AEMT Exam 5: Chap 1-4 (Ops, legal, documentation)

Open-ended questions:

What is required to prove negligence against an EMT?

Where do most cases of patient abandonment occur?

Which of the following descriptions of writing a narrative report works very well?

DNR orders include:

Evidence from a sexual assault victim should be:

What is an addendum to a medical record?

When should you request additional resources if necessary?

Demonstrating this while getting a patient’s medical history could encourage them to share more.

Which culture tends to be healthier than the general American population?

Define implied consent.

This person is responsible for maintaining continuing education credits needed to renew the EMTs license.

An emergency scene is often dynamic and an EMT should always assess for safety— even when police have secured the scene.

During an MCI, this can sometimes be used for documentation instead of a traditional PCR.

During a mass casualty, these are the things that should be included in a radio report to the hospital: (choose 4)

During a behavioral health emergency, this should first be assessed in a conscious patient.

What is the reason we are cautioned against drinking the water in foreign countries?

Expressed consent is...

If a person is intoxicated or confused it is considered implied consent to take them to the hospital.

To be retrospective is to be...

Improving patient outcomes should be the most important goal of quality research.

In which of the following situations would you treat/transport a minor without parental consent?

First step with a sexually assaulted patient?

This device boosts transmissions from a portable radio to the main base station.

Any abbreviations can be used in a chart as long as the author can understand them and translate them.

This should always be reported to the proper state or local authorities.

This is one of the most common preventable adult infectious diseases.

Which of the following is the MOST import aspect regarding patient refusals?

The first thing that should be given during the radio report to a hospital is this:

What agency tracks the morbidity and mortality of infectious diseases?

Which of the following should be avoided when restraining a patient due to possible injury?

Medical director's responsibilities:

Orthostatic vital signs are used to evaluate ____. This could be done to determine if a patient needs additional fluids.

Scope of practice is what an EMT is:

Medical control orders you to give four 81 mg aspirin. You repeat back "I'll administer four 81 mg aspirin". This is

Which of the following is a blood-borne infectious disease?

5 stages of death and dying? (5 stages of grief)

Handwashing is the #1 way to prevent the spread of infection

To avoid being charged with negligence of a patient, this should be done when a patient tries to refuse transport:

Abandonment is ___________

Time of death needs to be documented in an EPCR so it can be included on the death certificate.

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) does this:

Rubella is spread by...

Which reflects the primary reason you must make time to record notes on each patient encounter you have even if busy?

A person has arterial bleeding but you do not have any gloves. What could you do?

A patient presents with fever, lethargy, headache, and stiff neck. This should be suspected:

Which agency is responsible for assigning radio frequencies, licensing base stations, and monitoring for misuse?

These govern the handling of patient information and transportation to medical facilities.

Which of the following are presumptive signs of death? (Choose 3)

Unless contraindicated due to situation or condition, the patient’s hospital preference should be honored.