Ch. 4: Safety and Wellness

Question 0

What best describes those in an ambulance that should use seat belts?

Answer 0

All persons on board

Question 1

The stage of the stress response in which the pituitary gland releases a flood of adrenocorticotropic hormones is:

Answer 1

alarm

Question 2

One of the principles of proper lifting is to:

Answer 2

Position the load close to your body

Question 3

What is an important factor in reducing the risk of infectious disease?

Answer 3

stress management, adequate rest and good nutrition

Question 4

What is NOT one of the core elements of physical fitness?

Answer 4

speed

Question 5

What causes the greatest number of job-related deaths among EMS personnel?

Answer 5

motor vehicle collisions

Question 6

Good nutrition habits include:

Answer 6

bringing low-calorie snacks to work

Question 7

When should you wash your hands?

Answer 7

Before meals, when they are visibly soiled, and after every patient contact and/or decontamination procedure

Question 8

When operating an emergency vehicle, the paramedic should show due regard for the safety of:

Answer 8

the patient, the EMS crew members, and the general public

Question 9

The most important standard precaution the EMS provider can employ as an infection-control practice is to:

Answer 9

utilize frequent hand-washing

Question 10

A patient with suspected or known _________ makes it necessary for the care provider to don a HEPA or N-95 respirator.

Answer 10

tuberculosis

Question 11

What can be done to minimize the possibility of developing cancer?

Answer 11

Eating broccoli and high-fiber foods, wearing sun-block, and risk-assessment screening

Question 12

Your EMS partner has been through some hard times lately. After not smoking for years, he’s taken it up again and now chain-smokes. He’s sometimes rude to patients, and when you try to talk with him about this, he cuts you off. Your partner is using stress-management techniques best described as:

Answer 12

Detrimental

Question 13

You are responding to a call for a “person slumped behind the wheel of a car” on a “quiet side street” at 1 A.M. How should you approach this car?

Answer 13

Pull up behind the car, use spotlights to “blind” the occupant, and approach cautiously until you perceive that there is no hostile intent

Question 14

What normally occurs as part of the “fight-or-flight” response?

Answer 14

pupils dilate

Question 15

Your ambulance arrives at a scene where a car has run into a ditch alongside a two-lane country highway. You should park the ambulance:

Answer 15

In front of the car on the same side of the street

Question 16

What can increase the risk of back injury?

Answer 16

Smoking, weak abdominal muscles, and poor nutrition

Question 17

What are benefits of good nutritional habits?

Answer 17

proper body weight, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and reduced cancer risk

Question 18

What practice, when done regularly, can help reduce back injuries during lifting?

Answer 18

keeping the palms up when possible while lifting the cot

Question 19

Shift work, down time between calls, and inadequate pay are all examples of _________ stressors.

Answer 19

administrative

Question 20

You just sustained an accidental needle stick with a contaminated intravenous needle. You should immediately:

Answer 20

wash the affected area with soap and water

Question 21

What is NOT a common warning sign of cancer?

Answer 21

weight gain

Question 22

Name a bloodborne disease:

Answer 22

Hepatitis B

Question 23

Any occurrence in which blood or body fluids contact nonintact skin or mucous membranes is considered a(n):

Answer 23

exposure

Question 24

A supervisor senses that an EMS crew that has just conducted a very dramatic, but unsuccessful, rescue of a drowned child may be experiencing very intense emotions about the incident. What is an appropriate supervisory action?

Answer 24

initiate a “resiliency based care” program to care for the mental health of the crew

Question 25

When evaluating a patient with TB, paramedics should protect themselves by:

Answer 25

wearing HEPA respirators