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy

Long backboard

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate device to use when immobilizing a patient with a suspected spinal injury?

An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed

Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction

It is difficult to prove action's were performed if the are not included in the report

Which of the following statements about the patient care report is correct

"General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated."

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

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

Which of the following statements regarding a "dedicated line" is correct?

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

Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is correct?

An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and treatment.

Which of the following statements regarding an emergency patient move is correct

The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously

Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is correct

Concrete Barricade

Which of the following would provide the EMT with the best cover in a situation involving a active shooter

Expressed

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?

direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head

upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you find a single patient still seated in his car, there is no scene hazards . As you approach the vehicle, you not that the patient is semiconscious and has a large laceration to his forehead. you should

12-20 breaths per minute

what is the normal respiratory rate for an adult

carbon dioxide and water

the waste of aerobic metabolism include:

age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the eyes and ears

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

abnormal spinal curvatures

which of the following conditions or situations presents the most unique challenge to the EMT when immobilizing an elderly patient on a long backboard

the neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her fingers and seems to grasp at something after being startled

which of the following describes the Moro reflex

Indirect contact

While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?

Are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand

During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:

verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

Effective therapeutic communication skills require

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

Ethnocentrism is defined as:

Alarm Response, reaction and resistance, and recovery

General adaptation Syndrome is characterized by which of the following phases

minute volume is decreased

If a patient's chest barely moves during inhalation, even if the patient's respiratory rate is normal, you should suspect that:

70 beats/min

The average pulse rate of persons between 19 and 60 years of age is typically:

EMS Research

The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based mostly on

19 and 25 years

The human body should be functioning at its optimal level between the ages of:

Have been infected with hepatitis in the past

Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you:

Animals or insects

Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:

The arteries contracted to increase the blood pressure

What happens when blood volume is lost from the body

The main area in which the EMS agency operates

What is an EMT's primary service area?

to transport a mature egg to the uterus

What is the function of the fallopian tubes?

Follow the agency's written protocol

What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field?

Allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the products directions

When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call, you should:

When the patient poses a significant threat to self or others

When is forcible restraint permitted?

place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient down the stairs with a stair chair

When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should

Exercise reasonable care and act prudently

When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to

not disclosing his or her name.

When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect patient's privacy by:

15 to 20 inches

When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in front of your torso.

brief and easily understood.

When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:

Cartilage

"Chondro" in the word chondritis means

Stomach

"gastro" in the word :gastroenteritis" means

Muscle

"myo" in the word myocarditis means

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

A 4-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:

Heat

A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is

is excessively thirsty

A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she

90-140 mm Hg

A normal systolic blood pressure for a 30-year-old is between:

medical director approval

As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on:

Hemostasis

After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patients leg stop bleeding. this is called

Report the incident to your supervisor after the call

After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated lancet. You should:

Evidence-based research

American heart association protocols are based on

back is bent forward at the hips.

An EMT may injure his or her back, even if it is straight, if the:

respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.

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

stop the move and request additional lifting assistance.

As you are your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a chair, you feel a sudden sharp pain in your lower back. you should

Gallbladder

Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the:

brain and spinal cord

Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the

1-3 years

Children of which age group are considered toddlers?

Assessment by the EMT

Common factors that influence how a patient reacts to the stress of an illness or injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:

elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.

Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by doing all of the following, EXCEPT:

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

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

communicate effectively with other members of the health care team

EMTs should have a strong working knowledge of medical terminology om order to

Decontamination

It is essential that you ___ your equipment to prevent the spread of disease

The cells function with adequate oxygen

Large amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are generated when:

not cutting through hole in clothing that were caused by weapons

Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:

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

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

take multiple medications

Older adults frequently ___________.

phone or radio contact with the medical director

Online medical control requires:

EMS research

Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on

decomposition of the body's tissues.

Putrefaction is defined as:

HIPAA

The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy according to:

Personal safety

The EMTs first Priority is

medical director

The EMTs scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the

injury to you or your patient.

The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:

Sacrum

The ___ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central posterior section of the pelvic gridle

Time Management

The ability to handle multiple tasks based on the priority is called

Self-motivation

The ability to take appropriate action with little direction is known as

Communication

The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as

fontanelles

The areas of the infants skull that have not yet fused together are called

"peri-" and "circum-"

The meaning "around" can have which of the following prefixes

Substandard or inappropriate patient care

The most serious consequence of drug and alcohol abuse among EMS personnel is

Provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the united states.

The national guidelines for EMS care are intended to

Shrinkage of the brain

The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is MOST directly related to:

Black

The root "melan/o" measn

Wash your hands in between patient contacts

The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of an infectious disease is to

The removal of fluids from around the heart

The term "pericardiocentesis" means

use preparatory commands to initiate any moves

To facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the team leader should:

Privacy officers to answer questions

To help protect patients, EMS agencies are required to have

keep the weight as close to your body as possible

To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a patient, you should:

one arm above the head

To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should secure __________.

Put on high-visibility safety vest

Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars collided head-on; the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner should:

Ureters

Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder via the

Drivers license

Where would you most likely find information regarding a patients wishes to be an organ donor

Protecting patients privacy

Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel?

EMT

Which course requires 150 hours of training?

duty to act, breach of duty/damages, causation

Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence

A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured

Which of the following descriptions most accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)

Cardiac arrest

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

increased weight

Which of the following is NOT a common factor that would affect a 75-year-old patient's vital signs?

skeletal system

Which of the following structures does not contain smooth muscle

"al" and 'ic"

Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?

"dipl-" and "Bi-"

Which of the following suffixes means "two"

Endocrine

Which of the following systems is responsible for the releasing hormones that regulate body activities

Open-ended questions

Which of the following types of questions allow for the most detailed response?

Wait 1 second after pressing the transmit button before speaking.

Which of the following will help improve radio communications?

Patient Advocacy

You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that transport will keep you on duty several hours after your regular quitting time. This is an example of

use the multiplex system to transmit the information

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's electrocardiogram to the hospital. In order to accomplish this, you must

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

You are transporting a 54-year-old male in respiratory arrest. An 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?

inquire about the possibility of pregnancy's in private, if possible

a 16-year-olf female complains of vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping that began several hours ago. During your assessment interview, you should

Distal

a 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the ____ forearm

Bilateral

a patient has fractured both femurs. anatomically, these injures would be described as being

prone

an intoxicated male is found lying face down, this body position is called

act almost purely to avoid punishment and to get what they want.

in preconventional reasoning, children:

Disease

pathophysiology is the study of the functional changes that occur when the body reacts to a particular

increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.

physical changes that typically occur in early adults include an

Diaphragm

the __ is a muscular dome that form the inferior boundary of the thorax, separating the thorax from the abdomen.

Orbit

the __ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of the cranium

Apex

the ____ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles

foramen magnum

the brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull is called the:

Lift with your palms up

the proper technique for using the power grip is to

Normal

the respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute in an infant is

disease

the suffix "-pathy" means

Medial

the topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are not closer toward the midline of the body is

The ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal employment to those who are disabled

which of the following statements regarding the Americans with disabilities act (ADA) of 1990 is correct?

The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS testing

which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?

Spleen

which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the abdomen

They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.

why do middle adults commonly experience financial concerns

secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider at the head end.

you are attending to a 22-year-olf female patient who has overdosed. The patient is unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. The most appropriate way to bring the patient downstairs is:

blood pressure directly corresponds to body weight

An infants blood pressure typically increases with age because

Locally accepted protocols

As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on:

Mark off a danger zone around the downed lines

At the scene of a automobile crash, a utility pole has been broken and power lines are lying across the car. The patients in the care are conscious. You should

blockage of coronary artery

Atherosclerosis is defined as ________.

Request sexual favors in exchange for something else

Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:

Have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased

You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. the driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. he has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pule. You should

on her left side

You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. Your patient has been having lower abdominal pains and cramping for the past two hours. In placing your patient on the stretcher and preparing for transport, you should place her:

increased patient comfort and dignity

You are attending to a 34-year-old male patient who requires transport to the hospital for assessment of his chronic back pain. The patient weighs over 750 pounds. Your bariatric stretcher has a wider surface area to allow for:

Confirm the patients identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet

You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical history who is now is cardiac arrest. the patients family tells you that the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the patients does have a medic alert bracelet indicating DNR. you should

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

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

The receiving nurse or doctor

You are caring for a driver who was stuck with a light pole. She admits to drinking alcohol but orders you to not tell anyone, who should you tell the information to?

small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.

You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While are you prepared to take care of this child, you must remember that.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

You are transporting a 67-year-old female patient to the hospital for investigation of abdominal pain. The patient care record indicates that the patient has a history of AAA. Based on this information, the patient care record includes an abbreviation for:

Acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her

You are transporting a elderly women who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to take and cannot move the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs, you should

the problem is with the patients liver

You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that:

transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital

You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. as you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that the parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 min. what should you do?

slander

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

Begin treatment and contact medical control as needed

You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate it. You should:

a patient can consent to transport but legally refuse to be treated

which of the following general statements regarding consent is correct

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers

Its vessels closely parallel the major arteries in the body.

which of the following is not true about the lymphatic system