EMT 219

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Trauma Centers

Question 2

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

Answer 2

NHTSA

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Accepting constructive criticism

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Empathy

Question 5

What are two main components of wellness?

Answer 5

Physical well-being; mental and emotional health

Question 6

Which statement is true about dietary cholesterol?

Answer 6

Cholesterol is found in foods of animal origin

Question 7

Which statement is true about dietary cholesterol?

Answer 7

Cholesterol is found in foods of animal origin

Question 8

What is another name for antioxidants?

Answer 8

Free-radical scavengers

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Severely overweight

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Melatonin and cortisol

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Melatonin and cortisol

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Anxiety

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Eustress

Question 14

The Haddon matrix helps us remember which of the following?

Answer 14

Understand the entire injury sequence

Question 15

Injury prevention should possess which of the following strategies?

Answer 15

Education, enforcement, engineering

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Violence survivor programs

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Violence survivor programs

Question 18

Who does the paramedic have legal responsibilities to?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Administrative law

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Administrative law

Question 21

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

Answer 21

The COBRA Act

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Afeasance

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Invasion of privacy

Question 24

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?

Answer 24

Involuntary

Question 25

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?

Answer 25

Involuntary

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Battery

Question 27

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?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Which situation fits the legal definition of "next of kin"?

Answer 28

A 20-year-old adult son

Question 29

What organ can a patient with no heartbeat donate?

Answer 29

Corneas

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Ethics

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Ethics

Question 32

Which defines the Hippocratic Oath?

Answer 32

The rights of the patient

Question 33

Moral accountability refers to what?

Answer 33

Personal ethics

Question 34

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?

Answer 34

Interpersonal justifiability

Question 35

What is a significant purpose of EMS research?

Answer 35

Learn of intended effects and cost-effectiveness of EMS interventions

Question 36

How is a descriptive research method best described?

Answer 36

Observational

Question 37

A continuous quality improvment program should primarily focus on

Answer 37

improving patient care delivery

Question 38

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

Answer 38

carries out advanced pharmacological skills

Question 39

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?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

registration

Question 42

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

Answer 42

standing orders

Question 43

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

Answer 43

US department of transportation

Question 44

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

Answer 44

medical oversight

Question 45

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?

Answer 45

IV therapy and Fluid boluses

Question 46

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

Answer 46

preform certain Interventions prior to contacting medical control

Question 47

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

Answer 47

PTS

Question 48

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

Answer 48

stretching

Question 49

how do saturated fats rise cholesterol levels?

Answer 49

they inhibit the pathway through which excess cholesterol is normal removed

Question 50

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

Answer 50

1987

Question 51

melatonin is secreted by the

Answer 51

pineal gland

Question 52

saturated fats should be limited to what % of daily calories

Answer 52

10%

Question 53

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

Answer 53

magnesium

Question 54

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

Answer 54

mobilization of glucose

Question 55

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

Answer 55

obtain a full medical follow up

Question 56

what statement regarding critical incident stress management is accurate?

Answer 56

it is optional, but not currently a mandatory intervention

Question 57

what would be considered a passive intervention

Answer 57

engineering

Question 58

according to the CDC&P epidemiology is used to control

Answer 58

health probelms

Question 59

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

Answer 59

developmental stage

Question 60

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

Answer 60

injury sequence

Question 61

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

Answer 61

unintentional

Question 62

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

Answer 62

unintentional injury

Question 63

what is an example of an engineering prevention strategy?

Answer 63

vaccinations

Question 64

what is an example of a secondary injury prevention

Answer 64

administering epi to a patient in anaphylactic shock

Question 65

what is the best example of a teachable moment

Answer 65

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

Question 66

what resource would be consideres a municipal resource

Answer 66

animal control

Question 67

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

Answer 67

assault

Question 68

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

Answer 68

summons, interrogative, settlement, discovery

Question 69

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

Answer 69

NHTSA

Question 70

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

Answer 70

rehibilitation Act of 1973

Question 71

in 2017 what transplant list has the fewest names?

Answer 71

lung

Question 72

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

Answer 72

the patients SSAN

Question 73

the patient care report from a crime scene should be

Answer 73

objective

Question 74

an obvious sign that resuscitation would be futile is

Answer 74

decapitation

Question 75

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

Answer 75

the good samaritan law

Question 76

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

Answer 76

expressed consent

Question 77

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?

Answer 77

was i fair and just today

Question 78

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

Answer 78

consent

Question 79

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

Answer 79

patient advocate

Question 80

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

Answer 80

confidentiality

Question 81

the interpersonal justifiability test requires more than just

Answer 81

asking lay bystanders

Question 82

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

Answer 82

obligation to provide care

Question 83

what should guide ethical decision making in EMS

Answer 83

global protocol

Question 84

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

Answer 84

bioethics

Question 85

what act violates nonmaleficence

Answer 85

providing a fatal drug to a patient

Question 86

given their role as physician extenders paramedics can face dilemmas over

Answer 86

the timing of medication when the physician is not on site

Question 87

the 2 main types of research designs are

Answer 87

descriptive and analytical

Question 88

what is accurate regarding correlation and causation

Answer 88

it is more difficult to prove causation that correlation

Question 89

to preform an inferential statistics analysis a researcher must first state

Answer 89

a null hypothesis

Question 90

standard deviation measures how much variability there is from the

Answer 90

mean

Question 91

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

Answer 91

consent by proxy

Question 92

the national EMS research agenda was published in

Answer 92

2001

Question 93

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

Answer 93

nuisance variable

Question 94

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

Answer 94

methods

Question 95

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

Answer 95

determine the optimal course of action from the results

Question 96

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

Answer 96

36%