WorksheetsPrinciples of LPS: EMS REVIEW
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 45mins
In an emergency situation, how do we know what the patient needs are?
Triage
Surgery
Crash
Crash cart
Chest compressions together with rescue breaths are part of
Intubation
AMBU
CPR
AED
Severe injury is called
Ambu
Crash
Trauma
Illness
This is the part of the hospital reserved for treating patients with severe injury or illness.
Pathology unit
Intensive care unit (ICU)
Recovery unit
Therapy
What can we use to pass electricity through the heart and try to restart it?
Artificial manual breathing unit (AMBU)
Intubation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Automatic external defibrillator (AED)
Which level of training is the highest in Emergency Medical Services?
EMT Basic
EMT Intermediate
First Responder
Paramedic
Which of the levels of training is the most common?
Paramedic
First Responder
EMT-Basic
EMT-Intermediate
What does the acronym EMS stand for?
Emergency Mobile Services
Emergent Medical Services
Emergency Medical Services
None of the above
EMS is a coordinated network of professionals that provide
Long-term medical care
Care for minor injuries only
Pre-hospital medical and trauma care
None of the above
Paramedics have more advanced training than Emergency Medical Technicians
True
False
Anaphylactic Shock can occur when
you have a severe allergic reaction
you have strep throat
you break your arm
you fall down
When your heart stops beating, this is known as
really bad
cardiac catheterization
cardiac arrest
cardiac acclimation
Triage helps you decide
which patient will live or die
which patient needs care first
which patient was the cause of the accident
which patient requires oxygen
Cardiac arrest is when
your heart stops beating
your heart is beating too slow
you have an irregular heart beat
your heart is beating too fast
If there is an accident with many people involved, you need to perform ____________to see who needs care first.
assessment
triage
C.P.R.
A.L.S.
If you are allergic to bees and you get stung, you can go into this....
anaphylactic shock
apnea
A.L.S
cardiac cath
When you give rescue breaths and chest compressions you are performing....
C.P.R.
C.P.K.
A.B.C.
A.L.S.
Large piece of wood in left thigh. Breathing once every 3 seconds. Color returns to finger tips in less than 2 seconds.
Massive head injury. Not breathing. Unresponsive. Color does not return to finger tips.
Both legs deformed. Breathing once every 3 seconds. Knows name, date and what happened. Color returns to finger tips in 1 second.
Severe bleeding from head wound. Breathing once every 2 seconds. Not responsive to questions. Color returns to finger tips in 4 seconds.
Facial injuries. Knows name, date, and what happened. Color returns to finger tips in 2 seconds. Breathing once every 4 seconds.
Bleeding from a scalp wound. Knows name, date, and what happened. Color returns to finger tips in less than 2 seconds. Breathing once every 4 seconds.
Numerous cuts and abrasions. Responds to verbal commands. Color returns to finger tips in 1 second. Breathing once every 3 seconds.
You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster situation. Based on the triage color code tags placed on each of the wounded, which tag color represents the wounded who have the highest priority of being treated first
Black
Green
Yellow
Red
A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the hospital you are working in. The hospital's disaster plan is activated and the wounded are brought to the hospital. You're helping triage the survivors. One of the wounded is able to walk around and has minor lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. What color tag do they get?
Black
Green
Yellow
Red
35 y/o female with large laceration on forehead.
Resp. = 25 Cap refill < 2sec
Follows commands and walks to treatment area
Deceased (black)
Minor (green)
Delayed (yellow)
Immediate (red)
How would you FIRST stop bleeding?
Heimlich maneuver
Direct pressure
Tourniquet
Ice
The Good Samaritan Law protects you from
being sued when to apply first aid to a someone
from getting hurt.
Before performing CPR you should have someone call 911.
True
False
Which is NOT a sign of choking?
Someone clutching their neck
Can’t speak
The face is black and blue
Someone is clutching their stomach
First Aid is the (a) given before (b) arrives.
First Aid could mean the difference between
sunshine and rain
life and death
chocolate or vanilla
winning or losing
______ refers to someone who moves, speaks, blinks, or otherwise reacts when you tap them an ask if they are okay.
Unresponsive
Agitated
Responsive
Treatable
_________ refers to someone who DOES NOT move, speak, blink, or otherwise react when you tap them and ask them if they are okay.
Responsive
Alert
Unresponsive
Agitated
If you are alone you should which of the following?
Shout for help.
Phone 911 and put the cell phone on speaker mode
Follow the dispatcher's instructions
Don't hang up until the dispatcher tells you to
All of the above
PPE stands for ______ _______ ________.
(a)
Check scene & victim
Call 911
Care for the victim
When someone is bleeding, what is the next step after putting on gloves?
put on a bandaid
wash out the cut
apply pressure
use ice
You are not required to ask a victim’s permission to perform first aid.
TRUE
FALSE
Heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked
true
false
Where is the location of an epi pen injection site on a victim?
Jugular vein in neck
Center of the chest
Long muscle in thigh between the knee and hip
What should be used to cover a burn?
Wet cloth
Dry sterile dressings
Plastic wrap
Cotton balls
When might you get a thermal burn?
When your skin comes into contact with chemicals
When you accidentally touch a very hot piece of metal
When your skin is exposed to dangerous radiation
When your skin touches an extraordinarily cold substance, like dry ice
Which word best describes most burn injuries?
Deadly
Painless
Helpful
Minor
How do first-degree burns differ from second-degree burns?
First-degree burns only affect the epidermis; second-degree burns can extend into the dermis
First degree-burns are painless; second-degree burns hurt a lot
First degree-burns can extend into the dermis; second-degree burns only affect the epidermis
First degree-burns hurt a lot; second-degree burns are painless
What can you infer about first-degree burns?
They are most painful
They are most common type of burn
They are the least common type of burn
They are the least painful type of burn
Freedom House, founded on the Hill District in Pittsburgh and staffed by mostly Blacks, was the first in the United States to provide what type of services?
Ambulance and Paramedics
Soul Food
Legal Help
Hotel Services
What part of the body make up the torso?
Legs
Neck
Abdomen
Arms
Don't ___ burnt clothing.
squeeze
remove
immerse
swab
Don't ___ severe large burns in cold wanter.
apply
keep
immobilize
immerse
The loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel is the definition of:
Laceration
Hemorrage
Shock
aneurism
A strip of cloth or other band that is wrapped tightly around a leg or arm to prevent the flow of blood to the effected limb.
Tourniquet
Splint
Bandage
Direct Pressure
Injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.
Contusion
Abrasion
Laceration
Concussion
A large scale disaster with many injured persons and casualties, MCI stands for:
(a) (b) (c)
A standardized, on-scene emergency management organization designed to aid in the management of resources, ICS stands for (a) (b) (c)
EMS is a coordinated network of professionals that provide
Long-term medical care
Short term medical care
Care for minor injuries
Pre-hospital medical and trauma care
What is the first step in assessing a victim's condition in an emergency situation?
Check for responsiveness
Call 911
Start CPR
Apply a bandage
Which of the following is NOT a recommended method for cooling a burn?
Covering with a dry, sterile dressing
Using a cool, wet cloth
Applying ice directly to the burn
Running cool water over the burn
In a triage situation, which color tag is assigned to a patient who requires immediate medical attention?
Black
Yellow
Green
Red
