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EMT 219 Flashcards

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Which is considered to be a component of the EMS system, according to NHTSA’s Ten System Elements?

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Trauma Centers

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Which organization is the federal agency with jurisdiction over the EMS systems?

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NHTSA

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Which behavior by a paramedic is the best example of self-motivation?

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Accepting constructive criticism

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A paramedic makes special efforts to keep family members apprised of progress during a cardiac arrest. This demonstrates which of the following characteristics?

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Empathy

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What are two main components of wellness?

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Physical well-being; mental and emotional health

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Which statement is true about dietary cholesterol?

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Cholesterol is found in foods of animal origin

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Which statement is true about dietary cholesterol?

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Cholesterol is found in foods of animal origin

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What is another name for antioxidants?

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Free-radical scavengers

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A male paramedic has a body mass index (BMI) of 32. What does this indicate?

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Severely overweight

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10
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Levels of which two hormones influence periods of sleepiness and wakefulness?

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Melatonin and cortisol

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Levels of which two hormones influence periods of sleepiness and wakefulness?

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Melatonin and cortisol

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What term is best described as an apprehensive uneasiness or painful dread about an impending event?

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Anxiety

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What term is best described as a positive stress that is considered to be protective?

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Eustress

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14
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The Haddon matrix helps us remember which of the following?

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Understand the entire injury sequence

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Injury prevention should possess which of the following strategies?

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Education, enforcement, engineering

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Which of the following is not considered a substance abuse injury prevention strategy?

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Violence survivor programs

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Which of the following is not considered a substance abuse injury prevention strategy?

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Violence survivor programs

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18
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Who does the paramedic have legal responsibilities to?

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The patient, the employer, the medical director and the public

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What are regulations that are developed by a governmental agency to provide details about the function and process of the law called?

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Administrative law

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What are regulations that are developed by a governmental agency to provide details about the function and process of the law called?

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Administrative law

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Which of the following is not considered a regulation providing legal protection for the paramedic?

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The COBRA Act

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22
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Which of the following is not considered a possible cause of breach of duty?

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Afeasance

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23
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Posting anything related to a patient on social media puts the paramedic at risk for claims of?

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Invasion of privacy

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24
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You respond to the local park for a 27 YOM in who is in police custody following a fight. What type of consent allows to assess and treat this patient?

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Involuntary

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You respond to the local park for a 27 YOM in who is in police custody following a fight. What type of consent allows to assess and treat this patient?

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Involuntary

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26
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What term best describes physical contact with a patient without his or her consent?

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Battery

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27
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A terminal cancer patient has a signed valid DNR. The patient’s family requests transport to the hospital and comfort measures such as IV fluid administration and pain medication. How should the paramedic handle this situation?

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Provide appropriate care; DNR orders do not interfere with nonresuscitative care

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28
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Which situation fits the legal definition of “next of kin”?

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A 20-year-old adult son

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29
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What organ can a patient with no heartbeat donate?

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Corneas

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30
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Which standard is defined by honorable behavior that has been designed by a group and with which conformity is expected?

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Ethics

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Which standard is defined by honorable behavior that has been designed by a group and with which conformity is expected?

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Ethics

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32
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Which defines the Hippocratic Oath?

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The rights of the patient

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33
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Moral accountability refers to what?

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Personal ethics

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34
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When considering the best decision to make in an ethical decision making scenario, you ask yourself, “Am I able to provide good reasons to justify and defend my actions to others?” Which ethical test is the paramedic applying?

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Interpersonal justifiability

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35
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What is a significant purpose of EMS research?

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Learn of intended effects and cost-effectiveness of EMS interventions

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36
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How is a descriptive research method best described?

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Observational

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37
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A continuous quality improvment program should primarily focus on

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improving patient care delivery

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38
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a major distinction between a paramedic and an EMT is that the paramedic

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carries out advanced pharmacological skills

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39
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before you are able to clean your uniform after taking care of a patient at a motor vehicle crash your unit which is the only one available is dispatched for a patient with chest pain. your uniform is noticeably dirty and you are still sweating from the previous call what statement regarding the scenario is most correct?

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maintain a professional attitude and care for the patient to the best of your ability.

40
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common actions preformed by the dispatcher after receiving an emergency call include what

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receiving and entering all data regarding the call
relay information to the appropriate resources
interpreting the information provided by the caller

41
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records of your education state or local credentials and recertification are held by a recognized agency through a process called

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registration

42
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specific functions that the paramedic should preform prior to contacting medical control are called

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standing orders

43
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the entity that was created in 1966 and provides authority and financial support of the development of basic and advanced life support programs is the

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US department of transportation

44
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what is one of the 10 system elements developed by NHTSA in effort to sustain EMS systems?

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medical oversight

45
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attempting to resuscitate a 50 yo woman in CA to trauma. your team is 2 EMTS and 1 AEMT what task is most appropriate to assign to the AEMT?

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IV therapy and Fluid boluses

46
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you arrrive at the scene of a patient in cardic arrest your protocols provide for standing orders in this situation this means you should

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preform certain Interventions prior to contacting medical control

47
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a survey of more than 30 k EMS personnel found that chronic and critical incident stressors may increase in EMS provider risk for

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PTS

48
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according to the CDC&P exercise pyramid which activity should be preformed 2-3 days per week

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stretching

49
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how do saturated fats rise cholesterol levels?

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they inhibit the pathway through which excess cholesterol is normal removed

50
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what year did the CDC&p develop recommendations for prevention of HIV transmission in health care settings

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1987

51
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melatonin is secreted by the

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pineal gland

52
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saturated fats should be limited to what % of daily calories

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10%

53
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the nutrient that activates enzymes which releases energy and promotes bone growth is

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magnesium

54
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which of the following is part of the physiologic response to stress?

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mobilization of glucose

55
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which of the following should a paramedic do in the event of a potential exposure to infectious disease?

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obtain a full medical follow up

56
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what statement regarding critical incident stress management is accurate?

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it is optional, but not currently a mandatory intervention

57
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what would be considered a passive intervention

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engineering

58
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according to the CDC&P epidemiology is used to control

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health probelms

59
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what would be considered a factor that influences injury patterns in a child

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developmental stage

60
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williams haddon is best known for the tool he developed to understand what?

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injury sequence

61
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what classification would be assigned to the injury received by a 2 YO who drinks a bottle of house hold cleanser

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unintentional

62
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what is a result of the most years of potential life lost

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unintentional injury

63
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what is an example of an engineering prevention strategy?

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vaccinations

64
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what is an example of a secondary injury prevention

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administering epi to a patient in anaphylactic shock

65
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what is the best example of a teachable moment

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advising the unrestrained passenger with minor injuries following a MVA that she could have easily been killed

66
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what resource would be consideres a municipal resource

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animal control

67
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an emergency medical responder who tells a child that bad behavior will result in the use of a straightjacket has committed

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assault

68
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what is the typical sequence of events whan a paramedic faces a lawsuit

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summons, interrogative, settlement, discovery

69
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the scope of practive for a paramedic is derived from work by

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NHTSA

70
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what law extended nnondiscrimination to the handicapped based on their handicaps?

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rehibilitation Act of 1973

71
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in 2017 what transplant list has the fewest names?

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lung

72
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what would most likely result in a lawsuit if released to unauthorized personnel by the paramedic?

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the patients SSAN

73
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the patient care report from a crime scene should be

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objective

74
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an obvious sign that resuscitation would be futile is

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decapitation

75
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20 years after the fact, a patient sues a paramedic for misfeasance the paramedic most likely legal protection is

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the good samaritan law

76
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a patient us unable to speak but nods in agreement when you offer to help this is an example of

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expressed consent

77
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a paramedic who had to triage a group of patient from a broad economic demographic at a mass casualty event should ask which question at the end of the day?

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was i fair and just today

78
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a patient who is positive for HIV refuses care for heavy bleeding but you are concerned about infection of others nearby. the dilemma arises from

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consent

79
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if the medical director tells a paramedic to stop CPR but the paramedic believes that patiennt has a weak pulse the paramedic should act as

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patient advocate

80
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20 YOU M has severe facial brusing and is given analgesia by EMS when his wife arrives he refuses EMS transport and wishes to leave the wifes behavior and overheard thretened violence against the patient you suspect DV the dilemma arises from

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confidentiality

81
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the interpersonal justifiability test requires more than just

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asking lay bystanders

82
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a car sild 30 feet down a 400 foor cliff and came to rest on a narrow ridge a passenger is bleeding heavily but you cant be sure that the cars position is stable the dilemma arises from

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obligation to provide care

83
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what should guide ethical decision making in EMS

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global protocol

84
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the detailed application of the ethical principles of medical issue is called

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bioethics

85
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what act violates nonmaleficence

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providing a fatal drug to a patient

86
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given their role as physician extenders paramedics can face dilemmas over

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the timing of medication when the physician is not on site

87
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the 2 main types of research designs are

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descriptive and analytical

88
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what is accurate regarding correlation and causation

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it is more difficult to prove causation that correlation

89
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to preform an inferential statistics analysis a researcher must first state

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a null hypothesis

90
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standard deviation measures how much variability there is from the

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mean

91
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when the paramedic obtains informed consent from an authorized surrogate this is known as

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consent by proxy

92
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the national EMS research agenda was published in

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2001

93
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an issue that increases background variability and makes it more difficult to draw accurate conclusions from a study is called

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nuisance variable

94
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the inclusion or exclusion criteria of a study should be provided in the _______ section of a scientific manuscript

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methods

95
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what is the next step in a research project after the data are analyzed

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determine the optimal course of action from the results

96
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in a 2010 survey by the NREMT what % of respondents said it is acceptable to use community consultation and public disclosure in lieu of informed consent

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36%

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