EMT readiness Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When caring for a patient who takes numerous medications, it is best to: A. Let the hospital staff retrieve the patient's medical records, which should show a list of his or her current medications B. Send the patient's medications to the hospital with a family member or other person who will safeguard them. C. Document the medications on your patient care report, but leave them at home so they do not get misplaced. D. Take all of the patient's medications with you to the hospital and d...

893 - The first step an ambulance crew should take when approaching the scene of an emergency is to: determine the scene is safe. - Answer determine the scene is safe. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags, You should - Answer A. Insert a nasal airway 894 - To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher, you should - Answer C. Keep the weight close to your body 896 - You are completing a patient care report for a patient injure...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States -unify EMS providers under a single medical director -facilitate a national EMS labor group -reduce expenses at the local and state levels - Answer Provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to _____. -HIPAA -CQI -APGAR -DCAP - Answer HIPAA ...

Indication - Answer The symptoms occurring that permit an EMT to administer the appropriate medication. Contraindication - Answer A symptom or condition that makes the drug harmful to administrate. Side Effect - Answer Any action other than the desired action of the drug. Untoward Effects - Answer A side effect that can be harmful to the patient. What is the indication of aspirin? - Answer Cardiac related chest pain or an MI. What are the contraindications of aspirin? - Answer Ble...

A construction worker has a metal rod impaled in his right forearm. Assessment of the injury indicates heavy bleeding from around the impaled object. What should you do first? - Answer Apply direct pressure around the rod Another crew has called for your assistance in extricating an obese male with a nosebleed from a third-floor bedroom. As you enter the room, which observation indicates proper management of the patient's condition? - Answer The patient is sitting upright, leaning forward, w...

who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt? - Answer friends and family in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor is - Answer emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported when do we palate a patient's pelvis - Answer MOI suggests it what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - Answer forena magnum what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - Answe...

92 year old female complains of a headache and trouble breathing. She is on home oxygen. She speaks in 2-3 word sentences. What is the most important question you should ask her? a. How many liters of home oxygen are you normally on? b. which medications do you take? c. are you allergic to any medications? d. when did you become short of breath - Answer d. when did you become short of breath You have attached an AED to a 42 year old female who is apneic and pulseless. The AED prompts you....

The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing the EMT is called: a. duty to act b. scope of practice c. advanced directives d. good samaritan laws - Answer B Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may be performed by the EMT is: a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country b. different from state to state c. standardized for regions within a state d. governed by the US Department of Transportation - Answer B When the EM...

Which of the following steps is not part of the primary assessment of a responsive patient with a medical problem? A. Assess the patient's mental status B. Assess the adequacy of breathing C. Determine the patient's priority D. Obtain the patient's blood pressure - Answer D The general impression is an evaluation of all of the following except: A. the patient's chief complaint B. appearance C. the environment D. past medical history - Answer D You are assessing a patient wa...

23yo male was in the motor vehicle crash and has an open abdominal injury with protruding bowel. You should? - Answer cover the bowl with moist dressing 27yo female with history of asthma complains of difficulty breathing. She used prescribed inhaler multiple times in last 9 hours. Argument with her boyfriend. Vitals are P140, R 60 Sp02 100%. - Answer hyperventilation 35 year old female who is 3 months pregnant has twisted her knees while walking. She is walking. She is in extreme pain. Yo...