EMR Practice

Which of the following statements regarding an EMR’s attitude and conduct is NOT correct?

• Maintaining a neat and professional appearance provides reassurance

• A stern tone of voice will ensure that you gain your patient’s confidence

• As an EMR, you will be judged by your attitude and conduct

• Information regarding the patient should not be shared with your family

When documenting the events of an emergency call, the EMR should include the

• patient’s presumptive diagnosis

• treatment provided by the paramedics

• names of all personnel at the scene

• treatment provided before EMS arrival

You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. The patient is conscious and is bleeding heavily from the head. He is still in the vehicle, which has power lines draped across the hood. You should:

• carefully remove the patient from the vehicle without touching any metal

• ask the patient to crawl out of the vehicle carefully without touching metal

• advise the patient to remain still and immediately contact the power company

• put on rubber gloves and carefully move the power lines away from the car

Upon arriving at the scene of a multiple-patient incident, the EMR’s primary responsibility is to:

• advise the dispatcher that additional resources will be needed

• quickly gain access to all patients and begin immediate treatment

• protect bystanders from any hazards that may exist at the scene

• assess the environment to detect possible threats to his or her safety

Roles and responsibilities of the EMR include all of the following, EXCEPT:

• prompt and safe response to the scene

• ensuring the safety of self and others

• transporting the patient to the hospital

• adequately assessing every patient

A crucial piece of equipment that the EMR should have available includes a:

• bag-mask device

• portable hydraulic jack

• mechanical suction device

• mouth-to-mask resuscitation device

The EMR must possess the ability to:

• treat patients using limited equipment

• sustain a patient’s life for several hours

• avoid improvisation whenever possible

• function at the same level as a paramedic

Skills commonly performed by the EMR include all of the following, EXCEPT:

• treating shock

• splinting fractures

• bleeding control

• intravenous therapy

To provide the best possible care for the patient

• all EMS personnel must function effectively as a team

• a paramedic must be present at each and every emergency

• the patient must receive rapid transport to the closest hospital

• the medical director must be notified during every emergency

You are at the scene of a shooting. The patient, who is being cared for by paramedics, is unconscious and has severe uncontrollable bleeding from his injury. As an EMR, your MOST important function is to:

• keep bystanders away from the patient

• help the paramedics prepare for rapid transport

• factually document the care that you provided

• report your observations to law enforcement personnel