Handout Ch01 PDF - Chapter 1 Quiz

Handout 1-1 Student’s Name CHAPTER 1 QUIZ Write the letter of the best answer in the space provided. 1. The first priority of the EMT at the emergency scene is to...

Handout 1-1 Student’s Name CHAPTER 1 QUIZ Write the letter of the best answer in the space provided. 1. The first priority of the EMT at the emergency scene is to A. manage a hostile crowd. B. secure the patient. C. ensure personal safety. D. provide a situation update to dispatch. 2. An EMT operates as a designated agent for the A. AEMT. C. medical director. B. ED nurse. D. shift commander. 3. Clinical and patient care aspects of an EMS system are the responsibility of the A. paramedic. C. advanced EMT. B. shift commander. D. medical director. 4. The first concern of an EMT must always be: A. patient care. C. stocking the vehicle. B. bystander safety. D. personal safety. 5. A policy set by an EMS medical director that allows EMTs to administer glucose to patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of a(n) A. direct order. C. standing order. B. on-line order. D. QI order. 6. An order from an EMS system’s on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of A. offline medical control. C. a protocol. B. online medical direction. D. standing orders. 7. The level of EMS that involves the provision of emergency medical care by those who are usually first on the scene of an emergency is A. Emergency medical responder. C. advanced EMT. B. EMT. D. paramedic. 8. Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by the A. American Heart Association. C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. B. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. D. National Registry of EMTs. 9. The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all aspects of an emergency medical system is known as A. quality improvement. C. public information and education. B. evidence-based medicine. D. online medical direction. 10. The aspect of the EMT’s job that involves protecting the patient’s rights is A. assessment. C. advocacy. ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Ed. Handout-1-2 Student’s Name B. diplomacy. D. careful delivery of service. ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Ed. Handout 1-1 Student’s Name IN THE FIELD Review the following real-life situation, and then answer the questions that follow. You and an EMT partner are assigned to EMS Unit 5 one morning in September. At 1035, the emergency dispatcher directs you to an accident on Mesa Drive. A woman driving her car along that road called 911 on her mobile phone to report that the car ahead of her had swerved to avoid a dog, gone off the road, plunged into a ditch, and hit a tree. Your unit pulls up at the scene 6 minutes later. As you don your protective equipment, you note that a county sheriff’s car is already on the scene. A deputy is kneeling beside a male in his early 20s, who is lying on the ground. Even from the top of the ditch, you can see that the young man’s shirt and pants are soaked with blood. The deputy is applying direct pressure to the patient’s right wrist. As you approach, the deputy tells you that after the crash, the patient, who had been wearing a seat belt, did not believe himself injured. Before the deputy arrived, the patient attempted to get out of the car. In doing so, he sliced his wrist on jagged metal. Your partner takes over, holding direct pressure on the wound. Meanwhile, you introduce yourself to the patient as you begin your assessment of his condition. The patient seems anxious and restless; as you assess him, you talk to him, explain what you are doing, and try to calm him. Because of the circumstances of the accident, you are especially alert during the assessment to the possibility that the patient may have internal injuries. In fact, you determine that the patient is showing signs and symptoms of internal bleeding and shock (hypoperfusion). Shock is a life-threatening condition, so you decide that he needs immediate transport to the hospital, some 20 minutes away. You have provided the patient with supplemental oxygen. Now, as you prepare him for transport, you ask the police officer to call in a request for a rendezvous with paramedics of the advanced life support (ALS) unit. When the officer has done so, he joins you and your partner in moving the patient to the ambulance. You remain with the patient, holding direct pressure on the wrist wound, while your partner drives. You also monitor the patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation and reassess his vital signs. Seven minutes later, you meet the paramedics from the ALS unit in the parking lot of a farm produce stand. You provide the paramedics with a concise report of the patient’s condition and your interventions. The paramedics assume care of the patient. They contact medical directions and report on their findings and the expected time of arrival at the hospital as transport continues. At 1105, the ambulance reaches County General Hospital. The emergency room staff is briefed on the patient’s status and vital signs and on the care he has received. The hospital crew takes over and wheels the patient off to surgery for emergency radial artery repair. 1. Which components of the EMS system were involved in this scenario? 2. What roles and responsibilities of an EMT were demonstrated in this scenario? ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Ed. Handout-1-3 Student’s Name EMT: LISTING 1. List five of the categories in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Technical Assistance Program sets standards for EMS systems. 2. List three types of specialty hospitals. 3. List three responsibilities of emergency medical dispatchers. ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th Ed. Handout-1-3 (continued) 4. List the four nationally recognized levels of EMS training and certification. 5. List at least four responsibilities of the EMT. ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th Ed.  CHAPTER 1 ANSWER KEY HANDOUT 1-1: Chapter 1 Quiz HANDOUT 1-3: EMT: Listing 1. C 4. D 7. A 9. A 1. Any five: Regulation and Policy, Resource 2. C 5. C 8. C 10. C Management, Human Resources and Training, 3. D 6. B Transportation, Facilities, Communications, Public Information and Education, Medical Direction, HANDOUT 1-2: In the Field Trauma Systems, Evaluation 2. Any three: trauma centers, burn centers, pediatric 1. The emergency dispatcher; an emergency medical centers, poison centers, stroke centers, cardiac responder (the deputy); the EMT on Unit 5; the centers. paramedics from the ALS unit; the emergency room 3. To obtain appropriate information from callers; to personnel at the hospital facilitate dispatch of emergency services; to provide 2. Personal safety; safety of the patient; patient medical instructions for emergency care assessment; patient care; lifting and moving; 4. Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT, transport; transfer of care Paramedic 5. Preparation for response; safe response; safe transportation; patient assessment; patient care; proper transfer of the patient to hospital personnel for continuity of care ©2024 by Pearson Education, Inc. C H A P T E R 1 Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th Ed.