Practice Test

The first concern at the scene of an emergency is:

• the patient's chief complaint
• to carry out emergency duties
• to determine what caused an injury
• scene safety

You are on your way home when you see a child fall off the curb. You stop to help and find that the child is bleeding from his right knee. Since you have no access to your medical director, you get your first aid kit from your truck and follow the protocols for controlling the bleeding and bandaging the injury. What type of medical direction are you adhering to?

• personal responsibility
• standard of care
• on-line medical direction
• off-line medical direction

You are called to the scene of a 57-year old that had "passed out" in the hallway of his home. On arrival the scene is safe, and the patient remains unresponsive. you begin your assessment and management of the situation because you believe the patient would want treatment under:

• verbal consent
• expressed consent
• informed consent
• implied consent

You are driving in you car and see a crash. You stop to provide care. You are protected by:

• standard of care
• duty to act
• Good Samaritan Law
• scope of care

The best protection from spreading any disease is:

• hand washing
• antibiotics
• following BSI
• Using PPE

Anything described as being further from the midline of the body is said to be:

• posterior
• anterior
• medial
• lateral

The patient was found lying on his back. This is the _____________ position.

• prone
• supine
• semi-fowler's
• recovery

You have an unresponsive patient without a suspected spinal injury. The patient needs to be placed in a position that fluids or vomit can drain. The recommended position is the _____________ position.

• prone
• supine
• semi-fowler's
• recovery

when the paramedics arrive on the scene, you give them the patient's information. This is called:

• nonverbal communication
• transfer of care
• therapeutic communication
• body language

All are the elements of a patient care report EXCEPT the:

• changes in patient's condition
• ital signs
• nature of the call
• patient's race