Workforce safety and wellness

You can reduce stress MOST effectively during recreational activities by including friends who are not coworkers.

• True
• False

Your mental and physical health may suffer, resulting in a decreased ability to deal with stress, if you

• eliminate  working additional shifts or a second job
• fail to eat adequate amounts of sugar on a daily basis
• get less than 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night
• maintain a routine of working a regular shift schedule

Your partner, who holds a second job, is very irritable with you and the patient. Your patient may be

• abusing alcohol or illegal drugs
• is experiencing sleep deprivation
• has personal issues with the patient
• has been oversleeping because of stress

You are first to arrive on scene of an emergency.  First you should...

• access the patient and initiate the appropriate care
• wait in your vehicle until law enforcement arrives
• survey the scene for potential safty hazards
• determine exactly how many patients are involved

You arrive first at the scene of a shooting. Law enforcement personnel have secured the scene...

• you should provide the appropriate care while disturbing the scene as little as possible
• move all furniture and other objects out of the way to make adequate room
• take a mental picture of the scene and wait for the paramedic to arrive
• not provide any patient care

While arriving on a scene of a small vehicle accident you see the vehicle is on its side with a person still in it.  You should

• stabilize the car with rope and carefully extricate the man
• carefully enter the car and rapidly remove the man to safety
• use by standards to help roll the car over so that you can access the man
• assess the stability of the vehicle and notify the fire department

A person suspected of having TB is in the back of the ambulance.  The patient is coughing.  In addition to gloves, you should also...

• Apply a full face shield to the patient and don a second pair of gloves
• put on a HEPA respirator and apply an oxygen mask to the patient
• Put on your safety goggles and apply an oxygen mask to the patient

When arriving on scene of a injured person you hear someone screaming. What should you do?

• Carefully proceed to the patient while remaining alert
• Get back in your vehicle and leave the scent immediately
• Retreat to a safe distance until law enforcement personnel arrive
• Access the patient quickly to determine if prompt care is needed

Which of the following is not a consideration when responding to an emergency scene

• fastening your safety belt
• proceeding quickly but safely
• considering the drivers around you
• taking the shortest route

On a hot afternoon you begin feeling like you are getting lightheaded and might faint while on the scene of an accident.  You should:

• drink coffee
• leave the scene and go to the hospital
• continue working until you pass out
• drink some water or a sports drink