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EMS standards were developed by who in 1996? - Correct Answer ✅DOT The NREMT was founded in 1970 with the purpose of... - Correct Answer ✅Establishing Professional Standards The physician who delegated medical practice to EMT - Correct Answer ✅Medical Director The Evaluation and Improvement in an EMS system is known as.. - Correct Answer ✅Quality Improvement System with the capability of identifying the location of the caller - Correct Answer ✅enhanced 911 Your first responsibility as an EMT at any call.. - Correct Answer ✅Personal safety One of your responsibilities as an EMT that deals with building rapport and understanding of patient's condition - Correct Answer ✅Patient Advocacy When you pass information about the patient to hospital personnel, you are fulfilling the EMT responsibility of - Correct Answer ✅Transfer of care Continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system that require improvement - Correct Answer ✅quality improvement
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List of steps, such as assessments na interventions written by the Medical Direction - Correct Answer ✅protocols Oversight of the patient care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director - Correct Answer ✅medical direction A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs and others to perform particular skills in certain situations - Correct Answer ✅standing orders Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to I've certain medications or perform certain procedure without talking with the medical director - Correct Answer ✅off-line medical directions Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone - Correct Answer ✅on-line medical directions The long term survival of patients - Correct Answer ✅patient outcomes Description of medical techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence or their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposition and tradition - Correct Answer ✅evidence-baed The organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria - Correct Answer ✅Pathogens
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A disease that damaged the liver - Correct Answer ✅hepatitis Four communicable diseases of greatest concern to the EMT because they are potentially life treating - Correct Answer ✅Hep B, Hep C, TB, AIDs A productive cough on a patient, especially in homeless shelters or crowded facilities, should be considered to be - Correct Answer ✅TB Disease spread through respiratory droplets. Symptoms include fever, dry cough, and difficult breathing - Correct Answer ✅SARS; Serve acute respiratory syndrome Protection against SARS for EMTs include frequent hand washing, wearing gloves, gown, eye protection and - Correct Answer ✅N-95 respirator This act mandates a procedure for emergency personnel to ind out if they were exposed to potentially life threatening disease - Correct Answer ✅Ryan White CARE Act Notification system where you may submit a request for a determination as to whether or not you were exposed to an airborne disease - Correct Answer ✅blood borne or other infectious disease exposure
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Notification system where you will be notified by your designated officer when you have been exposed to a blood borne disease - Correct Answer ✅Airborne disease exposure If you transport a patient who is infected with a life-threatening airborne disease, but you are not aware, the medical facility must notify the designated officer within - Correct Answer ✅48 hours If you suspect you were exposed to a blood borne pathogen you should ____________ and document the incident - Correct Answer ✅seek immediate medical attention After contact with the blood or body fluids of a patient, you may submit a request for determination to your designated officer. The medical facility must notify your DO of their findings within - Correct Answer ✅48 hours When the potential exists for exposure to exhaled air of a person with suspected or confirmed TB, OHSA requires that you wear - Correct Answer ✅NIOSH approved N-95 or HEPA respirator The body's response to stress, __________, has three stages of response; alarm reaction, stage of resistance and exhaustion - Correct Answer ✅General adaption syndrome Sympathetic nervous system increases its activity, the flight-or-flight syndrome, heart rate increases, bronchial passage dilate, increased blood flow, increased blood sugar , digestive system slows, blood pressure
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Irritability, inability to concentrate, changes in daily activities, difficulty sleeping or nightmares, loss of appetite, loss of interest in sexual activity, anxiety, indecisiveness, guilt, isolation and loss of interest in work - Correct Answer ✅stress signs and symptoms Development more healthful and positive dietary habits, exercise, devote time to relaxing, change to different shift or action are ways of - Correct Answer ✅dealing with stress A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and deal with stress appropriately - Correct Answer ✅critical incident stress management (CISD) denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are the - Correct Answer ✅stages of death "not me" reaction - Correct Answer ✅denial "why me" reaction - Correct Answer ✅anger "okay, but first.." - Correct Answer ✅bargaining "okay, but i haven't" - Correct Answer ✅depression
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"okay, i'm not afraid" - Correct Answer ✅acceptance The release of harmful substance into the environment - Correct Answer ✅Hazardous material incident the use of ______ will help you identify hazardous materials placards from a distance - Correct Answer ✅binoculars Self-contained breath apparatus - Correct Answer ✅SCBA The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials - Correct Answer ✅decontamination your first priority in a violent scene is - Correct Answer ✅scene safety the three R's to react to danger - Correct Answer ✅retreat, ratio, and reevaluate
