public Safety final Flashcards

The first priority of an emergency medical responder should be

The four levels of national recognized EMS training are

Some situations require the emergency medical responder to contact medical direction for permission during patient care this is an example of

As an emergency medical responder you are expected to provide quality Care based on

A patient gives you permission to provide care this is known as

Which of the following is the emergency medical responder mandated to report

Disclosure of a patient information without the patient's consent is least appropriate in which situation

Which of the following is considered battery

All of the following are routes of exposure except

Which of the following items is the most important to be worn when treating a patient with a contagious respiratory disease

The single most effective means of preventing the spread of disease is

Human immunodeficiency virus HIV may be contacted by

The government organization that sets strict standards for reducing the possibility of infectious exposure in the workplace is

As an emergency medical responder you are more at risk of cont

Several weeks after a difficult incident you are having trouble sleeping and find that memories of the event and true into your daily life you may benefit from

The respiratory system is responsible for the exchange of

The patient was found lying face down this is known as blank position

A technique used to movie patient from prone position to Supine position is called the

You are helping emt's movie patient who was attached to a backboard you should

Which statement about emergency moves is correct

A complete patient assessment includes all of the following except

You and your partner are dispatched to a crime scene where there is a stabbing victim your first priority is to

The purpose of a primary assessment is to

When assessing a patient's mental status you should use the acronym

Your patient present with chest pain and nausea for this patient chest pain represents

Which of the following acronyms would be most useful in gathering a medical history from your patient

You were taking a sample history the S stands for

You are having trouble locating a brachial pulse on a 2-month-old infant patient the infant is crying and moving normally another way of evaluating circulation on this infant would be to assess

Which of the following questions would most accurately assess the s in the O p q r s t mnemonic

Your patient states that she is feeling nauseated she is describing a

You respond to your residence and find a 47 year old female who says my stomach hurts and I think I might have a serious virus which of the following best represents the patient's Chief complaint

The p in the AVPU acronym reflects that the patient

Which of the following is not included in a typical Baseline set of Vital Signs obtained by the emergency medical responder

the pulse of an infant is assessed at the

during your assessment of the patient's past history you take a sample history the m in Sample stands for

The most appropriate location to assess a pulse in an unresponsive adult patient is the

the radial pulse point is located

blood pressure is a measurement of

you arrive at the scene of a construction site accident the patient is lying in a Supine position and responds with a grown when you say his name loudly which element of the abpu acronym have you assessed

you are called to a park for a child who is not breathing there is nothing to indicate that the child has a spine injury how should you open the patient's Airway

the most common cause of an airway obstruction is

a patient breathing 20 times a minute with labored respirations is most likely experiencing

for patients have a suspective spinal injury you should use the