EMS Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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Well being is best defined as

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A general concept of safety and health in EMS

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2
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The best method to protect yourself from danger is to

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Be observant and avoid danger altogether

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3
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The difference between cover and concealment is

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Concealment hides your body cover protects it

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4
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Which of the following is not a n acceptable method of determining a hazard during the size up of a vehicle crash on the high way

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Looking at placards from a distance

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5
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Standard precautions are best defined as

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A practice to prevent exposure to disease

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6
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An emergency responder gets blood and saliva sprayed across a face shield he is wearing

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Report

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7
Q

Tuberculosis

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Airborne

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8
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HIV

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Bloodborne

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9
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Hepatitis b

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Bloodborne

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10
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Hepatitis c

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Bloodborne

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11
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Influenza

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Airborne

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12
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Chicken pox

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Airborne

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14
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Which of the following statements about stress is true

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Two emrs may respond to a serious call involving a pediatric patient differently

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15
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Lifestyle changes to deal with stress include all of the following except

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Increasing caffeine intake

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16
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Which of the following is a sign of obvious death

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A patient who sustained a severe head injury and whose brain can be seen

17
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In the recovery position the patent is placed

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On his front prone

18
Q

Which of the following is the main difference between an emergency move and an urgent move

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Urgent moves are performed when the patient is in immediate physical danger

19
Q

Your patient was skate boarding and is on the sidewalk complaining of a broken leg

20
Q

Sitting in a chair and is not breathing

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Moved to the floor

21
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Death and dying

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Denial,bargaining,anger,depression,acceptance

22
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Which of the following is usually not a sign of stress in the emr

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Making decisions rapidly

23
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Which of the following is not recommended as a method of dealing with stress in the EMS

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Going out drinking with colleagues

24
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A pathogen is a

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Disease causing organisms

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One method to prevent disease that can be take. Before call is
Getting vaccinations
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The appropriate personal protective device you should wear when you suspect a patient has tuberculosis
A heap or n95 mask
27
A gown would most likely be worn in which of the following calls
A women giving birth
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Which of the following is not a sign of obvious death where resuscitation should not be initiated
Absent pulse
29
The Saige’s of death and dying include all but
Mortality
30
Body mechanics refers to
How your body is used to lift
31
Which of the following is a procedure you should follow while lifting
Consider the weight you are lifting before you lift
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You encounter a patient in a car on fire
Emergency move
33
You find a patient without a pulse and not breathing in bed
Urgent move
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You find a patient who hurt his leg skateboarding he is in the traffic lane of a busy highway
Emergency move
35
Person having trouble breathing on park bench
No move
36
You observe a patient in a vechile that was involved in a crash blood in mouth
Burger move on side
37
You are treating a patient you encounter in a camping trip heat emergency
Burger move
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