EMR - Chapters 1-13

What is an infectious disease?

• Disease caused by the invasion of the body by a pathogen, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite.

• A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

• A microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.

Which of the following is NOT a phase of an emergency call?

• Arrival at the scene

• Transferring patients

• Dispatch

• Debriefing

Viruses are able to:

• Enter the cell, and take control

• Invade other cells and repoduce

• Only multiply inside the cells of something else.

• All of the above

What is the average range for the adult pulse rate?

• 40-120 bpm

• 60-100 bpm

• 100-150 bpm

• 70-110 bpm

What is mean by homeostasis?

• Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical 
• controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses
• For maintenance of a steady state in the internal environment
• remove metabolic waste products from the cel

All of the following should be done at any emergency scene EXCEPT

• do whatever it takes to rescue the patient.

• wear protective gear.

• evaluate the scene.

• call dispatch for appropriate resources.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

Vector borne disease can transmit the following diseases.

• Chicken pox, Measles and Mumps

• Whooping cough, Tetanus and German measles

• Malaria, Rabies, Lyme Disease and Typhus

Which is NOT part of the chain of infection?

• Mode of transmission-

• Reservoir

• Portal of exit

• Personal protective equipment

which following steps reduces the risk of needlestick injury (more that one answer)

• Re-sheathing the used needle

• Disposing of the used needle in a sharps box at the site of use

• Transport the used needle to the sharps bin in a receptacle

• Using a safety needle when possible