Chapters 4-7

Which of the following statements includes a pertinent negative?

"The patient complains of nausea but denies vomiting".--181

Medical control requests you to administer 50 micrograms of a drug. You should recognize that this is equivalent to:

0.05 mg.--209

Which of the following would be a proper way of documenting a drug dosage?

5 mg.--208

Which of the following is a subjective finding?

A complaint of chest pressure.--170

Which of the following situations is an example of an act of commission?

A paramedic sutures a patient's lacerated arm.--113

Repeating the key parts of a patient's responses to your questions demonstrates:

Active listening.--Theraputic Communications

The abbreviation "amp" refers to:

Ampule.--210

The MOST significant problem associated with making up your own medical abbreviations and documenting them on the patient care report is:

An error in patient care.--170-171

The Greek prefix burs/o refers to the:

Back.--193

You arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The patient, a 29- year-old man, is in cardiac arrest from a severe head injury and has been receiving bystander CPR for approximately 10 minutes. A law enforcement official advises you that the patient's driver's license identifies him as an organ donor. You should:

Begin full resuscitative efforts and transport the patient to a trauma center because certain tissues may be viable for harvesting.--120-121

The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS):

Collects relevant data from each state and uses it for research.--172

When a competent adult patient refuses medical care, it is MOST important for the paramedic to:

Ensure that the patient is well informed about the situation at hand.--174-175

Which aspect of the HIPAA is MOST pertinent to the paramedic?

Ensuring that the patient's privacy is protected.--104-105

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital anomaly involving ___ anatomic abnormalities of the heart.

Four.--196

One of the major differences between laws and ethics is that laws:

Have sanctions for violations that are enforceable.--96

Patients with decision-making capacity:

Have the right to refuse all or part of the emergency medical care offered to them.--109-110

If a paramedic is on duty receives a 911 call in his or her jurisdiction:

He or she is not covered by the Good Samaritan law.--121

Ilium and Ileum are examples of:

Homonyms.--193

Which of the following would be the MOST significant complication associated with incorrect use of medical terminology?

Ineffective treatment could be rendered.--191

If you want reliable answers to personal questions, you should:

Manage the scene so you can ask such questions quietly and privately.--151

Additions or notations added to a completed patient care report by someone other than the original author:

May raise questions about the confidentiality practices of the EMS agency.--184

The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer to the midline is:

Medial.--201

Under the instructions of a good EMD, a layperson should be able to:

Perform chest compressions.--139

In order to ensure that all recorded times associated with an incident are accurate, the paramedic should:

Radio the dispatcher after an event occurs.--185-186

A ____ receives a weak signal and re-transmits it at a higher power on another frequency.

Repeater.

The judicial branch at the state level is responsible for:

Resolving disputes based on the interpretation of the law.--100

When communication medical information via radio, you should be:

Simple, brief and direct.--144

Every decision regarding patient care that a paramedic makes should be based on the:

Standards of good medical care.--Paramedic-Patient Relationships pg 109

Which of the following is a significant benefit of electronic documentation?

The ability of the data to be shared between health care facilities.--172-173

When a caller requests EMS in an area that uses an enhanced 9-1-1 system:

The caller's name and addresses are automatically displayed.--137

The term "frequency", as it applies to radio communications, is MOST accurately defined as:

The number of oscillations per second of the carrier wave.--139

Prior to submitting a patient care repot to the receiving hospital, is is MOST important for:

The paramedic who authored the report to review it carefully.--182

Something that is homogenous is:

The same.--211

If the body is sliced so the result is a top and bottom portion, this referred to as the:

Transvers plane.--199

When communicating with a patient whose cultural background differs from the paramedic's, the paramedic should:

Treat the patient with the utmost respect at all times.--157-158

When transmitting information via radio, you should:

Use a normal conversational tone of voice.--145

Components of a thorough patient refusal document include:

Willingness of EMS to return to the scene if the patient changes his or her mind.--174-175

An advance directive is MOST accurately defined as a:

Written document that expresses the wants, needs and desires of a patient in reference to his or her future medical care.--Patient Autonomy pg 117

When caring for any patient, it is important to remember that:

Your moral standards may conflict with the patient's interests.--97-98

When providing patient care, it is MOST important that you maintain effective communication with:

Your partner.--134-135