Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards
(41 cards)
During the new employee orientation, the training officer meets with the new EMTs and explains to them the monthly training schedule and the classes they must attend for EMT recertification. One of the new EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep taking EMT courses if they already passed the EMT examination. What is the best answer?
A. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued.
B. The state requires the training.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research.
D. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT exam.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research
Which of the following is a component of patient advocacy?
A. Providing oxygen to a patient that is short of breath.
B. Granting patient wishes and not reporting spousal abuse to the authorities
C. Building rapport with the patient during transport to the hospital
D. Immobilizing the neck of a patient with a possible spinal injury
C. Building rapport with the patient during transport to the hospital
What best describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes use of advanced airway devices and some prehospital medication administration?
A.
Emergency Medical Responder
B.
Paramedic
C.
EMT
D.
Advanced EMT
D. A-EMT
Upon arrival at the hospital, the EMT advises hospital personnel of the patient’s condition, observations from the scene, treatment rendered, and other pertinent data to assure continuity of care. This process is known as which of the following?
A. Patient advocacy
B. Transfer of care
C. Definitive care
D. Breach of duty
B. Transfer of care
You and your EMT partner are assigned to spend a day at the senior center where you are to inspect the rooms and common areas for fall hazards. Your partner is upset that he is not in the ambulance where the “action is.” He complains that “looking for loose rugs” is a waste of his time. What would be the best response to his complaints?
A. It minimizes the number of 911 calls late at night.
B. It makes the taxpayers happy
C. Injury prevention in the community is an important component of EMS.
D. It is good practice for the next emergency call.
C.
Which of the following best describes training that supplements the EMT’s original training and that is usually taken in regular intervals?
A.
EMT training program
B.
Distance education
C.
Recertification
D.
Continuing education
D.
Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest documented emergency medical service?
A. The French
B. The Spanish
C. The Egyptians
D. The Mayans
A.
Who is responsible for on-scene safety of EMS providers?
A. Triage officer
B. All crew members
C. Law enforcement
D. Traffic director
B. All crew members
What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible for direct patient care?
a. emergency medical responder
b. emergency ambulance driver
c. a-emt
d. emergency medical technician
d. emergency med tech
Which of the following best describes a communication system capable of identifying the number and location of the phone from which a caller is calling?
a. advanced 911
b. enhanced 911
c. priority dispatch 911
d. data display 911
b. enhanced 911
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to you that the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not document three sets of vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital signs is so important. What is the best answer you could give him?
a. It is important you show the QI manager that you are a team player.
b. Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state requires it
c. The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out
d. The recording of three sets of vitals signs demonstrates that you were trending the pts condition
D.
What level of emergency medical training provides the most advanced pre-hospital care?
a. emergency medical responder
b. paramedic
c. emt
d. aemt
b
Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
a. total quality system
b. quality improvement
c. system effectiveness management
d. process improvement plan (PIP)
b
Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment programs?
a. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
b. Natl. Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
c. Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS)
d. Natl. Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
b
Which of the following best describes a person who speaks up on behalf of the patient and supports his cause?
a. guardian
b. representative
c. advocate
d. assistant
c
The application of oxygen for a patient who is short of breath without having to contact the physician in the emergency department because of existing protocols is an example of which of the following?
a. standing orders
b. breach of duty
c. online medical direction
d. standards of care
a
What is not one of the common settings that an EMT may work in?
a. Hospitals
b. Ambulance services
c. Fire depts
d. Rural/wildnerness
a
You and your new EMT partner arrive first on the scene of a single car rollover on the shoulder of a busy highway. You pull off in a safe location and just as you stop the ambulance, your partner throws the passenger door open, steps out of the truck, and begins jogging through the scattered debris toward the overturned car. You shout for him to stop and he looks back at you, but then continues to the vehicle and begins assessing the driver. Later, as you are restocking in the ambulance bay of the local trauma center, your partner tells you that he thinks you acted unprofessionally by shouting at him. What is the best way to respond?
a. An EMT should never hurry to assist a pt
b. New EMTs should expect partners to yell at them occasionally
c. Shouting was an attempt to protect the EMT from a potentially unsafe scene
d. The On-Duty Supervisor should be called
b
Why is research published in a medical journal more authoritative than the information in a typical article published in an EMS magazine?
A. EMS magazine articles tend to be poorly researched.
B. EMS articles are generally opinion pieces.
C. Medical journals don’t rely on advertising revenue as EMS magazines do.
D. Research in medical journals is original and peer reviewed.
d
Which of the following best describes a list of steps the EMT should perform while assessing and managing emergency medical situations?
a. online medical direction
b. protocols
c. standard operating procedures
d. standing orders
b
A fellow EMT is talking with the Medical Director at a staff meeting. The EMT states that the neighboring ambulance service is carrying special clotting bandages for serious bleeding wounds. The special bandages cost five times as much as the regular bandages, but the EMT claims they work ten times better. The EMT wants the Medical Director to approve the bandages for use in their ambulances. The Medical Director responds to the EMT by saying he will not approve the bandages until he can prove they are worth the additional cost. How can the EMT best prove the worth of the special bandages?
A. Have a member of the other ambulance service call the Medical Director to provide firsthand information on how the special bandages are much better.
B. Call the manufacturer of the special bandage and request literature to give to the Medical Director.
C. Order a small number of the special bandages and compare them side by side to the regular bandages.
D. Perform a literature search to see what studies have been done on the special bandages and report the findings to the Medical Director.
d
What best defines the evalution of the pts condition in order to provide emergency care?
a. medical intervention
b. pt advocacy
c. pt assessment
d. pt access
c
Which of the following is a role of the EMT in the quality improvement process?
a. critiquing performance of one’s partner
b. writing complete patient care reports
c. assuring personal safety
d. taking responsibility for the actions of one’s partner
b
Which of the following is the most common gateway for hospital services for pts who need emergency medical assistance?
a. surgical services dept
b. emergency dept
c. emergency med services system
d. emergency med dispatch center
b
