EMR Midterm – Flashcards

You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. The vehicle is a small passenger car that rolled several times and is now resting on its side. The patient, a middle-aged man, is still in the vehicle and will not respond when you ask if he is okay. You should:

If you have any doubts about the safety of a scene, you should:

As an EMR, your MOST important consideration is:

An emergency medical responder (EMR) has a legal duty to act:

If a mentally competent adult refuses medical care, it is important to:

In most cases, treatment of a minor in an out-of-hospital setting must wait until:

As part of your ethical responsibilities, you are expected to:

You and your partner are performing CPR on a 77-year-old man when his wife states that he has terminal cancer and does not want to be resuscitated. She further tells you that he has a living will; however, she is unable to locate it. You should:

A 37-year-old man tripped on a throw rug and fell to the ground, injuring his shoulder. The man is blind and has a service dog. As you are assessing the patient, he keeps inquiring about his dog. You should:

When communicating with a non-English-speaking patient, you should first:

Suctioning of an adult patient's mouth is limited to 15 seconds at a time because:

The purpose of the jaw-thrust maneuver is to:

You are working in your yard when you see your neighbor, a middle-aged woman, collapse in her front yard. You should:

Initial attempts to clear a patient's airway of foreign material should be performed by:

A patient with ___________ may appear to be in respiratory arrest, even though he or she is breathing.

Common causes of respiratory arrest include all of the following, EXCEPT:

You have just pulled your neighbor's 3-year-old daughter from a swimming pool. The child's father does not know how long she was submerged in the water. Your assessment reveals that the child is unresponsive, is not breathing, and has a weak pulse. You should:

By compressing a patient's sternum during CPR, you:

If you are alone with an unresponsive patient, you should first:

If the AED advises "no shock," you should:

If the AED states that a shock is advised, you should:

If you witness a patient's cardiac arrest, you should:

The AED should be applied in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

To compensate for fluid loss, the heart:

General treatment for shock includes:

During the primary assessment, you should:

The circulatory status of an extremity is assessed by:

Swollen neck veins are MOST likely an indicator of:

Cardiac arrest following a heart attack is MOST likely to occur if the:

Which of the following statements regarding external bleeding and infectious diseases is MOST correct?

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was designed to:

A very important step to remember when handling any hazardous materials (HazMat) incident is to:

The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is a tool that assesses:

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is caused by:

During CHF, congestion of blood occurs in the:

A major sign or symptom of CHF is:

In addition to CPR, many EMRs are also trained to perform:

The first link in the chain of survival involves:

Which of the following statements regarding CPR is NOT correct?

You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the scene of an ill person. You find the patient, a 350-pound man, sitting in a small bathroom. The patient tells you that he is extremely weak and is unable to walk. You should: