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The mechanism of injury is evaluated during the: a. ongoing assessment b. scene size-up and initial assessment c. detailed focused exam d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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Under which one of the following conditions is it unnecessary to write a full and detailed patient care report: a. a patient who refuses transportation but approves treatment b. a patient call in which you administer oral glucose c. an intoxicated patient without a chief complaint d. a mass casualty incident |
d. a mass casualty incident |
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Which of the following is considered a primary cause of liability for the EMT: a. patient refusal of treatment b. driving the ambulance in non-emergency situations c. resuscitating a patient with questionable DNR orders d. rendering care when off duty |
a. patient refusal of treatment |
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A 66 year old female patient was in a vehicle roll-over. While evaluating her abdomen, you assess for all the following EXCEPT: a. distension b. firmness c. bowel sounds d. softness |
c. bowel sounds |
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The patient care report serves as a: a. special document to report infectious disease b. a legal document c. special record to document a personal history d. all of the above |
b. a legal document |
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A patient care report is typically used for all of the following reasons EXCEPT as: a. an administrative document b. a legal document c. a referral document to social service agencies d. a quality improvement document |
c. a referral document to social service agencies |
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The term "cyanotic" is used to describe skin color that is: a. red b. blue-grey c. pink d. yellow |
b. blue-grey |
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A 16 year old female patient received a gunshot wound to her abdomen. You should inspect and palpate her posterior region for: a. tenderness or deformity to the spine b. paradoxical motion c. vein distension d. muscular spasms |
a. tenderness or deformity to the spine |
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You evaluate specific areas of the body during a rapid trauma assessment to identify: a. any threat that will require surgical interventions b. the greatest life-threats to the patient c. all sites of bleeding d. all fracture sites |
b. the greatest life-threats to the patient |
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Each individual box in a patient care report is called a: a. data element b. vital sign c. minimum data set d. standardized definition |
a. data element |
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Which of the following should you do during your focused history and physical exam of a 7-year-old patient: a. gather history from the parents b. get on the same physical level as the child c. ask simple OPQRST questions d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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You just completed writing down the date and dispatch times of your call. This information is included in which section of your patient care report: a. run data section b. patient data section c. narrative section d. none of the above |
a. run data section |
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Your patient care report: a. should not be discussed or distributed to unauthorized persons b. can be shared with a nurse who wonders about a particular call she heard about c. can be shared with your family and friends d. none of the above |
a. should not be discussed or distributed to unauthorized persons |
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Warm, dry skin is often the result of: a. the body decompensating b. anxiety c. spinal shock d. hypovolemic shock |
c. spinal shock |
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Normally, pupils are midpoint in size. When you shine your penlight into a patient's eye, the pupil will normally: a. dilate b. become larger c. constrict d. remain about the same size |
c. constrict |
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All of the following guidelines should be included in the narrative section of the patient care report EXCEPT: a. use of radio codes throughout your report b. pertinent objective information about the patient c. observations about the scene, such as suicide notes d. pertinent subjective information about the patient |
a. use of radio codes throughout your report |
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Your patient is a 78 year old male with a history of chest pain. You should find out which medications he takes during the: a. SAMPLE history b. OPQRSTA exam c. ongoing assessment d. initial assessment |
a. SAMPLE history |
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Why is your patient care report important: a. the report becomes a part of your patient's permanent record b. the report is a guide for continuing education and quality improvement c. the report is a source of information for research d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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You made an error in your written patient care report. How should the error be corrected: a. rewrite the entire report b. erase the error c. draw one horizontal line through the error d. blacken out the error |
c. draw one horizontal line through the error |
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When completing the patient care report, you include the SAMPLE history in which section: a. run data section b. patient data section c. narrative section d. all of the above |
c. narrative section |
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Objective patient information is: a. measurable b. verifiable c. observable d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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When the lower left chamber of the heart is relaxed and filling, the pressure remaining in the arteries is called: a. regular blood pressure b. resting blood pressure c. diastolic blood pressure d. systolic blood pressure |
c. diastolic pressure |
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You suspect a substantial exposure to your trauma patient's blood. Local reporting requirements will typically ask you to: a. report this exposure in the run data section of your report b. record this exposure on a special report c. report the incident to the Center for Disease Control d. all of the above |
b. record this exposure on a special report |
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You should include information about a patient's refusal of care in your patient care record in the: a. legal section b. narrative section c. administrative section d. patient data section |
b. narrative section
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As you write your patient care report you remember that your medical patient told you "I feel dizzy." This information should be included in the: a. patient data section b. run data section c. narrative section d. none of the above |
c. narrative section |
